I've been to our local Borders two more times recently, and the deals are getting slightly better, but you see clearly why it's going out of business. I had the idea of buying some Lego kits to stock up as presents for my boys, but even with the toys being 20% off, Borders was still 20-25% more expensive than what Amazon is charging for the same items!
My dad says that Amazon's business model looks unassailable at this point, and I think he's right. It kind of makes me wish I lived in Seattle instead of Portland, because then I wouldn't feel so guilty about ordering from Amazon -- after all, then I'd be helping the local business.
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