Problems ordering from Borders

[Kolenka]

Originally Posted by cutterjohn42

Not quite correct, they start liquidation on Friday(maybe) which means they will be open until everything(mostly) is gone, likely with some time limit I imagine...

Borders no longer operates their own stores when liquidation starts. In the vast majority of cases, a firm is hired to liquidate the stores and essentially buy one or more stores for a fixed up-front price and liquidate it for as much cash as they possibly can to turn a profit for themselves.

In some cases, the original employees are kept on and paid, and in other cases, the liquidation firm brings in their own. Usually store management is replaced first by folks from the firm to run the liquidation process.

[FJames]

Maybe those in Australia and other countries having trouble ordering from Borders or Chapters-Indigo should try Swindon's in Hong Kong: https://www.swindonbooks.com/koboTouch_orderform.asp, just announced as an official Kobo retailer. Their FAQ says they ship internationally, and lots of people from other countries already buy electronics directly from mail-order retailers in Hong Kong.

Originally Posted by FJames

Maybe those in Australia and other countries having trouble ordering from Borders or Chapters-Indigo should try Swindon's in Hong Kong: https://www.swindonbooks.com/koboTouch_orderform.asp, just announced as an official Kobo retailer. Their FAQ says they ship internationally, and lots of people from other countries already buy electronics directly from mail-order retailers in Hong Kong.

Cool, I wonder if I'm related to the owners as that is how my family name was spelled until my great-grandfather got kicked out of England in the 1860s.

[owly]

Thanks but I've ordered one via ebay and it's on it's way.