OT: Well, Borders officially filed for bankruptcy

[DiceX]

Are we supposed to make new threads every time we post now?

Sorry, I didn't mean to add a post to your thread.

 

 

 

Your blood is up. Quit being a butthole. Greengod has you all out of sorts.

 

You guys take me WAY more seriously than you should.

 

I don't .

 

 

 

[Marvelfangirl]

Are we supposed to make new threads every time we post now?

Sorry, I didn't mean to add a post to your thread.

 

 

 

Your blood is up. Quit being a butthole. Greengod has you all out of sorts.

 

You guys take me WAY more seriously than you should.

 

I rarely take you seriously Dice

 

On the other hand, YOU, should ALWAYS take me seriously.

 

[Bosco685]

The letter from the CEO just came out, and it is not a total shutdown of Borders.

 

[bronze_rules]

The letter from the CEO just came out, and it is not a total shutdown of Borders.

 

About 200/600 or 1/3 are closing. They are noted on the google maps link I added to post 1 if anyone wants to check.

[A-DONIS]

All of the ones in the Tampa Bay area will be closed.

[mpt6974]

200 are closing, but there is an option in the bankruptcy to close 75 additional locations.

[DiceX]

Good thing the economy is getting better or they would have to shut ALL the stores down.

 

 

[dupont2005]

I wonder if the one by me is closing?

[bronze_rules]

I wonder if the one by me is closing?

 

check the map on post 1.

[dupont2005]

It makes my iPad crash

[MrBedrock]

This is unlikely to be good for the consumer.

This is really unlikely to be good for the comics industry. Rumor has it one of Border's biggest creditors is Diamond Distributors....to the tune of 3.9 million dollars.

[Ringfinger]

Books will never die.

[Wrightson fan]

I find this news to be a little sad personally as I met my future and now current wife at the Borders in Greensboro, NC for the first time back in August of 1997. The Greensboro location is one of the stores getting the axe.

[dupont2005]

Mine isn't closing

 

I was kind of interested to see what they did with the space if it did close though. My Borders is at an outdoor mall type place with nothing but the bookstore, a cigar shop, a Bang and Olufsen store, a movie theater, and some restaurants. I never go there unless I"m heading to the theater or meeting someone for some reason because parking is terrible. Without the bookstore, which is the largest building there besides the movie theater, they would be in big trouble. Especially since there are like two more movie theaters a decent sized indoor mall all within about 5 miles of the place.

[JvR11]

If this helps, here is a sortable list...

 

Thankfully the location near me isn't closing:)

 

http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/st_borders0216_20110216.html

[Shootydog]

Looks like the one in OKC is closing so Ill be hitting it up for the cheap books to shore up my library.

[batman_fan]

The one in Boulder where I live is closing ... The one here actually is not that great so no big loss.

[Duffman_Comics]

The stores here in Oz are similarly convulsed, but what is really making punters angry is the edict that in order to redeem gift certificates, an additional purchase at least equivalent to the value of said certificate must be made at time of redemption. i.e I have a $100 gift certificate, I'll then need to spend ANOTHER $100 to redeem it.

 

Linky

 

A number of legal avenues are being pursued, but I think those with certificates are SOL.

 

 

[DiceX]

The stores here in Oz are similarly convulsed, but what is really making punters angry is the edict that in order to redeem gift certificates, an additional purchase at least equivalent to the value of said certificate must be made at time of redemption. i.e I have a $100 gift certificate, I'll then need to spend ANOTHER $100 to redeem it.

 

Linky

 

A number of legal avenues are being pursued, but I think those with certificates are SOL.

 

 

Ouch!

 

 

[nocutename]

If this helps, here is a sortable list...

 

Thankfully the location near me isn't closing:)

 

http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/st_borders0216_20110216.html

 

Thanks for the list that google maps wasn't working for me. The one located by me is closing. I purchase from Borders alot.