Bookstore treats D&D books like Playboy

[talien]

That's sad.

No no, here's sad:

Back when we had the Monstrous Compendium, people would open up the boxed sets and STEAL the monster sheets!

Just the monster sheets!

!

 

[VirgilCaine]

In our store's most recent inventory, 25% of our total store's shrink was Role Playing. 25%!!! Thats sad. In fact, when 3.5 came out, we got a big display that we had to put out to push the books. There were 6 PHBs, 3 DMGs and 3 MM in the display. Within 10 minutes of putting the display out, we were missing 3 PHBs, all the DMGs, and 2 of the MMs. I walked in the back to get another display and they were gone that quick.

As a gamer and a bookstore employee, I agree with the poster about being tired of not being able to get my customers the books they need/want because others decided to steal them. It gets really old after a while. Thats why we rearranged the store so we could get the RPG section right in front of the counter, so we can watch it. It seems to be working so far, since we seem to be missing less books than we were before. I guess we will find out next year after the inventory.

No no, here's sad:

Back when we had the Monstrous Compendium, people would open up the boxed sets and STEAL the monster sheets!

Just the monster sheets!

Horrible. I'm a poor college student myself but what the hell are gamers doing all day that they can get to a bookstore and then steal the RPG books? There's got to be some free time in there somewhere...

 

[Raven Crowking]

I am sorry. I am the cause of all this. Whenever I enter a store, I can't help myself from stealing PHBs and DMGs. I must have 80 of them (each) by now.

Exactly what I suspected.

 

[wedgeski]

As an interesting side note, almost any bookstore in the world will tell you that their most heavily shoplifted section is the religious area, specifically bibles. I can't believe that so many people would steal a book that specifically tells them not to.

I find that highly amusing.

 

[johnsemlak]

As an interesting side note, almost any bookstore in the world will tell you that their most heavily shoplifted section is the religious area, specifically bibles. I can't believe that so many people would steal a book that specifically tells them not to.

It's particularly amazing because the Bible is a relatively easy book to receive for free (legally).

 

[Henry]

Darn - for a second, I thought it was doing it because of fear of lewd material. SALES SPIKE ASSURED!

On the other hand, people stealing the books is just sad. That's without a doubt DEFINITELY a source of lost income for somebody.

 

[Cam Banks]

It's particularly amazing because the Bible is a relatively easy book to receive for free (legally).

A group of nuns were accused of stealing bibles from a B&N at one point. When asked why they didn't pay for them, they gave the same answer many other Bible-thieves have given store staff: "Because God wanted us to have them."

Cheers,
Cam

 

[Hand of Evil]

Waldens here in my town (Columbia SC) was target to letter writing campaign to have the D&D books moved to behind the counter a couple of months ago. Did not work.

Good thing D&D promotes inteligent design.

 

[Mystery Man]

What is it with White Wolf books? One of the FLGS's in my area has a sign on the shelf that says you must be 21 or over to purchase.

 

[Rel]

we kept Playboy and other adult magazines behind the counter due to shrinkage as well.

I'd tend to think you'd have the opposite problem.

Ahem. *snicker*