Where's the Border's Outlet store?
Books down here are quite expensive. Our local version of Walmart, The Warehouse, had a rack of books marked "priced to clear" that were marked at $15 and higher. That's not what I consider "priced to clear." So, when I discovered that Borders had opened an outlet store downtown with books from $5 to $8 I was super excited. I had to walk by it everyday on my way to the bus stop which was like a crackhead walking past the crack dealer everyday. I just couldn't say no. Then one day about a month after it opened, it was gone. I walked by to see the store empty and a cleaning crew vacuuming the carpets.
Shannon and I both agreed this was odd. Why have an outlet store open for only a month? We figured it was because they had a large back stock of items which had now sold and we were back to spending $15+ a book for "clearance" books.
Monday, after I got off work, we went to see Shrek 4. If you haven't seen it, you seriously have to! The Carpenters, Enya, plus "And then my donkey fell down your waffle hole." I haven't laughed that hard in a while. Anyway, after the movie we were walking down Queen Street to our bus stop when what did I spy? Yep, the Borders outlet store.
I asked the woman behind the counter if they were going to be staying at this location and she said they only had a one month lease and then they'd move on. She knew the store would move to another location but she didn't know where.
So, if I want to continue getting my fix of $5 books I have to play Where's Waldo with the Borders outlet! I haven't had to work this hard for a bargain in ages! Books are my crack, though, so I'll be trolling the streets downtown looking for the dealer.
Shannon and I both agreed this was odd. Why have an outlet store open for only a month? We figured it was because they had a large back stock of items which had now sold and we were back to spending $15+ a book for "clearance" books.
Monday, after I got off work, we went to see Shrek 4. If you haven't seen it, you seriously have to! The Carpenters, Enya, plus "And then my donkey fell down your waffle hole." I haven't laughed that hard in a while. Anyway, after the movie we were walking down Queen Street to our bus stop when what did I spy? Yep, the Borders outlet store.
I asked the woman behind the counter if they were going to be staying at this location and she said they only had a one month lease and then they'd move on. She knew the store would move to another location but she didn't know where.
So, if I want to continue getting my fix of $5 books I have to play Where's Waldo with the Borders outlet! I haven't had to work this hard for a bargain in ages! Books are my crack, though, so I'll be trolling the streets downtown looking for the dealer.