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Large book chains vs. small indep.stores-which do you prefer?

There's such a fine line between helpful and annoying isn't there! What usually happens when I enter a bookstore of any variety is my mind goes blank for a few minutes as I gawk around at all the possibilites. If a store clerk walks up to me and asks if I need help, my automatic response is "no thank you." It would be better for them and for me, if they'd give me a few minutes to wander around and get my bearings, and restart my brain so I can remember what I wandered in for in the first place! Since I usually don't have my 9x7 3-ring binder full of booklists with me, it takes me awhile to be ready to be a good shopper:rolleyes:
 
You keep your lists in a binder?? Now that's one I haven't thought of. Mine are usually on a scrap of paper I keep in my wallet. Sometimes I forget and leave an updated list at home. I wish it were fashionable to have a notebook and pencil hanging from your neck, a'la Holly Hunter in "The Piano". :rolleyes:
 
Miss Shelf said:
You keep your lists in a binder?? Now that's one I haven't thought of. Mine are usually on a scrap of paper I keep in my wallet. Sometimes I forget and leave an updated list at home. I wish it were fashionable to have a notebook and pencil hanging from your neck, a'la Holly Hunter in "The Piano". :rolleyes:
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My binder is smaller than the normal ones for school. It's 9x7 inches and uses the smaller lined paper from wal-mart. I even have dividers for months of the year and a calendar,but I don't know that I'll get a calendar next year since I don't use it much. Mine has pockets on the front and back, which are stuffed with those little notes you're talking about. I like to take it with me when I go to the library to help me remember what to look for there.

As for carrying pens and fashions: For several pregnancies I wore denims jumpers a lot. They were comfortable, and usually had nice deep pockets for pens and stuff. I also used to wear my hair long and would put it up in a bun to keep it off my neck in the summer. That was wierd enough, but I really stood out when I'd be halfway through the grocery store and realize I still had a pencil stuck in my bun so I didn't loose it:rolleyes: My latest thing is to perch a pen behind my ear.. fashionable? I don't think so!
 
abecedarian said:
For several pregnancies I wore denims jumpers a lot.
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To clarify, these are denim overalls, are they not? There's a number of British people looking at you *very* oddly right now.
 
Kookamoor said:
To clarify, these are denim overalls, are they not? There's a number of British people looking at you *very* oddly right now.
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More like denim sundresses..meant to be worn over some sort of shirt:rolleyes: Sorry, I forgot about the furriners:D
 
abecedarian said:
More like denim sundresses..meant to be worn over some sort of shirt:rolleyes: Sorry, I forgot about the furriners:D
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We once went to a wedding where the theme was "western" style (cowboy western). My wife wore a very nice western style denim dress. :)
 
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