[Electronics-Talk] Accessibility of Barnes and Noble for Thursday, April 2, 2020 - Volume 749

Thu Apr 2 16:29:49 UTC 2020

What do you expect now that most people are shopping online instead of
physically visiting stores?
Bryan

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Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessibility of Barnes and Noble for
Thursday, April 2, 2020 - Volume 749

Amazon is having well-deserved labor troubles now.

On Thu, 2 Apr 2020, Marianne Haas via Electronics-Talk wrote:

> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 12:08:55
> From: Marianne Haas via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
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> Cc: Marianne Haas <advocate at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessibility of Barnes and Noble for
>     Thursday, April 2, 2020 - Volume 749
>
> I have had very bad experiences with amazon.  So, I am trying not to use
them.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Marianne
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> Behalf Of Drew Hunthausen via Electronics-Talk
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessibility of Barnes and Noble for 
> Thursday, April 2, 2020 - Volume 749
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> Marianne,
> Are you trying to purchase something from their site? I'd love to help
you, but also want to mention if you are wanting to purchase something,
Amazon probably carries it and is very accessible. Let me know.
>
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> From: Electronics-Talk On Behalf Of Marianne Haas via Electronics-Talk
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> To: enews at flying-blind.com; 'Discussion of accessible home electronics 
> and appliances' <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Marianne Haas <advocate at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessibility of Barnes and Noble for 
> Thursday, April 2, 2020 - Volume 749
>
> Good Morning,
> The stores are not open.  So, I went to the barnes and Noble website.  It
was difficult to navigate that.  Does anyone have any experience navigating
that website?  If anyone wants to work with me, I am willing to write a
check.  I can afford about $20 per hour.
>
> Let me know.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Marianne
>
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