Comments | diesel_powered: Dear Borders and Barnes & Noble:

diesel_powered

Dear Borders and Barnes & Noble:

Aug 25, 2009 03:02

Thank you for continually stiffing teachers in higher education on educator discounts. Apparently, you both believe that if you aren't teaching in K-12, you aren't really a teacher. Obviously the hundreds of dollars in books and other materials purchased to supplement my curriculum last semester don't count. Also, apparently my money is not green.

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charlie1 August 26 2009, 03:26:04 UTC

wow. That's LAME. Sorry. Maybe you should ACTUALLY SEND them that letter, or at least let them know it's in yer blog making them look like the corporate assholes we all knew them to be. DO THEY WANT you to go to Overstock.com?

diesel_powered August 26 2009, 03:50:27 UTC

Done and done. I look forward to a return email comprised of corporate doublespeak that accomplishes nothing! I know I should shop at Powell's. I really wish Powell's had national locations.

charlie1 August 26 2009, 03:54:21 UTC

there is a powell's online store I'm sure. Never used it though..

diesel_powered August 26 2009, 04:00:34 UTC

Yeah, and it's comparable to Borders and B&N. It's just that they don't email me coupons. And laziness. Sheer laziness.

alex_metro August 27 2009, 21:44:12 UTC

boo

busternaut August 31 2009, 15:10:29 UTC

I worked at Barnes & Noble last year. The teacher discount is just a button that can be pushed by anyone at anytime. The trick is to find a sympathetic cashier and always go to them.