The manager was a huge Hawkeye fan. You could usually wear team apparel on gameday but Cy/Hawk gameday he said no ISU stuff was allowed and anyone who wore it would get written up and sent home to change.
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The manager was a huge Hawkeye fan. You could usually wear team apparel on gameday but Cy/Hawk gameday he said no ISU stuff was allowed and anyone who wore it would get written up and sent home to change.
Selling books back at CBS could be like a lottery. A buddy and I went to sell one of our books back and we’re in different lanes. He got around around 10-15 bucks less than I did.
I usually bought from UBS because I checked out CBS a couple times and their used books looked like they found the most destroyed books and tried to sell them for about one dollar less. My wife like to buy clothing in there when we got married, a converted Hawkeye fan, so we went there a decent amount. Did they just get too much money not to sell?
I usually bought from UBS because I checked out CBS a couple times and their used books looked like they found the most destroyed books and tried to sell them for about one dollar less. My wife like to buy clothing in there when we got married, a converted Hawkeye fan, so we went there a decent amount. Did they just get too much money not to sell?
Yep, Floyd and Sandy Ballein. Floyd would walk to work everyday in shorts. He hired a nighttime watchman to patrol his yard because he was worried about former employees getting revenge.
Yeah, I wasn’t thinking. I had no need for Amazon when it was a bookstore so I keep forgetting. Son finds some stuff on there for his classes now, several instructors are writing their own books that you have to purchase.
He was a nice guy but the location sucked, and I bet the rent was sky high.
CBS was where Starbucks is now. I remember the owner sending people out to look over parked cars.
Where Jeff's is was some weird **** over the years. A mellow cafe (like a low key Boheme) was there for a long time.
Where Jeff's is was some weird **** over the years. A mellow cafe (like a low key Boheme) was there for a long time.
This thread is a good reminder of how amazing it is that the more dysfunctional you are, the higher up you can climb.
About a year before the ames location closed he tried opening a location in Perry too. That location didn't last very long.
When I was in my first years at iowa state there were a few times I could buy a used book on Amazon and then sell it at the bookstore for more than I paid for it after the semster. By the time I was a senior it was harder to get great deals on Amazon.
Never worked at CBS but I distinctly remember feeling like a criminal the moment I entered the door as a freshman. “BACKPACKS STAY UP FRONT.” The jerk who shouted at me gave me dagger eyes the entire time I shopped. I never went back after that.
Lol I pulled a similar move at Applebee's back in the day. I asked for the ISU-KSU football game off. This was maybe 2009. It was approved on Wednesday. I got a call from my psycho PTSD ex-Marine boss on Friday night (I had already started the game weekend festivities at Sgt. Peppers (The floor at that place for FAC was a serious health hazard)) telling me to be in the kitchen at 7 a.m. on Saturday. I tried to suck it up and do my job, but I was pissed, hungover, and had a serious case of fomo. I put the tortilla chips in the fryer and walked out. I decided to donate plasma the rest of the semester.
Early 2008
New pizza place in Campustown
Campustown will be greeted with a new pizza place Monday.
I was a bartender at Bali Satay House. I'm sure many are familiar with the owner, Iwan. He was a character always trying to turn a buck. More than 50% of his revenue came from the restaurant, so Bali Satay was the only place that could legally let 18-20 year olds into the bar. He took full advantage charging $20 cover for hip hop night every couple Saturdays. We'd have 30-40 people waiting in line pounding on the glass to get in. Most of the football team would be there, usually a few fights would break out, a lot of girls pulling each other's hair out. We sealed the deal with a high school Leonard Johnson. He had a good time. That was a hell of a scene. I guess it wasn't a bad job as much as it was an absolute circus. I made some pretty good money there, but holy hell, never knew what you would see night to night. I honestly miss seeing some of the most random traveling regional music acts on a Wednesday.
Bali actually had decent food. IIRC they only had half of the building for a couple years then expanded West thru the wall. I think maybe after Home Team left?
Had some wild nights in there, along with MoJazz. Jackson Vroman and I got into it there one night then made amends and wanted to bring me on a motorcycle ride with him. LOL. RIP buddy.
Had some wild nights in there, along with MoJazz. Jackson Vroman and I got into it there one night then made amends and wanted to bring me on a motorcycle ride with him. LOL. RIP buddy.
