Comments on: Borders Coupons Leave Money for Chai Tea Lattes http://www.personalfinanceanalyst.com/borders-coupons-leave-money-for-chai-tea-lattes/ A Personal Finance Blog dedicated to taking the mystery out of money and helping you to live a happier, more successful life. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:41:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: David R. Lampsen http://www.personalfinanceanalyst.com/borders-coupons-leave-money-for-chai-tea-lattes/comment-page-1/#comment-5257 David R. Lampsen Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:19:22 +0000 http://www.personalfinanceanalyst.com/?p=1490#comment-5257 I think all of us readers miss the independent booksellers on some level. There's something about being a reader that creates a bond with the history and tradition of books themselves. That being said, I must admit that I find a twisted consumerist comfort in the sameness of all Borders. And I love knowing that I can pick up a book, a paper, a CD, a DVD and Chai Tea Latte all in one place. It's very sad and may cross the border into Patheticistan, but it's true. I think all of us readers miss the independent booksellers on some level. There’s something about being a reader that creates a bond with the history and tradition of books themselves.

That being said, I must admit that I find a twisted consumerist comfort in the sameness of all Borders. And I love knowing that I can pick up a book, a paper, a CD, a DVD and Chai Tea Latte all in one place.

It’s very sad and may cross the border into Patheticistan, but it’s true.

]]> By: Funny about Money http://www.personalfinanceanalyst.com/borders-coupons-leave-money-for-chai-tea-lattes/comment-page-1/#comment-4298 Funny about Money Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:02:57 +0000 http://www.personalfinanceanalyst.com/?p=1490#comment-4298 Nice story. :-) I don't think of Borders as a bookstore, per se. It's more of a hang-out. Really, I'd rather have an old-fashioned independent bookstore, but when I want to sit around and watch people while pretending to browse books, this is the place to go. Too bad Borders and Barnes & Noble forced out the real bookstores. To my knowledge, there are only two left in my city, the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the country. Nice story. :-)

I don’t think of Borders as a bookstore, per se. It’s more of a hang-out. Really, I’d rather have an old-fashioned independent bookstore, but when I want to sit around and watch people while pretending to browse books, this is the place to go.

Too bad Borders and Barnes & Noble forced out the real bookstores. To my knowledge, there are only two left in my city, the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the country.

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