Comments on: Borders Hates Trees, Smug Yuppie Geeks

By: All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Thirty Four | Focus Organic.com

All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Thirty Four | Focus Organic.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:49:34 +0000

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By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:47:23 +0000

Actually Daniel, the barcodes are not unique. Each single promotion has its own code, but each code is the same for all recipients.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:02:24 +0000

@Zack It wasn't just a paper coupon / coupon button arrangement though - the cashier had to scan a (presumably unique) barcode, provided by the customer. Although I guess manually counting them would make it harder for anyone to pull an intricately prepared borders discount coupon barcode keygen scam.

By: Citizen Grim

Citizen Grim — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:19:08 +0000

“I’d considered printing the coupon as supposedly required, but then thought no – I would make a statement.” This is why you deserved to leave speechless and bookless.

“I was saving paper and leading society into its wireless future!” Maybe you should have used your greasy iPhone to order the Kindle version of the book through Amazon.

Besides, we have to get the trees before the trees get us. Didn’t you see The Happening?

Oh, right. Well, the twelve people who did see it know what lumberjacks have known for centuries: trees are our oldest foe.

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:25:56 +0000

I think you’re on to something there. Instead of dumping old plastic Christmas trees we could recycle them into a green, waxy paper-like substance.

By: Zack

Zack — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:29:53 +0000

A later thought: they use imitation leather for covers but real trees for paper. What’s with that?

By: Zack

Zack — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:36:47 +0000

As a frequent slave to the retail world, I sympathize with the cashier. It’s all about accountability. Having paper coupons means having proof that you (as the clerk) didn’t just take the money from the customer and push the coupon button on the register, pocketing the cash. I’ll admit it, I’ve done things like it before.

No argument that Borders hates trees though. I mean, look at all those bound scraps of timber flesh they peddle out and display so proudly in their windows.