Overheard at Borders yesterday, from the lips of one of two guys who were looking for a specific book in the Romance section, presumably for the girlfriend or wife:
“Ooooooh, dude! They’re arranged by the name of the author, not the title!”
That guy’s education constitutes money well spent, I’d say.
I’d laugh with you except the Children’s section in the local soon-to-be-closed Book Warehouse is arranged alphabetically by title. I’ve encountered one or two sections in other places where this was the case as well. It could be giving this guy too much credit, but perhaps the sections of the stores he normally frequents are arranged alpha by title?