Hastings going out of business all of a sudden?

**CycloneErik** · 09-29-2009, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by CYCRAZY

LOL you dork erik

..... naw I read 3-4 books a year. So I cant throw stones

Dilbert books don't really count

**d4nim4l** · 09-29-2009, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by M3MEPLEASE

They are selling a lot of stuff for dirt cheap now. My two favorite places in Ames have closed this last year. The first place was the pizza place in the Mall next to the cheap movie theaters. Place had amazing smoothies.

Valentino's? That place is north of Cub Foods now.

**BCforISU** · 09-29-2009, 06:40 PM

Ha, ha, I am on my second, ever. 1st was Where the Red Fern Grows.

**Cyclone62** · 09-29-2009, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by BCforISU

Ha, ha, I am on my second, ever. 1st was Were the Red Fern Grows.

If true, that is one of the most pathetic things I have ever seen.

**CycloneErik** · 09-29-2009, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by d4nim4l

Valentino's? That place is north of Cub Foods now.

There was a place inside the mall by the old Sears entrance.

**tim_redd** · 09-29-2009, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclone62

If true, that is one of the most pathetic things I have ever seen.

I guess I shouldn't mention that I've read 0 books...

**Mr Janny** · 09-29-2009, 06:49 PM

Ever since Best Buy and Borders came into town, I wondered how long Hastings was going to be around. There just isn't enough demand in a town like Ames. Too bad, I used to really like that place, but I haven't been in there for at least a year.

**josh777** · 09-29-2009, 06:52 PM

My family used Hastings all the time...that's where we rented all our movies. Sucks. our stance was to avoid the likes of Netflix in order to give more business to ames stores.

**CyCrazy** · 09-29-2009, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by CycloneErik

Dilbert books don't really count

damn...... well im screwed then, I need books with pics or im screwed

**Flag Guy** · 09-29-2009, 06:54 PM

Thats too bad.... neat little place that gave the town a bit of character

You could always count on people going there for midnight releases in costumes and the like....

That said I can count on one hand the number times I ever actually went there, and I certainly didn't buy something every time I went. I seem to recall them being rather expensive...

**CyCrazy** · 09-29-2009, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclone62

Uh... only 4 a year? Dink. I'm around a 10/year schedule if I'm busy.

My attention span is about as long as it took me to write this post... So you see what Im up against.... and it was about 7 seconds

**Cyclone62** · 09-29-2009, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by CYCRAZY

My attention span is about as long as it took me to write this post... So you see what Im up against.... and it was about 7 seconds

I now see why you don't have a girlfriend.

**M3MEPLEASE** · 09-29-2009, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by CycloneErik

There was a place inside the mall by the old Sears entrance.

Yeah. They had no sign but I believe it was called Dinner and Desert. Their food was decent but their smoothies were amazing.

**CycloneErik** · 09-29-2009, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by CYCRAZY

damn...... well im screwed then, I need books with pics or im screwed

I'm not sure you're that great with pictures, either.

**alarson** · 09-29-2009, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Flag Guy

That said I can count on one hand the number times I ever actually went there, and I certainly didn't buy something every time I went. I seem to recall them being rather expensive...

Yeah.. i went there once, and never went again for this reason.

Wonder what will take the spot.