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anamardoll · 07-26-2011, 10:35 AM

I'm sad that Borders is closing, because it's a tremendous loss of jobs, but also very frustrated that management didn't do enough to forestall this.

This Sunday we went grocery shopping and -- look! -- there's a big Borders right across the street. Let's go see the new Kobos while we still can!

Oh, look. It's Sunday so the store isn't open until 11. And the groceries in the car are getting hot in the sun. Drat.

There were literally people lining up and on the outside benches -- at least 20 people waiting -- to be let in when the store opened in 30 minutes. And you know that for every one person that bothers to wait, another 5 just go home without bothering.

Apparently that particular Borders felt that catering to the early morning grocery shopping crowd on a weekend was less important than making sure all its employees were GETTIN' RITE WIFF JESUS. Despite the fact that I'll bet half the employees don't go to church and would prefer to get a paycheck to feed their families. Gah.

07-26-2011, 10:35 AM	#116
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	I'm sad that Borders is closing, because it's a tremendous loss of jobs, but also very frustrated that management didn't do enough to forestall this. This Sunday we went grocery shopping and -- look! -- there's a big Borders right across the street. Let's go see the new Kobos while we still can! Oh, look. It's Sunday so the store isn't open until 11. And the groceries in the car are getting hot in the sun. Drat. There were literally people lining up and on the outside benches -- at least 20 people waiting -- to be let in when the store opened in 30 minutes. And you know that for every one person that bothers to wait, another 5 just go home without bothering. Apparently that particular Borders felt that catering to the early morning grocery shopping crowd on a weekend was less important than making sure all its employees were GETTIN' RITE WIFF JESUS. Despite the fact that I'll bet half the employees don't go to church and would prefer to get a paycheck to feed their families. Gah.