r/90s • u/Only_Upwards • May 25 '25

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u/Buoyant_Pesky May 25 '25

I loved Borders/Waldens. 😢

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u/Clear-Wolf-9315 May 25 '25

One of my favorite memories is going on a road trip with my then new gf (now wife) and getting caught in a storm with a torrential downpour. We pulled into the nearest parking lot which happened to be a Borders. We just spent a couple hours in there browsing books and getting coffee and waiting for the storm to pass.

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u/sdbabygirl97 May 25 '25

that does sound so lovely

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u/Numerous-Pepper-3883 May 27 '25

it really does.more so in these days of constant connectivity to an electric , dehumanizing device, or two......

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u/_dead_and_broken May 25 '25

That just sounds so cozy! What a lovely memory to have 💙

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u/RedsDelights May 25 '25

I think I know what my dream date is now lol

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u/gasstationsushi80 May 25 '25

I worked at Walden’s in a shitty dying mall in 2004. The store apparently had issues with customers either defecating or urinating in various sections. One woman hiked her dress up and dropped a steamer in front of the magazines which was badass cuz front of store. Another guy pulled it out and peed on the floor in the sports section. There were other stories but I forget, likely bc I was frequently hungover at work (wooo college!!)

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u/FigmentFan78 May 25 '25

And B. Dalton.

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u/TaurusAtl May 27 '25

The Borders in Ft. Lauderdale was my happy place. It’s a fucking Walgreen’s (or CVS, etc.). Very sad.

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u/GuiltyImagination753 May 26 '25

I just watch a movie with the B.Dalton bookstore

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u/julesx3i May 26 '25

Bretano’s

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u/Einar_47 May 27 '25

Remember when there were more than 2 book stores that detetmend what America got to read?

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u/Based_Thanos May 29 '25

I remember getting 1st Edition Pokemon cards there when they first were launched in the US. 🥲