Barnes & Noble

The person on bathroom duty must have called off sick. Urine all over the floor and urinal encrusted in hair. Let alone the creepy man at the sink putting vaseline all over himself. Gross!

Quite nice for a Barnes and Noble with a few seats scattered about and the usual coffee shop. I noticed a lot of books that were sitting around to be reshelved, but it was the end of the evening and I guess that work harder on that after hours.
Shelves were well stocked and organized.

It’s clean and organized. The staff members are pleasant. There’s a play area for the kids and it’s separate from the kids book area (not a «good» or «bad» thing, just a thing). They usually have current stuff in stock. They’re very much like any other B&N that I’ve been too. That’s not a bad thing. It’s not exceptional, but certainly not bad. It’s «A-​OK.»

This Barnes & Noble store is located in the bustling Peninsula Town Center. I can remember the old B&N store that existed before the old Coliseum Mall was razed and rebuilt. This store is aesthetically pleasing — I’m a huge fan of brick and mortar — the rebuild merits much praise.
Parking: Abundant. However, I’ve noticed that there’s a fenced off area in the front parking lot where it appears a restaurant is coming. Either case, there’s still parking in the adjacent JC Penny parking lot, the side and to the rear of B&N. Be advised that the parking in the rear of the store (the side that faces into the town center) and along the side of the building are metered. The parking in the JC Penny lot is free but you’ll have to cross a street to get to B&N.
Interior: Typical B&N layout. No real surprises to speak of. When you enter from the front the registers are on your left hand side and the café is on the right. It’s a well sized store but all on one level. From outside it looks like a 2-​story building but I believe the upstairs portion is solely for staff/​storage usage. To the rear (or front, depending on if you choose to enter from the town center side) there’s the music section. I can remember a time when I spent hours in B&N reading magazines and listening to samples of music. It strikes me odd to see CDs… I’m a mp3 junkie now. The café is spacious with quite an abundant amount of seating. There’s free wifi but not many places to plug your electrical devices in to recharge… bummer.
Staff: I can only speak and rate from MY personal experience from the times I’ve visited this store; I’ve never encountered a problem with the customer service. They aren’t exactly the most engaging types but anytime I’ve asked for help finding something they happily obliged.
Final thoughts: Newest B&N that I know of in the metro area and I like the fact that its located in a bustling location so that I can multitask if the need ever arises. Hopefully your experience (s) here will be as well as mine have been.

Seems like a much smaller selections than other BNs. I travel a lot and I enjoy reading so I’m in various BNs a lot, but this one was just unimpressive. The store seemed very understaffed as well, and the café was kind of a mess. It’s easy to get to, though.

I went in there to get a King James Version Bible. Got help to find the section there were in and it was the smallest section in the store. Store does not have discount for military and retirees which was a thumbs down for me. The only discount is if you become a member. That kinda upset me that they dont offer military discounts in a military area and I’m sure the military makes up a lot of their business. A man puts his life on the line for their’s to even run a business and they don’t honor military discounts. For that, I suggest going elsewhere.

I visited this Barnes & Noble on Saturday. It was a nice place to relax in the area. The layout was easy to navigate and large windows made the place seem fresh. During this visit, we mostly concentrated on their rack of jigsaw puzzles and other toys. Their bargain section was not as impressive as the other B&Ns I’ve visited.