They're still in Canada. At one time they were also a USA chain. Think BB/CC with a large cd section including lots of imports. Don't know how heavy the Canadian stores are into cd these days, though.

For the last couple years before they shut down, they did amazing huge import sales every weekend. I used to wake up at around 6 am on Saturday, to hit all of the FS shops within around 50 miles in all 4 directions.

sounds like best buy when they first opened. i bought many import CD's from them back then. then all of a sudden they just stopped carrying them.

next time we go to canada i'll have to stop in that store, you can see it from the QEW, so its' not out of the way at all.

just got home from a borders run.

if nobody buys CD's anymore, why don't they any left? (well very few anyway)

i did get the jimmy webb "just across the river" CD. w/ guests jackson browne, lucinda williams, j.d. souther, linda ronstadt and others. for $7.20.

also bought the book, "life" by keith richards. $9.00 can't wait to sit down and get into it, i've read that it is quite a read.

Apparently (per dvd talk forum) some of the East Coast stores are closing tomorrow & are at 80-90%.

Here in Wa state I s/w 2 stores this morning. Both are @ 70% cd/dvd & 1 said they're closing 9/16. The other said they don't have a date yet.

I went to the Coumbia, MD, Borders last night... it's startling how small the selection is now. I got 2 books and a DVD.

It might well be my last trip to Borders ever... I'll miss you, Borders.

I called 3 Borders this morning at 9 am (see 2 posts above).

I also called a 3rd Borders at the same time & got a tape recording (voice mail announcement) of a teenage girl laughing about Borders store hours!

Discovered on another forum about 1 pm that store was closing today & EVERYTHING was $1.

Grr. I've been up all night & am exhausted. If they had bothered to answer there phone at 9 am rather then with a recording, I would have driven up there (It is a good 30 miles from here & I've been too tired to drive safely since about noon).

Renny,

I completely missed the release of that disc. Thanks for mentioning it!

you are very welcome.

My last trip, at the 70-80% markdown point, was completely fruitless. I'd come away with a smattering of good deals from the bargain shelves my other two trips, but I didn't see anything that grabbed me, other than a "I should buy something, since I'm here" way. So I didn't buy anything.

Were they selling shelves and fixtures and stuff?

Shelby and I went there yesterday and I got the 5th Scalped trade for about $4.50 (still need to buy the 4th). Waited in line behind the douchiest of douchebags at the checkout.

At my Borders that shit was all sold weeks ago. They had names and phone numbers and what not on them.

I saw on the news today that the company that's doing Borders liquidation is donating 8,000 books to the Chicago public schools.

Fixed.

Yes but they were very expensive, and most had been sold already.

How was he the douchiest?

here are final closing dates, copied from another forum:

Location City State Last Day
Monte Vista Crossings Turlock CA Tuesday
Crystal Mall Waterford CT Tuesday
Roosevelt Boulevard Key West FL Tuesday
Gulfview Square Mall Port Richey FL Tuesday
Arbor Place Mall Douglasville GA Tuesday
Ward Center Honolulu HI Tuesday
Columbia Crossing Columbia MD Tuesday
Downtown Silver Spring Silver Spring MD Tuesday
Crain Highway Waldorf MD Tuesday
Miller Road Flint MI Tuesday
Westwood Mall Jackson MI Tuesday
Southland Mall Taylor MI Tuesday
Grand Traverse Crossing Traverse City MI Tuesday
South County - St. Louis St. Louis MO Tuesday
Dogwood Festival Market Flowood MS Tuesday
Valley Square Center West Lebanon NH Tuesday
North Towne Plaza Albuquerque NM Tuesday
Town Square Las Vegas NV Tuesday
La Place Fashion Centre Beachwood OH Tuesday
Norman Center Court Norman OK Tuesday
Valle Vista Mall Harlingen TX Tuesday
Broadstone Plaza Folsom CA Wednesday
El Camino Real Sunnyvale CA Wednesday
Broadmoor Towne Center Colorado Springs CO Wednesday
St. Vrain Retail Centre Longmont CO Wednesday
Trumbull Shopping Park Trumbull CT Wednesday
Eastbrook Mall Willimantic CT Wednesday
Concord Square Wilmington DE Wednesday
The Avenue East Cobb Marietta GA Wednesday
Windward Mall Kaneohe HI Wednesday
Cedarwood Ames IA Wednesday
Kennedy Mall Dubuque IA Wednesday
Algonquin Commons Algonquin IL Wednesday
Town Center Shopping Center Champaign IL Wednesday
North State Street Block 36 Chicago IL Wednesday
School Street (Downtown Crossing) Boston MA Wednesday
Brighton Towne Square Brighton MI Wednesday
Novi Town Center Novi MI Wednesday
Waters Place Pittsfield Township MI Wednesday
Winchester Center Rochester Hills MI Wednesday
Tamarack Bay Woodbury MN Wednesday
Summit Woods Crossing Lee's Summit MO Wednesday
Stonecrest At Piper Glen Charlotte NC Wednesday
Fort Eddy Plaza Concord NH Wednesday
Plaza Santa Fe Santa Fe NM Wednesday
Carson Valley Plaza Carson City NV Wednesday
Best In The West Las Vegas NV Wednesday
Crossgates Mall Albany NY Wednesday
Galleria At Crystal Run Middletown NY Wednesday
Columbus Circle New York NY Wednesday
Howe Avenue Cuyahoga Falls OH Wednesday
Howland Commons Niles OH Wednesday
Roosevelt Ave. Hato Rey PR Wednesday
The Pinnacle At Turkey Creek Knoxville TN Wednesday
Warrenton Center Warrenton VA Wednesday
Everett Mall Everett WA Wednesday
Memorial Mall Sheboygan WI Wednesday
Eastridge Mall Casper WY Wednesday
Brea Plaza Brea CA Thursday
Bayshore Mall Eureka CA Thursday
Lakewood Center Mall Lakewood CA Thursday
Fair Oaks Boulevard Sacramento CA Thursday
Edgewater Shopping Center Sand City CA Thursday
Sequoia Mall Visalia CA Thursday
Flatiron Crossing Mall Broomfield CO Thursday
Westfield Meriden Meriden CT Thursday
Appalachee Parkway Tallahassee FL Thursday
Robert C. Daniel Jr. Pkwy Augusta GA Thursday
Northridge Shopping Center Davenport IA Thursday
North Illinois Fairview Heights IL Thursday
Randall Road Geneva IL Thursday
Lagrange Crossing Lagrange IL Thursday
Shoppes At Grand Prairie Peoria IL Thursday
Woodfield Village Green Schaumburg IL Thursday
Shops At The Pond Marlborough MA Thursday
Country Club Mall La Valle MD Thursday
Bangor Mall Bangor ME Thursday
Merrymeeting Plaza Brunswick ME Thursday
Canton Township Canton MI Thursday
Westland Shopping Center Westland MI Thursday
The Plaza At Sunset Hills St. Louis MO Thursday
Dodge Street Omaha NE Thursday
The Mall At Rockingham Park Salem NH Thursday
Commons Way Bridgewater NJ Thursday
Wrangleboro Road Mays Landing NJ Thursday
Rockaway Townsquare Outparcel Rockaway Township NJ Thursday
Woodbridge Center Woodbridge NJ Thursday
Quaker Crossing Orchard Park NY Thursday
Green Acres Mall Valley Stream NY Thursday
Eastgate Mall Crossing Cincinnati OH Thursday
River Valley Mall Lancaster OH Thursday
Uptown Solon Shopping Center Solon OH Thursday
Two Ledgewood Square Strongsville OH Thursday
Promenade Of Crocker Park Westalke OH Thursday
Cannery Mall Corvallis OR Thursday
Village East Center Salem OR Thursday
Airport Square N. Wales PA Thursday
Springfield Mall Springfield PA Thursday
Shoppes At Stroud Stroud Township PA Thursday
Garden City Shopping Center Cranston RI Thursday
Chapel Hill Fort Worth TX Thursday
Alamo Quarry Market San Antonio TX Thursday
The Shops At Riverwoods Provo UT Thursday
Century Square Building Seattle WA Thursday
Wasilla Shopping Center Wasilla AK Friday
Davis Commons Davis CA Friday
Stonewood Mall Downey CA Friday
West Farms Shopping Center Farmington CT Friday
Dover Mall Dover DE Friday
Colonial Promenade Beechwood Athens GA Friday
Northlake Mall Atlanta GA Friday
Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center Honolulu HI Friday
Hickory Point Mall Decatur IL Friday
Gurnee Town Center Gurnee IL Friday
Cross County Mall Mattoon IL Friday
Westridge Court Shopping Center Naperville IL Friday
Lake Street Oak Park IL Friday
Rice Lake Square Wheaton IL Friday
Green Tree Mall Clarksville IN Friday
Fair Oaks Mall Columbus IN Friday
Highland Grove Shopping Center Highland IN Friday
Northridge Plaza Olathe KS Friday
New Market Square West Wichita KS Friday
Ashland Town Center Ashland KY Friday
Crestview Hills Town Center Crestview Hills KY Friday
1316 Washington St.- Hanover Commons Hanover MA Friday
Swansea Mall Swansea MA Friday
Riverview Plaza Frederick MD Friday
Maine Mall South Portland ME Friday
Southgate Center Southgate MI Friday
Pinecrest Plaza Southern Pines NC Friday
Shadow Lake Towne Center Papillion NE Friday
Monadnock Marketplace Keene NH Friday
Flemington Mall Flemington NJ Friday
Meadowood Mall Reno NV Friday
Lima Mall Lima OH Friday
Colony Square Mall Zanesville OH Friday
Washington Park Mall Bartlesville OK Friday
Central Mall Lawton OK Friday
The Shoppes At Brinton Lake Concord Twp PA Friday
North Hanover Mall Hanover PA Friday
Park City Center Lancaster PA Friday
Lycoming Mall Pennsdale PA Friday
The Shops At Valley Square Warrington PA Friday
Wynnewood Shopping Center Wynnewood PA Friday
The Center At Deane Hill Knoxville TN Friday
Forum At Olympia Parkway San Antonio TX Friday
Market Street The Woodlands TX Friday
Crossroads Center Bailey's Crossroads VA Friday
Carl D. Silver Parkway Fredericksburg VA Friday
Springfield Commons Springfield VA Friday
Cascade Mall Burlington WA Friday
Three Rivers Mall Kelso WA Friday
Willows Shopping Center Puyallup WA Friday
Valley Mall Plaza Union Gap WA Friday
Forest Mall Fond Du Lac WI Friday
Hanford Mall Hanford CA Saturday
Northridge Fashion Center Northridge CA Saturday
Varsity Theatre Palo Alto CA Saturday
Durango Mall Durango CO Saturday
Geoffrey Drive Wilmington DE Saturday
Oak Brook Court Oakbrook IL Saturday
Independence Mall Kingston MA Saturday
The Loop Methuen MA Saturday
Center At Hagerstown Shopping Center Hagerstown MD Saturday
Monmouth Plaza Eatontown NJ Saturday
Interstate Shopping Center Ramsey NJ Saturday
Airport Plaza Shopping Center Farmingdale NY Saturday
New Towne Mall New Philadelphia OH Saturday
Paxton Town Centre Harrisburg PA Saturday
Viewmont Mall Scranton PA Saturday
Meadowbrook Village York PA Saturday
Providence Place Mall Providence RI Saturday
Sunrise Mall Brownsville TX Saturday
Meyerland Plaza Houston TX Saturday
Church Street Burlington VT Saturday
Capitola Mall Capitola CA Sunday
Waterford Commons Waterford CT Sunday
Village Of Merrick Park Coral Gables FL Sunday
South Dixie Highway Miami FL Sunday
South Park Mall Moline IL Sunday
Ravinia Plaza Orland Park IL Sunday
Manhattan Town Center Manhattan KS Sunday
Jefferson Mall Louisville KY Sunday
Cambridge Galleria Cambridge MA Sunday
Mansfield Crossing Mansfield MA Sunday
South Washington Street North Attleboro MA Sunday
Westfield Shoppingtown Annapolis Annapolis MD Sunday
Birch Street Omaha NE Sunday
Riverdale Crossing Shopping Center Riverdale NJ Sunday
Sunrise Highway Bohemia NY Sunday
The Shoppes At Atlas Park Glendale NY Sunday
Main Street Mt. Kisco NY Sunday
Nesconset Highway Stony Brook NY Sunday
Jericho Turnpike Syosset NY Sunday
Western Village Shopping Center Cincinnati OH Sunday
Ohio Valley Mall St. Clairsville OH Sunday
Jefferson Square Klamath Falls OR Sunday
Lebanon Valley Mall Lebanon PA Sunday
Springfield Square Springfield PA Sunday
Haines Avenue Rapid City SD Sunday
The Centre At River Oaks Houston TX Sunday
Huebner Oaks Center San Antonio TX Sunday
Kamp Washington S/C Fairfax VA Sunday
Parkridge Center Manassas VA Sunday
Borders Plaza Sterling VA Sunday
Redmond Town Center Redmond WA Sunday

Went to Puyallup & Redmond Wa today. There was basically NOTHING left at Puyallup. I then went to to Redmond, where they had about 100 cd's, (I bought 5), 10 dvd's & a lot of books.

I also think I found out why this wave was different at least in my state:

As I may have posted before, during the last wave the Tacoma Wa store still had 100's of cd's (mostly high end classical & quality indie) left at 90% off; both these stores were cleaned out at 80. Redmond told me that a few days ago, some B&M cd chain from Denver flew in & cleaned all the stores out. I was told they spent $2500 at Redmond alone (@ 70%). I would ASSUME they hit other states as well.

What a bunch of crap. Border's creditors are making $'s from public property.

Books A Million (BAM!) took over my local Borders, so once again, I have a local bookstore to peruse stuff and read for free.

They even have a vinyl LP section!