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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 6391825" data-attributes="member: 2067">Generally speaking, IMO, it's better to pay a little more from a local store than to get it cheaper from Amazon.Support of a local store supports everything that store does, including game nights, demos, play rooms, etc. It supports a local community that you can turn to if you need another actual body at your table at some point. It gets you out of the house and moving around and interacting with people. It supports someone who lives near your community, who can take the extra $20 and spend it directly in your community. It connects you with fellow people who share your interests.Amazon has two major advantages over the local store:  price, and convenience. If you can't afford the $20, or you are SUPER LAZY, Amazon will fill your needs. But if you're lucky enough to have a local store, you gain a LOT of positive externalities from that $20 that you don't get if you buy the book online. Which isn't to say that buying from Amazon is bad, just that the "support" is more than just nebulous good feelings -- that extra time and money comes back to you.</blockquote>