A Sign

I get a lot of junk mail. Some of it is not even junk, but it is mail I don't always feel like reading. I asked for emails from Borders and Barnes and Noble because I get discounts that way. I don't always want a new book so most of the time I skip over those emails. Today, by chance, a 40% off any one item, in store only, today only, coupon caught my attention. I had a meeting at 6 but if I could get on a Ram Van by 8 I could make it to Borders before they closed at 9 and pick something up.

I recently read the first 12 issues (Book 1) of the Walking Dead series and loved it. I actually read it all in one sitting. I found out there is a compendium that actually has the first 48 issues in it. While I would be paying for the first 12 in that compendium, of which I have already read, buying Books 2-4 would be more expensive. At 60 dollars, I wasn't jumping to buy it, but with the discount it would only be about 35 dollars. That's a bargain, and worth the quick trip.

I got to Borders in time and found the Graphic Novel section and as I turned the corner to walk towards it, on the ground in front of me was the next book in the series. It seemed to be a sign. It not only pointed me in the direction of where the shelf was that held the series, but it was also a sign that they carried them.

Unfortunately, that is where the signs ended. They had sold the last copy of the compendium the day before. Why not check if it was available before making the trip? Well, I did request the book to be reserved on Borders.com. The catch is, they email you to tell you if there is a book to reserve. I never got an email, which doesn't mean there was no book, it just means they are slow. In addition, I decided the coupon was only good for one day and there were other books I had considered before, or been told to read by friends that I could get instead.

So the trip was not a complete waste. Actually, the employee who helped me is a fan of the series as well and turned me onto another series by the same author that has been running simultaneously. So I picked up the first book of that series, which I am eager to start.