….We have come up with another crazy sale…but another way to save your money!

Just pick a colored egg from the basket up front at the Check Out Counter in the College Bookstore and open to find your surprises and savings amount. A fun way to save money!

Have you heard that vinyl is making a comeback in certain circles?  It is definitely true here on the campus.  Students love looking through the old selections of records and there are many collectors out there who can’t wait to get there hands on some of the vinyl here.  If you get the chance to stop by and check out the vintage vinyl and vintage clothing, you should.  For those of us beyond student age, it is like walking back in time when you get to see and touch these old records again. The clothing is definitely a trip down memory lane too.  There are many retro styles of today’s fashion that resemble some of the vintage clothing Tom brought with him. Well worth a trip in to see!

Tom is here with us in the Bookstore until 5:00.

Jostens will be in the College Bookstore Tuesday, March 5th – Thursday, March 7th.  Come in and get an accurate ring fitting to order your class ring.

You can also personalize your Graduation Announcements with Josten’s.  They will be on hand to assist in you with your order Tuesday – Thursday.

The College Bookstore is proud to present The Bonneterie Trunk Show featuring Hand-Crocheted Headbands and Ear Warmers that are both beautiful and warm because they are made from a blend of Lamb’s Wool and Easy-Care Acrylic.

The Bonneterie Trunk Show is Thursday, March 7th and Friday, March 8th.

We have heard, “Wow, I did not know you repaired Mac’s here” countless times by Staff, Faculty and Students alike!  We would like to introduce our Apple Authorized Tech to you, Ark Lemal,  pictured above at his work station in the College Bookstore.  He is a local self-employed Apple Licensed Technician who works through our Middlebury Apple Campus Store directly in the store at the Apple Desk area Monday’s, Wednesday’s and Friday’s in the afternoon providing immediate on-site repairs for 5 years now.  He has 20 years of experience working with Mac’s repairing them and he knows the ins and outs of the Apple World by keeping on top of all Apple Service training and Mac updates.

On-site repairs mean that he works on them right here in the Bookstore with an average of about 3 to 4 days turn around time for diagnosing the problem, getting the parts in and installing/replacing, then fixing the Mac.  If you were to call or contact Apple regarding any problem, they would either suggest you go to the nearest “Genius Bar” which is in Albany, NY or send the machine to them.  This requires waiting for them to send the shipping box to you, you sending your Mac far away to be diagnosed and fixed before it is finally sent back, possibly with an empty Hard Drive (there goes all your work, photos, programs and saved data) to arrive back with a week or a two-week turn around time.

As you can imagine, having the Apple Authorized Tech right here on Campus in the College Bookstore is much less stressful for Faculty, Staff and Students.  The time frame alone is better since most people cannot live without their computer for more than a few days.  Having to deal with an empty Mac after all that wait would send most individuals over the edge then, from loosing all their saved data.

Ark always asks the Mac owner up front if they have backed up their computer, making sure they do not loose any of their data before doing anything that would require loosing it. He offers suggestions and generally tries to save money for the owner in any way he can.

So the next time you have an issue with your Mac, go to the Apple Desk in the College Bookstore.