Textbook Brokers Closing

[DisgruntledAlum]

FYI: They are selling all their stuff very cheap and will ship to you.

My kid went over there and got me 3 NIKE hats for $10 each.

Textbook Brokers - MTSU

mtsu.textbookbrokers.com

 

[MidTennMtneer]

I saw their emails. Didn't have much I like (are low profile hats the style now or something...ugh...)

But who's gonna run Lightning's Locker Room now?

 

[RaiderDoug]

Picked over their website stuff- only weird sizes left like small and 3XL.

 

[RaidRRick]

I saw their emails. Didn't have much I like (are low profile hats the style now or something...ugh...)

But who's gonna run Lightning's Locker Room now?

I'd like to see them turn that building into a restaurant/sports bar similar to Boulevard. Perfect location.

 

[DisgruntledAlum]

Picked over their website stuff- only weird sizes left like small and 3XL.

They've been picked over... My kid bought quite a bit of stuff, but she is petit.

 

[DisgruntledAlum]

I'd like to see them turn that building into a restaurant/sports bar similar to Boulevard. Perfect location.

That is a great idea...

My kid asked why they were closing, and they told her the school has so many exclusivity rights, that they cannot compete with Phillips Bookstore. There are so many books and other stuff that no one else is allowed to sell.

I think it was Blue Raider Book and Supply when I was there...

 

[BigBlueBrad]

And a lot of text book have moved online.

 

[blueraider315]

This was also their last non-campus building. With our contract with Barnes and Noble with Phillips, they didnt want to keep the store.

I do think we need to find a way to make it easier for businesses (local) to make MT stuff. Raider Tees does a good job, but they are about it. I stopped buying from Alumni Hall.

 

[MidTennMtneer]

I know this closing was more about books than merchandise, but still. Our stuff is hard to find.

I remember when Raider Tees ran Lightning's Locker Room, he was on the BRZ board and mentioned Nike, Columbia, etc required minimum buys and some items they couldn't sell them all. I get that, but still sucks as that is the only stuff. Just how I am. But even with that being the case, our marketing isn't matching. Soooo much MTSU stuff, no sideline gear like the coaches wear, and what is Nike is random. I want the same Nike hat or shirt that the Power teams have. Stuff like that is so hard to find.

All of that needs worked on.

 

[DisgruntledAlum]

This was also their last non-campus building. With our contract with Barnes and Noble with Phillips, they didnt want to keep the store.

I do think we need to find a way to make it easier for businesses (local) to make MT stuff. Raider Tees does a good job, but they are about it. I stopped buying from Alumni Hall.

I didn't know Phillips had a deal with Barnes and Noble. Is the campus bookstore now called Barnes and Noble like at other universities?

I always thought the off-campus stores were not associated with the universities but, admittedly, never cared enough to take the time to find out either.

I like the idea RidRRick had of another Boulevard type establishment.

 

[Raiderclyde]

I'd like to see them turn that building into a restaurant/sports bar similar to Boulevard. Perfect location.

Textbook Brokers/Blue Raider Book and Supply used to be a fast food restaurant originally. Burger Queen with the "Queenie Bee" as their mascot. It was a regional chain of burger restaurants (think it was headquartered in Louisville). Manchester had one as did Cookeville near Tenn. Tech. They became Druthers in the early eighties, but by then Murfreesboro's closed (around 1979, IIRC). Mom used to stop there after school and get a me burger in the 1970's. There were 2-3 other restaurants that I can't recall off hand before Blue Raider moved there (think they came in around 1986-87).

The original Blue Raider Bookstore was at 114 Baird Lane at College Heights (next to what's now Domino's Pizza). That was a cool fascinating two-level store! Closed around 1982. The original Blue Raider Bookstore carried hi-fi equipment upstairs (Marantz, Superscope, JBL and Sony) and had cool movie posters of its day displayed on the walls (Jaws, original Star Wars, Close Encounters, Smoky and the Bandit, Kramer vs Kramer, 9 to 5 are a few I distinctly remember). They also carried hi-end art supplies, fraternity/sorority shop, the requisite textbooks and school supplies, along with a mini-market setup near the front. Baird Lane building was razed in the 1990's after Jabb's International Cuisine closed (Jabb's was there when I was an MTSU student).

 

[BRaiderDave]

Textbook Brokers/Blue Raider Book and Supply used to be a fast food restaurant originally. Burger Queen with the "Queenie Bee" as their mascot. It was a regional chain of burger restaurants (think it was headquartered in Louisville). Manchester had one as did Cookeville near Tenn. Tech. They became Druthers in the early eighties, but by then Murfreesboro's closed (around 1979, IIRC). Mom used to stop there after school and get a me burger in the 1970's. There were 2-3 other restaurants that I can't recall off hand before Blue Raider moved there (think they came in around 1986-87).

The original Blue Raider Bookstore was at 114 Baird Lane at College Heights (next to what's now Domino's Pizza). That was a cool fascinating two-level store! Closed around 1982. The original Blue Raider Bookstore carried hi-fi equipment upstairs (Marantz, Superscope, JBL and Sony) and had cool movie posters of its day displayed on the walls (Jaws, original Star Wars, Close Encounters, Smoky and the Bandit, Kramer vs Kramer, 9 to 5 are a few I distinctly remember). They also carried hi-end art supplies, fraternity/sorority shop, the requisite textbooks and school supplies, along with a mini-market setup near the front. Baird Lane building was razed in the 1990's after Jabb's International Cuisine closed (Jabb's was there when I was an MTSU student).

Armondo's Pizza was in that area also when I was a student.

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

I'd like to see them turn that building into a restaurant/sports bar similar to Boulevard. Perfect location.

Just put something over there lol. I lived right behind that area last year and there was NOTHING over there despite being on the side of the athletic facilities. Of course, I'm not telling you anything you don't know but I moved to the other side of the campus this year and it's an entire new world haha

 

[DisgruntledAlum]

Just put something over there lol. I lived right behind that area last year and there was NOTHING over there despite being on the side of the athletic facilities. Of course, I'm not telling you anything you don't know but I moved to the other side of the campus this year and it's an entire new world haha

Way more places to eat off Main vs Greenland.

Kids want options... There is a place in Cookeville near Tech called Spankies. Nothing fancy, just a food place with a band and drinks. That place has been in business over 30 years. I would take one of those to get established and enjoyed. Heck, former students still go there when they come back to visit.

 

[Blue Raider Lightning]

Armondo's Pizza was in that area also when I was a student.

The Armondo's building is still standing and is now The 'Boro Bar & Grill.

Back in 1982, the summer after we took down Kentucky in the Big Dance, I attended Stan "Ramrod" Simpson's basketball camp. Me and a few others snuck across Greenland at lunch to go play Pac Man at Armondo's. We lost track of time and were late getting back. As we ran onto the Murphy Center court, Ramrod was addressing the camp members. He then proceeded to express the importance of punctuality, using us as an example. It must have made a positive impression on me because I still remember it well 43 years later.

 

[Raiderclyde]

Way more places to eat off Main vs Greenland.

Kids want options... There is a place in Cookeville near Tech called Spankies. Nothing fancy, just a food place with a band and drinks. That place has been in business over 30 years. I would take one of those to get established and enjoyed. Heck, former students still go there when they come back to visit.

Spankies in Cookeville is excellent. Been a few years since I ate there. Menu offerings lean fancy and pricey, even though building and furnishings aren't quite fancy (like a Jimmy Kelley's or Sperry's). Rack of Lamb was on the menu and it was about $26.00 nearly 30 years ago. Chicken Dianne and their steaks were great last time I had them. These were $17-21 entrees even 16 years ago (probably near to over $30 now). They have Cajun fare too. Love their pizza cheese bread! They also have a display of 6.5 ounce Coca Cola Bottles that were bottled in Cookeville at the old plant--reminds one of the famous Andy Warhol painting. In the eighties and early 90's, it was Cookeville's best restaurant (before Interstate Drive was fully developed and their Westside was upgraded). Local bankers and Tech Alum folks like Spankies...it's one of a kind. The East Main Sir Pizza and Far East Restaurant are my comfort food places--that Sir Pizza dates to back my childhood. I miss Armondo's Pizza, Burger Queen, and Happy Burger (where Dominoes is today--next to the original Blue Raider). Didn't get into Pablo Fanques sandwiches all that much (replaced Happy Burger), but do remember them. Armondo's delivered pizza in yellow Chevrolet Chevettes and a yellow Chevrolet Monza 2+2 Coupe--Dominos had not come to Murfreesboro yet when they first got started.

 

[ewglenn]

Getting an Insomnia Cookies is what true college experiences are about. Glad to see them coming by campus.

 

[DisgruntledAlum]

Getting an Insomnia Cookies is what true college experiences are about. Glad to see them coming by campus.

It's one of only a few businesses where it is located. We need some serious redevelopment by campus.