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Originally Posted by J. Strnad
Just reading through the comments, Indigo seems to have enormous PR troubles! Man, people posting comments just friggin' HATE that chain! Looks like they're scoring 0 on the sympathy meter.
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To be honest, I'm not very sympathetic towards them either. As a compulsive reader and a Canadian, Chapters just doesn't provide a whole lot of value to me. The local store has a pretty limited selection, but it has a sprawling size. 50% of the space is dedicated to junk bargain books (e.g. another book about Princess D.) or toys/housewares. Also, everything is cheaper on Amazon.
The overall combo of (1) limited selection (2) not fun to browse in (for me), (3) and relatively more expensive than other options makes it a no go for me. So instead I have Amazon, specialty indie book stores, and used book stores. There's a nicer couple of stores in downtown Vancouver, but I never buy from them either when the used bookstore with a crazy SF selection is just across the street
