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With more room to sell everything from Wesleyan shirts to cell phones to tampons, the Texas Wesleyan bookstore continues to garner attention and business at its new location.
The bookstore, located on the corner of Rosedale and Binkley, allows for a bigger, brighter and ultimately more appealing shopping experience according to students and employees.
"There’s more space," said Cory Roper, a sophomore undecided major. "It’s not at all crowded like the old store where everything was jam-packed together."
Rebecca Penn, a sophomore English major, has worked at both bookstore locations during the past two years. She said the new building not only allows for a less cramped store, but it also draws compliments with its nostalgic appearance.
"Almost everyone that comes in likes the floors, which are the original floors of this building," she said.
The floors are the rustic, weathered wooden floors of the building which was once a Mott’s five-and-dime. (This and next sentence same graph?)
Store manager Barbara Sherman said that people have often come in the store since it has moved to share stories about how they grew up in the neighborhood and were pleased to see the building in use again.
Although the grand opening is September 8, the store has received steady business since August 1, Sherman said, with book vouchers accounting for approximately 70 percent of sales.
Many students, however, are going online to get their books.
"If you buy your books here, we can take care of you. Hassle-free refunds are one of the advantages we have over students buying books online," she said.
Jana Smith, textbook supervisor at the bookstore, said that with more students turning to the internet for the purchase of their textbooks, students should know that buying a textbook online can morph into a gambling game.
While the majority of students said only good things about the new bookstore and location, some preferred the closer, old location.
"It sucks that it’s across the street. When it was closer it was nice not having to worry about getting hit by a truck when crossing the street," said Kerri Maestas, sophomore vocal performance major.
The grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony is September 8 during free period.
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I was manager of the Mott's on East Rosedale from 1979 to 1985. I have many fond memories of the people I met while managing the store.