Comments | iworkatborders: BN's opt out e-mail.

KanojoNoCarrera in iworkatborders

BN's opt out e-mail.

Sep 30, 2011 19:43

Dear Borders Customer,

My name is William Lynch, CEO of Barnes & Noble, and I'm writing to you today on
behalf of the entire B&N team to make you aware of important information regarding your Borders account.

First of all let me say Barnes & Noble uniquely appreciates the
importance bookstores play within local communities, and we're very
sorry your ( Read more... )

Comments 22

ron_newman October 1 2011, 05:46:06 UTC

from http://bn.com/borders :
If you're a Borders Premium Member, we'll respect that. We'll make you a B&N Member. Totally FREE! Our Members get discounts on our Award- Winning NOOK® tablets and eReaders.

[by 'Borders Premium' I assume they mean 'Borders Rewards Plus']

This might be an especially good deal for anyone who signed up for Borders Rewards Plus in the last weeks before liquidation began.

ETA: According to http://www.borders.com/online/store/CustomerServiceView_faqcustomercare , this offer will be extended to anyone who bought Borders Rewards Plus on or after 9/10/2010, and the B&N membership will be good through 12/31/2011.

ron_newman October 2 2011, 04:08:45 UTC

Do you think the free BN membership will apply to us former employees?

ext_686960 October 2 2011, 06:32:51 UTC

If we also get our 33% off employee discount as well.

denardo October 2 2011, 17:47:06 UTC

I think we were added on before 09/10/2010, so we wouldn't be eligible. But I'm not certain of that date.

herongale October 1 2011, 15:21:31 UTC

Even though I'm sure that email was thoroughly vetted by lawyers and, idk, corporate psychological consultants or whatever, and therefore am quite aware that it was designed to be as appealing and as ass-protecting as possible... I find myself strangely moved.

herongale October 2 2011, 23:03:21 UTC

Glad it wasn't just me who responded that way. I almost teared up, and thought WTF is wrong with me.

tear up herongale October 3 2011, 02:53:02 UTC

Wasn't just you two. I didn't tear up, but I felt pretty sad after reading it.

anonymous October 1 2011, 18:14:21 UTC

As much as I still believe Borders was the superior bookstore back in its glory days (up until the mid/late 90s -- great selection and service), B&N has long beaten the pants off of us in terms of business sense. We just made a lot of really stupid mistakes.

There's one error in this letter, though -- it should say that the subject matter of DVD purchases will NOT be part of the transferred information, as specified in the court ruling.

That's a good one... anonymous October 1 2011, 18:46:27 UTC

It's only a matter of time before B&N goes down the drain too -- with or without its Nook.

Borders rewards+ members anonymous October 2 2011, 04:42:37 UTC

Im a borders reward plus member, having bought it early this year, i haven't received any email from BR stating that i can use it at their store? anyone got anything on that?

Re: Borders rewards+ members anonymous October 2 2011, 12:19:23 UTC

Plus members should get an e-mail with a link to follow to sign up for a free BN membership that will expire at the end of 2011.