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Non-Tech : Borders Group (BGP)
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To: dreydoc who wrote (92)1/10/1999 1:23:00 AM
From: david thor   of 411
 
< I suspect that they have variable profit margin across inventory>

dreydoc,

I guess I can understand not booking (no pun intended) a sale of a gift card. Probably better to be conservative (although I don't know much about accounting and maybe this is the only proper way). I wonder how they would account for a gift card that isn't used?

dave

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