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$50 gift card to spend at Borders

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Icepick

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I've got an old $50 gift card for Borders and want to buy something with it before they go out of business. Recommend me a good book (or a few).

I wanted to get this: http://www.borders.com/online/store/...sku=0071742557
but they're charging full price - $60 so it's a no-go.

Recommend me some good fiction or non-fiction.

The last non-fiction book I read was George Friedman's "The Next 100 Years..."

The last fiction book I've read was "Day by Day Armageddon."

How about some sci-fi?
 
Jadow said:
think your screwed once they filed BK, they wiped out all the GCs
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You had me shaken for a minute there. I just checked and verified that my gift card is still good. Damn, the prices at their Internet site are sky high, though. They're charging full retail + shipping + tax.
 
The website isn't discounted. The stores are.

Its not discounted very good yet. It's only about 20%, and they're not sending out those 40% coupons anymore...

But eventually things will drop lower than Amazon et al, then is the time to move. I got some sci-fi books and software/hardware books for about 20% less than what Amazon was asking. And a giant jug of soap and bathroom cleaning wipes too. Hoping to score a soap dispenser this time around.
 
Icepick said:
You had me shaken for a minute there. I just checked and verified that my gift card is still good. Damn, the prices at their Internet site are sky high, though. They're charging full retail + shipping + tax.
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Yeah and it isn't that much better in store. I stopped by a store today and the prices for books are still more expensive than Amazon. Music was at a decent price with 40% off.
 
It's a disorganized mess in the stores too. I went over the weekend - bargain books were 20% off, so that wasn't bad, and magazines were 40% off, so I managed to find a few cooking magazines I like.
 
Naomi Klein "The Shock Doctrine", Matt Taibbi "Griftopia", Howard Zinn numerous books, Chris Hedges "War is a force that gives us meaning", for a few.
 
i actually have a $50 gift card for borders as well. i got it from my bank when they made a error in one of my accounts. im pretty sure that once the liquidators take over, those cards cant be used anymore. i couldnt use it anyway, all the borders in san francisco and contra costa closed months ago
 
spend it on a book that teaches you how to traffic found cocaine, without getting killed.

please report back to ATOT.
 
OBLAMA2009 said:
i actually have a $50 gift card for borders as well. i got it from my bank when they made a error in one of my accounts. im pretty sure that once the liquidators take over, those cards cant be used anymore. i couldnt use it anyway, all the borders in san francisco and contra costa closed months ago
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Well if you have no use for it....

(The Borders in Palo Alto and Sunnyvale are still open...)
 
In the months before they filed for bankruptcy, they offered 40% off any one item via the website numerous times, and that's when I used my giftcards. Now that they are packing it in, the good deals seem to be gone.
 
Icepick said:
I've got an old $50 gift card for Borders and want to buy something with it before they go out of business. Recommend me a good book (or a few).

I wanted to get this: http://www.borders.com/online/store/...sku=0071742557
but they're charging full price - $60 so it's a no-go.

Recommend me some good fiction or non-fiction.

The last non-fiction book I read was George Friedman's "The Next 100 Years..."

The last fiction book I've read was "Day by Day Armageddon."

How about some sci-fi?
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"The Gone Away World" by Nick Harkaway is excellent.
 
I stopped by Borders the other day and with their 20% discount, Amazon was still cheaper.
 
LordMorpheus said:
"The Gone Away World" by Nick Harkaway is excellent.
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This one looks interesting and challenging. I'll give it a try. Thanks!

http://www.borders.com/online/store/...sku=0393327973
This book is awesome. Really really tells a lot about the situation back then, and answers tons of questions. The amount of content contained in this book is amazing.
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Looks interesting and heavy. Maybe next time.

Naomi Klein "The Shock Doctrine", Matt Taibbi "Griftopia", Howard Zinn numerous books, Chris Hedges"War is a fo rce that gives us meaning", for a few.
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The Shock Doctrine looks like a great read. I'm getting it. I saw the documentary on TV (I think it was PPV) last year and it was good. Can't wait to read this. Thanks!

Griftopia looks good. It's got a lot of good reviews on Amazon too. I'll get this too.

"War is a force that gives us meaning" looks a bit heavier than what I had in mind for summer reading. I'll put it on the list for next time.

THANKS!
 
OBLAMA2009 said:
i actually have a $50 gift card for borders as well. i got it from my bank when they made a error in one of my accounts. im pretty sure that once the liquidators take over, those cards cant be used anymore. i couldnt use it anyway, all the borders in san francisco and contra costa closed months ago
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Still works on the Internet site. You'll pay full retail even for what sells as bargain books at other stores though. No deals on the website.
 
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