Borders

Yes, as at least a few others have said before me, it was so sad to see this place go out of business. Especially when it was the only bookstore in Milpitas. Now there is no bookstores in the city. That’s a shame. A big shame in a city of 65,000+ people. But then, at the same time, I don’t wish for Barnes & Noble to move in. There’s something that I hate about Barnes & Noble. It must be because their members program costs $ 25. Who wants to pay that and afterwords pay $ 1 less or approximately 10%.
Well, the only Borders that I have left is Sunnyvale, which I am lucky to be able to visit once or twice a week.

This place is closing. Massive sale. Go before it closes!

So sad to see this place go out of business. Everything is at minimum 20% off everything as of April 9^th, 2011. I have been coming here as early as 1998. The place used to be well organized, good place to study, scan through books, hang out at the café, and purchase goods.
There’s still a good selection of books as of a few days ago.

This branch is closing so there’s a massive sale going on. It was an order that I placed online at the end of November that caused me to go to this location though.
I kept getting emails throughout December and January saying that my purchase was on back order. I completely forgot about it until yesterday so I thought I’d checked the status via
. It said the order had been shipped to the Milpitas store. I called them up and was informed that my order has been lying around for quite awhile now, they just hadn’t had time to call.

We needed to check for a few new books for the kids, and I would have to say the collection here is very well stocked. We found several books, but what was a surprised, we found these books in the clearance section of Borders, so of course our boys were very happy with their selection and we purchase these books, with ease and speed.
Since I do not drink coffee I am unsure of the service there at the coffee shop, but from the people that were there it looked like they were getting good service.

I stopped by this borders and hang out and enjoy some of their books. I ended up in the Seattle’s Best Coffee shop connected to Borders and I bought Izzi drink and pumpkin spice cake. The food items were in good quality and the service was excellent.

Ooomg your internet is so… ooooo… sl. ow…, fix it please!!!):
Love the coffee and atmosphere tho!
Oh but no outlets anywhere):

I think I met the unhappiest woman in the world today, and she worked behind the register at Borders. From huffing and puffing at me while she rang up my purchase, to looking at me like I was crazy when I said, «Thank you,» she made it very very clear that she did not want to be at work (or helping me, for that matter).
The store itself is fine for a Borders. Restrooms aren’t stocked with restroom essentials… like toilet paper. Or soap. How gross can you get? The only redeeming part of the bathroom visit was the hand sanitizer dispenser located right outside of the restrooms.
This store is very unhappy… almost like every one who works there knows their company is in trouble, but not sure how to leave.

This place is located at McCarthy Ranch. Its a decent sized bookstore. I came here for the magazine and the business start up books. They got a great selection. Friendly service.
I did a few in-​store pick ups here and the employees here know what they’re doing. Had them in-​store for me really fast.
The customer traffic here is quieter. Not a lot of people. The store is divided into two sections. The front of the store is busier than the back of the store. The back of the store carries manga and educational books like the business, medical section etc. The front of the store has big magazine rack :) and a children’s area.
I think I like going to barnes and nobles more though. I feel uneasy being one of a few in the store just roaming around.

Nice, but a bit warm inside.
Books must get cold really easy, probably because of their exposed spines. This place was crazy hot inside, like uncomfortably hot. Plus there were books everywhere and anywhere. I can somewhat understand that since it seems to be pretty abandoned inside the book part of the store. The coffee side seemed overrun with people though.
All in all I recommend going someplace else, unless you need a place to stay warm during your spine chilling book.

The staff at the Santana Row informed me that the Milpitas and Sunnyvale locations had the book I was looking for in stock so I came here, but it turns out, it wasn’t in stock. Every time, I go here to look for a specific book, they don’t have it although their website says it’s «likely» in stock. I think it gets misplaced on the shelf somewhere. The service is great, but I’m just not happy with their stock of books, especially the business section. It’s really disappointing. I like to physically look at the book before buying, which is why I don’t initially buy books online. I had a staff call the Sunnyvale store to see if they had it before I made a trip over, but they didn’t have it either so I guess it’s pretty much all the local Borders stores that just don’t carry very many of the popular business-​related books.

I want to give this place 2 ½ stars, and I would round up and give it 3, but it really doesn’t deserve 3 stars… =/
Pros:
Parking
Location
Plenty of places to sit
Good coffee
Spacious
Cons:
Disgusting bathroom
Disorganized book shelves
Can get crowded in the evening
Café is always at capacity
Smaller selection vs. Barnes & Nobles

Was up here during the weekend for some business and just stopped in to past some by. Is a pretty busy area, so you’ll see plenty of people frequenting this location. The location isn’t huge compared to a Barnes and Noble, but for the most part Borders seem to to be a bit smaller.
It’s not completely quiet in some areas, cause around here you’ll often have the inconsiderate Asian fob on their cell phone talking loudly without any regard for other people sitting around them. I wouldn’t see an example of that anywhere but here. I suppose that really isn’t Borders fault, but after a while they should get those people off their phones or outside.

This small Borders was pretty good despite the very noticeable foul and mysterious odor outside of the store (maybe from some nearby factory or plant). Their store was slightly smaller than the Borders I’ve been to in Los Angeles. Despite being smaller (with less selection), I was able to find the book I was looking for, which resulted in a recommendation for a pretty good San Francisco area restaurant.
I came past nine and they were still open, which was a good thing. Though only one person was working the cash registers, the line moved fast due to the small crowd. Getting to this Borders was difficult because the freeway exit signs do not point to it. Plus, if you miss the exit, it can be a pretty good distance until the next exit to get off and turn around.
Overall, this is not a bad Borders to stop by if you are in the area and need a book or magazine late at night.
Parking is free in the lot surrounding this large shopping plaza. There is also an In-​N-​Out Burger and a Wal-​Mart in this same plaza.

More and more this place is starting to feel like a quickie mart! I see junk food and sodas lined up against the cashier line. not a bad idea I guess since they are pulling in any idea that might help them profit seeing how this place is a «study» or «study group» hang-​out spot.
Plentiful of books and the staff are very helpful in trying to help you. I got my daughter 2 books today w/​o any help because the bookshelves were organized and labeled properly!

FINALS are coming soon!!! MUST study study study!
No…this isn’t a library but it can be a great place to study. You have to be lucky enough to get a seat and table most of the time and if it is a full house, plopping yourself and your belongings on the floor somewhere works just fine. Borders has outlets around the store you can use for your laptop as well as FREE WIRELESS. Again I say this place isn’t a library… but when you want to get away from home for some peace & quiet and the library is closed, Borders is the place to be.
Freakin A though their bathroom’s gotta be one of the nastiest ones out there. No seriously, there’s always things you don’t want to see in there so I’d avoid this part of the store if you could. Trust me, you’ll thank me for this.

Let’s see:
1. Not enough seating
a. It isn’t a fucking library, it’s a bookstore and if you like a book then fucking buy it.
2. No café, no sandwiches, no juices. Just books, magazines, and a small assortment of CD’s & DVDs.
a. refer to first answer.
3. The layout is confusing
a. Not if you can read. I’m surprised you are even there.
How did you get there anyway?
4. The bathrooms suck.
a. Perty much all public bathrooms suck. Tell me something I don’t know. Like how do people manage to put a shit load of mayo when you ask for light mayo on your sandwich?
As for me I have found every book that I have ever looked for in other locations here. I will drive the extra mile or 20, just to get Ayn Rand dagnamit. But if you are looking for a nice collection of DVD’s and CD’s you won’t find it here. They might have some new releases in small quantities; however, there is a Best Buy on the other side of the shopping center.
The staff (at least from my experience) behind the counter were really chipper with smiles all around. The floaters (not the ones in your toilet nasty ass) were not as helpful. I didn’t bother asking them anything after seeing another customer being told to use the computer to look up titles.

Convenient Borders location with friendly staff and a decent selection of books. I’ve found that if they don’t have something, I can order it at the store or from my computer to have it delivered to that location so I don’t have to pay shipping. And the turn around time listed on the website is pretty accurate.
Only gripe is they could use more seating other than just the café. People are squatting all over the store, using the little step ladders or just sitting on the floor as there are really no seating options. I know, it’s a bookstore, not a library, but if I have a handful of books I’m choosing from, I need somewhere to sit and make my decision.

I give props where it’s due & it’s due here. When a friend & I walked in last week, the guy on the register greeted us when we walked in through the doors… he also doubled as a helper to a few people on the floor and asked us for help… multi-​tasker and maybe the best/​most customer service oriented person at any bookstore i went to!
The layout is a little confusing though, and I think they’re stock could be a little bigger. My friend was looking for dvds and the dvd section at this location is small. I came here for the free drink (yay for coupons)…good thing too since it was in the 90s that day & the prices are so expensive. almost $ 4 for a 12 oz. iced caramel. People sitting at the café also have a staring problem. eww no eyeraping please and thanks!
The three stars goes for the Asian guy behind the register that day for being such a hard worker and customer service oriented.

This is the smallest Border’s I have ever been to, and the most dis-​organized. This could be (the disorganization part) due to the holiday season, but who knows for sure?
There is a HUGE section of Bargain Books. The music/​movie area is like a separate entity all together and only has 1 person working in it with limited quantity of stuff-​most notably jazz.
Convenient for gift buying or killing time. The thing about bookstores is that if you feel comfortable, you can get lost for hours. This is not one of those types of stores for me…