Borders

I cannot believe its closing… I was looking forward to coming in here after coming back from Argentina where all the books are expensive (in pesos) and you cannot even find half the books you find at Borders.
This is a sad, sad news.
Goodbye old friend

Good bye Borders.
I got to run my fingers through your pages. Nice!
I got to peer into your thoughts. You were an open book to me.
I got to browse through a real book store. Something that is going into extinction.
I’m sorry you are going away. Missed the story time with my kids.
I’ll miss all the helpful workers there. Sorry about loosing the jobs.
The rewards card will become a memory of good times we once had.
The website is no replacement for brick and mortar. Not even close.
Sorry to bid a fond farewell to a good and faithful friend.

They stuck around for a long time, and I too feel sad that they are closing. I’ve had good memories here as a lowellite way back when. Where will we all go now to check out new books, magazines, DVDS/​music, read comics, animé, manga, and grab a cup of coffee all while surfing this store? I don’t know. Probably across the street to the stuffy small library? Eek.
My experiences here have always been good. Employees were helpful, friendly, and never too pushy. Layout has been suspect lately, but more or less the layouts made good sense.
Sorry to see you guys go. Support your local Border stores while they’re still around.

Aww, how sad. This location is closing. Just got the email from Borders announcing it.
According to the email:
* The going out of business sale starts Friday, July 22.
* Gift cards will be honored during the liquidation sales.
* Borders Rewards Plus members will continue to enjoy their Borders Rewards Plus discounts through August 5.
* All Borders Bucks will be honored until they expire on July 31.
I wonder what will take its place. It won’t be the same without you. Goodbye, Borders.

Thanks for not closing down, since that would leave SFSU students to have to go to the library. I do like studying here, although it is a challenge competing with them and random tutors for seats.
It seems lately they’ve added some long tables (thumbs up), and removed those useless buy & load mp3 kiosks. All we students really want is a place to sit for free for hours, not buy mp3’s… c’mon borders.
p. s. last time I was there, the power outlet situation was non-​existent. Not sure about now, but come fully charged if you can.

Thank goodness this BORDERS is not closing down… yet :(
I live in the east bay and this one is my closest one to my home. I really like the size of this borders even thought I am used to 2 floor types of building but eh it’s ok, it’s no big deal.
It’s pretty big and I really hope it wont close, it’s one of the survivors out of all the borders I knew.
My nearest border bookstore was in Alameda then Emeryville and the 2 good one in downtown died too :(
I guess I will go to this one now.
I’ts cool to t have the mall and good restaurants next to it.
I’m content with this place.

Yay! Books and they are all clean. I sorta think of Borders like a much nicer version of the library. Of course I’m not going to start breaking out all my supplies calculator math textbook etc and start a major study session here. but
this is a fun browse if youre looking to buy new books or just get some ideas of what’s out there.
This location has dungeons and dragons section. Do all Borders do that now? or just this one? Props because that’s so unique
HAHA

Last Borders standing, Congrats! I’m happy my neighborhood Borders is still open. I purchase from them once in a while, but I also use them as my library too :). My last trip was to do some research on Chicago, had a $ 5 latte at Seattle’s Best, what a rip off. I noticed there are full on tables now in the middle of the book store, just like a library! So smart of Borders. But no wonder they are closing down, people would read the books there for free, like me.

It’s unfortunate that I have to drive miles to get to Borders as all the other locations are disappearing.
I go because of my buddy that works in the kid’s section, the free drink i get with my border’s card, and the 40% coupons i get in my inbox. Its also a place for a quick iced soy latte for lunch.

Only reason is the books to have the 2 stars. Poor experience half way through the review.
Since Borders closed all its stores in downtown SF, it leaves all the bookworms starve of intellect.
Came here only because Borders had messed up my account for years and finally gave me $ 60 Borders bucks with an expiration in a couple weeks. I can’t judge books by the cover, or other readers /​critics’ comments. It has to be somewhat random to be creative.
So I trekked out here at this foggy location. It looks like it has inherited items from the other 2 stores since it seems to be more stocked up.
This store is more like a library than a bookstore with tables and plastic chairs in an area. You see locals, families here and others doing homework at the coffee shop area.
It lacks the new book scent and more like a warehouse feel.
But today I have had the first poor experience at a Borders by the staff member. The cashier actually incorrectly double charged my DVD and then forgot to charge a book. I questioned the final total to be high but the cashier said it was correct without checking again. Of course you never saw the bill after you signed the bill.
I was outside the bookstore and just didn’t trust it and then found out what happened.
Going back and talked to a different cashier as the one who rang up the bill was not there. This cashier was like just line up and it will be taken care, without apology. Okay, so it’s not his fault.
Lining up it was the same guy who told me to line up was making the corrections. All he said was, «Oh it’s just a price adjustment.» I corrected him as someone made a mistake.
The fact that he did not acknowledge the error, albeit not his, was just pure poor customer service.
I surely will be shopping online from now on.

Let begin by saying, I love Borders. I like sitting in the comfy chairs with a book and a warm cup of tea with the chill tunes playing overhead. I love that Borders offers so many coupons to make me feel good about getting a deal each time I make a purchase. I even think the staff at this location is decent. Why then, does this location only get three stars from me?
The customers can get loud. People on cell phones, kids running by, babies having meltdowns… Shut the eff up, I’m trying to enjoy my book, with my tea in this relaxing chair and I can’t hear the chill music overhead.
Because this place gets so busy, it’s often difficult to find an available chair, and sitting on the floor is not an option here because someone will eventually come around and tell you to get up off the floor. With an arm full of books, a purse, and a cup of tea, it can become a little difficult to select between potential purchases when you have to stand there in the aisle. They also hate outside food in their store, which would be okay if they had a better selection of warm, (non-​sweet) food items to choose between. I’ve never been anywhere else (including other Borders locations) that despised non-​Borders food with such a passion.

Although my review is intended for the Seattle’s Best Coffee at the back of the store, I suppose I could rate the store as a whole while I’m at it.
The coffee here, bluntly put, is overpriced and poorly made. Okay, maybe not coffee coffee. I’m more of a latte person, but regardless, I find smaller, local coffee shops get it more spot on than here. I’ve ordered from them a couple of times, hoping the previous was just some newbie making it, but that’s not the case. I haven’t tried anything else though in terms of drinks or food.
Seating is almost impossible, so this is not the place if you want to sit down and casually chat with your friends over coffee. It can also get kinda loud, in comparison to the rest of the bookstore.
Border’s itself… Service is okay, nothing overly stellar. They did add large tables in the middle of the store for those who can’t get a seat at the coffee shop, but need a table (instead of just a lounge chair). The chairs are uncomfortable and plastic, which may not be ideal if you’re a student looking to study here for a few hours. I also find their wifi to barely ever work, even though the signal strength is decent enough.
I normally come here to flip through/​buy magazines, and shift through their sale items, all the while getting out of the cold (if it is cold) if the wait for the 29 bus is more than 10 minutes.

BORDERS BOOKS vs BARNES & NOBLE
(4 stars)
When did borders go broke? And it truely saddens me to hear that Borders files bankruptcy. Borders is my favorite corporate bookstore. However, i’m all about the independent bookstores. How is a girl who doesn’t look like she reads books make the judgement call here? Let me tell you…
1. Bigger Space
2. Better selections
3. More books
4. Everytime i look for a book, B&N doesnt have it but Borders always does.
5. Better pricing
6. More family friendly than other bookstores (for example, for children)
The only dislikes I have for this location are all the students from SFSU camping out in the café area studying. That’s cool, I did that back when i was going to UW and slummed myself at local bookstores and cafes. But i cannot grab a hot beverage and find a place to sit.
You want to know how much I love Borders. I come here monthly to buy my monthly bookclub book to read (don’t judge; i got a nerdy side to me!!)I come here weekly to check out their food and fashion and health magazines. And if i wanted a part-​time job, i’d love to work here. Stacking books being a bookwhore =)
Will I be back? They aren’t dead yet!!!
JABA APPROVED. Until the next review.

I like Borders over B&N anyday. I like that there are random coupons in the mail, nearly every week. Conveniently located on the outside of Stonestown Mall.
I HAAAAAAAAAATE when people think this is a library and get upset when you’re making noise/​talking/​laughing. This is a BOOKSTORE people, get your study on somewhere else!

This is probably one of the bigger Borders store in SF. I came here expecting that the store to be close out but it isn’t!
I looked around for books at the mark-​off sections, though it mostly comprised of cookbooks, art, photography, and children books. There are a lot of SFSU students that come over here and after all, the store is nearby the school.

I used to shop @ the other big book store exclusively but Borders has won me over this year. They email BIG (30−50%) coupons with regularity. The satff @ Stonestown has always been helpful and fast. Even on January 2^nd when they were noticeably short staffed. The line @ the front register was, not kidding, 25 people deep. I won’t hold this against them ;), hopefully it had more to do with New year hangovers than staffing cuts.
I also ordered a hot chocolate from the Café and it blew my mind. It was topped with a mountain of whipped cream, drizzled with chocolate syrup and white chocolate shavings AND a dark chocolate wafer. Seriously, I was so impressed I took a picture of it. Good job Borders!

This is one of my favorite late night places by default because they open late until 11pm (except for Sundays) and they’re close to my home. Currently they have a lot of comfortable seats to just down with a book, hopefully they don’t get damaged too quickly by people who don’t care or unfortunately loves to damage public things, as had often happened before.
Also, for what it’s worth, this is one of few places with a very good selection of new CD’s for browsing. Of course it’s nothing compared to the old Tower Records which unfortunately has been gone for years. At least it’s bigger than other Borders in the City (with the possible exception of Powell St but I haven’t visited that one in some time to say if that’s still the case.)

The books– Great selection and easy to find.
The people– Negative puntos! For some reason the employees here look like they hate their jobs, you can never find anyone to help you out and the management team calling people out on the floor :shakes head:
Down to the nitty gritty– Know what you want and get out. It seems like every time I go in, I have a backpack and headphones on and the employees stare at me like I’m going to steal something. You work at a book store remember… don’t read a book by it’s cover!
Misc.- Umm it’s the middle of the year, why are your calendars still full price? (Granted they are 16 month calendars)

More like 3.5 stars. If at Stonestown, I go here when I want to hang and kill time. The mocha is okay; the Americano is good; the green tea latte is on the sweet side.
Lots of tables and chairs really helped when trying to find a place to study that also had coffee and free Wi-​Fi. When procrastinating, it was over to their magazines or DVDs section for browsing (but they are pricey — I only made purchases with their emailing list coupons). Late afternoons to night time are packed — not exaggerating — so plan accordingly.

Man, I’m just all with the bad reviews lately.
But this is no different. Their romance section was atrocious. ATROCIOUS. I have never seen a bookshelf in worse order than mine at home, but they managed it.
First off they separated the larger sized books from the regular paperbacks. Which meant that you had to look in two places for the same writer, and that was just for something you KNEW was in romance. I was looking for a romance/​sci-​fi/​fantasy. So I got to look in three, finally finding it in a fourth place on some random shelf at the front.
Add that to the fact that it looked like some lonely housewife had straight cleaned them out. They had huge empty sections on the shelves and everything was mixed up like a kid had been let loose on the lower books.
For the large books nothing was alphabetized and I left with one small book, frustrated with this Borders entire ordering and maintenance process.
I hate you Borders. Just so you know.