Well I am pretty darn right frustrated today. I get an email from Barnes & Noble saying that the book I preordered, Fateful, is going to be delayed due to a change in publication date or something like that. Yet when I looked across the net to see what the "new" date would be, I still turn up September 13! Which was yesterday! And I have no idea when I'll get my book! It just makes me so mad! Here I am trying to find a new bookstore to frequent and still save $$$ and I'm not doing so good. First off my saving isn't going so well, B&N hardly ever send me usable coupons for books I want to buy. The ones I've been getting are a % off select titles, none ever being any from my list.
It's just so irritating! And then to top it off when I was out earlier today, I saw that my fave Borders store officially closed. Didn't know that it was already closed forever, had thought maybe til the end of the week, yet knowing that it could be earlier. It still saddens me. I was shopping there for YEARS! Literally! Like being a middle school "geek" because I was the only one who wanted more than 15 minutes in SSR--sustained silent reading. Still can't get over it and it doesn't help that I can't find a replacement store to shop at. I want a physical bookstore to go to on occasion because 1 I can get books faster that way and 2 because bookstores rock!
And did I mention how lost I got when I went to a B&N? Yeah I know, I'm complaining a lot. But I just wasn't at all used to their setup and it took me forever to find the section that I wanted. And as much as I would love to shop elsewhere, it's really instores where I can save on my MM paperbacks with coupons. I still can't believe Amazon doesn't discount those! Come on, at least make them $5.99 or something and the trades $7-9 since the vary if they're YA vs adult.
I really gotta stop whining and complaining I know. But I just wanted to rant somewhere and since no one's home at the moment and I don't want to bother anyone at their jobs--their paying jobs, lucky ducks!--I decided to have myself a nice mini--okay big!--rant here. Will try to calm down. I'm getting there, once all the Borders have closed and I've had my final mourning period, I'll try to perk up some, but this all started because I got the email that said my book was going to be delayed, with no estimate of a delivery. Hence my ranting and tears! :(
