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  1. I've learned about two old-school electronics stores that were new to me in the last week...one's an hour to the south, and one's 5 hours to the north, but these days that still means they're on my shopping route.

    #BrickAndMortar #AnybodyButAmazon

  2. We've been standing in line more than two hours but we're closing in on the entrance at last. 📚💘

    #Tacoma #TacomaWA #BookStore #romance #BrickAndMortar #GrandOpening

  3. Notre Dame: Shipping policies designed to boost online spending instead drive consumers into stores. “Under the retailer’s tiered system, a $10 order included no fee, a $30 order incurred a $7 fee and a $100 order had a $20 fee. With the shift to a flat-rate shipping policy, customers paid $7 regardless of order size. ‘We expected this would boost online shopping,’ Kanuri said. ‘But […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/21/notre-dame-shipping-policies-designed-to-boost-online-spending-instead-drive-consumers-into-stores/

  4. Tell me about #cozy #noodles in #pdx #portland #downtown

    Only requests:
    Please no soup 🚫
    Metro area 🏙️
    Apple Pay or Crypto 🔐
    bonus points for seating 🪑

    #vegan #vegetarian #meatlovers #foodtruck #brickandmortar = ✅✅✅

    👇name those places!!! 👇

  5. For $REASONS, I wanted to buy something locally. Looking online, I ended up finding it in stock at #Visions, so I bought it there and paid online, and chose the pick up option. Because they do "free" shipping, if you pick up you get a gift card for a few bucks as a discount.

    But that gift card expires in, like, a month, so I had $35 burning a hole in my pocket. I went back there today to spend it on a MicroSD card that would just about use the whole amount.

    And boy, was it difficult to get them to complete the sale without giving them my name, address, and all the rest. Eventually prevailed, but ... I haven't seen this level of aggressive info collection on walk-in customers since Radio Shack was still a (real) thing.

    Do brick-and-mortar retailers not realize just how off-putting this sort of thing is?

    #retail #retailer #BrickAndMortar #online #shopping #privacy #data #DataCollection #FreeShipping #GiftCard

  6. If you are looking for an incentive to curb your shopping, consider watching “Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy” on Netflix. Pretty unsettling documentary about Amazon’s unethical practices including shutting down employee dissent. Also exposes where donated clothing winds up most of the time (spoiler alert: not in thrift shops) as well as the corruption in the recycling industry.

    I wasn’t crazy about the production, but the content was very eye-opening.

    #buynow #cancelamazon #brickandmortar

  7. It is increasingly apparent that #Australian #brickandmortar brands do not have the design fortitude to ensure their #ecommerce experiences offer seamless, premium flows. Instead, they grasp and heave at every pattern and widget which they ken, frantic to ensure no opportunity should go to waste. The result is a decidedly embarrassing experience.

  8. "Google Pixel 8a just got a...discount during Amazon Prime Day... $50 discount on the Pixel 8a."

    androidcentral.com/phones/that

    draft -

    I love and own pixel 8. It's a great device, a solid upgrade over pixel 6a. Love the tensor g3, the 256gb storage, the multiple user profiles part of stock android for completely separate user spaces.

    One thing that the pixel brand could use is more physical brick and mortar retail stores. Like, google should commit to opening more physical brick and mortar stores. If there's an issue with a pixel phone, people should have a sort of "spectacle" "apple-esque" like shop to bring it to to diagnose and fix the issues.

    Google had 3 stores. 2 are in new york city and one is in Boston.

    What would it take for them to open 50 stores - at least one in each state?

    What would it take for them to open 20 stores? - at least one in each of the 20 biggest us cities?

    #pixel8
    #pixel8a
    #pixel9
    #google
    #googleretail
    #googleretailstore
    #googlestore
    #brickandmortar

  9. 7/6/24 — Open 5-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    A recent addition to our TTRPG selection is this like-new 2017 Mouse Guard roleplaying game, 2nd edition rulebook. Also, if the '80s-vintage Marvel Super-Heroes RPG is your jam, I've got a handful of game supplements, some never-opened!

    Not a gamer? Stop and explore. There's much more in-store!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #TTRPG #RPG #MouseGuard #MarvelSuperHeroes #VintageEphemera

  10. 7/5/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Larry Flynt & HUSTLER rubbed folks the wrong way. His tools were shameless sex, brutal honesty, vulgar humor, and calling out political & celebrity hypocrisy.

    His journey began with strip-clubs here in Dayton. "The Hustler" was a newsletter for his clubs–a fact usually ignored in local PR.

    Of the big 3 men's mags, his is the only one still in print.

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #Hustler #LarryFlynt #BackIssueMagazines

  11. bonnettsbooks 7/3/24 - Open 7-9p, maybe later. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Open tonight, closed tomorrow, back to normal on Friday. Hope to see you soon!

    Independence from monarchy is the reason for the season. Independence means taking responsibility for the system. 'We the People' are part of the system. Our job is to Vote!

    Happy Independence Day, U.S.A!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #Since1939
    @bookstodon @mastodonbooks

  12. 7/2/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please. 

    Pete Rose, or "Charlie Hustle," isn't officially recognized for his feats on the ball diamond, which he earned. His un-official activities got him banned-for-life from Major League Baseball & its Hall of Fame.
    America's pastime has a code of honor.

    If it's good enough for the MLB, why shouldn't it apply to something as important as President of the United States of America?

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore

  13. 6/28/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    We don't handle sports cards; but, we do handle books produced with sports cards inside!
    These, from '90/'91 contain mini-bios of pro athletes' chilhoods. The last 5 pages of each are printed on perforated card-stock, 9 cards/page, with youth photos on front and stats on back. Collect the complete set!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #LittleBigLeaguers #SportsCards #TradingCards
    @bookstodon @mastodonbooks

  14. 6/21/24 — Welcome to Summer.
    Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    This old bookrack – frail, but still in use – is in the earliest photos from the shop. 80+ year old retailer bookshelves. I've never really stopped to appreciate them in this aspect. Through the years, we've lost a few to wear and this one's fading. There are 5 more still in use, thankfully in better condition.

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #BooksellerLife

    @bookstodon @mastodonbooks

  15. 6/20/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Is this a meme reply in a 76 year old comic book? Is it proof that time travel exists?

    No. Of course not!

    I couldn't resist poking some fun when I found this last night.

    Panel excerpt from "Jeanie" № 19 (May 1948).

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #WorldsOldestComicShop #JeanieComics #MarvelNotMarvel #ManOrBearMeme #ManOrBear #ComicsOutOfContext #GoldenAgeComics #GoldenAgeFunnies #Comics #ComicBooks

  16. "Netflix House will fill the voids left by dead department stores / The immersive entertainment and retail experiences will be opening in 2025 in Dallas and Pennsylvania."

    draft - I would like to see Spotify do stuff like this

    #netflix
    #spotify
    #netflixhouse
    #spotifyhouse
    #brickandmortar
    #retail
    -
    #guitarcenter
    #guitar
    #piano
    #music

    theverge.com/2024/6/18/2418102

  17. 6/17/24 — Open 6:30-9p. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    One of the coolest things about our shop is that you might find any topic. Spooky, sexy, fantasies, ridiculous, undisputed, absurd, clinical, exciting, over-the-top, under-the-radar, around-the-corner, and always something interesting!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore

  18. 6/14/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Just added! Reading-copy comic classics!

    The last 15¢ Thor, an "Oriental Menace," WWII heroes together again, FF 70 reprint, fallen Defenders (Luke Cage, Hulk, & Black Knight),
    Hellfire Club & 1st full appearance of Dark Phoenix in X-Men 131 & 135–respectively, New Mutants № 1, 1st full app. of Apocalypse, Mighty Mouse № 1 Dark Knight parody, & more!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore
    #WorldsOldestComicShop

  19. 6/13/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    I forgot book photos, so here's a patch of my wife's garden. I'm working with four-color printed items, so, at least this CYMK coloring is work related. 😉

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #WorldsOldestComicShop #BloomScrolling

  20. 6/12/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Todays feature is one of 500 copies in an un-numbered #LimitedEdition hardcover.

    The book collects authorized interviews with members of the experimental music group Einstürzende Neubauten (translation: Collapsing New Buildings).

    An acquired taste, rarely heard by accident, & well worth an intentional listen–if your mood fits.

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #EinstürzendeNeuBauten #ExperimentalMusic

  21. 6/11/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    In the '70s, Dad humbly advertised occasional offerings in Rocket's Blast ComiCollector (RBCC); a fanzine of renown that ran from the '60s to the '80s. This photo is one of those nearly 50 year old listings. It's an interesting look back at comic collecting before the Internet. Naturally, the listing is no longer valid.

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #WorldsOldestComicShop #RocketsBlastComiCollector #RBCC

  22. 6/8/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Need something to read? Stop in tonight!

    The shop is regularly closed on Sundays and will be closed Monday, June 10th for extracurricular duties. Back to normal on Tuesday, June 11, '24.

    Hope to see you soon!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore

  23. 6/7/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Sharing this because anything featuring "Dick and Jane" is uncommon (even reprinted collections) & folks request them regularly.

    Hurry in, before it's gone!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #DickAndJane

  24. 6/6/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    This 1996 book commemorates Olympiad XXVI, held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Our shop was 61 years old.

    Today is the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, when WWII Allied forces took back the beaches of Normandy. This shop was 5 years old.

    In a few weeks, France will again be focal as World athletes complete in the XXXIII Olympics. The store is 85 years old.

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #History #Olympics #DDay

  25. 5/30/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    If you're looking for books to read while camping this Summer, we've got you covered like a premium tent! But, maybe you should pick something other than James Dickey's "Deliverance."

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #JamesDickey #Deliverance #BanjoKid #BillyRedden
    @bookstodon
    @mastodonbooks

  26. 5/29/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    By request, a little flashback to a 1966 newspaper article about the shop. This story mentions Dad (Walter Bonnett) too, so – early Happy Father's Day!

    We've got great Father's Day Gift ideas on hand for all types of Dads!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #Since1939 #WorldsOldestComicShop #Comics #ComicBooks #FirstIssues #KeyIssues #GoldenAgeComics #GAComics #UsedBookStore #VintagePaperbacks
    @bookstodon
    @mastodonbooks

  27. 5/28/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Hey! It's been a minute. Lots of memorializing this weekend. Around here, the memories never seem to cease... here's a bit of our Hall of Fame, a couple of vintage Jet magazines, new stories about Lovecraft's old ones, a bestseller, an old parish cookbook, and an '80s TV tie-in! Don't forget, we've got vintage comics, movies, and a whole lot more!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore
    @bookstodon @mastodonbooks

  28. 5/22/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    A couple of recent arrivals. I'm a bit distracted so, I haven't any commentary at the moment – these vintage covers simply caught my eye. We have books of all types; something for nearly everyone. If you find yourself on our street, stop in for a look around!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore
    @bookstodon
    @mastodonbooks

  29. 5/21/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Sex & relationship advice in the 1970s was vastly superior to that of the '50s, which were better than the '30s... We should know. We've been here the whole time!
    These seem a little mansplain-ish by today's standards, & probably so. Still useful, though. Maybe good for laughs!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #VintagePaperbacks
    #TuesdayTwosome #RobertChartham #AdviceToMen #AdviceToWomen #TheSensuousCouple

  30. 5/17/24 – Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Our shop has a large toy collection–Not for sale. The collection is great for 3D photos!

    Open this image full screen. Cross your eyes until the left and right Pinocchio merge in the middle. It will seem like there are 3 pictures instead of two. The middle will be 3D!
    Enjoy!

    Want more? Visit my Flickr at this link...
    flickr.com/gp/kb_ultra/3D76940

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore
    #Stereography #3Dphotos

  31. 5/16/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    I have a soft spot for books in matched sets. It's said these riffed on James Bond–An
    American art historian/collector uses his job as cover, & pays for his hobby performing hits for a secret gov't org.

    The Eiger Sanction was also a 1975 mountain-climbing action film produced, starring, & dir. by Clint Eastwood, who did most of his own stunts.

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore.
    @bookstodon
    @mastodonbooks

  32. 5/15/24 — Open 6:30-9p tonight. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Here we go–my first regular daily bookstore post on mastodon.social. I'm gonna start off with a 'bang' (wink, wink).

    Recent arrivals from the sunshine state, a pile of kink, leather, & more; these being the safest to share. If you don't already have vacation plans, maybe take time & learn to REALLY enjoy yourself this summer.

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #SlowSex #RedHotTantra #TantricSex

  33. 5/3/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    For Star Wars Day, the original trilogy in 3 versions, plus original expanded universe novels, now known as Legends. These & many more here, now! May the Fourth be with You!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #StarWars #StarWarsDay #StarWars #ANewHope #TheEmpireStrikesBack #ReturnOfTheJedi #HeirToTheEmpire #ShadowsOfTheEmpire #MayTheForceBeWithYou

    @bookstodon
    @mastodonbooks

  34. 5/2/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Even Nostradamus didn't predict I'd spend so much time 2024 with Westerns, Horseback Riding, Harness Racing, & Horse Care. I rode a horse once–part of Summer camp, a Scout badge, or something like that... My jam is sci-fi. Maybe it's time I rewatch that space Western series, Firefly.

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore
    #Equestrians #HorsebackRiding #HarnessRacing #Nostradamus

    @bookstodon
    @mastodonbooks

  35. 5/2/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Even Nostradamus didn't predict I'd spend so much time 2024 with Westerns, Horseback Riding, Harness Racing, & Horse Care. I rode a horse once–part of Summer camp, a Scout badge, or something like that... My jam is sci-fi. Maybe it's time I rewatch that space Western series, Firefly.

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore
    #Equestrians #HorsebackRiding #HarnessRacing #Nostradamus

    @bookstodon
    @mastodonbooks

  36. 5/2/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Even Nostradamus didn't predict I'd spend so much time 2024 with Westerns, Horseback Riding, Harness Racing, & Horse Care. I rode a horse once–part of Summer camp, a Scout badge, or something like that... My jam is sci-fi. Maybe it's time I rewatch that space Western series, Firefly.

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore
    #Equestrians #HorsebackRiding #HarnessRacing #Nostradamus

    @bookstodon
    @mastodonbooks

  37. 5/2/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Even Nostradamus didn't predict I'd spend so much time 2024 with Westerns, Horseback Riding, Harness Racing, & Horse Care. I rode a horse once–part of Summer camp, a Scout badge, or something like that... My jam is sci-fi. Maybe it's time I rewatch that space Western series, Firefly.

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore
    #Equestrians #HorsebackRiding #HarnessRacing #Nostradamus

    @bookstodon
    @mastodonbooks

  38. 5/2/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Even Nostradamus didn't predict I'd spend so much time 2024 with Westerns, Horseback Riding, Harness Racing, & Horse Care. I rode a horse once–part of Summer camp, a Scout badge, or something like that... My jam is sci-fi. Maybe it's time I rewatch that space Western series, Firefly.

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore
    #Equestrians #HorsebackRiding #HarnessRacing #Nostradamus

    @bookstodon
    @mastodonbooks

  39. 4/23/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    It's insect season. Some are good, some aren't. These will help you know the difference. You might look the bugs up on your phone; but real books are better... You can swat the bad bugs with an old book. Try that with your phone and you could be out a few hundred bucks!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #GoldenGuides #GoldenBooks #Insects #PestControl #VintagePaperbacks

    @bookstodon
    @mastodonbooks

  40. 4/22/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    I'm still corralling our Westerns. Louis L'amour reigns in the genre. Here's a 3-vol. collection of "The Sacketts" & a DVD miniseries, to boot! Take the dusty trail to our Arts section for a book of Charles Russell paintings. Saddle up & mosey in for many more!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #ArtBooks #CoffeeTableBooks #CharlesRussell #GenreWesterns #LouisLamour #TheSacketts
    @bookstodon
    @mastodonbooks

  41. 4/18/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Enjoying #XMen97? This ©2000 book hits the spot, chronicling the history of the #MarvelMutants from their comics origin through the millennium, including personal character details and info about their mansion/school/HQ, powers, vehicles, equipment, friends, foes, and alternate timelines! Just in at #BonnettsBooks!

    #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #UltimateXMen #DKBooks #MarvelComics #XMen
    @bookstodon
    @mastodonbooks

  42. 4/17/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Happy #WhiskerWednesday (I forgot book photos again). This is Traveler, who's never really gone anywhere. She's annoyed with my phone.

    I thought about a #WesternsWednesday using leftovers from yesterday. If you're interested, check out the stream to see them & the other kinds of books you might find in s stop at #BonnettsBooks!

    #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #Since1939