Borders

sad to see, borders closed.
It was a good place to come to find and read a book.

i’m sad i used to study here all the time… borrow books just sit down and read them before tests and what not.
i feel bad. maybe my not buying those expensive 100 dollar prep books was the reason they went out of business???
well regardless, i’m sad. no more place to hang out at after school (yes i am a nerd)

I have mixed feelings about the place. In light that it’s being closed down, I shall write a review.
On the one hand, throughout high school, Border’s was a great place to read a book, and the café adjacent to it was a nice spot to enjoy an afternoon.
On the other hand, I went a couple of weeks ago to get the hookups with their closing sale. They had a bunch of photography books I wanted to get, so I stood in line and waited. Seeing that it was a 20% deal, I thought that it should be crazy cheap. I asked my sister to go on Amazon and look at the books I picked up. After a bit of research, the stock price in Border’s is MUCH MORE expensive than what I found on Amazon. Good thing I never bought books here.

This place is now going out of business and it’s quite sad to see the place bare. Empty shelves everywhere with morose employees walking around like zombies. Instead of making me want to buy some of their 50% off books, I just wanted to run. Sad to see you go big box book store, but I’m happier going to a mom and pop place.
Good riddance.

After all these years, I’ve never written a review on my beloved Borders. I write the review when they are having their closing sale and are about to close (*tear*).
This has been my local and favorite Borders for years. I would spend hours upon hours just sitting here, reading, and wandering the store. I have many fond memories at this location and am truly sad to see it go.
I stopped off here yesterday to see what was available for their closing sale. I did find a few books to add to my «personal development» section of my bookshelf (yes, as in the «self help section». don’t hate!). I got some good deals so I’m not complaining.
I’m going to be sad because when this store closes, there will not a be a bookstore near me. I’ve been a bookworm since I first learned to read and although I haven’t made the jump to an e-​reader yet. I’m sure it may happen soon because other than driving really far, I would only be able to purchase books if I were to order online. I will miss you Borders Union City, I truly will. :(

It is really sad to see this place close… It was a perfect bookstore at a perfect location where am I gonna go get books now.:(
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Any reviews of this place now are pretty irrelevant. Borders was always a good store to go to for some quiet time and looking at books. Now it’s in a pretty sad state since all the stores are closing down by April, I believe.
The bookshelves look so sad and bare. There are plenty of people shopping, but mostly only because of the «20−40% off everything» liquidation.
Don’t even look at the children’s section. It looks like it resides on a fault line.
Borders, I give you a four-​star salute and send-​off.

‘Was in the SF Bay Area over this past weekend…
«CLOSING» 8(
Photo —
‘A sad sign of the times.
My favorite store, 400 Post St/​Union Square in San Francisco,(Between Powell St & Mason St), is also slated for closure along with the other 672 locations country wide. Borders filed Chapter 11 earlier this month.
You will be missed.
‘Good times, good memories.
Food: 3
Ambiance: 4
Service: 3
Value: 3

Again the customer service is so-​so and the prices on items like their dvd’s, cd’s a bit high and could be found at lower prices like at the near by Wal-​Mart ad Bestbuy
*however I found out tonight that this particular location starting tomorrow 2÷18÷2011 will be going into liquidation due to a new owner and I’m sure you may have heard how the Borders chain is in financial trouble. While the girl at the registrar didn’t give exact details, she did say things would be going on sale. The only trouble is if you wanted to return something you would have to take it to another Borders location.
But still worth taking a peak :)

Clearance rack is the place to shop, lol. Plenty of books for reference, since I am tattoo artist. Wife found plenty of books on pregnancy for our expected baby.

I love coming to this particular location because it has a lot of parking space and it’s a big store.
I went inside a couple of times, but never bought anything.
Today, I went in for my FREE birthday coffee or tea.
The person who helped me was really nice and said happy birthday to me!
I chose the tea because I’m sick with a cold.
You can choose from WHITE, BLACK, GREEN AND HERBAL TEA.
They have many different flavors of tea.
I chose the White tea which is the berry flavor.
The small tea would have cost me $ 1.85
Overall, I had a wonderful service here and the price is reasonable too.

Large store, large parking lot…
This location has everything including magazines, calenders, maps, Seattle’s Best Coffee (I never tried them before), greeting cards (Papyrus mostly — get ready to pay $ 5-​$ 10 per card).
Also have lots of toys, board games, candy (but for some reason they dont put price tags on any of these items).
FREE wi-​fi.
Location is newer and store is very clean and organized.
Get ready to pay full price for most items.

I’ve gone here a number of times over the years, and really like this store (so does my dad, which is why my wife and I bought him a Borders gift card for Christmas).
The café is very nice (a lot of people like to hang out there), and Seattle’s Best Coffee is sold.
You can also connect to Wi-​Fi.
The store is large, and is always clean and organized.
The cashiers are quick, friendly, and on the ball, and the other employees are fairly patient and helpful.
The Travel section is nice, and a good number of maps and biographies are also sold here (I can’t really say that any sections are weak).
It’s hard to improve upon greatness (oh my– I almost got struck by lightning), but I enjoy looking at the self-​help books («Writing Reviews for Dummies»; «How To Keep Your Diarrhea At Bay»; «Overcoming Your Unilocal Addiction»; «Useless Ways to Lose Weight»; «You Know You Want It: Being Okay With Saying Yes To Food»; «Donut Therapy: How To Krispy Kreme Your Way To Mental Fitness»; «Blogging For Bullshitters»).
This is a solid place to buy CD’s and DVD’s. The children’s section is also impressive.
Over 200 magazines are sold here.
In general, you’re going to pay full price. The items at the front of the store tend to be on sale, and that’s about it.
The parking lot is okay, but not great.
The atmosphere here is casual and relaxing, and there are always a lot of interesting items to look at (when in line, I even like looking at the candy and small items that are by the counter). Stop by and see for yourself. You will probably leave with an item or two and a smile on your face.

Since beginning of 2009, I’ve been getting my planner from Borders. It’s the cute little Paperchase planner that has cute little design cover on it. I absolutely love it! Paperchase items are always pretty cute.

This is a nice place, even if I somehow can get my comp to connect to the wi-​fi here. The staff is always friendly and the place is well kept. It is what you expect from Borders, but with a great staff compared to most other bookstores I have visited.

Pleasant place to relax and read, and a pretty good supply of books on hand compared to some other Borders I have been to. More chairs would be nice though.

Normally, I would never write a review for a bookstore, but the sales associates here are just phenomenal. I was on a media run for work (meaning I had to drive all over the Bay to get print media with our PR in it) and mistakenly used Google maps to find my way around. Needless to say it took me about an hour to find this place, no thanks to Google. I called the store and two people helped me out. The guy was sooooo nice and patient with me. I was already hot headed and he was really trying to help me find the location. He gave the phone to another person who stayed on the phone with me until I pulled into the parking lot, just in case I got lost in the plaza. When I got there, they didn’t make fun or anything, they were just happy I found my way.
Thanks Borders, you were awesome.

I love bookstore. It’s a building filled with information, ideas, facts and opinions. I just want to absorb it all through osmosis as I enjoy my cup of coffee.
I also like Borders because I like to read and here I am surrounded by other people reading. It helps me sit tight for a little longer. If I am on my own, I get distracted with other activities.
Borders is not getting 5 stars because the staff is noisy here. I don’t blame them for wanting to talk. Otherwise it’ll be a horrible place to work not being able to talk. But I don’t think I have to hear their conversation louder than my own thoughts either.

If you don’t like reading, like me, TRY THIS PLACE OUT! Because once I came out after 3 minutes, I still. don’t like to read.

Man… this place was a wreck when I went into it…
I went in looking for a book in a specific section. went to the little information kiosks and typed in the info… found the book. «likely in the store»… that’s odd… usually its a yes or a no.
and then for the next 15 minutes, I wandered around the store even trying to find the section that the book might be in. No store map, no store staff around… just ghetto.
On top of that… the place was a wreck, in some sections, it looked like there were more books on the floor and disheveled then actually in any semblance of order.
Then, they ended up not having it, or at least as far as I could find.
It’s pretty rare these days that I venture into a bookstore, as I do get most of the stuff I need/​want online via amazon/​prime, but this is just to reinforce it. If possible, I won’t be returning to this store at all.