Waldenhell, and now Borders

[valis2]

So Borders employees are being told that if they don't sell the value club, they might lose their jobs or get hours cut, even though Borders might go out of business any minute, leaving the customer holding a valueless card that they paid money for.

I swear, this makes me insane. So Waldenhell infected Borders with their Preferred Reader program and their methods. Ugh. I've already covered my history with Waldenhell, and suffice it to say, no sir, I don't like it.

Reading the article made me just about break out in hives, seriously. I still have nightmares about being forced to sell the Preferred Reader program.

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[lampblack.livejournal.com]

Sigh, great memories of what a fantastic book store Borders was when it was one independently owned store in Ann Arbor...
I stopped shopping there when I attempted to special order a book and was told that it was out of print. Amazon had it delivered to me in a week.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I remember shopping at the Southfield location when I was a kid--wait, maybe it wasn't Southfield, but still, I think it was their second location, and it was a magical place. The employees knew so much about books, and they just had this...bookish aura about them. Loved that place so much, and I'd never seen such a big bookstore before!

And yet, a year ago a friend went into a store, trying to find a Tomie DePaola book, and the employee had no idea who he was. Sadface.