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<blockquote data-quote="Calico_Jack73" data-source="post: 4284333" data-attributes="member: 14403">While it is all well and good to preach the virtues of supporting your FLGS such an opinion isn't seated in reality IMHO.&nbsp; We live in the real world... and in the real world I have expenses such as mortgage payments, childcare, increasing fuel costs for my daily commute, food expenses, etc.&nbsp; If I can save $35+ by purchasing my books through Amazon then guess what, I'll do it even if it means I'll have to wait a bit longer to receive the books.&nbsp; If the FLGS goes under and the owner becomes unemployed because they can't compete with Amazon then I am sorry but that is the risk of running your own business.&nbsp; It is not my responsibility to ensure their business stays afloat.&nbsp; My responsibility is to myself and my family.&nbsp; We all make life decisions that affect our finances.&nbsp; Would I rather run a game store where I can be knee deep in RPG culture all day?&nbsp; You bet I would!&nbsp; However, I know that I can provide a better living by doing what I do now and there is far less risk financially.Okay... I'll get off the soapbox now.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Calico_Jack73, post: 4284333, member: 14403"] While it is all well and good to preach the virtues of supporting your FLGS such an opinion isn't seated in reality IMHO. We live in the real world... and in the real world I have expenses such as mortgage payments, childcare, increasing fuel costs for my daily commute, food expenses, etc. If I can save $35+ by purchasing my books through Amazon then guess what, I'll do it even if it means I'll have to wait a bit longer to receive the books. If the FLGS goes under and the owner becomes unemployed because they can't compete with Amazon then I am sorry but that is the risk of running your own business. It is not my responsibility to ensure their business stays afloat. My responsibility is to myself and my family. We all make life decisions that affect our finances. Would I rather run a game store where I can be knee deep in RPG culture all day? You bet I would! However, I know that I can provide a better living by doing what I do now and there is far less risk financially. Okay... I'll get off the soapbox now. :) [/QUOTE]

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