Books-A-Million — Local services in Harrisonburg

Okay… so I go into my local Books-a-Million & purchase 5 items & am told at the register that they no longer have plastic bags to put my items in. I’m dumbfounded at that moment & ask the cashier what I’m supposed to do with my items since I have to go in other stores while there at the mall. He said they now have tote bags to purchase for $2. I said, “So, I just spent $82 & I have to buy my own bag?” He proceeds to tell me that they did away with their plastic bags to “help the environment.” Yeah, right! It’s to help them so they don’t have to purchase plastic bags anymore & can now charge their customers for their own bags. This store is waaaay over-priced anyway, & now we have to buy our own bags! Never again will I shop at another...

I have been into Books-A-Million and they definitely have a huge variety of children and adult books and magazines to choose from. It depends on how much money a person has to how much they can spend but on my budget things in there are usually pretty expensive for my budget and I do know about another location called The Green Valley Book Fair which has very affordable prices. This store definitely does have good customer service and knowledge about what they carry and they try to help you out any way they can. And it is also Pleasant that they have a coffee and a snack bar in the store also if you want to have a drink while possibly reading a book or magazine that you bought or a place for children to sit and wait while...

I tried a drink from the Cafe, tasted like dog water. Seems everytime I come in there, stuff is a little re-arranged, annoying. A woman then sat next to me, complaining about her pain when I'm in a cast myself and told me I could never understand that pain, sure.. When I tried to check out, they tried to sell me their magazine subscription (don't buy this, they'll keep drawing from your account without your knowledge, it's a scam) and their membership, which is also trash. Also, these idiots are charging for thier bags now and tried to tell me that was just that. I said I'll carry them, pass. Makes me miss Borders at...