Malling

[vik_thor]

I actually hung out at the mall in Carbondale quite a bit when I was in high school. Primarily at the WaldenBooks store. You would think I would try to get a job there, but for some reason I never did. The mall bookstore I got a job at was when I was living in Champaign, over 15 years after I graduated HS. I wish now I had tried getting job at

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[murielle]

I would love to work in a book store, but I'd never get my pay outof the store.

I didn't hang out in the mall as a teen because there were none close by.

Enjoyed the read.

[witchwife]

Oh - I don't think we have WaldenBooks here in Canada, but I remember countless hours spent wandering around the Coles bookstore when I was a kid. Definitely takes me back!

[halfshellvenus]

I remember WaldenBooks, and I'm pretty sure it was one of the places I fruitlessly applied to for a job (back in the early-mid '80s recession). It's hard to beat an employee discount on books!

[dmousey]

Waldenbooks.... I remeber them! I think they merged with Barnes and Noble trying to outdo Borders. Short but sweet read.

Peace~~~D

[prog_schlock]

I haven't seen a Waldenbooks in years but I loved going to them when I was a kid. I used to buy a ton of Dungeons and Dragons stuff (we didn't have a gaming shop in my area) and fantasy/sci-fi books at our local one. I, too, would have loved working at a book store. In fact, one of the saddest things about the digital era has been seeing so many bookstores (including used book stores) shutting down in my area. I think all we have left nearby is a Barnes and Noble. Sigh.

This made me think of some of the songs I know about books. This is a favorite: