Comments | iworkatborders: Borders Branded Stuff

KanojoNoCarrera in iworkatborders

Borders Branded Stuff

Oct 04, 2011 17:27

So, any Borders branded stuff your gonna keep? Lanyards, Bags, copies of termination forms, whatever. Or are you just gonna chuck it all into the nearest Salvation Army Bin?

(NOTE: DC boxes don't count.)

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rufinia October 5 2011, 04:03:29 UTC

At our wake for the downtown Boston store, one of the managers brought a bag of Borders balloons, which we blew up and then popped with our shredded Borders Rewards card. It was very cathartic.

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anonymous October 6 2011, 21:42:21 UTC

Every Borders mug I had dripped coffee everywhere. Pissed me off then, makes me laugh now. Tossed out all the crap and kept only the good memories. RIP Borders.

weaselusrex October 5 2011, 11:27:35 UTC

I worked cafe, and somehow ended up with quite a few travel mugs. Unlike angrychicken's, mine all [surprisingly] still work fine. Except for the store mug that's actually shaped like a mug I got in 94. THAT one leaks and sloshes everywhere :D

stuff.... anonymous October 5 2011, 11:37:28 UTC

I have my staff travel mug and a few t-shirts.
Most of all, I got me some memories - of terrific co-workers AND some of the worst managers and management decisions I've ever seen (seemed like Borders was a magnet for terrible managers). For a people oriented concern, the lack of people orientation was appalling.
The mug is ok, though, and the t-shirts are, well, t-shirts.

anonymous October 5 2011, 12:06:51 UTC

I got a Borders mousepad, my 15 year lanyard, a few assorted gift cards with the old designs from the early 2000's (the good years), a picture of a book that hung on the wall back in sci fi, and a copy of a mystery shop from the dark Marshall days to remind me of what bad leadership does to a company.. It was a 35, when the mystery shopper came in during a payroll slash and only 2 people were working...