Bookstore Sounding Board
At Utah Sate University in Logan, they have a tradition called the "True Aggie", where you kiss your sweetheart under a full moon while standing on the block "A" in front of Old Main on campus. I understand that other universities have similar traditions. Does BYU have anything similar?
We have long been interested in promoting a kissing tradition at BYU, but two problems keep getting in the way. 1) So much kissing goes on that narrowing it down to one time or place has proven impossible, and 2) of 1,000 couples polled about the desirability of a campus kissing tradition, exactly four said they had the patience to hurry over to some selected spot on campus to lock lips. Conclusion: on a campus of impatient and independent puckerers, the only prudent move is to get out of the way.(Posted 5/1/2007)
I am most impressed with the Bookstore's online text book services. Your providing this service has made my student life easier. While viewing my list of books for each semester, I am able to see each book's title and author. Will the Bookstore's website provide the ISBN numbers of each book as well?
We are always thrilled those two times each year when we get a positive response for the Sounding Board, and we send you our heartfelt thanks and deep gratitude. We're glad you like My Book List. Will ISBN information be provided in the future? Nope. To get those numbers, you'll have to come and look at the shelf tags, check the printed list at the information desk, or consult some online service like Amazon.(Posted 4/26/2007)
So is it true that the week I graduate from BYU I get 20% off at the Bookstore, even on a new iMac or MacBook?
Well, what you say is half-true. The week you graduate you indeed get 20% off at the Bookstore--that half is true. The untrue half? No discount on an iMac or a MacBook. Or, unfortunately, anything like unto them. Or textbooks. Or areas run by independent businesses, like ATG (cell phones), inkjet refills, and temple clothing. By and large, however, you get to run wild paying only 80 cents on the dollar.(Posted 4/11/2007)
I have a complaint. As a BYU employee, I receive every week your little flier announcing your Saturday sale items. I know you're trying to drum up business on the weekend, but I don't come in to BYU on Saturdays. I'm too busy. How about now and then having some coupon sales aimed at BYU employees on Thursday, or some other weekday. You'd probably get a good response and waste less paper.
Guilty as charged. The idea of a sale, as you mentioned with insight and precision, is to lure people to your place of business--particularly when the customer count is not at a peak. Hence, the sizzling Saturday deals. For those who have alternative weekend plans, we have cooked up a host of enticements, good Monday-Friday, to keep you from feeling neglected, including Blarney Bucks (right now through March 17), Creepy Cash, Back to School, spring and fall conference sales, and 20% off all merchandise (excluding texts and computers) for most of December and during graduation. Among others. Our not-Saturday sales last anywhere from ten days to three weeks. If you've been missing those, send us your mailing address and we'll see you get a personal reminder.
P.S. Still looking for a weekday deal? Don't overlook your eternal 10% BYU employee discount, good every day we're open.(Posted 3/9/2007)
Is the bookstore still attempting to tighten its stranglehold on BYU students by exaggerating the risks of buying books online?
In these perilous times of pervasive microchip dominance, it is impossible to exaggerate the risks of buying books online. You're lucky to come away with your thumbs intact, let alone your credit score, if you are so foolhardy.(Posted 2/23/2007)
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