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^ Yes, they are worthless to me.
I am unable to find a single digital media item that can't be found elsewhere for less on any given day. I s'pose if you have Borders Bucks or gift cards to burn, they might be helpful. Otherwise, I just don't get their complete lack of interest in being competitive.
I am unable to find a single digital media item that can't be found elsewhere for less on any given day. I s'pose if you have Borders Bucks or gift cards to burn, they might be helpful. Otherwise, I just don't get their complete lack of interest in being competitive.
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Anyone else feel that Border's coupons are nearly worthless? I tried to use the recent 40% off and found absolutely nothing that I couldn't get cheaper elsewhere. That's the third straight time I've not used the 40 off. For those of you that do use them, what are you getting?
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Anyone else feel that Border's coupons are nearly worthless? I tried to use the recent 40% off and found absolutely nothing that I couldn't get cheaper elsewhere. That's the third straight time I've not used the 40 off. For those of you that do use them, what are you getting?
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Also, I've been going to bookstores regularly my whole life and I enjoy the experience more than exclusively shopping online.
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I never wait for coupons, if I want a particular book I usually just order it from Amazon. However, as an avid reader I enjoy using the coupons as an excuse to browse through the store and find something new to read that I might not have found using Amazon.
Also, I've been going to bookstores regularly my whole life and I enjoy the experience more than exclusively shopping online.
Also, I've been going to bookstores regularly my whole life and I enjoy the experience more than exclusively shopping online.
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Free $10 gift card if you buy two $25 gift cards-
http://ebm.cheetahmail.com/c/tag/hBM...id=SA_20100609
http://ebm.cheetahmail.com/c/tag/hBM...id=SA_20100609
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Thought this might be of interest to someone, I picked up 1001 Classic Commercials at my local Borders tonight for 4.99(minus current 25% coupon)=3.74. They were part of a rack of 4.99 DVDs near the cash registers, and the price sticker actually says "Queue Line $4.99 Assorted".
The same title is 6.88 at the Deep Discount sale and 14.98(!) at Amazon. The reviews on Amazon were actually pretty good, 16 hours(!) of commercials, and each one is its own chapter, which means that you can easily skip the ones you don't want. Video quality is about what you would expect(i.e. variable and pretty bad in some spots).
http://www.amazon.com/1-001-Classic-...6134244&sr=8-1
I also saw "Game Show Moments Gone Bananas"($4.58 at Deep Discount) and "Nazi Hunters: The Real Story"($6.88 at Deep Discount). I'll stop by tomorrow to see what other titles there were. Using a coupon didn't seem to be a problem as they weren't on sale, per se.
http://www.amazon.com/Game-Show-Mome...6134624&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Nazi-Hunters-R...6134878&sr=1-1
The same title is 6.88 at the Deep Discount sale and 14.98(!) at Amazon. The reviews on Amazon were actually pretty good, 16 hours(!) of commercials, and each one is its own chapter, which means that you can easily skip the ones you don't want. Video quality is about what you would expect(i.e. variable and pretty bad in some spots).
http://www.amazon.com/1-001-Classic-...6134244&sr=8-1
I also saw "Game Show Moments Gone Bananas"($4.58 at Deep Discount) and "Nazi Hunters: The Real Story"($6.88 at Deep Discount). I'll stop by tomorrow to see what other titles there were. Using a coupon didn't seem to be a problem as they weren't on sale, per se.
http://www.amazon.com/Game-Show-Mome...6134624&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Nazi-Hunters-R...6134878&sr=1-1
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Free $10 gift card if you buy two $25 gift cards-
http://ebm.cheetahmail.com/c/tag/hBM...id=SA_20100609
http://ebm.cheetahmail.com/c/tag/hBM...id=SA_20100609
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Given the coupons I'm getting from Borders (and how deceptive they're being at making most of them 25% off and ignoring the 30-40% ones), I figure they should save themselves the time and just make the 25% off storewide.
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Free $10 gift card if you buy two $25 gift cards-
http://ebm.cheetahmail.com/c/tag/hBM...id=SA_20100609
http://ebm.cheetahmail.com/c/tag/hBM...id=SA_20100609
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The coupon still sucks. You can get everything they have in their store much cheaper everywhere else without a coupon.
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Another 40% off coupon.
http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/jw2...=SA_20100611_2
I used this to pre order MST3K Volume 18...it is 56.99 less 40% = 34.19 + tax. Also don't forget to check evreward.com for extra shopping portal rebates(seem to average around 4%).
http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/jw2...=SA_20100611_2
I used this to pre order MST3K Volume 18...it is 56.99 less 40% = 34.19 + tax. Also don't forget to check evreward.com for extra shopping portal rebates(seem to average around 4%).
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With the last 40% off coupon I found plenty of hardbacks, trade paperbacks and CDs cheaper (including tax) than Amazon.
I'm really curious. I would love to find a site offering 25% off and free shipping on mass-market paperbacks, let alone 33 or 40% off.
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Yes, it is.
Just 3 examples from Amazon.com I just found by going to their Books section
http://www.amazon.com/Road-Serfdom-D...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Dragon-Ta...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
http://www.amazon.com/George-Washing...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
Borders used to be a great company thanks to the variety of books, CDs and DVD they had. Now is like going to a ghost town with very limited inventory. I constantly purchased DVDs and graphic novels there, now there hardly DVDs and they have greatly reduced the stock of graphic novels. You can hardly find a Hardcover graphic novel there anymore.
Where are you seeing mass-market paperbacks at 25% off? Let alone 33 or 40% off? I haven't been able to find any site that does. Amazon NEVER discounts their standard paperbacks. What sites are you going too?
With the last 40% off coupon I found plenty of hardbacks, trade paperbacks and CDs cheaper (including tax) than Amazon.
I'm really curious. I would love to find a site offering 25% off and free shipping on mass-market paperbacks, let alone 33 or 40% off.
With the last 40% off coupon I found plenty of hardbacks, trade paperbacks and CDs cheaper (including tax) than Amazon.
I'm really curious. I would love to find a site offering 25% off and free shipping on mass-market paperbacks, let alone 33 or 40% off.
http://www.amazon.com/Road-Serfdom-D...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Dragon-Ta...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
http://www.amazon.com/George-Washing...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
Borders used to be a great company thanks to the variety of books, CDs and DVD they had. Now is like going to a ghost town with very limited inventory. I constantly purchased DVDs and graphic novels there, now there hardly DVDs and they have greatly reduced the stock of graphic novels. You can hardly find a Hardcover graphic novel there anymore.
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Yes, it is.
Just 3 examples from Amazon.com I just found by going to their Books section
http://www.amazon.com/Road-Serfdom-D...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Dragon-Ta...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
http://www.amazon.com/George-Washing...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
Borders used to be a great company thanks to the variety of books, CDs and DVD they had. Now is like going to a ghost town with very limited inventory. I constantly purchased DVDs and graphic novels there, now there hardly DVDs and they have greatly reduced the stock of graphic novels. You can hardly find a Hardcover graphic novel there anymore.
Just 3 examples from Amazon.com I just found by going to their Books section
http://www.amazon.com/Road-Serfdom-D...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Dragon-Ta...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
http://www.amazon.com/George-Washing...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
Borders used to be a great company thanks to the variety of books, CDs and DVD they had. Now is like going to a ghost town with very limited inventory. I constantly purchased DVDs and graphic novels there, now there hardly DVDs and they have greatly reduced the stock of graphic novels. You can hardly find a Hardcover graphic novel there anymore.
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Just 3 examples from Amazon.com I just found by going to their Books section
http://www.amazon.com/Road-Serfdom-D...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Dragon-Ta...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
http://www.amazon.com/George-Washing...ZQFAP00VPQHYV8
Borders used to be a great company thanks to the variety of books, CDs and DVD they had. Now is like going to a ghost town with very limited inventory. I constantly purchased DVDs and graphic novels there, now there hardly DVDs and they have greatly reduced the stock of graphic novels. You can hardly find a Hardcover graphic novel there anymore.
As for Trade paperbacks (your examples), yes there are plenty of examples of large discounts like that. There are also plenty of examples of 15, 13, 10 or 5% off too. With the last 40% coupon I looked up 8 or 9 titles from my Amazon want list and found 4 titles that were significantly cheaper from Borders (using the coupon). I ended up getting this (Amazon price: $19.56) from Borders for $14 something (shipped to my house). Even with the 33% of coupon I can find trade paperbacks that are cheaper from Borders.
Back to the topic of this forum: Agreed, it is MUCH harder to find a deal on DVDs at Borders. I've found one or two and some have been posted in threads such as this one... but finding one is no easy task.
But ultimately, a blanket statement such as " You can get everything they have in their store much cheaper everywhere else without a coupon" is just not true.
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They actually are great for ordering out of print books and cd's on borders.com. I found a graphic novel that I couldn't find anywhere else and used the 40 percent coupon online a couple months ago for a great price.
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That would be awesome!
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No I don't think so. I bought Frank Miller's Sin city Library volume 1 which was out of stock almost everywhere, but Borders.com came up with it. so they fulfilled it with coupon for 90$. I've heard others have gotten out of print cd's from them as well.
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Ahhh... It was listed on Borders.com, not the marketplace. Damn, that would have been nice
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Free Shipping Code--ISG7281H
I just used it with the 40% online coupon. Saved me a trip to the store.
I just used it with the 40% online coupon. Saved me a trip to the store.
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Does anyone know if the 40% coupon will be extended a day? I recall seeing and using a 40% coupon twice, and then getting an email the next day that it has been extended. I was then able to get a second item at 40 off. I hope that is the case this time!