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Parents????

vkacademy wrote in booksellers Mar 31, 2004 16:58

Oh my god, what IS it with the parents that bring their horrible offspring into public and let them act like maniacs? I work at a B&N near Dallas, and I swear to you that 90% of the parents who come into our store think that the kid's area is a daycare center. Either they simply dump the kids off, or they merely ignore them, but every week we ( Read more... )

hello, parents and/or children, frustrating customers

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starrrfucker wrote in booksellers Mar 30, 2004 21:10

Hello! Newbie here from BAM (Florida). Glad I found this community. I read over a few back dated entries (Say, previous 100 or so) and I can relate with many situations ( Read more... )

hello, booksearch, chain

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poetinplaid wrote in booksellers Mar 25, 2004 00:05

hi!
just joined the community. i work at a waldenbooks. i'm such a bibliophile. i freak out when people start randomly reading books, breaking the bindings, and then putting the book back on the shelf. urg. but yeah, hiya!

hello, chain, bibliophile / book recommendations, frustrating customers

A first tentative step into this community...

moosefluff wrote in booksellers Jan 07, 2004 11:18

Just joined this community, and thought I would say hi. Just got through my 7th Christmas as a bookseller, and is it just me, or are people getting worse? No wonder stats say that most retail employees retire after the Christmas season ( Read more... )

hello, christmas

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fjorgyn wrote in booksellers Dec 29, 2003 01:36

Just thought I'd introduce myself. I've been a bookseller/lead at Barnes & Noble for 5 years in FL.
Take care!

hello, chain

Greetings

bobert225 wrote in booksellers Oct 02, 2003 06:07

I just found this community, so I just thought I'd make a quick introductory post.

My name is Bob, and I am a bookseller. (damn, that sounds like the beginning of an AA meeting). I've worked at the local barnes & noble for a bit over a year now. I've done the Kids Dept., Customer Services, and Cash. And I love it. :)

hello, chain

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book_of_sick wrote in booksellers Sep 15, 2003 07:47

Stolen Quiz! Have Fun!
Sorry for the x-posting

1) Where do you work? (If you'd rather not divulge, just say what type of store)
Barnes & Noble

2) What is your position there?
Bookseller.

3) What are some of the duties you're responsible for performing?Everything. B & N makes everyone know everyone elese job (i.e. working in music, the cafe, the ( Read more... )

hello, quiz

Hello there!

dyfferent wrote in booksellers Mar 22, 2003 19:58

I'm a bookseller, just an ordinary one, not an owner or manager. I work in a a chain of stores in the UK and a couple other places. Ours is in a deconsecrated church. When I get Photoshop back (sorry about the style of this journal, I just google-imaged what I could find) I'll post some groovy pics of our store. It's got really amazing ( Read more... )

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