Borders Books and Music stores is going out of business. Starting as early as this Friday and going through September they are going to start liquidation sales.
These kinds of sales always test my shopping skills. My inner shopaholic has wants to buy lots of things NOW before the store closes their doors for good. But my inner cheapskate tells me to take a closer look at the prices and be sure they are lower that what I would pay through other retailers before buying anything.
My strategy for this sale will be to call the store ahead of time and ask if they are having any special sales. This is more tactful than asking of they are closing their doors next week and reminding the employee that they will soon be out of a job. I will make a short list of a few hot titles I want and track them down when I first enter the store. If the price isn't competitive, I will move on to things that only go on sale when a store goes out of business like magazines. Borders already had one location in my area go out of business and the merchandise got picked over pretty fast, so I plan on being there when the sales start.
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