Do you ever visit the local Barnes and Noble Book Store

[Jodi1980]

grab a stack of books and/or magagines and sit down on one of those comfortable chairs and spend an hour or so just reading?

 

[jamsmom]

Our closest is about 40 minutes away. I have thought about it, though.

 

[Jodi1980]

Ours is 40 minutes away also! I travel there, do some shopping but Barnes and Noble is the highlight of the day. You could also visit the cafe and have a snack while reading.

 

[Karel]

Every week. My friend and I have a coffee date every tues. It started when our girls went to storytime. I get teased sometimes because I have been known to read whole books there - I was halfway through Skipping Christmas before I realized it.

 

[princessariel]

It's a great way to spend a rainy sunday

afternoon. My DH and I both enjoy it.

 

[jamsmom]

Actually, I would if I would agree to let my son copy down info from video guides. LOL

 

[mrsv98]

We all love to go! We camp in the children's dept. DD loves, loves, loves the train set. We get something to drink and then take turns wandering around the store. It is a great why to spend some time together and I like DD seeing that books are important to us.

 

[Trinity721]

In high school, my then boyfriend (now my DH) and I would go to Barnes and sit there, have coffee, talk, and read books/magazines when we couldn't afford going to the movies every weekend or whatever. we enjoyed it.

When we lived in VA Beach last year and I was pregnant, I would go read pregnancy books and magazines while DH was at work. He worked second shift hours, and I got bored at the apartment.

These days with Trinity around, I don't have time to sit around at Barnes and waste time. I just grab a book and go

 

[Mamu]

One of my favorite things to do. Our's is in the next town over and I visit almost every week.

 

[BrerMom]

It took me a long time to realize that this was acceptable to B&N. The bookstores in my hometown could have easily posted signs that said, "This is not a library! Buy the book and take it home to read!"

We all love Barnes and Noble in our family!

 

[WDW Poly Princess]

all the time!

 

[Dream]

Ohhhh yeah!! One of my favorite things to do!!

 

[sharbear]

And the best thing is that cafe serves Cheesecake Factory cheesecake! Starbucks coffee, a slice of cheesecase and travel books....a little slice of heaven!

 

[Debi]

Unfortunately, I don't have a BN locally, but I do this at Boarders all the time. I love getting a book or magazine, grabbing a snack at the Cafe and reading!

 

[sistertrip]

Anyone know if there's a B&N anywhere in Maine?? We're slow to catch on to everything up here...

 

[DMickey28]

I have always been confused over this whole thing. Do you buy the book and then just sit there and read the whole thing? I would feel like it was such a waste of money if I walked in the bookstore and walked out with a book I already read!

I see people doing this and I am not sure what the acceptable method is to doing this...

 

[caitycaity]

yep we sure do. in high school we used to read our summer reading lists there.

 

[Melrosgirl]

you mean Barnes and Noble sells books and magazines? I do this all the time and always thought it was a library!

hehehe

(I do occasionally buy though!)

 

[FOJMO]

I never understood this either. I kind of don't like the idea of buying a book that who knows how many other people have already read while in the store. To me, that's buying a "used" book.

I get the feeling that B&N doesn't actually encourage this -- that the chairs are there for you to maybe browse through a few books to see if they're what you're looking for, but if someone spends a few hours there reading an entire book, what are they going to say about it? Kind of like they tolerate it, but don't really encourage it. What would be the point of having books for sale?

I would feel funny doing it, personally....

 

[Rajah]

Yep. Usually, though, it's because DH is with me and taking forever. LOL!