atkins/ *PT*

[Guest guest]

Hey PT,

 

I work for a small, local independent bookstore chain here in the

Vancouver area. Our " goliath " of bookstores in Canada is the

Chapters/Indigo/Coles nightmare conglomerate. The company I work for

has absolutely no affiliation with any of the big chains, despite

what some our customers would insist. ( " What do you mean, I can't use

my Chapters discount card here? Aren't you owned by them??)

 

Regardless, we still have, and sell lots of, most of the popular

titles. But since we're a small business, we have a lot of loyal

regulars and have the freedom to have good conversations about the

good/bad points of various books. I can give my opinion about Atkins,

South Beach, Dr. Phil, etc with no fear of reprisals from my employer

for NOT selling more of these diet books. *lol*

 

And to stick to the vegetarian discussion, we also sell a lot of

remainder, discount titles including new cookbooks. I snagged a

hardcover copy of Crescent Dragonwagon's " Passionate Vegetarian " a

couple of weeks ago, for the low, low price of 18 bucks Canadian (60

bucks regularly). Minus my 30% discount on that price, I got an

excellent new cookbook for a fab price!

 

Cheers,

Kathy

 

--- " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll> wrote:

> Good for you, Kathy.

> Just for curiousity sake, what bookstore do you

> work for; is it a large chain like Waldenbooks or

> B & N?

>

> ~ PT ~

 

> --- " Kathy " <treegrrl29>

> wrote:

>

> > Thanks for giving the *real* low-down on Atkins. I work in a

> > bookstore and if our booksales are any indication, Dr.

> > Atkins' " corporation " has made more than than its fair share on

the current dieting obsession. And they still keep cranking out " new "

> > books to encourage people to spend, spend, spend. It drives me

> crazy, but there isn't much I can do about it since the higher-ups

decide what to sell, and it's all about profits. *sigh*

> >

> > More than once I've been asked what I think about the diet (no

> > comment, or I'll just start getting mad) and whether it works or

> not (not a clue, hey, I'm just a bookseller!).

[Guest guest]

Wow, that would be a dream job, working in a

bookstore. Good deal you got on the Crescent

Dragonwagon cookbook. That is such a good one.

 

~ pt ~

 

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence,

which makes us receivers of its truth and organs of its activity.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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, " Kathy " <treegrrl29>

wrote:

> Hey PT,

>

> I work for a small, local independent bookstore chain here in the

> Vancouver area.

>

> And to stick to the vegetarian discussion, we also sell a lot of

> remainder, discount titles including new cookbooks. I snagged a

> hardcover copy of Crescent Dragonwagon's " Passionate Vegetarian " a

> couple of weeks ago