Varsity Bookstore

MrMustang1965 · Post by **MrMustang1965** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:53 pm

The Mrs. and I were driving down Hillcrest the other day when we suddenly noticed that the Varsity Bookstore has gone out of business! Does anyone have the 411 on what happened? The Varsity Bookstore was always a staple on Hillcrest Ave. along with the Varsity Shoppe (now Culwell & Sons) and New York Subs (still there!). Flash (a clothing store) recently went out of business, too. And Goff's Hamburgers will soon be shutting its doors in the location on Hillcrest that it moved to after leaving the Lovers Lane spot.

NavyCrimson · Post by **NavyCrimson** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:50 pm

geeee - i remember those well with the exception of goff's -

i left dallas long before goff's moved in -

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:57 pm

Read somewhere that SMU was becoming increasingly hostile toward Varsity Bookstore. I know that when I was at SMU a month ago a student mentioned they were having a huge sale, so I guess they finally decided that it's not worth dealing with SMU's hostility anymore.

smu diamond m · Post by **smu diamond m** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:55 pm

SMU promoted the bookstore on Mockingbird a lot, I imagine they were getting some form of monetary benefit for it. I saw a flyer in the commuter lounge with the out of business sale on it, they said they just weren't doing enough sales, the SMU bookstore was blowing them out. Books weren't always cheaper there, either -- amazon, baby.

aus10fromhous10 · Post by **aus10fromhous10** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:41 pm

http://www.smudailycampus.com/vnews/dis ... _archive=1

BUTitan · Post by **BUTitan** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:42 pm

I loved goff's!!!!!! :cry:

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:45 pm

Old man made me fall twice for leaning back in my chair. What ever happened to the statue of Lenin facing west?

Kappas Are Yummy · Post by **Kappas Are Yummy** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:57 pm

smupony94 wrote:Old man made me fall twice for leaning back in my chair. What ever happened to the statue of Lenin facing west?

It was sold on Ebay a few years ago. I think a rich Dallas guy bought it.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:11 pm

Who owns the smulockerroom.com? I hate that site.

Bergermeister · Post by **Bergermeister** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:44 am

ditto.

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:55 am

smupony94 wrote:Who owns the smulockerroom.com? I hate that site.

our Athletic Department

VarsityShop · Post by **VarsityShop** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:51 am

Why is the new Goff's location closing?

Vitale · Post by **Vitale** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:57 am

Because of the charming hospitality and atmosphere?

SMU Football Blog · Post by **SMU Football Blog** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:35 am

I thought Goff's was doing pretty good business. Good crowd every time I have been.

BTW, that PONY Card is one of the great scams ever invented. I was in the bookstore buying a hat a year ago and saw a girl buy an ipod with one of those things. I looked behind the counter and they had xbox games, itunes cards and all kinds of other cr@p. Not to mention the Starbucks. I bet the bookstore sells a lot of that stuff to unsuspecting parents.

Post by **SmooPower** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:00 am

CalallenStang wrote:
smupony94 wrote:Who owns the smulockerroom.com? I hate that site.

our Athletic Department

Actually it seems to be registered to a company in Coppell.