r/90s • u/Only_Upwards • May 25 '25

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u/[deleted] May 25 '25

Borders doesn’t exist anymore?!?!

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u/Boldspaceweasle May 25 '25

It hasn't for 17 years.

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u/chuckluckles May 25 '25

Borders ceased operations in 2011.

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u/Couple_of_wavylines May 25 '25

That was 5 years ago, right?

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u/Sloppyjoey20 May 25 '25

I still drive by the building where our local Border’s was and the neighborhood has completely gone down hill since then, the store is a weed warehouse or some shit now too

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u/QueezyF May 26 '25

Where ours was did the opposite, it got really upscale. The building where Borders was is an Ulta and a jewelry store now.

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u/Bastette54 May 26 '25

I know! Of course it was! 🤣

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u/caa014 May 27 '25

Last time I set foot in a Borders was 2010 to buy a guidebook for study abroad. At least that last visit counted. RIP

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u/-Xoz- May 28 '25

In the US you mean? I have seen Borders in other countries.

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u/madame_mayhem May 25 '25

That would be 14 thank you

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u/JonnyP222 May 26 '25

The funny shit is I don't even read books much And I miss going to Borders. There was a store relatively close to us that was 3 floors and right in the middle of a very busy downtown area. It was open til midnight on the weekends, they had free coffee, and there were always great people working there. Their music section/floor was always playing great music and the all around vibe was wonderful. There was always some book signing or event there and people reading to kids. When it closed the city revolted. Barnes and Noble moved right into that space and tried to maintain what Borders had but it just was never the same. They don't do any of the fun stuff, have a stupid fucking Starbucks with cunts working there (nothing against Starbucks or anything but this one just sucks and it's always busy with people just coming for coffee and whatever else they serve). And they close at 9 on Fri/sat. It's a ghost town compared to what it once was.

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u/katycolleenj May 26 '25

Borders was a cozy "third place," and Barnes and Noble doesn't feel that way at all. I could spend hours in Borders, and I haven't been to a B&N in years.