July 28, 2003


Dear Borders,

Just wanted to let you know that I'll take my business somewhere else. The behaviour of your store in Fred-necks-Burg, VA, is a travesty. Consider, all you sell is protected by our Constitution. Without those words about free speech, you would not be in business. I know that irony is dead, but it's kind of ironic, eh? Since you don't like the epithet Chicken + (fill in whatever here) let me supply a couple of more common phrases that I have heard concerning Fearless Leader.

Chicken shit
Chicken lips
Chicken out
and the best last:
Chicken hawk

now you may object to me calling Shrubus Maximus all those things, that is of course your right. I have the right to tell you that I won't be patronizing your stores anymore, ever. So, just wave bye-bye to my business here in Ohio or anywhere else, if theres only a Borders, I'll go without.

I'm just one person, and I'm sure that you don't care, but hey others may feel the same. I hope they do, and they too appreciate the irony of your actions relative to your existence. My fondest wish is that one day when your employees are all selling coffee to each other waiting for a customer to come in, a customer comes in, and asks for directions to a locally owned and operated bookseller.

It would serve you right.

posted by Jo Fish on 07.28.03 at 03:09 AM





Comments:

In a word...excellent! You want to add fuel to the fire? Check this out.

posted by: The Voice on 07.28.03 at 03:21 AM [permalink]



At least Napolean led a charge or two...

posted by: Silas Dogood on 07.28.03 at 04:13 AM [permalink]



This Borders on contempt! Is
turkey a substitute that would be acceptable? Or better yet a capon?

posted by: Shag from Brookline on 07.28.03 at 06:31 AM [permalink]



After reading the righteous and pompous post above, I am now going to go out to Borders and buy some books. Jo Fish, I will keep you in mind when I make my purchase. Only books with little words, and lots of photos.

posted by: Steven Cox on 08.04.03 at 01:22 PM [permalink]






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