PBX is a fantastic place to stop in for used books at a great price. I've ordered via telephone…read morefrom this shop many times with prompt service and great packaging. Highly recommend.

Tina is the proprietor of this charming local bookstore, and she is always a great source of…read moresuggestions if I'm ever at a loss for new authors, genres, or topics! I appreciate being able to support my reading obsession by returning the books after I've read them and receiving credit towards others. As a small business owner, she is vested in making our community a wonderful place. Just a couple of examples: WI authors receive support by book signing events, her store features beautiful homemade greeting cards supplied by a local crafter, and cat toys are sold with the proceeds are used for caring for cats in need. My cats give them two paws up for entertainment value! Please stop in when you have time to browse and shop; you won't be disappointed

I will not take my books there any longer for trade in. I brought in 3 bags of hard cover books in…read moreexcellent shape that I had purchased in recent years--most on best seller lists and purchased for $25-30+. There were about 20 books I had purchased for my 90 year old dad and I was hoping to use the credit there to buy him one or two new reads. For all the books I brought in my 'offer' was $4.53!!! I couldn't even get him one new read.

Service...there is no happy people working there…read moreSelection....good Value....not worth selling books there.....or buying....donate... People are rude....even buying or selling they think they are doing you a big favor... You can buy most "new" books that are actually old, that are cheaper on Amazon... They sure won't care that I will never go in that place again.... IMO, if you don't buy a lot of books there, they will put a real cheap $$$ on the ones you sell....

Service at this store has always been excellent. I've never had a problem finding assistance from a…read moreteam member and everyone is pleasant. The cafe is a great place to take a break as well with quick and efficient service.

This review is for the Starbucks cafe inside of Barnes & Noble. While the young staff of the cafe…read morewas pleasant, I was met with a very condescending & rude employee that I can only describe as female, mid-50s, heavy set with glasses + salt & pepper hair. And this was after I had already spent nearly $14 in the cafe on a sandwich, dessert item, and triple expresso. The only reason why I stopped at B&N in the first place was that I didn't want the nearby KwikTrip coffee, nor did I want to drive a few miles into downtown Appleton on this day. I was fatigued, and needed a good caffeine burst right away. Enter Starbucks cafe inside of B&N, which was the nearest venue close to my hotel next to the Fox River Mall. After ordering my food items and required triple expresso (my gold standard) from an incredibly polite twenty-something college female barista, I get this sneer from Ms. Grumpy Dumpy from her table as she was apparently on her break. I smile, of which she never changes her expression. It was as if I had ran over her dog or something with the look she was giving me. I wanted to ask the friendly barista "WTF is wrong with Mount Rushmore over there?" I thought nothing of it at further, so I didn't make it an issue. A few minutes later, the second barista (twenty-something male) indicated that my food order as ready, I waited patiently as my drink order was being prepared by barista #1. Ms. Large Marge decides to end her break, walk over to the counter to assert her authority. Without even looking at me, she picks up my coffee, and says "Here you go", then proceeds to nearly throw it onto the counter. Sort of stunned, I'm thinking "What in thee hayle just happened?" I wasn't in the mood to make this an issue, since I was tired. In addition, the two younger baristas were in stark contrast to their manager, considering how pleasant they were to me. As I start walking away toward the exit of B&N while shaking my head in disgust, I overhear the rude manager say "Next time, don't give him so much expresso." I so wanted to tell her that I had a triple expresso, and that if she had paid attention in 3rd grade math class, the volume of three expresso shots would be a larger quantity than one traditional expresso shot. Altogether, this experience motivated me to seek out better coffee venues in Appleton, mainly downtown and close to Lawrence University. Thanks to the awful attitude that I experienced from the Starbucks cafe manager inside of this B&N, I'll certainly never return to the cafe again no matter how bad my caffeine urges are. This manager is definitely not management material. If you don't like your job, fine. Don't take out your job frustrations on the consumer.

Stumbled across this tiny store after lunch at the Stone Arch Gastropub. The women running it was…read moredelightful and very helpful. We purchased a beautiful, laminated world map and she found us a durable tube to transport it in at no charge. Not much in this store but nice maps in a variety of sizes and very charming specialty store.

Very helpful friendly staff that will work with you to help you find the item you want.read more

Staff was cold and off putting. Continuously eyed me and asked to hold things I was still standing…read moreat the display with, deciding if I wanted to purchase it or not. Not welcoming, kind, or polite.

Owner was such a joy to talk to. My wife and I came in with our 9 month old son and he was just…read morevery welcoming from the start. He explained some things to me (as someone who is not in this comic world) that really helped me make a decision on my next read! He even hooked my son up with a free copy of aquaman! Definitely recommend.

At Power House Comics, it seems like my grand entrance with my mini sidekick was treated more like…read morea blooper reel than a superhero landing. The comic selection? More 'meh' than Marvel. I was on a quest for comic book havens in the valley, having relocated from sunny Florida. I've seen my fair share of comic book lairs, and this one just didn't make the cut. Felt more like an extra in a scene than the star of the show. Guess my cape didn't quite fit their mold. ‍