I'm a bookseller at Barnes and Noble. That's what they call us, "booksellers." I would like to apologize to you all.
Barnes and Noble is, as you know, as large corporation. Their goal is to make as much money as possible. For that reason, they instruct us booksellers to act a certain way to our customers: 1) Do not go to great lengths talking to the customers about books. 2) If they ask you for an opinion on a book, always give the answer, "It's great!" 3) When at the register, always, always, ALWAYS, try to sell the customer a B&N membership card. 4) Always ask for email addresses so the customer can get "free coupons" (i.e. Spam ads). 5) And, once again, NEVER talk to the customer for too long.
For that reason, I'm sorry. I see you all walk up to the information desk with copies of books I absolutely adore. However, I'm forced to simply help you find whatever it is you're looking for and then quickly depart to find the next customer to help. I speak on behalf of all booksellers: We would LOVE to talk to you! However, the corporation tells us we cannot.
Veeky Forums, next time you go in to Barnes and Noble, really ask your bookseller what they think of a piece of literature. I mean, REALLY ask them. You'll notice them get a little uncomfortable. That's because they probably know that they can talk for hours about that book... but unfortunately the store managers are watching them from their offices on little cameras posted up all around the store.
Truly sorry.
Ayden Garcia
I wonder if this is true at Half Price Books too. But I get the feeling it's not. When vinyl is sold they'll talk for a good lot of time, but none of them will ever talk with me about books.
Leo Jenkins
>5) And, once again, NEVER talk to the customer for too long.
You have to apologize for this? I want for you to fuck off when I'm checking out books. I don't care if you like something I'm buying, you most likely didn't have anything meaningful to say about it anyway.
Thomas Powell
Is that why the qt3.14s never seem interested in my patrician books I'm buying?
Kayden Kelly
We're not going to try to make you talk to us. But if you try to have a conversation with us, we will usually move through it super fast so we can ditch you and get back to shelving. If you want to be left alone then we don't talk to you.
Ian Jackson
Did they also tell you to smirk condescendingly at kids who look like they are trying to be "smart" by buying "smart people books" but are really just genuinely into that stuff and feel embarrassed that people would think that's the reason they read.
Kevin Campbell
Maybe you should stop caring what people who work at a book store think about you especially in regards to your intelligence.
They make what? $10 an hour? Who cares.
Caleb Murphy
I remember feeling the same way. I think that's why I always order books on Amazon
Xavier Myers
It sounds like you should commit suicide
Brandon Williams
When you're a kid things like that seem like a very big deal.
