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2271355 No.2271355 [Reply] [Original]

>Order 2 books for in-store pick up
>Get phone call saying my order's in
>call back, make sure they both arrived
>go get books
>front desk only has one of my books
>cashier double checks order shelf
>checks shelves on the floor, the back
>still can't find it
>cashier gets a call from the back
>a note saying the box the book was supposed to arrive in, arrived empty
>can't re-order the book

FUCKING BARNES & NOBLE

>> No.2271361

Have you heard of amazon?

>> No.2271362

>>2271355
>can't re-order the book
What the fuck?

>> No.2271365

>ordering through a store

That's your problem there, paying full retail and having to go pick it up. Have you ever heard of Amazon?

>> No.2271372

>>2271365
>>2271361

Wow, didn't mean to post the exact same sentence as you.

But OP, why would you ever order through a store?

>> No.2271377

>>2271355
Part Two
>get 10% discount on purchase cuz they fucked up
>go to Books A Million
>they have book I wanted
>it's on clearance for 50% off original
everything went better than expected

couldn't re-order because there weren't any more copies available nearby/in there warehouse

my books were Battle Royale: the Novel and Thor: Ages of Thunder.

Judge away

>> No.2271380

>>2271365
>>2271361
I have B&N giftcards. like, $25x6, down to 4 now

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2271386

>>2271377