Love at Powell's
by Powell's Books, February 23, 2018 9:43 AM
We asked and, boy, did you deliver: So many of you wrote in to share your Powell’s love stories with us that we couldn’t resist putting together a tribute to the real-life romances that grace the City of Books. These wonderful anecdotes are a great reminder that some of the best stories occur off the page.
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“As a temporary cashier one holiday season, a very cute fellow cashier asked me out… and proceeded to ghost me WHILE WE STILL WORKED TOGETHER.”...
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Love at Powell's
by Powell's Books, February 16, 2018 8:59 AM
Where did you meet?
I was in the children’s section, browsing the Shel Silverstein books, when I heard them. A little wisp of a girl, not more than two, was running around the stacks and giggling wildly, and a man in cargo shorts with a green sweater tied around his waist was chasing her. He was doing the slow motion run you do when you want a tiny child to think you just can’t catch her, and singing out, “I’m gonna getcha! I’m comin’! I’m gonna getcha!” And every time he did, she looked over her shoulder and let out a squeaky little shriek, and giggled even more, and kept on running. It was hard to tell which of them was having more fun. Cute. I went back to my browsing...
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Love at Powell's
by Powell's Books, February 13, 2018 9:29 AM
Where are you originally from?
Adam is from San Francisco and Jen is from Sacramento.
Where did you meet?
We met online, but our first in-person meeting was in the coffee shop at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside.
How long have you been together?
4 years.
What role does Powell’s play in your love story?
Powell’s was the site of our first date and of our engagement. Our first date was in the coffee shop. We talked for over four hours, until the employees were cleaning up to shut down for the night. On the second anniversary of our first date — a Wednesday — Adam asked me to meet him at Powell’s after work...
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Love at Powell's
by Powell's Books, February 9, 2018 8:57 AM
Photo credit: Fitzgerald's Photography
Where are you originally from?
Chris grew up in Portland and Alice is an immigrant from Guernsey, a small British island in the English Channel, a few miles off the northwest coast of France.
Where did you meet?
We met at Powell’s City of Books!
How long have you been together?
We’ve been together since 2011.
What role does Powell’s play in your love story?
It was summertime in Portland. Alice was visiting the city as part of a months-long trip around the world. She stopped in to see Powell’s City of Books a few days after arriving in Portland. In need of refreshment, she went to World Cup Coffee in the Gold Room and got some tea. Looking around for somewhere to sit, she noticed a guy who kept looking at her...
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Love at Powell's
by Powell's Books, February 2, 2018 9:20 AM
What role does Powell’s play in your love story?
In October 2016, I took Megan out for dinner. We grabbed a bite to eat, and, as is custom on most first dates, we began to ask each other questions: Where are you from? What are you studying in school? What do you like to do for fun? Do you have any siblings? Do you like to read? That last was sort of a leading question on my part, to which she answered, “I love to read! I love cuddling up on cold rainy days with coffee and a good book.”
She had no idea what I had done prior to our dinner...
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