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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

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Re: Border's in-store only coupon roundup (33-50% off)

Post by Zeya » Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:09 pm

Some news broke today that Borders is closing down a whole grip of stores, including 12 stores in the San Francisco Bay Area (near me). Here is a list of all the store closures, although it looks like the list isn't sorted very well.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/binary- ... /242-1.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I don't know how quickly they will close. Anyone know?

This doesn't bode well for Lego purchasers I guess. Although I have yet to buy a Lego set from Borders; every time I go in their stuff is so high priced, even a %40 off coupon just makes it so their stuff is barely MSRP. Guess that's why they're going belly-up?

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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by GuaranteedUnity » Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:43 pm

Stupid post edit timeout.

The 200 stores being closed, by state.

If one of these was your local store and there are no others nearby, your Rewards Plus account (if you upgraded) is now pretty much useless for LEGO unless they start carrying sets online. :/

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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by slacker » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:49 pm

bye bye borders. Good thing I didn't get the rewards card. what a shame, I just bought 5 books from them.

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Re: Border's in-store only coupon roundup (33-50% off)

Post by GuaranteedUnity » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:51 pm

Zeya wrote:I don't know how quickly they will close. Anyone know?
Should be within a month or two, with sales at the closing stores likely starting as early as this weekend to take advantage of President's Day.
Zeya wrote:Although I have yet to buy a Lego set from Borders; every time I go in their stuff is so high priced, even a %40 off coupon just makes it so their stuff is barely MSRP.
I think you need to check your math and/or what you think MSRP for some of these sets are, as (with the exception of CMFv2) the coupons always drop Borders' prices below MSRP.

Code: Select all

                      MSRP      BRP       BRP-33%   BRP-40% 
                      -------   -------   -------   -------
SW Battlepack         $ 11.99   $ 12.99   $  8.70   $  7.79
Flying Mummy Attack   $ 19.99   $ 23.99   $ 16.07   $ 14.39
Battle of Naboo       $ 24.99   $ 34.99   $ 23.44   $ 20.99
Hogwarts Castle       $129.99   $149.99   $100.49   $ 89.99
That Naboo set is one of the worst as markups go, but even the 33% off price is still 6% below MSRP.

Most other sets usually work out to be around 15-25% off MSRP for the 33% coupon, and 20-30% for the 40%.

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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by atmail35 » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:56 pm

I too was coming in to post the list. Suprisingly 2 of the stores near me are staying open. But I suppose there won't be any coupons soon?

I wonder if the stores that are closing will even have the Lego for clearance or if those will get moved to other stores? One store near me closed around January and the lowest they went on certain books was 40% off b/c they could return stock to the publisher....no better than the coupon. Some books were $1 each or 2 for $1, but nothing really great.

This is kind of sad, I really did prefer Borders to B&N in general.

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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by Mantisking » Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:56 pm

atmail35 wrote:I wonder if the stores that are closing will even have the Lego for clearance or if those will get moved to other stores?
When the one near me was in the process of closing, the Lego was gone before I got there. I'm not sure if it was sold or transferred to another store.
atmail35 wrote:One store near me closed around January and the lowest they went on certain books was 40% off b/c they could return stock to the publisher....no better than the coupon. Some books were $1 each or 2 for $1, but nothing really great.
The Chestnut Hill store on Rt.9, right?

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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by atmail35 » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:37 am

Mantisking wrote:
atmail35 wrote:I wonder if the stores that are closing will even have the Lego for clearance or if those will get moved to other stores?
When the one near me was in the process of closing, the Lego was gone before I got there. I'm not sure if it was sold or transferred to another store.
atmail35 wrote:One store near me closed around January and the lowest they went on certain books was 40% off b/c they could return stock to the publisher....no better than the coupon. Some books were $1 each or 2 for $1, but nothing really great.
The Chestnut Hill store on Rt.9, right?
Yes, it was in Chestnut Hill. I only ended up going in the last few days before it closed b/c I was at that Mall. Honestly I couldn't find one thing worth buying at that stage (even books at $1 or 50 cents - not worth cluttering my house). FWIW, I never thought that store carried a ton of Lego. The toy area was pretty modest.

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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by GuaranteedUnity » Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:25 pm

Borders To Close 75 More Stores.

The WSJ covers the same news (and more) in a rosier light, saying that things are entirely dependent on negotiations with Borders' landlords, and that the final number of additional closures may be closer to 20-25.

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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by brixter » Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:29 pm

Went to Borders at Columbus Circle in Manhattan today. They had four Hogwarts Castle sets on display, as well as a bunch of Ninjago Dojos and the new Space Shuttle set. I'm taking this as a glimmer of hope that they will be continuing to get more new sets in as the year progresses. They did not have any of these sets in stock on Monday when I breezed through or two weeks ago when they had the big 40% coupon. These may have been shipped in from stores that are closing, but I don't know if they're allowed to do that. Has anyone else seen new stock in at their local Borders?

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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by GuaranteedUnity » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:49 pm

Previously listed stores are expected by to be closed by the end of April.

28 additional stores have been added to the list, and are scheduled for closure by late May:-

CA
  1. Bakersfield, CA -- 4980 Stockdale Highway
  2. Goleta, CA -- Camino Real Marketplace, 7000 Marketplace Ave.
  3. Hollywood, CA -- Hollywood Marketplace, 1501 Vine Street
  4. Milpitas, CA -- McCarthy Ranch Marketplace, 15 Ranch Dr.
  5. Pleasant Hill, CA -- Pleasant Hill Shopping Center, 120 Crescent Drive
  6. San Diego, CA -- The Courtyard-Carmel Mountain, 11160 Rancho Carmel Dr.
  7. San Rafael, CA -- 588 Francisco Blvd. West
CT
  1. Fairfield, CT -- Fairfield Center, 1499 Post Rd
  2. Stamford, CT -- Grand Central Fashion Plaza, 1041 High Ridge Rd
GA
  1. Atlanta, GA -- Buckhead Triangle, 3637 Peachtree Rd, NE
HI
  1. Kahului (Maui), HI -- Maui Marketplace, 270 Dairy Rd, Suite 190
  2. Waipahu, HI -- Waikele Center, 94-821 Lumiaina St
IL
  1. Wilmette, IL -- Edens Plaza, 3232 Lake Ave, Suite100
IA
  1. West Des Moines, IA -- Water Tower Place, 4100 University Ave., Suite 115
IN
  1. Fort Wayne, IN -- 4320 Coldwater Rd
  2. Indianapolis, IN -- The Shops at River Crossing, 8675 River Crossing Blvd.
KS
  1. Overland Park, KS -- Regency Park Shopping Center, 9108 Metcalf Ave.
KY
  1. Louisville, KY -- Shelbyville Road Plaza, 4600 Shelbyville Rd
MA
  1. Braintree, MA -- Marketplace at Braintree, 255 Grossman Dr.
  2. Shrewsbury, MA -- 476 Boston Turnpike
OK
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  1. N. Wales, PA -- Airport Plaza, 801 Bethlehem Pike
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RI
  1. Cranston, RI -- Garden City Shopping Center, 190 Hillside Rd
TN
  1. Nashville, TN -- West End Avenue, 2501 Westend
TX
  1. Stafford, TX -- The Fountains on the Lake, 12788 Fountain Lake Circle
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  2. Tacoma, WA -- South 38th Street, 2508 S. 38th Street

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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by legitimatealex » Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:25 pm

Good lord I don't even think there is one in Indiana anymore...I don't know why I even bother with their email notifications.
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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by atmail35 » Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:51 am

That's too bad that more stores are closing. I really wonder if they will be able to make a comeback/recover. :(

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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by Mantisking » Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:28 am

Crud. The Shrewsbury store is one of the two that are actually near me.

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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by legitimatealex » Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:28 pm

atmail35 wrote:That's too bad that more stores are closing. I really wonder if they will be able to make a comeback/recover. :(
I'm just going to take a shot in the dark and give a solid 'no' to that question. Honestly they take up a lot of space, don't offer anything better than any other bookstore and they didn't have an ebook reader like other places.


Also Seattle's Best is terrible.
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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by Mantisking » Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:15 am

legitimatealex wrote:Also Seattle's Best is terrible.
It's because Seattle's Best was bought out by Starbucks.

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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

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Mantisking wrote:
legitimatealex wrote:Also Seattle's Best is terrible.
It's because Seattle's Best was bought out by Starbucks.
Really? When did this happen? Why do I still see Seattle's Best commercials?

Bah they were always terrible. And I keep getting 40% off coupons for Borders but there's no longer one in my state...aaaah darn.
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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by Mantisking » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:58 pm

legitimatealex wrote:Also Seattle's Best is terrible.
Mantisking wrote:It's because Seattle's Best was bought out by Starbucks.
legitimatealex wrote:Really? When did this happen? Why do I still see Seattle's Best commercials?
Seattle's Best Coffee.
legitimatealex wrote:Bah they were always terrible. And I keep getting 40% off coupons for Borders but there's no longer one in my state...aaaah darn.
If I was still living at my old address, the two nearest to me would be closing. As it is, I'll be down to one near me once the Shrewsbury store closes.

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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by sidersdd » Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:41 am

legitimatealex wrote:
Mantisking wrote:
legitimatealex wrote:Also Seattle's Best is terrible.
It's because Seattle's Best was bought out by Starbucks.
Really? When did this happen? Why do I still see Seattle's Best commercials?

Bah they were always terrible. And I keep getting 40% off coupons for Borders but there's no longer one in my state...aaaah darn.
And the coupons can no longer be used for LEGO purchases either. They explicitly exclude toys/games. At least the last two coupons circulating have.

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Re: Borders - Bankruptcy Imminent?

Post by GuaranteedUnity » Sun May 15, 2011 12:29 pm

I imagine most have already written off Borders between their Chapter 11 and the exclusion of LEGO from the regular coupons at the remaining stores, but for those that still have a vague interest...

Borders may close if no bidder emerges
bizjournals.com

Not at all surprising, but still....

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