Does this bother anybody else?

[jman3000]

My voice tends to carry so I would just say I'll call you back later. No need for people to hear all my business.

[whottt]

I don't get the pro-cellphone mentality...it's a bookstore, you go there to buy books or read them, not to ing yap on a cellphone, if you want to yap on a ing cellphone go to a cellphone store and yap...do you see people going into cellphone stores to read books?

Uh, no you don't.

Go yap outside, yap in your car, not in area where people are trying to read...bookstore or otherwise, that is rude.

And that area is there for people to read, the type of literature has nothing to with whether it's ok to yap or not, nor does their intent on purchasing. They put that area there for people to read, not yap.

Why do you need to yap where people are trying to read? You can yap anywhere, you cannot go anywhere and read books for free.

Fascism.


Hey, all you cellphoners, I'm going to sit on the hood of your car and read...after all, there's no sign there that says not too.

[ploto]

So, if you're reading and your bladder gets full, you should just wet your chair? There's no sign telling you to use the restroom...

You don't pee in chairs anywhere, but you can talk on your cell phone in EVERY retail store I have ever been in. It is not something I do or even like, but it is no more offensive in there than in any other place people shop. It is a store, not a library. I love when those bags glare at me when I actually speak to an employee of the bookstore, as if my shopping is disturbing them.

[Clandestino]

I'm too lazy to read all the bull anger management, smoke pot, etc.. did the asshole stop talking on the phone or not?

[koriwhat]

If you don't want to purchase books, then get your and go.

[Findog]

B&N and Borders put big comfy chairs in their stores for a reason. They want foot traffic and they know a certain % of those people browsing will make an impulse purchase. Who wakes up and has a stick up their ass to go buy a $20 copy of Animal Farm at B&N, when you get a used copy at Half Price Books or ebay for a fraction of the price?

Half-Price Books, on the other hand, does not lay out chairs or anything else. They don't want people browsing or reading for free.

[Big Empty]

here's some advice... buy your damn magazines and move on! barnes & nobles makes nothing off of moochers like you who go in there thinking they're at some damn library and can just sit in there all day "previewing" their merchandise. stop being cheap and buy the already and go home and read it in peace.

it bugs me more that you think you should be able to talk to someone merely because they are on the phone while you expect complete silence in a damn store, not a library.

+1 lol

[koriwhat]

^ hahaha. yeah i actually had to make that clip from my own dvd. ha. classic movie!

[z0sa]

I would say something to you in a heart beat, and if you gave me the slightest little ill look, you'd lose your phone against the wall for being stupid.

oh? FYI, i've been training in self defense since I was 5. i also hit the gym hard 3 times a week. so should this event ever transpire, feel free to try me.

[Horn Tooter]

oh? FYI, i've been training in self defense since I was 5. i also hit the gym hard 3 times a week..

[Lance]

oh? FYI, i've been training in self defense since I was 5. feel free to try me.

[ploto]

I get up, say "GOD INGDAMMIT, NOBODY WANTS TO LISTEN TO YOUR PHONE CONVERSATION!" and storm out. I realize that I have a bit of a temper, but I consider his behavior anti-social and rude.

And your behavior isn't?? I would guess that you disturbed the people trying to read there more than he did.

I would say something to you in a heart beat, and if you gave me the slightest little ill look, you'd lose your phone against the wall for being stupid.

Another guy who is judging the manners of others while threatening violence.

[resistanze]

...do you see people going into cellphone stores to read books?

[katyon6th]

On the subject of bookstores... I was at Borders the other day and some guy was sitting in a chair reading a book. With his shoes off.

I'd say that's at the top of the list of bad bookstore etiquette, right up there with talking on your cell phone.

[Findog]

And your behavior isn't?? I would guess that you disturbed the people trying to read there more than he did.

I already conceded I brought a gun to a knife fight. You seem to be under the impression that cellphone guy wasn't in the wrong to begin with.

[Destro]

I think you are the prick for being a freeloader and reading a stack of magazines without buying them....go to the ing library if you want to read for free jack-off

[Findog]

I think you are the prick for being a freeloader and reading a stack of magazines without buying them....go to the ing library if you want to read for free jack-off

B&N doesn't have a problem with it. Why do you? Are you a B&N shareholder?

[angel_luv]

Since you like to read, you might consider carrying a book with you and reading it while you wait in line.


I also hate waiting in line, as did my father.
My father used to joke that the real reason people shoplifted was not because they could not afford the merchandise or were unwilling to pay, but they were sick of waiting forever in line to do so.

I don't like it when people talk on their cell phones at Barnes and Nobles- as I go there to get away from the stresses of life and to relax, and so I understand why you were frustrated.

In regards to the mental anxiety, you might consider consulting an herbologist. There are several vitamin supplements that help with the mental stress and depression. I have taken several of them at different points in my life when I was overwhelmed with life cir stances- work, moving, etc. I always keep a supplement called Distress Remedy on me. It is a Nature's Sunshine product.

http://www.naturessunshine.com/us/pr...?stocknum=8975

Another good product is Calm and Clear. I don't remember the brand but I can find out for you.

Also Mood Elevator by Nature Sunshine.

http://www.theherbsplace.com/Mood_El...nese_p_96.html


I recommend first being examined by and herbologist and letting them suggest vitamins to you based on their findings.

My herbalogist is excellent. I would be glad to message you her number, if you would like.

As for meeting nice people, church is an excellent place. Most large churches have groups for singles and these groups have fun outings geared specifically for your age group.
Try this one- The Potters House:
http://www.thepottershouse.org/PH_about.html

Several of my friends have attended there while visiting Dallas and really liked it.

I will say a prayer that life becomes really wonderful for you.

[mouse]

I recommend first being examined by and herbologist

I knew you would see the light


Hey Angel download or rent this do entary!

[ploto]

B&N doesn't have a problem with it. Why do you? Are you a B&N shareholder?

Apparently, B&N has no problem with people being on cell phones either? I have never seen a bookstore employee tell a customer to get off his phone there.

[BRHornet45]

son it is also rude to be one of those cheapskates in the bookstore who read the magazines there, but never buy them

[da_suns_fan]

I'm in a Barnes and Noble with a big-ass pile of magazines in their sitting sections, as is my wont. And this asshole in the chair next to me is jabbering away on his cellphone for well over 5 minutes. Finally I can't take it anymore so I get up, say "GOD INGDAMMIT, NOBODY WANTS TO LISTEN TO YOUR PHONE CONVERSATION!" and storm out. I realize that I have a bit of a temper, but I consider his behavior anti-social and rude. I went up there to read, not listen to this wad jabber on his cellphone. I have no idea what he was talking about anyways, since he was speaking in Spanish.

In his shoes, I'd step outside because I prefer privacy for my conversations and don't want to bother other patrons. Whenever somebody calls me and I'm in a position where I have no privacy, I keep the conversation short and tell the other person I'll call them back when I'm in a better place to talk, unless it's an emergency. I don't speak Spanish but I could tell from his demeanor that he was just having a normal phone conversation. Anybody else bugged by people talking incessantly on cellphones in public?

Yeah thats rude. It probably bothered you worse cuz it was in spanish, too.

[ploto]

I don't like it when people talk on their cell phones at Barnes and Nobles- as I go there to get away from the stresses of life and to relax, and so I understand why you were frustrated.

But is that really the expectation in a retail store? I have never been to a bookstore expecting it to be a quiet place to read. They even have music playing in there so it's not set up for serious concentration or study. I go there to shop. Then, I take my book someplace that is quiet to read it. If I expect a quiet place to read for free, I go to an academic library and find a quiet spot upstairs in a corner away from activity.

As I said, I don't like cell phones, but I don't think one can expect any lower level of cell phone activity simply by virtue of what is being sold in that store. I think a bubble bath is relaxing, but I don't expect a quiet place to take one in Bath and Body Works where I shop for my bubble bath.

[manufan10]

if you don't want to browse through books, then get your and go.

+1

[BRHornet45]

son but yes I do agree with you for the most part ... anyone who uses their cell phone loudly in public without being considerate of others deserves to be slapped ... hard too.