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Originally Posted by lilac_jive
I'm still a huge fan of Borders (I worked for both companies) and going in to a Borders is a way better experience for me than B&N. I can never find anything to read at B&N, but I always walk out with a ton of books from Borders. The staff is always friendly and are huge readers (but I agree with a previous comment that upper management was bad at least a decade ago at Borders, but the new CEO may have shaken things up since).
That being said, I am not in favor of the two merging. I just want Borders to do better in the marketplace.
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I've had the exact opposite experience; guess it depends on where you're located? I love my B&N, but the Borders near me is always more interested in pushing dvds and cds than books, and the staff is usually surly or downright ignorant about books. (And I'm no expert; it doesn't take much to impress me.) Everything I want at Borders is usually a special order (which I then have to go back to pick up), but B&N stocks it.
And I have very fond memories of Waldenbooks as a kid. Every time we went to the mall my brother and I each got to pick out a book. But the last time I went to one, it was just sad. I don't remember if they used to only carry best sellers, but that's all they were doing before their demise, and that just wasn't enough for me.