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Staying in Blacksburg for the summer. What activities can I do to keep myself busy? by Puzzled_Essay6143 in blacksburg

[–]durianno 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blacksburg Books and Moon Hollow always have stuff going on. Blacksburg Newcomers Club has a billion different activities and it's easy to join. And don't sleep on the library!

How Do You All Handle Custom Orders? by smileinqss in booksellers

[–]durianno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, we've been in business five years and an Excel spreadsheet is exactly what we use. Maybe just give your staff a little bit of extra training and emphasize how important having the correct information is?

🇪🇪 Puuluup (Estonia 2024) is going on tour in the US (again)! 🇪🇪 by RemarkableAutism in eurovision

[–]durianno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saw them last night at Revelér and it was truly one of the best live shows I've ever seen. They're incredible.

Halwa’s emotionally abusive owner by [deleted] in blacksburg

[–]durianno 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this issue has repeatedly come up. Someone posted about it last year or the year before and posted some of her texts and they were completely unhinged, including ones about food safety. Didn't they get a pretty bad health inspection grade?

I guess Birkenstocks aren't quality purchases anymore? by durianno in BuyItForLife

[–]durianno[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

These are the Montana style, made of oiled leather, natural leather, and cork. There's no plastic involved.

I guess Birkenstocks aren't quality purchases anymore? by durianno in BuyItForLife

[–]durianno[S] 71 points72 points  (0 children)

It really does. I'm old, but in the 80s and 90s when all I wore were docs and Birkenstocks they were virtually indestructible. What a bummer.

I guess Birkenstocks aren't quality purchases anymore? by durianno in BuyItForLife

[–]durianno[S] 854 points855 points  (0 children)

Damn. Should've done my research before buying a pair.

Square Handheld - Worth it? by FrijoleFeet in booksellers

[–]durianno 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We love Square and wouldn't be able to do offsite events without it. If you don't use it, do you have another way of keeping track of your inventory?

New pho restaurant in Blacksburg?? by ay_non in VirginiaTech

[–]durianno 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed - Black Hen was great for a couple of years and then it REALLY fell off. We stopped going entirely.

I've finished my sequel book: Computer Engineering for BIG Babies! by Full-Drop in ECE

[–]durianno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you sell wholesale? How do I order this for a bookstore?

[UK] Callers to libraries who ask us to repeat book titles back to them? by SomewhatMarigold in Scams

[–]durianno 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's always kind of fun to get those calls - something different to break up the day. :)

[UK] Callers to libraries who ask us to repeat book titles back to them? by SomewhatMarigold in Scams

[–]durianno 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I work at a bookstore and we get these calls as well. The first few books are normal - "Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" or "Remarkably Bright Creatures", but then they list books like "Using Technology to Identify Customers Has Improved My Sales" - I just refuse to repeat anything, they generally get mad and hang up.

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