Went to Roseville today to buy new tires--now this may seem banal, but just be patient--I have a point to make--and it could save you some money. It hasn't saved me any money yet, but I am just saying, it could.

The tires were promised to be done in an hour and a half, so I walked across the street to the mall--figuring I could get some lunch and indulge my not-anymore-secret obsession with window shopping in the tools section of Sears.

Three box end wrenches and a needle nose pliers purchase later, I was ready to head to lunch. But, to my surprise I came across a "Borders annex" store--sort of a toy poodle version of the real thing. Malcolm Gladwell's What the Dog Saw was on "clearance sale" there at 40% off the jacket price. Happy day. Which brings me to the real point of all this--I spoke with a friend a couple days ago who shared with me: "You know how you get great deals, sometimes, on Amazon, but that you almost always have to pay separate shipping charges if you buy more than one book? Well, Borders has something called the "Borders Marketplace" where you can get equally great buys, but you only pay one shipping price." I haven't checked it out, but if this is true, watch out Amazon!