Borders Site to Store Shipping

have it shipped to a Borders store near you

Borders allows you to browse its extensive online catalog, purchase any item in the store, and have it shipped to a brick and mortar store near you. Unlike other websites which restrict the type and size of items shipped via site to store, Borders, which primarily sells books and magazines, will ship anything to its stores. This allows you to take advantage of completely free shipping and a fast delivery time (typically within just a few days.)

Borders Site to Store Shipping Benefits
In addition to receiving free shipping, by using Borders site to store shipping you can have your items shipped to any Borders store, any Borders Express store or even any Walden Books locations. That includes locations outside the contiguous United States such as Alaska, Hawaii, and even Puerto Rico.

Borders also makes it easy to retrieve your items once they arrive. Simply go to the first available checkout and present a valid form of ID. You don’t need to mess with confirmation numbers, printing emails, or third party identity verification services like you do with some other site to store programs.

When compared the site to store shipping programs of other retailers, Borders has really simplified the process a great deal.

How Borders Site to Store Shipping Works

Browse the online catalog and put any item you want into your shopping cart.
Choose the “Ship to Store” option during the checkout process.
Use the store locator to find the store closest to you by inputting your zip code.
Fill in your name and email address.
Complete the checkout process as you normally would.
Borders will send you an order confirmation email shortly after you complete the checkout process. Print this email and save it for your records. (It will not be necessary at the time of pick up; however, it serves as your proof of purchase in case there are any mix ups.) The email will also contain an estimated date of arrival for your items.
Borders will call you when your items have been delivered and are ready for pick up.
Go the store.
Present a photo ID at the checkout and Borders employees will retrieve your items. Keep in mind, Borders does not allow anybody other than the person who placed the order to pick the items up unless those items were shipped as gifts. In the case of gift giving, the receiver must present photo ID at time of pick up.

How to Return an Item Shipped Via Borders’ Site to Store Service
Borders handles returns of items purchased online a little differently than items purchased in store. Items can still be returned to any Borders location; however, refunds of the purchase price will be made in the form of a Borders gift card. If the item was purchased as a gift, the receiver can return the item to any Borders location for a refund in the form of a gift card or exchange the item for another of equal or lesser value (the difference will be given in the form of a gift card.)

What Makes Borders Site to Store Shipping Unique
Unlike other site to store programs, Borders doesn’t restrict which items can be shipped. Any item in the online catalog can be shipped for free to any store location. Also, Borders doesn’t restrict its site to store shipping to the contiguous United States. They’ll ship items to any of the fifty states and even Puerto Rico. However, keep in mind that shipping to Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico may take up to two weeks.

In addition to the largest shipping radius, Borders has the largest variety of store locations you can ship to. Borders, Borders Express, and Walden Books all accept site to store products from Borders.com.

Considerations to Keep in Mind When Shipping Via Borders Site to Store

You cannot modify or cancel an order once the checkout process has been completed.
Only the person who placed the order can pick the item up (photo ID is required.)
Refunds are given in the form of store credit via gift card.
You only have 30 days (60 if you are a Borders Rewards member) to return any item.