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This doesn’t surprise me at all. Waterstones have been pushing the “tat” further from the entrance and really are focused on being what bookstores were pre-Amaz
by highwaylights 3y ago
This doesn’t surprise me at all. Waterstones have been pushing the “tat” further from the entrance and really are focused on being what bookstores were pre-Amazon.
My local Waterstones is the last surviving dedicated book store in the city and is really a destination as much as anything else. They run a lot of activities in their coffee shop too (book clubs and such).
I was certain covid would have been the final nail in the coffin but their renewed focus really is working - they’re thriving in a way they haven’t been in 20 years.
- thaumasiotes 3y agoThe "tat"?
- brylie 3y agoNoun (UK) anything that looks cheap, is of low quality, or in bad condition: Like most souvenir shops, it sells a lot of old tat. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tat https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tat
- highwaylights 3y agoExactly - In this case by tat I mean things like Harry Potter drinking flasks, Hunger Games calendars, and vaguely book-related trinkets that can be sold for under £5. (The kind of high-margin items that you didn’t come to the shop for and most people won’t buy anyway.)
- sherr 3y agoIt means "rubbish" (or "trash").