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[Jemmy Bloocher]

Aye, seems a bit wanky to me aka "english". It would annoy the hell out of
me going in to Waterstones to be greeted by a prosecco wielding butler.
Plus it just reinforces the perception of bookstores being for middle class
arseholes that lots of (non-middle-class arsehole) people have. I
volunteered with at least two client families who'd never even been to a
bookstore and found it intimidating. Thus, I too am agin it.
On 25 Nov 2015 17:00, "Mark Kohut" <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Seems "very British" to me but stereotype, I know.
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> http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/nov/20/bookshops-launch-civilised-saturday-as-antidote-to-black-friday
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> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/black-friday/12013231/uk-bookshops-tackle-black-friday-with-civilised-saturday.html
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> www.mhpbooks.com/british-bookstores-respond-to-black-friday-with-ci...
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> 2 days ago - British bookstores respond to Black Friday with
> “Civilised Saturday”. by Mark Krotov. This year, keep it civilised.
> Every year, Black Friday sales ...
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> i100.independent.co.uk/.../as-an-antidote-to-black-friday-bookshops-are...
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> magazine.good.is/.../black-friday-civilized-civilised-saturday-bookstore-s.
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> Civilised Saturday @ Book-ish - Facebook
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> On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 11:31 AM, kelber at mindspring.com
> <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > Can you send a link, Mark?
> >
> >
> > Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Let's talk about this, maybe? Just a snippet
> > is enough for the notion but you can find it
> > all if you want. I will lead by saying I'm agin it:
> >
> > Bookshops launch Civilised Saturday.
> > www.theguardian.com › Arts › Books › Booksellers
> > The Guardian- Independent booksellers up and down the country are
> > preparing to host a “ Civilised Saturday” next week, as the “perfect
> > antidote” to the ...
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