Consistent Experience - - the worse experience
wheelwright Send a noteboard - 18/02/2011 01:40:31 PM
Side rant here.
I remember when I was a kid traveling around Canada or the US, and stopping at the side of the highway at local diners, local hotels, tacky gift shops, etc.
Now when you drive, every exit has the exact same restaurants, the same hotel chains, etc. When I was discussing this with someone they made the same response - consistent experience. You know what a McDonalds is like, you know a Tim Horton, you know a Holiday Inn. There are no surprises, the food is always the same, the rooms similar, it's comforting.
What is the point of going anywhere if everything there is the same as when you left. What is the point of having big box stores, chain bookstores, if everyone carries the exact same material, laid out in the exact same way.
There actually is nothing to experience, explore, discover.
Sorry for the side rant, couldn't help myself
I remember when I was a kid traveling around Canada or the US, and stopping at the side of the highway at local diners, local hotels, tacky gift shops, etc.
Now when you drive, every exit has the exact same restaurants, the same hotel chains, etc. When I was discussing this with someone they made the same response - consistent experience. You know what a McDonalds is like, you know a Tim Horton, you know a Holiday Inn. There are no surprises, the food is always the same, the rooms similar, it's comforting.
What is the point of going anywhere if everything there is the same as when you left. What is the point of having big box stores, chain bookstores, if everyone carries the exact same material, laid out in the exact same way.
There actually is nothing to experience, explore, discover.
Sorry for the side rant, couldn't help myself
Borders (chain bookstore) files for bankruptcy, will close some stores, and restructure
- 17/02/2011 06:58:36 PM
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The only book store I have near me is a Borders.
- 17/02/2011 07:01:25 PM
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You should move to Edinburgh
- 17/02/2011 09:15:45 PM
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Uh, no it doesn't.
- 18/02/2011 12:54:43 PM
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Wales doesn't count. *NM*
- 18/02/2011 12:56:24 PM
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It's a natural evolution.
- 17/02/2011 07:14:29 PM
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It's not just bookstores.
- 17/02/2011 08:55:32 PM
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Most brick-and-mortar stores don't excel in personal customer service.
- 17/02/2011 09:57:07 PM
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Re: Most brick-and-mortar stores don't excel in personal customer service.
- 18/02/2011 01:38:27 AM
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Re: Most brick-and-mortar stores don't excel in personal customer service.
- 18/02/2011 02:50:06 AM
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You are the exception though, at least in terms of the book selection.
- 18/02/2011 02:21:46 PM
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I am not a fan of chain bookstores
- 17/02/2011 07:43:08 PM
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I actually prefer the chains.
- 17/02/2011 09:12:05 PM
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``Consistent experiences'' are the bane of my existence
- 17/02/2011 09:14:24 PM
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Have you seen Dave Gorman's America Unchained?
- 18/02/2011 11:48:50 AM
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Consistent Experience - - the worse experience
- 18/02/2011 01:40:31 PM
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5 of the 6 Borders stores near me are closing, and, I have to say, I'm not a bit upset.
- 17/02/2011 09:23:01 PM
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*NM*
B&N tends to have the better selection for my tastes, but I prefer Border's atmosphere. *NM*
- 18/02/2011 02:17:49 PM
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