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defrogI’m in Singapore again on telephones business.
By the wildest coincidence, the local Borders just wrapped up a massive clearance sale.
Yes, again.
This one was so big they had to stage it at the Singapore Expo. And this time, Borders really is closing down.
Which I mention because during the previous clearance sales, Borders Singapore kept insisting that its US parent’s bankruptcy issues had no effect on its operations here. But the flagship store in Wheelock Place finally closed last month, allegedly due to a rent dispute.
There’s still a branch in Parkway Palace, but locals aren’t convinced it’s going to be around much longer at this rate.
Anyway, the important thing is that I arrived here in time to go check out the sale. An argument could be made I might as well not have bothered. For a start, the Expo is pretty far away from most hotels. Also, with everything 50% off, it’s not quite the bargain that the previous sale offered.
Which is especially relevant since the selection didn’t look all that different from last time – except maybe that this time there was heavy emphasis on the works of Charlaine Harris and Janet Evanovich, for some reason. Also, if you ever had plans to open an “urban erotica” bookstore in Singapore, you’d have been all set as long as you had access to a van.
Still, at least I didn’t leave empty-handed.
Why yes, that is a detective mystery written by Chuck Barris.
DISCLAIMER: I’m fairly sure I’ve read the Modesty Blaise novel there. But that was 20 years ago, so why not?
On the cheap,
This is dF
By the wildest coincidence, the local Borders just wrapped up a massive clearance sale.
Yes, again.
This one was so big they had to stage it at the Singapore Expo. And this time, Borders really is closing down.
Which I mention because during the previous clearance sales, Borders Singapore kept insisting that its US parent’s bankruptcy issues had no effect on its operations here. But the flagship store in Wheelock Place finally closed last month, allegedly due to a rent dispute.
There’s still a branch in Parkway Palace, but locals aren’t convinced it’s going to be around much longer at this rate.
Anyway, the important thing is that I arrived here in time to go check out the sale. An argument could be made I might as well not have bothered. For a start, the Expo is pretty far away from most hotels. Also, with everything 50% off, it’s not quite the bargain that the previous sale offered.
Which is especially relevant since the selection didn’t look all that different from last time – except maybe that this time there was heavy emphasis on the works of Charlaine Harris and Janet Evanovich, for some reason. Also, if you ever had plans to open an “urban erotica” bookstore in Singapore, you’d have been all set as long as you had access to a van.
Still, at least I didn’t leave empty-handed.
Why yes, that is a detective mystery written by Chuck Barris.
DISCLAIMER: I’m fairly sure I’ve read the Modesty Blaise novel there. But that was 20 years ago, so why not?
On the cheap,
This is dF
