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Borders Blanchardstown Closing Down - 50% Off Everything!

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  • #202
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    I dunno what you guys are buying. I called in there this morning and there was just scraps left. Nothing I wanted anyway. It occurred to me that some shops might have gone in and bought up whatever, be cheaper than wholesale.


  • #203
    Enii
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,546 ✭✭✭Enii


    BostonB wrote: »
    I dunno what you guys are buying. I called in there this morning and there was just scraps left. Nothing I wanted anyway. It occurred to me that some shops might have gone in and bought up whatever, be cheaper than wholesale.

    Thought it looked like a pile of rubbish at first but I did manage to find some good stuff.....got some Darren Shan books for kids Christmas presents and a few other things.......


  • #204
    blastman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Was in on Saturday, picked up 8 books. Four hardback, four softback, the marked price came to 133 plus change, got them for €8.

    Shame the shop's gone though, I really liked Borders. :(


  • #205
    greendom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    blastman wrote: »
    Was in on Saturday, picked up 8 books. Four hardback, four softback, the marked price came to 133 plus change, got them for €8.

    Shame the shop's gone though, I really liked Borders. :(


    Yes it is a shame - pretty decent leaving gift from them though - thanks Borders


  • #206
    sxt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,756 ✭✭✭sxt


    I felt bad for the staff ,There was one girl busy packing the books into proper order as they were left in a bit of a mess by browsers, and then some obnoxious moron stops her and asks her in a berating manner(Just because he couldn't find books that he wanted probably) "why did you stock so much rubbish, no wonder they were going out of business...etc" and then walks off, and this was on her last day of her job :rolleyes::(

    Great store and great staff who must have had a real tough time the last few days especially haveing to deal with people like that

    I was fortunate to get many awesome books that interested me on Saturday even though it was the last day of a very long closing down sale ,and even a book recomended by "richard and judy" :p


  • #207
    LookingFor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,682 ✭✭✭LookingFor


    sxt wrote: »
    I felt bad for the staff ,There was one girl busy packing the books into proper order as they were left in a bit of a mess by browsers, and then some obnoxious moron stops her and asks her in a berating manner(Just because he couldn't find books that he wanted probably) "why did you stock so much rubbish, no wonder they were going out of business...etc" and then walks off, and this was on her last day of her job :rolleyes::(

    Yikes.

    No doubt someone who stepped into the store for the first time yesterday when he saw the '€1' signs.

    Anyway, yeah, very sad it's gone. I was over in the starbucks in the main centre yesterday and it's dark and dinky by comparison. Same actually for easons et al too...Borders benefitted a lot from the space and the natural light.


  • #208
    blastman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Space and natural light ain't cheap though.

    I was talking to the girl behind the counter when I was being served, she was very nice and I wished her all the best (have been in her position and it isn't nice). Hopefully ar$eholes like the one sxt saw get their karma back!


  • #209
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Fantastic book shop. Sadly missed.


  • #210
    Montallie
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭Montallie


    Yes, very sad about the closing-down. It was my venue every Monday since it opened: a few nice books and some refreshment at Costa (which I prefer to Starbucks). I got some terrific books at 50% off, 75% off and, finally, a ton of the €1 specials, some of which I'd been lusting after for weeks at full price but didn't feel justified in expending on.

    Of all the book shops we've had in Dublin, I think it had the best range and the most unusual books. I love Chapters (in Parnell Street) also, but for me it's harder to get into town and do the parking thing. Hodges Figgis has its own charms, too, but for range and convenience I don't think we will see the like of Borders again (unless another Borders opens up).

    When I got home after my final trip and sorted my books, I discovered a couple of books that I hadn't chosen had found their way into my basket (I hadn't checked at the till) and one or two I had been delighted to find had disappeared. Still, I'm not grumbling. I did very well out of the sale. As someone else said, thanks for the goodbye gift, Borders.


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