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OverDone (62 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 07:40 AM Original message |
Borders on Brink of Liquidation |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. Corporate book sellers have put smaller, independent stores out of business |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. Didn't they just pay their executives a huge bonus? n/t |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 08:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. all going to plan. |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 08:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. yes they did |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. I still love hanging out at Borders, and mourn the passing of 1 of the last "public" spaces. |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 08:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. That's the corporate idea |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. +1 |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. psst... libraries. nt. |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. You can't hang out at libraries the same way |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. My town built a new library last year and it has a cafe |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. What a great idea! |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Sure! |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. How impressive! |
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CaliforniaHiker (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
8. The Borders near me |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. What is a "book"? |
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stockholmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. classic |
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LetTimmySmoke (970 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:34 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Just some silly object that elitist democrats like to collect and use. |
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andym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
11. They need to expand the cafe concept even more |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
12. Sort of 'meh'... |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Yes, it's as you say. |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
20. I was really bummed when my local Borders closed. |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Borders was a HORRIBLE place to work. |
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