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    Fair's Fair Books

    3.3 (32 reviews)
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    Closed 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Carrie P.

    I'm a huge fan of Fair's Fair from a few perspectives.... I love the concept of reuse and recycle... I love the fact you can bring back books for cash or store credit. I love the selection of books. This store is absolutely HUGE! Whats also cool, is they are picky about what books they take in. They have to be in good shape, and books that they are confident they can sell. So, as a customer, i dont have to wade through crap to find a hidden gem. They are all gems. So.... Why 3 stars? A few of the staff at this location should not be in the customer service business. I frequent all Fairs Fair locations, and this is unique to this location. Will I be back? Definately - I love the store. However, In difference situations, i have witnessed staff members being short with both staff members and customers. It has been more than once. I think they need to do some staff changes there, if everyone cant get along. 19/30

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    Indigospirit - Inside (8/6/22)

    Indigospirit

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    To the Americans: Indigospirit is one of the banners for stores under Indigo Books & Music Inc., a…read moremajor (if not the largest) Canadian bookseller chain that also sells gifts and specialty toys. So basically their Barnes and Noble or Borders. But in this case/location, without the coffee shop. I've looked up Indigo bookstores since coming back and this is one of their smaller locations. Very small, but very pretty. The photos don't do them justice. There is, however, a boba place across the hallway. XD And this particular location is on the 1st floor of the CORE Shopping Centre. They have a door leading out onto 8th Avenue as well as the entrance leading into the mall itself. X3 The employees were very nice when I asked my questions, and I was super excited at the prices (considering conversion rates at the time). Most of their titles are the more current and popular ones, and there's even a section devoted to the titles popular on bookstagram. But also, MANGA! CORE Shopping Centre is definitely someplace you want to come to visit, explore, and hang out in. If you're visiting Calgary, I would definitely recommend visiting since it's so big, has so many things, and is just gorgeous. Seriously, the top floor is an entire garden. And in that respect, this Indigospirit is perfect because this scenic center is exactly the kind of place where I would like to buy a book along with a snack or drink and then settle down to read for a good part of the day. X3 Side note, we only saw restrooms on the third floor, there are two parkades and the first three hours were free on the weekend, and (if you're interested) Indigospirit's book selection can also be found on the Indigo bookseller website. They do shipping. Next time we visit Calgary, I WILL come back and have my full reading day.

    With Independent Bookstores such as Pages and Shelf Life within decent walking distance from here,…read morethere's really no need to go into this Downtown Indigo unless you want to kill time and/or shamelessly inflate ones review numbers. Guess What? :) Let's just say I met the personal experience requirement, but barely. I browsed through the shelves, recoiled at the mall feel of this place, tried but failed to buy something, and soon enough found myself back on the street and temporarily stymied in my search for literary nerdvanna.

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