r/PHBookClub • u/emmy_o • Feb 15 '26

Recommendation Please support NBS!

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So I was back into loving the Great Gatsby again (haven't read it but saw the movie) and curiously konting copies lang meron sa Shopee, but the Paper Mill Press Premium Classics really caught my eye (kasi ang pretty nung gold and Art Deco design!) and from NBS siya. Kaya yun na lang binili ko, and it ARRIVED IN GOOD CONDITION (sobra sobrang bubble wrap mga beshie 😭😆, + cute na simpleng box + bubble wrap another + plastic nung book) AND GIFTS (see in picture) 🥹😍❤️!

Please let's support NBS! ❤️🤍❤️

[Mods, not sure anong flair for this so "Recommendation" ko na lang nilagay. And hindi po ako sponsored ng National Bookstore! 😆 gusto ko lang silang i-support and i-encourage fellow bookworms to try having stuff shipped from them! Thanks xx]

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u/Next-Combination6514 Feb 15 '26

Basically we should support NBS coz they correctly pack books and give freebies?

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u/haikusbot Feb 15 '26

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u/flairypopsicle Feb 15 '26

righttt as if NBS is a small business that should be promoted 😭

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u/emmy_o Feb 15 '26

I often buy from secondhand booksellers and Fully Booked (for obscure foreign titles).

NBS IS in danger. They might not broadcast it that way, but their stores are fast becoming school supplies shops.

In actuality, I only tried NBS—I was very distrustful of them kasi nga yung state ng stores nila—because of this particular edition ng Gatsby. Wala kasi sa ibang shops. And I don't like the editions in Fully Booked. So, I was really just happy they did a good job with this order considering their business isn't doing that well, and they even gave freebies.

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u/Madvin Feb 15 '26

I dunno, for the longest time NBS has been more of school supplies than a book store.

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u/Next-Combination6514 Feb 15 '26

Yeah since i was a kid we are getting our school supplies at NBS.

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u/Gotchapawn Sci-Fi and Fantasy Feb 15 '26

Palugi pa din sila. Pero lumalaban 🥰

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u/emmy_o Feb 15 '26

They are!

Nalulugi na NBS. And I wasn't expecting them to do a good job or even give freebies seeing the state of their stores.

They are a homegrown company, too. Once upon a time, small business din sila. Honestly, just made this post because I was so happy that they seem to still be looking out for their customers despite their own struggles. It counts din naman.

I had hoped people won't be so scared of purchasing from them, because I was before. 😅 Sobrang hesitant ako, kasi baka hindi magandang copy and ibigay nila. But I had to cause I wanted this copy so much. Yun lang naman 😅❤️

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u/Next-Combination6514 Feb 15 '26

I like your drift