A bloody retail tragedy.

Today I ventured out to Sylvia Park to do the last of my Christmas Shopping. I should state right at the start that I hate the Sylvia Park with a passion, it has no soul and seems to be on a fast slide toward scum status.

Anyway, the only reason I used to visit the place was because it had one of the best book shops I have found in Auckland, Borders was fantastic, it has a wide collection of reading on offer (for a NZ book shop) and pretty much everything you wanted would always be in stock.

Well....that is no more, Borders Sylvia Park is now a Whitcoulls branch and the place is now a complete and utter shit hole.
The collection of books on offer has been dramatically reduced (as confirmed by a staff member) what used to be rows and rows of books has been replaced by cheap shit that Whitcoulls seems to specialise in selling.

I asked for a particular book and was told by the staff member that they no longer stock that type of thing but she would be happy to order it, I declined her offer.

Oh well, that is another NZ business that will not be getting my custom, I will now simply buy all my books on line, I refuse to support Whitcoulls.