Jlm

This place had a sign that it was up for sale, so a lot of the books were packed in boxes, which made it hard for me to really look much,
However, I must always stop at a used book store whenever I am out and about. Picked up a copy of Jane Eyre, as it’s been recommended to me for awhile now. Maybe one day I will read it. It was a little bit higher cost than most used book stores I go to. But the lady was very nice and well, I have to support small businesses whenever possible, so a book store … yeah. it was worth it.

Chaos. Absolute chaos. I love used book stores but doubt I will set foot in here again. Smells, loud fundamentalist preacher in the background, ridiculous pricing, inaccessible aisles. Ownership must have changed. It wasn’t always like this. Feel sorry for the lady running it. I think she’s overwhelmed.

Finally a real used books store, at least until you walk in to door. It’s surprises me that the local fire marshal has not closed them down or at the very least made them move some of the books out, there is very little room to walk, you can only look at about ½ the books on the selves because there are boxes of books everywhere and they are piled in the aisles and about ½ way up each shelf, there are many little rooms but the piles of books make it impossible to see any significant portion of the store, a quick trip through the store and we gave up. Many bookstores are a little cluttered but this one was a serious danger to life and limb.

Friendly service, cute little store jammed full of books. She has old novels, cookbooks, new fiction, romance… Organized by genre & author but in some places it is just too crowded

This was one of those experiences that I honestly will never forget. Hanging out at this bookstore was liking stepping off the last step of the Planet X rover. And in this case, the planet was ran by a tiny old Asian lady that took the Lord Jesus Christ REALLY seriously.
You get no greeting when you walk in. Not a nod, a glance, a mumble, a grunt… you get nothing from this lady. The above described Asian lady (let’s just call her Lucy from here on out) is sitting at her desk nestled into a cave she created with books. She is intently watching Youtube music videos of contemporary Christian worship songs. The walls contain many crosses and homemade signs displaying bible verses. This would be cool if JLM was a Christian bookstore or if Lucy was moderately friendly. Nope. This is just a regular bookstore.
Ok. ok. How are the prices? How is the selection? High and eclectik. I found Photoshop 6 book published in 2001 priced at $ 18. (Same book on
was $ 3.99)
About 20 minutes into my visit I was ready to start a dialogue with Lucy. My personal account of the dialogue is as follows:
Me: «Do you have any old car books?»
Lucy: «No»
… So the customer service needs a little work…
The physical state of the bookstore is pure chaos. Books stacked on books stacked on boxes and then stacked on books. Her filing system looks like something she abandoned 10 years ago, making the hunt for books more like finding your friends necklace in the Chucky Cheese ball pit. Some sections of the store are literally no longer accessible due to boxes of books blocking the path.
GO HERE FOR EXPERIENCE. (period)