Comments on: Bookstore Of The Damned http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/04/23/bookstore-of-the-damned/ A seduction in words Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:14:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Lili http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/04/23/bookstore-of-the-damned/#comment-645 Lili Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:08:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=349#comment-645 That should say - picked up the phone... I'm having a really bad Blogger day. That should say - picked up the phone… I’m having a really bad Blogger day.

]]> By: Lili http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/04/23/bookstore-of-the-damned/#comment-644 Lili Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:06:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=349#comment-644 You have extraordinary patience. Me? The second time the guy picked up the I would've leaned in all confidential like and told him, "You better be calling God, darlin', cause from here on you'll be calling me Satan." I won’t even mention what I would’ve done to the manager. You have extraordinary patience. Me? The second time the guy picked up the I would’ve leaned in all confidential like and told him, “You better be calling God, darlin’, cause from here on you’ll be calling me Satan.” I won’t even mention what I would’ve done to the manager.

]]> By: Diana Castilleja http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/04/23/bookstore-of-the-damned/#comment-643 Diana Castilleja Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:41:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=349#comment-643 What a joke! This was a chain store? sheesh... You should make a note to the offices there of... You help pay the bills for them. Might be only pennies over all, but that's what they're there for. What a joke! This was a chain store? sheesh… You should make a note to the offices there of… You help pay the bills for them. Might be only pennies over all, but that’s what they’re there for.

]]> By: Lauren Dane http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/04/23/bookstore-of-the-damned/#comment-642 Lauren Dane Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:57:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=349#comment-642 Thanks for the commiseration! It sucked large. BUT I have great friends/readers and that was nice to be reminded of. As for the letter, yep. Thanks for the commiseration! It sucked large. BUT I have great friends/readers and that was nice to be reminded of.

As for the letter, yep.

]]> By: Meljprincess http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/04/23/bookstore-of-the-damned/#comment-641 Meljprincess Sun, 23 Apr 2006 17:37:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=349#comment-641 "write a letter to Borders corporate" Great idea, Karen! Though I'd still demand my fruit basket, bottled water and chocolate. *g* “write a letter to Borders corporate”

Great idea, Karen! Though I’d still demand my fruit basket, bottled water and chocolate. *g*

]]> By: Karen http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/04/23/bookstore-of-the-damned/#comment-640 Karen Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:10:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=349#comment-640 Unbelieveable! I hope the next week of that managers life is blessed with constant phone calls from telemarketers, political campaigners, and poll takers wanting "just a few minutes of their time". In seriousness, I hope you write a letter to Borders corporate letting them know what your experience as an author was like at one of their stores. They really do want to sell books... pissing off authors is no way to do that. {{hugs}} - glad you had a few friendly faces to make it a happier day. Unbelieveable! I hope the next week of that managers life is blessed with constant phone calls from telemarketers, political campaigners, and poll takers wanting “just a few minutes of their time”.

In seriousness, I hope you write a letter to Borders corporate letting them know what your experience as an author was like at one of their stores. They really do want to sell books… pissing off authors is no way to do that.

{{hugs}} - glad you had a few friendly faces to make it a happier day.

]]> By: Meljprincess http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/04/23/bookstore-of-the-damned/#comment-639 Meljprincess Sun, 23 Apr 2006 15:41:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=349#comment-639 Good Gawd. It sounds like you did do this signing in the Northeast. I'm sorry things went so badly, Lauren. People suck. Don't these employees realize they're in the book selling business? I wish I would have been there. I'd be your bodyguard. lol! And, I would have said "We want bottled water and a fruit basket, too. OH, and chocolate...lots of chocolate!" Good Gawd. It sounds like you did do this signing in the Northeast. I’m sorry things went so badly, Lauren. People suck. Don’t these employees realize they’re in the book selling business? I wish I would have been there. I’d be your bodyguard. lol! And, I would have said “We want bottled water and a fruit basket, too. OH, and chocolate…lots of chocolate!”

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