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It has been about two since my Borders stores closed. Here is what life is like for me now.
When Borders sends me a 40 percent off coupon is the only time I will shop from Borders.com. My Borders Rewards Plus (or Gold?) takes an additional ten percent off. And actually, one day in May I got a DVD for free because it was already less than ten bucks and I had Borders bucks.
However, the significant coupons are few and far between, it seems. Amazon.com has by far the best deals on EVERYTHING.
One day, I had an itch to go to a bookstore so I went to Books-A-Million. The one in DuPont Circle has the feel of a Borders but the location of an old Crown Books. But I went in there and didn't spend a dime. It just didn't feel the same.
I went up the street to Kramerbooks, a place from which I've never purchased a book. Their layout sucks. Fuckin hipsters. Still didn't buy a book.
However, I must say that I have found a new permanent music and DVD home in Melody Records on Connecticut Ave. Their sales are comparable to Borders, without the bonus bucks.
But like I said before, in general I will be switching to Amazon. I put the Amazon app on my blackberry to price things I'm browsing for and it's always cheaper.
Sorry, bookstores....
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