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Patronizing restaurant language from NYT - what's your experience
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- Diane in Bexley Nov 7, 2007 11:48 AM
In today's NYT, Frank Bruni comments on RestaurantSpeak & patronizing language. What stories can you share? See link below to article
my big patronizing pet peeve is when waiters or waitresses ask: "have you dined with us before? are you familiar with our menu" or "would you like me to explain how our menu works?" i just hate that. it's a menu, a list of food. give me three minutes to look at it and i'll be familiar with it. if i can't figure it out, i probably shouldn't be eating in a public place.
re: funkymonkey
I've never quite had the guts to say to a waitperson something like "Gee, the menu doesn't just work by putting my left hand on the right side of the cover of the menu, then moving my left hand right to left?"
re: RicRios
Every once in awhile you do get an answer for that one...
re: Shayna Madel
A very large numer of waiters commented on the article and the subsequent blog, saying that management forced them to say these inane things. Shame on management! Reminds me of the time that Safeway forced its cashiers to thank every customer with a huge smile (and lets face it - when you are not in the mood to smile, it is going to look phony, and who wants a phony smile?) and worse - to thank the customer by name. It was intrusive and of course they couldn't pronounce many of the names. People complained and complained and finally Safeway management reversed the policy.
I wish waiters could just be pleasant and be themselves and not have to recite inane nonsense forced upon them by management. We always try to be pleasant to waiters, cashiers, the lady behind the counter at the dry cleaners, and anyone else who provides us with service. Usually, we are treated pleasantly in return, but it has been a very, very long time since we've experienced professional and polished service in a restaurant. Ironically, we get much better (less intrusive, less phony-forced friendliness, fewer errors) service in casual joints like diners than we do in the upscale restaurants in this area. I have never had a waiter in a roadside coffee shop tell me her name, offer to tell me how the menu works, or ask me "are you still working on that?"
I realize that in saying ENJOY what they really mean is "I hope you enjoy your dinner" but the way they say it sounds like an ORDER. ENJOY OR ELSE!!!!
re: Just Visiting
I absolutely hate the -- for a better lack of term (or, perhaps, experience) -- 'American way' of trying to take away plates asap. Most restaurants around here serve the salad (if you ordered one) before the main course, and I tend to 'save' some to accompany the main. Inevitably, with half of my salad left, I will be asked "are you done with that?". Does it LOOK like I am done with that? In Europe, nobody will take your plate if it has anything left on it, except for perhaps dessert, and the way to show you're done is by resting the silverware ON the plate. Simple.
re: linguafood
My dad does this. Except what he gets more than anything else is "Is the salad okay, sir?"
I don't think he considers it bothersome, though. He's doing things differently than the way most of the restaurant patrons do. I don't think it's obtrusive to make sure that there's not something wrong with the salad.
I would much rather have a server ask if I'm done with something rather than just grabbing and walking away, and if I'm done eating something I'd rather have it taken away than have a dirty plate with half-eaten chicken or something on it.
re: rweater
true. I do feel that there is much more eagerness in clearing the table (for the next customer, perhaps) because of the whole turn-around idea here, than there is in Europe. One could certainly admit that this can also mean less service, but I prefer lingering over my food over being basically pushed out the door...
re: linguafood
Boy, did you hit on my restaurant pet peeve! I was always taught that one never takes away one diner's plate until everyone at the table had finished.
What I find is that busboys are trained to grab plates as quickly as possible, sometimes as someone is eating off it. They put their hand out to take your plate and say "are you finished?" -- like maybe you should be.
I'm in Chicago and I rather think it's a local thing, but I'd love to hear other people's experience of that.
I never let them do that and they sometimes hang around the table like they get paid for how fast they snatch plates.
re: Just Visiting
The command Enjoy has got to be one of the worst passive aggressive twists on what should be a pleasantry. I think it often reads that way on message boards, even when it is written with the best of intentions.
At least in a restaurant it might be mitigated with a genuine smile . . .
re: pitu
So I'm not the only one who hates being told to "enjoy" in messages! Good to know I'm not being overly curmudgeonly when I cringe every time I read it. It's sort of like being told to "smile!" which fortunately seems to have become less common than during the height of the "smile!" trend.
re: Ruth Lafler
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re: Just Visiting
Scripted responses slay me! Hospitals try that crap by scripting this bs line (or something like it) so they want nurses to say (as they leave a patient room) "Is there anything else I can do for you. I HAVE THE TIME" Holy moly. Time is the LAST thing I have some days... LOL. The people who script these things aren't the ones who are being pulled to be in 8 different places at once and have no clue how demoralizing it is to be expected to lie like that....
re: Goomba
I don't know, when a doctor sits down to ask if I have a question instead of hovering by the door, I'm much more likely to speak. I appreciate that. However, when waiters recite insincere-sounding scripts, I just feel uncomfortable.
re: Servorg
Servorg, yes, we have been asked "do you NEED any change back?". When I lay down a $50 for a $30something bill, unless you gave me mouth to mouth and I was dying, yes, I NEED change. It makes you feel stupid. Any comments, regardless, made by waiters that make me feel stupid and the tip begins to diminish.
re: Diane in Bexley
servorg and diane, that is my big pet peeve, too. Just get your tail back over here with my change, ok?!?!
i always tell mr. alka, "the tip-o-meter" is going down......down .... down.... (especially the longer it takes, as if they want to punish you for having the temerity to actually EXPECT some change.)
re: Phaedrus
It sounds more like the hospital "we", as it includes me the patient/customer.
re: Leonardo
yeah leonardo, but in the hospital "we", only one person gets the syringe stuck into his arm!
I dislike when waiters or waitresses try to explain what every little thing on the menu is, even if its not particularly obscure, assuming that I wouldn't understand. I know that romano is a cheese and branzini is a fish, thank you very much. I was particularly annoyed when I ordered steak tartare in a restaurant and was asked if I knew that it was raw. Why, yes, that's why I ordered it.
re: Megiac
RE: raw tartar. Again, probably because management required the disclaimer after too many returned dishes. My first take on this article is what others already said...that the lame stock phrases were required by the management / chef-owner.
I worked at a fine-dining establishment in the Southeast where the front-of-the-house was asked to make sure that diners knew "whole fish" meant "you will be dealing with bones and staring at a head." Sure, some people rolled their eyes at us, but even more changed their mind once they realized what they were getting. That wasn't a big deal. Often times, it's in how you present the information -- a discrete confirmation to affirm that the patron does indeed know the dish is served raw / is a cow tongue / has a head / is bull's testes...
The one thing I don't like: the waitstaff use of "I" as in...
"I have a few wines by the glass this evening. I have a nice Barolo, a pleasant Chianti..." "I have a few specials"
Well aren't you special!
I was guilty of the phrase "Excuse my reach," cited in the story. We all said that. Sounds classier than "Excuse me," don't it?
re: peetoteeto
I tend to prefer:"Get the )(*&(^%^*$^% out of my way!" But that's just me.
re: Phaedrus
I thought the article was brilliant. I always have a good giggle when a server congratulates me on my choice. Have I just passed on to the next round? What is my prize? I did once, only once, have a waiter at an old boy's type of steak house let me know, truthfully when I had made the wrong choice. This was in the old Post House in Manhattan. I ordered and the waiter caught my eye, and almost imperceptibly shook his head.I took the hint and changed my order.There was no subsequent kudos for me, just a good meal.
Nothing stated in the article would have bothered me at all. Most restaurant speak I either find innocuous or it just goes in one ear and right out the other.
What's annoying is (was):
1) The 1990s bottled water rip-off routine (a group of four of us spent $80 on bottled water one evening)
2) The server quickly refilling wine glasses and then immediately suggesting "another bottle" to the table when it is finished.
3) When a male server puts his hand on me.
4) When you order a cheese plate for example and ask the server to remind you of which cheese is which, and he/she proceeds to point, and his/her finger gets dangerous close to the cheeses.
5) When a male server puts his hand on me.
re: Chinon00
Okay, and what about when a server squats down to speak with you at sort-of eye level?
re: Shayna Madel
Gatekeepers, watch out!!! Thread getting racy here...
re: Shayna Madel
I forgot about that one. obnoxious!
re: Chinon00
Chinon00 I just hate that and when it happens I will never return. My DH and I were having dinner at a local Italian place and the server, (while cute) rested his hand on the center of my back every time he came to the table. Dropping off the food, one plate down and hand on my back. Checking to see if things were fine, hand on my back...grrr it was un-nerving and ended up being one of my most uncomfortable dining experiences ever.
I also cringe when I get the, "And how are we enjoying our meals" or "Are you sure you wouldn't like to add the so and so for $___ more" if I wanted that I would have asked for it!
re: bubbles4me
You must learn to say "don't touch me" or "stop touching me"
on any occasion that someone touches you that you don't want touching you.
I'm serious. Practice it.
re: Chinon00
I think the touch rule consistently produces better tips when it is a female server touching a male patron. Reverse the sexes and the male server better be really careful his touching is welcomed...
re: Shayna Madel
My personal ire is raised when the waiter will "playfully" sit at our table, and try and be my FRIEND. Outback is notorious for servers who try and pal around in this type of way-too-casual manner.
But, as for "patronizing" resto language, it's actually part of ANY hospitality business, TRUST ME. I work in a 5-Diamond resort on the Vegas Strip, and the hoops (IE, verbage we MUST use with the public) we must jump thru would make most people stop dead in their tracks.
Using the first name is utterly tacky. We are not friends, and unless you have a name-tag that only gives your first name, I would respectfully expect only Sir or Ma'am to be used- and this goes both ways. Untill you get the OK from me, to call me by my first name, don't assume I will enjoy this. It's very disrespectful.
re: Chinon00
My favorite bottled water story from the 90s was when my girlfriend's grandmother ordered water in a Manhattan restaurant, and the waiter asked if she would prefer Perrier or Evian. She looked him straight in the eye and said "I believe I'll have the Giuliani."
re: JonParker
That's actually an old French tradition, referring to the local tap water as "Chateau <mayor's surname>". I used to order Chateau Menino in Boston, but not one waiter in 20 here gets it.
re: MC Slim JB
That reminds me of Rumpole of the Bailey asking at his favorite London wine bar, for Chateau Bank of the Thames.
jfood on the contrarian side. He found the article condenscending and completely obnoxious and out of line. Bruni is a food critic and spends his life as a professional and in this article he went into the gutter. The servers are trying to make his meal more enjoyable and he kicks them in the shins.
So what if someone suggests an order to eat the canapes. "enjoy coffee with dessert" is worth the time to criticize? Jfood finds that perfectly acceptable. Better than, "Hey you want some joe with that?"
Jfood won't even go there with the rest of the article other than to say that Bruni was the last vestige of good taste at the NYT and now even he has lost jfood's vote of confidence.
And to thos servers reading this thread, jfood thanks you for your politeness in making many patrons feel special while dining.
re: jfood
Well said!! I think people should be more careful when piling on servers with all this unwarranted criticism. If people got criticized everytime they had a bad phone call with a client, was off on some numbers, showed to work 5 minutes late, etc. then would have the right to critize servers for their choice of words.
Except for the "excellent choice" thing (which I do find irritating), I don't remember ever hearing from a waiter any of the stock phrases or verbal tics mentioned in the article. Most of the issues people have mentioned in comments are also unfamiliar. Is this a geography thing? Am I just not paying attention? Do I not go out to eat often enough? Am I eating at the wrong (or in this case, right) restaurants? Just lucky?
I block most of the language out except for "Perfect!". That one makes me grate my teeth every time. Just take my order, maybe recite it back to make sure we communicated, but nothing about my choice is "Perfect!" except maybe for the tip you are imagining you are going to get with your forced cheerfulness.
We had a horrid dining experience recently at a restaurant that we patronized against our better judgement (never, EVER again).
Among many, many aggravations was the condescending waitress. First she explained what the restaurant's signature--and NAMESAKE dish is. She explained (and mispronounced) cippolini onions. She described their preparation of sushi-grade tuna (seared, rare--duh). She explained what a tomatillo is.
The experience was just what we'd expected. Now we can justify our opinion of the resto, the arrogant, over-publicized chef/owner, and the ridiculously overpriced (and not very good) food.
With the exception of the "excellent choice" remark, nothing there really bothers me. Restaurants have to cater to everybody, and have to make sure that he least experienced restaurant goer understands what a tasting menu is, what a prix fixe is, what a branzini is, that steak tartare is raw, etc. Not everybody is food saavy. I think the worse crime is a restaurant that makes the assumption that everybody knows what these terms are that it becomes intimidating for many diners.
re: Miss Needle
Well put, but if a menu says: "Steak Tartare - raw sirloin, etc..." or "Whole Fish - whole complete fish including head...." and an aghast customer complains upon receipt of such a dish, I've little sympathy for the customer.
re: Leonardo
I'd have little sympathy for the customer too. i have sympathy for the server who has to take the whole fish back to the kitchen and ask for it to be deboned and fileted or for a different entree. The first question the kitchen will ask--"did you tell them it would have a head?"
It's like the Zinfandel/White Zin discussion we had not that far back. The server needs to make sure the customer knows what he or she is ordering to keep the food/drink from coming back and keep the guests happy. Unfortunately, that can lead to a sort of dumbing down of the experience for knowlegeable guests.
re: jfood
I like the sound of that aproach, but people need to realize that whole fish means head and bones and if that grosses people out then they shouldn't be eating fish. People have become detached from the food source and forget that a fish filet is actually a part of a fish or that those short ribs we all like come from the rib cage of a cow. Apologies in advance I guess I'm just ranting here
re: cleveland park
interesting in that jfood knows people who have no issue in an Asian resto having the whole cooked tempura fish served with the head and tail but have an aversion to the same fish grilled and served.
But in fairness the "whole" fish would also include the innards as well and jfood can not remember any resto server the fish completely "whole." So once you cross the line from 100% then it's just a matter of degrees.
re: jfood
also quite possible not to be averse, just unskilled at bone removal
yet know that things taste better when cooked on the bone
when the server demonstrates, perhaps the diner will become more familiar with how easy it can be to bone a trout on your plate
or perhaps the diner just wants good pampering service, and that means the gift of bone removal
: )
re: Miss Needle
A simple "can I answer any questions about the menu?" would suffice.
I don't find many servers detailing things at the places I go to, but I'm in NY so maybe that's different. I think the waiter would come off as inexperienced talking nonsense about the cippolini and tomatillos (above example)
I actually don't much care if they know or not, as long as they are pleasant, not-overbearing, and willing to find out any info I need about the food.
I thought this was funny, not irritating. I suspect it is an attempt at the kind of genteelism intended to distinguish this supposedly high-class experience from ordinary dining... I feel bad for the poor waiters who are taught or required to do this instead of plain speaking. Simple and straightforward is always better, And formal isn't snobbish, just respectful.
re: sheiladeedee
Yeah. I think it's also just a fact that people differ in how they like to be treated by restaurant staff. I once complained to a friend about what I thought was patronizing treatment in a restaurant, and he said "but you know, my parents wouldn't have thought that was patronizing -- they would have loved it." Treatment that I would consider pleasant and efficient might strike others as unfriendly and hurried. Certainly, one element of good service is reading the customer and getting an idea of how they prefer to be served, but waiters aren't mind-readers, and I try to cut them a little slack.
re: jlafler
I think the common thread in this discussion is that people hate insincere/scripted treatment from waitstaff. I'm much more likely to cut them slack if I think they're being sincere/natural in their dealings with me.
Although I do have one pet peeve: being asked "just one" when I go into a restaurant alone. Yes, one. But not "just" one. I usually preempt this by stating very clearly when the host/hostess greets me "one for dinner."
To me, feeling "patronized", and specifically the point of feeling disturbed when having menu items explained, is a function of personal ego and perception. Some folks feel uncomfortable with the implication that they don't "know" something. To me, that is unfortunate. We are all at different places in our development (in food as well as in life). Having menu items explained to you is no indication of your own personal development.
re: Chinon00
"...the point of feeling disturbed when having menu items explained, is a function of personal ego and perception. Some folks feel uncomfortable with the implication that they don't "know" something. To me, that is unfortunate. We are all at different places in our development (in food as well as in life). "
What about a simple statement from the waitstaff upon coming up to the table to take the order: "I'd be happy to explain anything on the menu should you have any questions." That way, there is no offense to those that know what the items are/how an item is cooked/presented, and gives the opportunity to those that don't know to ask those questions and be enlightened should they choose to do so.
re: LindaWhit
Too many people are afraid of looking "stupid" in front of their friends and will not ask.
re: Servorg
Yeah, recent example: I took a visiting friend from Virginia to dinner, and she ended up sending her burger back because she didn't know what the "aioli" in the burger description was, didn't want to look like a "rube" (her word) for asking, and then found out that it's basically mayonnaise, which she hates. "Aioli" has been so trendy in the Bay Area for the last 20 years that it never occurred to me (and probably not to the waiter) that she wouldn't be familiar with the term.
re: Ruth Lafler
Aw shucks, ah think we kin git some of that there a-o-lee down here in ole Virginny. Ah think the widder down in the holler whips up a mess of it when she has kinfolk come to visit and she sells the leftovers in Mason jars out by the highway.
re: alkapal
that's very interesting -- one of our favorite things at Clyde's is the fried calamari, which is served with a red pepper aioli. We always ask for extra aioli, it's that good!
re: alkapal
Well, I think there's Virginia and then there's Virginia. Alexandria is basically a DC suburb, right? I'm pretty sure the dining scene is different there than it is in Newport News, which is where she's living now (and before that she was living in Clarksville Tennessee -- military family). But to expand on her comments, she also said that the kind of ingredient-focused California cuisine we were eating in a mid-priced restaurant was the kind of food she would only see in "fancy, expensive" restaurants at home. As a Navy wife with three small children, those aren't places she patronizes -- it's mostly Crackerbarrel. Whereas, in San Francisco aioli is ubiquitous: virtually every sandwich shop around my office puts some variation of aioli on their at least some of their offerings.
re: LindaWhit
jfood is sometimes asked by others at the table about an ingredient or method and always tries to help, but at times he does not know. In fact when he sees noone asking the waiter the question that stumped the table, he'll ask about the ingredient or method even though he has no intention of ordering that particular dish, just wants to learn.
The phrase Linda uses is so perfect. It's engaging, it's not condenscending it brings the server and the table together as a group versus an us-them. Jfood remembers several servers using these words and it immediately opens a nice, simple conversation.
Bruni's article definitely made me laugh, and more aware of this issue in recent restaurant visits, like to the place in Boston where our (spectacularly incompetent in just about every way) waiter ended up with the nickname Mr. Burns at our table, as his response to just about anything we answered to his endless questions was "Excellent!" This was a case of someone who had far too little training, and thought he could fill in the gaps with inane banter.
1) "You still workin'/pickin' on that?" instead of "May I clear?", 2) the sniff or eyeroll after I end-run the "sparkling or still" trick with a request for tap water, and 3) "Do you need change?" when I pay the check in cash top my list of annoying waiter tics. "Chef" and other pretentious usages are more likely to amuse than annoy me.
re: MC Slim JB
"May I clear" can get servers in a lot of trouble. Often there is an angry, "NO, I'm not finished." Since "working" and "picking" are clearly unpleasant, "are you still enjoying" or "are you finished enjoying" really do work better.
re: nc213
My own personal experience (on both sides of the table) is that it depends on the server's approach, and "May I clear?" is more polite and formally correct. The use of "enjoying" in this context really gets up some people's noses: that verb is practically the centerpiece of Bruni's article.
re: Gio
I agree that "May I clear" is the best option. If I've eaten pretty much all of the food, "Are you still enjoying?" just sounds stupid. (Yet it has happened.) I'd also like to add that it is NOT okay for a server to chuckle, "Well, I guess you liked that." Or, worse, "Well, I guess you didn't like that," while taking away an empty plate.
re: Glencora
How about a more general "Are there any plates you would like me to clear?" or "Can I take any of this away to give you more room?" The more room comment works for us as some of these tables are really tight on space since the restaurant is trying to maximize their space.
re: Servorg
Sure, that's fine. I'd smile and nod at the plates that can be removed. That way the conversation wouldn't be too disrupted. That wouldn't be considered rude by the server, would it?
re: Servorg
"Are there any plates you would like me to clear?" suggests clearing unevenly--clearning some plates and not others, which most of us feel to be a service faux pas.
re: Servorg
I'm with you, Servorg. I know it's proper formal service for all plates to be cleared at the same time, but I am not at a state dinner and I'd rather my finished plate go meet the dishwasher instead of taking up valuable real estate in front of me. My dinner companion is not stressed out by this, and he or she is welcome to keep their dish as long as they wish.
re: nc213
as servorg states and jfood agrees:
- while some are eating the custo can instruct the server of its desire for all at a time and return when utensils are in the "i'm done" position on all the plates
- when all are done with all clean plates or all are done with some not joining the clean plate club the table can ask for all to go at the same time.
since some want piecemeal removal this leaves that option available to them as well.
seems very simple and straightforward to jfood.
re: Glencora
I agree. That's the worst when a smart "funny" comment is made on how much I ate. One time a waitress exclaimed loudly: "Wow you certainly snarfed all that up!"
re: Glencora
Re "I guess you didn't like that," while taking away an empty plate: this can be a dangerous joke to make as a customer, as well. Many years ago, my mother solmenly told a waitress "we didn't like the dinner," assuming (incorrectly) that she would understand, from our scraped-clean plates, that it was a joke. It turned out to be quite a gaffe, which is why I still remember the incident nearly 40 years later. It was a small family-run inn in Normandy -- the waitress was also the innkeeper's wife or daughter, and possibly also the cook. We apologized and eventually got things straightened out.
all restaurants are different. ask a simple question at one place and you may get a grunt or a best-guess effort by the server. another place will drag out the chef, sommelier and who knows who else to answer every level of ambiguity in your seemingly innocent question. i like to engage servers and staff but i'm a little more careful in my dotage.
all things in moderation...
In general I'm only bugged by long introductions of "specials" with no mention of price. It makes you feel cheap if you speak up and ask - the eatery shouldn't put people in that position. In some places, specials are simply good deals whereas in others, they can be higher priced/over hyped dishes they hope to move through salesmanship. A skilled wordsmith can make a 39 cent McD's miniburger sound like a culinary landmark.
But otherwise, I'll take a cheesy roboserver over inattentive service any day of the week. I can live with "excellent choice." I can't stand, however, asking 3 times for a water or something similar.
I just saw this comic in this week's New Yorker. A waiter is standing in front of a couple seated at a table. The waiter is saying:"I know you haven't had a drink or an entree here yet , but how is everything so far?"
re: pikawicca
It goes both ways: most servers really, really hate it when the customers touch them.
re: MC Slim JB
I'm sure they do, and rightly so.


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--Aging console lineup and unexpected slowdown in software sales hurt industry
--Data are a sign of weak U.S. consumer electronics spending during the holidays
--Increased play of cheaper, casual games on smartphones and social-networking sites also drew consumers away from traditional games
(Updates throughout with analyst comments.)
By Matt Jarzemsky Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Retail sales for the videogame industry plunged 21% in December, hurt by an aging console lineup and an unexpected slowdown in software sales.
Overall, industry sales of new videogames, consoles and accessories in U.S. stores tumbled to $3.99 billion last month from $5.07 billion a year earlier, according to surveys by data tracker NPD Group.
The results are the latest sign of weak consumer electronics spending during the holidays as U.S. economic growth remains tepid. Videogame industry competition also has mounted in the form of used and mobile games, which aren't included in NPD's monthly survey release.
"December was very rough for new physical sales of videogames hardware, software and accessories," NPD analyst Anita Frazier said. "Because of the great slate of content that came to market during the fourth quarter, I had expected December sales to represent a larger portion of total year sales than what occurred."
Frazier said December accounted for just 23% of annual sales, while the average for the past 10 years had been 28%.
Among the reasons cited for slowdown were the lack of new consoles and the increase play of cheaper casual games found on smartphones and social-networking websites, such as Facebook, which have drawn some consumers away from traditional games.
NPD acknowledged the exclusion of products such as used games and online-game subscriptions limits the precision of its data. Including all types of videogame sales, total spending in the U.S. was between $16.3 billion and $16.6 billion for 2011, down about 2% from 2010.
"Our overall estimate of the market continues to point toward the increased imperative for deeper visibility into digital distribution than is available today, not only in the U.S. but globally," said David McQuillan, president of games at the NPD Group.
Nonetheless, the industry continues to prove that it can draw large demand for a hit.
Activision Blizzard Inc.'s (ATVI) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 remained the top-selling game, as some analysts expected. Ubisoft Entertainment SA's (UBI.FR) Just Dance 3, which was released for Sony Corp.'s (SNE, 6758.TO) PlayStation 3 in December, jumped to the No. 2 spot from No. 5 the previous month, outselling Bethesda Softworks's Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Overall, sales of new games at brick-and-mortar stores fell 14% in December to $2.04 billion from the same month a year ago, falling far short of the estimates of some analysts. For example, Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter on Monday forecast software sales growth of 2% to $2.41 billion.
NPD noted that unit sales were down less than dollar sales in the software category. "This could indicate that aggressive promotions, which lowered the average retail price, did not spur an increase of unit sales the way they were intended to do," Frazier said.
December retail sales of videogame hardware fell 28% to $1.32 billion, NPD said. The Nintendo Co. (NTDOY, 7974.OK) Wii and Sony PlayStation 3 are both five years old, while Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Xbox 360 is a year older.
"Hardware was particularly hard hit in December," Frazier said. Nintendo's "3DS and the DS were the only platforms to realize a unit sales increase versus November, which is highly unusual since typically all platforms enjoy a lift in the biggest month at retail."
For the year, the Xbox 360 was the best-selling platform, NPD said, while the Wii and PlayStation 3 "were neck and neck in second place."
The monthly survey release also said videogame accessory sales, such as prepaid cards used to purchase digital content within games, dropped 27% to $628.7 million.
"A lot of the decline in accessory sales can be tied to tough comps against the performance of the Kinect and Move" last year, Frazier said.
-By Matt Jarzemsky, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2240; email@example.com

subset: commoncrawl


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November 27, 2014
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Michael Redd scored 27 points and Andrew Bogut continued his tear with 14 points and 14 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 103-98 Wednesday night.
The Bucks snapped a four-game losing streak.
They also ended a streak of four straight losses to the Pistons, who had two lopsided victories over Milwaukee earlier this season.
The Pistons are still 19 games ahead of the Bucks.
Rasheed Wallace had 21 points, including going 5-of-10 from 3-point range.
He almost single-handedly brought Detroit back with four 3s in the final 2 1/2 minutes.
But the Bucks held on by hitting 10 of 12 free throws in that span.
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Ali Fedotowsky continued to narrow the field on The Bachelorette last night, with 11 roses doled out and three dudes sent packing. It was mostly predictable stuff.
Justin Rego, a.k.a. Rated R, was anything but, however. He's getting railroaded a la Vienna Girardi and/or he's just a deceitful pig, depending on who you ask.
Either way, this guy is quickly becoming one of the best Bachelor villains in years. When Rated R draws Vienna comparisons from Ali herself, we're speechless.
According to The Bachelorette spoilers, he's not only there "for the wrong reasons," but was dating two other women, making his tearful BS all the more awesome.
THG breaks down all the action below in its plus-minus index ...
Cue obligatory helicopter ride and bring-them-closer-through-adversity stunt: Ali and Roberto must walk a tightrope, literally, to reach their dinner date. Minus 5.
Not even that cliched cheesiness can dampen the appeal of Roberto Martinez, however. He's hot, speaks like 31 languages and played pro baseball. Gulp. Plus 12.
RIDE OF HER LIFE: Will Roberto Martinez take Ali on just that?
Roberto asks Ali Fedotowsky if she knows how cute she is. Barf, but Plus 2.
On the group date, the guys film a music video for Barenaked Ladies. We're fans, but Minus 6 because ABC is really scraping the bottom cross-promotional stuff.
Each guy gets a scene with Ali and the true colors come out. Jonathan crumbles under pressure, Kirk pretty much mauls her and Frank gets mad jealous. Plus 3.
Kirk gets the rose, but weatherman makes the video. Minus 4.
Chris Lambton talks about the tattoo across his heart, which is his late mom's signature. A little weird, but a sweet sentiment from an overall cool guy, so Plus 9.
The video shoot, while supremely lame, provided us with gratuitous Ali bikini, tub, pool and lingerie action, a point that mustn't be overlooked (see gallery). Plus 10.
SEX APPEAL: The Bachelorette cranks it up to 11. Or at least like 7.5.
Now for the highlight of the night: Miffed by his lack of alone time with Ali, Rated R hobbles two miles on crutches to her place. Supposedly. We doubt it. Minus 9.
You have to give the producers credit for orchestrating that, though. Him limping up during Ali's talking head and her feigning surprise is worth a Plus 8 in itself.
Plus 13 more for Rated R's sob story about his absentee dad and his pleas for the guys to accept him, even after he blatantly (and happily) d!cked over Hunter.
Speaking of Hunter, his date went nowhere due to his utter lack of game. No rose for you. Minus only 2, because while a waste of time, Ali got the message.
Running out of time, Steve sets up a picnic, but can't open the champagne. Ali wonders why his hand doesn't work; Steve says it's numb. Why, Steve?! Minus 5.
Chris L. and Ali bond over flip cup. He's totally winning. Plus 3.
Ali inadvertently outs Justin Rego to Roberto, who narcs on him to the guys, and all hell breaks loose. But they're just pissed they didn't think of it, so Wash.
Roses: Kirk and Roberto (earlier); Chris L., Jesse, Chris N., Ty, Kasey, Craig, Frank, Jonathan and ... Justin. After all that, Rated R lives to fight another week!
Out: Hunter (earlier); John and Steve.
Has anyone else noticed that Ali has very dark roots? Someone else mentioned that she dyes her hair too blonde that it was turning green a little. I noticed that too and thought it was my tv. Gosh, her hips are huge. She thinks Roberto is cute? Really? Ali has broader shoulders than he does. He's tiny built. Justin I wish you would speak more Portugese on the show... what a turn-on! You are such a hottie !!!
Quit picking on Justin. So what if he has lots of girlfriends... he's a GORGEOUS! At this point he is trying to have more time with Ali, to see if there is a deeper connection there. He's obviously not in love with any of his girlfriends back home. I love you Justin Rego! I hate your wrestling job, but I love you!
Rated "R" is there for all the wrong reasons but he might not be the only one. This is what makes the "show" more intresting and makes me want to see more. The scenes they did for the music videos were lame except for Kirk's scene. WHY TO GO KIRK!! But Roberto wins the game at the end :-)
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The View Versus Bill O'Reilly, Round 3!by Hilton Hater at . Comments
Last Thursday, Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar stormed off the set of The View after Bill O'Reilly said Muslims attacked us on 9/11 and added that he was against the building of a mosque around the site of the World Trade Center.
He then went on his Fox News program and defended his point of view.
Now, Goldberg, Behar and other panelists on The View have spoken out again on the feud. Focusing on the controversy this morning, Goldberg said she had no regrets about walking away mid-interview because she "was gonna cuss him out."
Behar, meanwhile, said: "We talk about standing up to bigotry, so I stood up."
For once, though, an old woman was actually the voice of reason, as Barbara Walters chastised Goldberg and Behar for letting O'Reilly "pull your chain" and added: "This is a country full of rage, and we should be able to have conversations without rage... without obscenities."
Sounds like a job for Jon Stewart!For her part, Sherri Shepherd said the fight with O'Reilly "was not staged and not a publicity stunt," although the show is clearly happy to drag it out for the purpose of ratings.
As for Elisabeth Hasselbeck? She looked at the camera and said to President Obama: "Can we please use the word 'terrorist' again, Mr. President?"
Well, okay then.
Please teach the rest of these intreent hooligans how to write and research!
I think they should re-name the show as Bitches shout-out, the are always talking over one another.Whoopie needs a case old fashion bar soap, they should re-name her BLEEPIE Goldberg. Joy Behar is just an old cranky bitch, she has nothing good to say about anybody, I don't see how her show has lasted a year.I will never watch the show again.
ohhhh please!!!!!, they did what most people should do when he does open his ignorant mouth!, WALK AWAY!!! iTS SAD HOW SOMEONE CAN GO ON TELEVISION AND TALK SUCH NONSENSE! SHE CONTROLLED HERSELF BY WALKING OFF STAGE, I SUPPOSE CURSING HIM OUT WOULD BE BETTER! although a good curse out is what that old fart needs! AND FYI, bill oreilly never states an opinion, he forces it down your throat!, watch his show sometime and you will see!
Every day the women of "The View" talk over each other, and dish it out to the outside audience about people who are not there to defend themselves on that show.
Enter Bill O'R who already came to the show with a reputation. Putting this vocal **fox in the hen house was a debate waiting to happen,and it did.
Again, I will say it Bill O'Reilly was an invited guest on "The View",he gave "his" opinions,the women did not like what they were hearing,but as professional women who are paid very well to express their views every single day, Joy and Whoopie showed a total disregard for the **name of their show. In the final analysis,they lost their reputations by walking off their own show,while Bill hung around and made them look foolish.
I think since Barbara Walters told Bill O'Reilly that he needed to apologize, that Whoopie and Joy should have also apologized for their unprofessional actions and for Whoppie's language. Whoopie just said on the Rachael Ray Show that everyone has a right to a view and people shouldn't get mad at others for expressing their view so why did she swear at O'Reilly when he was sharing his view. I was offended by how much of her statement had to be bleeped.


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The University of Southern California has fired football coach Lane Kiffin.
USC athletic director Pat Haden announced on the school's website early Sunday that Kiffin has been relieved of his duties. Haden says Kiffin was told of his termination when the team arrived back in Los Angeles after Saturday's 62-41 loss at Arizona State.
USC has lost seven of its last 11 games. The Trojans are 0-2 in the PAC-12 and 3-2 overall this season.
Kiffin's overall record in four seasons with the Trojans is 28-15.
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A Groom Who Can't Remember. Bride Who Wants Desperately To Forget.
Enid MacLean is finally living a peaceful life when she receivesword that an explosion has injured the husband she hoped she'd neverhave to see again. Reluctantly, she agrees to do her duty but,except for his distinctive green eyes, the man she nursesback to health is not the man she remembers.
And he remembers nothing. From the depths of his amnesia, he reaches out for the woman he believes is his wife, tempting her with ardent words and a reckless passion she finds herself unable to resist. And while Enid finds herself losing her heart to this achingly familiar stranger, she cannot help but wonder how her husband has become such a dangerous, seductive man . . . and what secrets he carries locked away in his lost memories.
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Well, I bought a new M880 to add to my two M80s. Did not know the 880 needed a different box. I plan to cut the opening to allow the extra sensors in the 880 to function. That way I retain the features of the old box, without the problems of the new box mentioned in another review.
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Purchased the new Moultrie M880 and the security box for the camera. I have a number of issues with the new design. The 1st issue I have is that the only security cable that will fit the box is a 5/16 python cable which is only available in a 6 foot length which severely limits mounting this camera on large trees. The old design on the M80 supported up to a 3/8 inch cable which this new box should have as well. My 2nd issue has to do with installing the camera and then securing the box and camera. Once you put the camera in the box and install the front cover you then have to insert the python cable through the security box and the camera and out the other side of the security box and then secure the cable. You see the new M880 camera has holes in the rear of the camera for a python cable. If you want to access the camera to check you pictures you have to remove the cable from the entire box. It takes too much time.
Since I have the old M80xd camera I installed it in the mini cam security box and it fits perfectly and why shouldn't it. It's the same size as the old M80 and you don't have to remove a security cable to access your camera. Moultrie messed up on this design.


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Yorkton Harvest goaltender Carter Phair is one of the youngest players in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League. In fact, if he were born 17 days later, he wouldn't even be old enough to play in the league.
But without looking at Phair's birth certificate, one would think he's a grizzled veteran. He has stood tall, literally as he stands 6-foot-2, 160-pounds, in Yorkton's blue paint throughout his first eight games, posting five wins, a .909 save percentage and a 3.02 average.
"He has played really well for us this year," said Harvest head coach Dan Cross. "He often makes saves that have kept us in games. We've been very happy with how he has handled himself as such a young goalie."
Phair's best pair of games happened in the beginning of October up against two of the top teams in the league. On Oct. 9, he stopped 38 of 40 of the Notre Dame Argos' shots. The very next contest, he turned away 40 of 42 shots against the Battlefords Stars.
Modest and humble, Phair credits his teammates for his success.
"I owe everything to my team," said Phair, who turns 15 in December. "They have been playing strong in front of me and letting me see shots. We have some really good defencemen who help me out a lot."
Despite making the transition look easy, Phair has noticed a significant difference in the level of compete from 'AA' bantam to 'AAA' midget.
"I've had to pick up on the speed is the biggest thing," said Phair, who played for the Estevan AA Bruins last year. "It's a much better league than 'AA' bantam. Everyone is better and players shoot a lot better. It takes time to get used to it all."
It goes without saying that Phair will have some learning curves throughout his rookie season. One of those tough days came on November 17 against the Beardy's Blackhawks. Some tough bounces led to three quick goals getting by Phair. It was tough to swallow for him, as it is for any young goalie; however, with the Carnduff, SK., native having composure beyond his years, he knows he can't let the bad bounces get to him.
"I just have to look to the next game," said Phair. "I can't think too much about one game. I just have to move onto the next one."
Phair's partner in the Harvest blue paint, 17-year-old Carson Bogdan, has helped ease him into the league. Bogdan, who has also stood tall in the crease, has played the role of his puck-stopping mentor.
"He's been great – a really good mentor," said Phair. "He has been helping me with playing the puck and just getting used to this league. And at times when I need help, he calms me down and just gives me good advice."
In the future, Phair hopes to take his talents to the Western Hockey League. He was drafted by the Edmonton Oil Kings in the 2013 bantam draft and took part in their spring camp.
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The current version of the WP7 tools doesn't allow you to use the WCF Data Services by just adding service a from the VS environment. This workthrough will show you how you can still use OData services from the WP7.
(Disclaimer: Even though I work for Microsoft, I am not a part of the WP7 product or tools team and I am discovering things as everybody else :))
1. Download OData Client library
The same day when the WP7 development story was announced at MIX10, the OData team has released the CTP of the client library for Windows Phone 7 series. So, you can go ahead download it and extract the contents into some known location.
2. Create Data Service
For this workthrough I have decided to use the local service on my machine. So I've just followed the steps from Creating the Data Service (WCF Data Services Quickstart) workthrough. As a result I've got the Northiwnd data service running on my laptop:
3. Create client data services classes
The next steps is to generate client data services classes against our data service. For this you'd need to open the command prompt and execute the following command:
"%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\DataSvcUtil.exe" /language:CSharp /out:C:\Temp\Northwind.cs /uri:http://localhost:31594/Northwind.svc
Make sure to modify the output location and the url name/port that correspond to your environment. The result of this execution is going to be the Northwind.cs file with all appropriate implementations of the DataServiceContext and entities from the Northwind database.
4. Create WP7 application that consumes the Northwind Data Service
Now we are ready to create the WP7 application that displays the list of the customers. I've started from creation the Windows Phone List Application in the Visual Studio Exress for Windows Phone:
The Visual Studio generated the sample application that displays a list of some items with a detailed view. Let's add the Northwind.cs file to the project that we generated in the previous steps and re-compile the project. Since the generated code is using the ViewModel classes to databind to the data, I've added the CustomersModelView class to the project:
public class CustomersViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
public CustomersViewModel()
public CustomersViewModel(IEnumerable<Customers> customers)
Items = new ObservableCollection<Customers>();
// Populate the collection
foreach(Customers customer in customers)
public ObservableCollection<Customers> Items { get; private set; }
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
Next, I've added the following code to the constructor of the MainPage.xaml.cs class:
// Initialize the context
NorthwindEntities northwind = new NorthwindEntities(new
// Get the query
var customersQuery = northwind.Customers;
// Execute the query
delegate(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
() =>
DataServiceQuery<Customers> query = asyncResult.AsyncState as
if (query != null)
// Get the customers from the result of the asynchronous query.
var customers = query.EndExecute(asyncResult);
// Set the items source of the grid to the CustomersViewModel of customers.
this.DataContext = new CustomersViewModel(customers);
This code execute the query against the data context asyncronously and assigns the CustomerViewModel to the DataContext of the page. All what's left for us do is to change the data binding in the xaml for MainPage.xaml
mpc:ListViewItem Layout="TextAndDetailsWithIcon" Text="{Binding CompanyName}" Details="{Binding CustomerID}" Style="{StaticResource PhoneListBoxItemLayout}"/>
and the DetailsPage.xaml:
<!--TitleGrid is the name of the application and page title-->
<Grid x:Name="TitleGrid" Grid.Row="0">
<TextBlock Text="DATA SERVICES APP" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextPageTitle1Style}"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding CompanyName}" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextPageTitle2Style}" Height="141" Margin="7,43,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" />
<!--ContentGrid contains the details-->
<Grid x:Name="ContentGrid" Grid.Row="1">
<ColumnDefinition Width="244*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="39*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="197*" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ContactName}" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextBodyTextStyle}" Margin="10,0,7,562" Height="33" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ContactTitle}" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Height="33" Margin="9,0,8,506" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextBodyTextStyle}" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" />
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June 1 marked the official launch of the new Borders.com. Prior to then, Borders had partnered with Amazon, using the e-commerce site to handle the heavy lifting and delivering Borders customers mostly an Amazon experience for about seven years.
Now that Borders has total command of its site and controls its customers' online experiences, I have some questions:
What does it expect? What is it trying to do?
Of course, we can't discuss selling books online without talking about Amazon's dominance. Does Borders expect to go head to head with Amazon? Or does it have a different strategy?
While we don't know all the answers to these questions, we can make guesses, even learn, as we look at the new Border's site.
We see some exciting selling and marketing opportunities for Borders.com.
Borders shouldn't take on Amazon head to head, at least not now.
Readers of this column are aware of my regard for Amazon's optimization culture. And there's no doubt it does many things right, as evidenced by the company's consistently high conversion rate.
But as you dig an inch beneath the surface of its success, you'll discover Amazon has some weaknesses. While it's the master of selling to those who know exactly what they want, it offers a horrible experience for anyone browsing for books and hoping to discover something new and unique.
This is no surprise. Amazon owns the search on unique identifiers, but with unique identifiers you deal with mostly middle- to late-stage buyers who know approximately or exactly the item they want. Amazon does a more than respectable job making product suggestions and increasing average order value (AOV) through up-sell, but it's practically impossible to enjoy an experience if you are just browsing, looking to discover new books or authors.
By creating an unparalleled experience for book browsers, Borders can create a strong niche. Already Borders has changed tactics in stores, reducing shelf inventory, featuring more books face out, and allowing customers to see and discover more books. This change has increased brick-and-mortar sales by double digits. Our senior persuasion architect, Anthony Garcia, shops at Borders stores almost exclusively because he claims he has found dozens of new book and authors he had never considered before.
Borders needs to take this mojo online. If its new site is any indication, it's already making that attempt.
All of us at my company are book junkies. We buy more books than we can read, and we are always looking for unique business and history books. Many of us are on a never-ending hunt to find great new (or unfamiliar) fiction authors. With that in mind I gave Anthony a handy sum of Borders Bucks to see if he could find a few new books or authors using the new site.
Overall, he gave the site a solid "C" grade and came away buying nothing. But he did report some promise.
His first encounter was with the "Magic Shelf," which turned out to be a little more than eye candy. His attempts to edit the shelf to better reflect his tastes proved difficult. He was repeatedly sent to his account and given a few radio buttons to choose categories. If there's a way to place specific titles on his shelf, he couldn't find it. And the books on his Magic Shelf were difficult to navigate or drill down into for more information. We are optimistic this feature will improve. When it does, it will be a powerful browsing tool, as it introduces more relevant new books and authors based on the visitor's taste.
On listing pages like this one, the visitor is presented with two ways to display lists of books. The default list is an icon view that displays nothing but thumbnails of book covers. When you mouse over a thumbnail you get a box with more details on that particular book. We like the idea because book covers can be interesting and intriguing, but the thumbnails were too small and we had difficulty seeing the titles. Borders should increase the thumbnail size and offer at least a little detail underneath it, like the title, author, price, and availability. What would be even better would be an ability to "pick up the thumbnail," thereby enlarging it and possibly even being able to flip it and see the back side. It would also be great if we could just drag and drop books onto the magic bookshelf.
The other listing option is more traditional, along the lines of an Amazon listing page.
There were also no clear calls to action (e.g., add to cart, add to wish list) on each view. The listing page offers a "want it?" action, but it's a vague call to action and visitors will be unsure what happens when they click it.
Product detail pages also need some work. We found it hard to find the review tab, and once we did several of the books had measly and unhelpful reviews. We assume this will change as the site generates more traffic and sales. The book descriptions themselves were skimpy in comparison to Amazon's. Compare the description for Scott McClellan's book "What Happened?" on Borders and Amazon. Which page gives you more buying confidence? (It would be interesting to hear your thoughts here, list the reasons and send them to me.)
Borders has clearly done an amazing amount of work, and the site looks great. Our guess is it knows it needs to do much more. Here are few things it can do to outflank Amazon and own book buyers who are early in their buying phase:
- Continue to work on the magic bookshelf. Find ways to make it easier to navigate and customize so the books on the shelf are more relevant to the visitor.
- Make it easy to engage the magic bookshelf from anywhere on the site. Right now, we constantly had to go back to the home page to see it.
- Continue to leverage the cross-channel opportunities using Borders Rewards.
- Introduce more social Web 2.0 elements: allow visitors to share lists, chat, and discuss what they're reading. Allow visitors to communicate with each other on your site about books they have read or are considering. In short, turn visitors into a de facto sales force.
- Introduce a user tagging system that will allow visitors to tag books using their own terms. This will allow visitors to sort and interact with items on their terms, not just the terms/categories you've assigned. Is Heller's "Catch-22″ a classic, fiction, or both?
- Improve Borders Rewards e-mail marketing. It shouldn't be about offers but about real content.
- Partner with or acquire Facebook apps, like Visual Bookshelf, and become active in social networking forums.
- Don't spend time on long-tail strategies. You've too far to go to catch up with Amazon.
We'll continue to monitor Borders and its unique opportunity. We hope you will, too. In the meantime, tell us what you think about the site and what you'd do to help it.
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Hi Bryan,
I really, really appreciate you and your team taking the time to write such a thoughtful review of our new site. We're very interested in capturing as closely as we can the warmth, inspiration and sense of discovery customers get when they visit our stores, and then leveraging the capabilities of a web site to expand that experience where appropriate. I'm pleased to say that many of your suggestions are on our fairly near-term roadmap, and I think there are some other suggestions you've listed here that should and will be on our roadmap. We're very interested in gathering feedback from experts like yourselves, your readers and our other customers to ensure we make the enhancements to our site that best meet our customers' needs.
Thanks again,
Kevin Ertell
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I've always wondered why Borders allowed itself to become an Amazon affiliate online. That seemed like a huge erosion of branding. I think the one area they can compete is to stick to books and really attend to that audience. I still use Amazon all the time, but my biggest complaint is that, as they've diversified into so many product areas, it takes away from the experience for those of us who still use the site to buy books 99% of the time.
Borders actual stores have always had a good environment. Now if they can take that same feel on to the web in a dynamic Web 2.0 format, they could possibly have a home run. Let's face it – a lot of what's going on online is dated at best, including Amazon. Here's to Borders and we wish them luck!
Adding Wifi to all its stores would be awesome as well!!
It's interesting to see people try different things to compete with amazon. I'm not really sure this will work, but it does look a lot better than amazon.
Thanks for the great article, Bryan. I'm waiting for the moment when Borders Rewards starts sending me emails not only with content but discount codes that I can use with their new online store, not just the retail locations. To think of the business they're missing out on because it's so easy to "click to buy" an item that's featured (and on sale) rather than think of getting myself to a retail store…
I agree with Michele – that has bugged me for years! I find myself more apt to buy books online than in the store (much less distracted online). Great option for working parents to be able to purchase online.
Hi Karen and Michele,
Since we launched the new site, most of our Borders Rewarards coupons now have a promo code for use on the new Borders.com. Because we're still in a bit of a soft launch mode and haven't kicked off our marketing campaign for the new site, we haven't yet made a big deal out of the fact that the coupons also work online. However, if you click through to them from your Shortlist email, you'll see a promo code. We'd certainly love to have you shopping on Borders.com.
Kevin Ertell
VP, E-Business
One way that bookstores could better create a community is online book clubs. Encourage people with similar interests to all read the same book together and discuss it online. Screw the review, get people talking about books
All of these comments are great! I go to Kellogg Business School right now, and we are doing a project on how Borders can succeed in their online endeavor – against Amazon and B&N.
I would love to get more feedback from people – what works, what does not work, how can they change it to make it what people want?
Also, Kevin, is there anyway that I can contact you to find out how we can help you? Often we talk to the client in these projects to get some insider views into where you are, where things are going. Could you contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com. In exchange for your time and input, I would be happy to share our final project with you. Who knows, it might help!
Thanks everyone!
I like the layout of the new Border's site, but I've noticed that many of the self publishing company products are not listed, as they were on Amazon. Are you planning to add back titles from iUniverse and Infinity?
You are absolutely correct, I never really thought about it that way. I'll be sure to add people to my next commercial website!
It's interesting to see people who try different things to compete with amazon. I'm not really sure this will work, but it does look a lot better than amazon.
I am a bookaholic who loves to browse brick-and-morter bookstores. Yesterday, I was reading a news article with reference to an interesting book. After looking up the the ISBN on Amazon, I drove up to one of the two Borders bookstores in Tampa. I have nothing against Amazon, but I try to avoid sending my credit card number over the Internet if possible. Also, I am too cheap to pay for shipping. For special orders at the Borders brick and morter store, they want you to stand in front of a computer and use their online database to purchase. I will probably order the book through Amazon.
I love the idea about the book club. I work from home due to family commitments and find it difficult to go out a lot of the time. But I absolutely love reading and discussing books and am always trying to encourage friends to read the books I have. An online book club would be great as it is convenient and no travelling is involved.
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One way that bookstores could better create a community is online book clubs. Encourage people with similar interests to all read the same book together and discuss it online. Screw the review, get people talking about books
compete is to difficult to go out a lot of the time. Encourage same book together and discuss it But I absolutely love reading and discussing stick I think the one area they can to books and really attend to that people with similar interests to all read the


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