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Permalink Reply by Jared on February 11, 2011 at 2:38pm

I have about $3.00 left on one.  Probably shouldn't of bought that membership back in December.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on February 12, 2011 at 3:33pm

Oh no! where will I get my WSJ !?

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on February 13, 2011 at 10:45am

We took our gift card and tried to use it up about a month ago when rumors of this were first circulating. 

 

When we checked out we had spent around $20 and came to find out we only had $1.70 left on that stupid card.  

 

False economy!  We could have gotten the same book on Amazon for $10 with shipping and not wasted the time and fuel driving out there.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Perz on February 14, 2011 at 5:14am

I find it amusing that some people (no one here, mind you) who'd once disparaged the chain as a merciless corporate retail colossus that was obliterating everything in its path are now waxing nostalgic over its demise.

 

Farewell, Borders. I hardly knew ye.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin on February 14, 2011 at 5:41am

I believe they recently had a nationwide Groupon offering as well.

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on February 14, 2011 at 6:35am

The "progressive mindset" posits:

 

Any successful business = Evil Capitalist greedy bastards.

 

Any failed/failing business = Victim martyr of the "the people."

Michael Perz said:

I find it amusing that some people (no one here, mind you) who'd once disparaged the chain as a merciless corporate retail colossus that was obliterating everything in its path are now waxing nostalgic over its demise.

 

Farewell, Borders. I hardly knew ye.

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Permalink Reply by Rachel Miller on February 21, 2011 at 11:44am

That was Barnes and Noble.

Kevin said:

I believe they recently had a nationwide Groupon offering as well.

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Permalink Reply by Rachel Miller on February 21, 2011 at 11:47am

I've worked for Borders for 6 years, and I work at a publishing firm now that employs a ton of ex Borders employees.  It's not a perfect company (obviously,) but it has helped me move across the country, it's let me leave and come back, it supports it's employees to the best of it's abilities.  I really will be sad to see it go, and not because I work there one day a week.  It's kind of like a family to me and I'll miss it when it's gone.

 

H3N3 said:

When the store at Clark/Diversey opened, I was disgusted to see the neighborhood flock in there.

I thought it would be a matter of months until the book stores that had served the neighborhood for decades would be gone.

I don't spend much time up that-a-way these days so I don't have a good sense of what else is or isn't still around, but I find it miraculous and wonderful that Unabridged has survived.

No nostalgia here.

(Although when that location becomes a Wal-Mart I may be . . .)

 

Michael Perz said:

I find it amusing that some people (no one here, mind you) who'd once disparaged the chain as a merciless corporate retail colossus that was obliterating everything in its path are now waxing nostalgic over its demise.

 

Farewell, Borders. I hardly knew ye.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Willis on February 21, 2011 at 12:29pm

We went to Norridge yesterday and it was a mad house!

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Permalink Reply by Davo on February 21, 2011 at 12:31pm

You probably had one of those cards that "devalued" if you didn't use it right away. I remember hearing about gift cards from all kinds of retailers that lost value unless you used it within a certain amount of time. It was probably stated in the super fine print. I might be wrong but I think that it is illegal for new gift cards to do this now.

James Baum said:

We took our gift card and tried to use it up about a month ago when rumors of this were first circulating. 

 

When we checked out we had spent around $20 and came to find out we only had $1.70 left on that stupid card.  

 

False economy!  We could have gotten the same book on Amazon for $10 with shipping and not wasted the time and fuel driving out there.

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on February 21, 2011 at 12:44pm

I know we had used it one time before for some purchases last summer before our trip to Peru for a Lonely Planet travel book and maybe something else.  It's whatever was left over from a $50 card someone gave us as a wedding present back in July.   It could have been mostly used up but I don't remember if it was or not.  Maybe your scenario is true.  My wife made the transaction.  I'm the type who gets a sharpie out and writes on the front of the card the balance so I know what it is.  I like that system a lot better than the "try and remember" method.  My memory is...what were we talking about again???

Davo said:

You probably had one of those cards that "devalued" if you didn't use it right away. I remember hearing about gift cards from all kinds of retailers that lost value unless you used it within a certain amount of time. It was probably stated in the super fine print. I might be wrong but I think that it is illegal for new gift cards to do this now.

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