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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 7719941" data-attributes="member: 158"><p>The MOST ESSENTIAL trait in my mind is customer experience. There is a segment for which price will always be a factor (I admit, I'm one of them) but if a store gives me a great experience, passionate knowledgeable staff, and at least a TINY bit off of MSRP, I will return, and keep returning. There are still a shocking number of local game stores with surly or shy sales clerks, mismanaged stock inventory, and lack of knowledge on current trends. It's shocking because I have no idea what keeps these stores alive. I can't visualize a world with NO hobby gaming stores; I can easily see a world in this day and age of Internet Communities with ALMOST no hobby stores. Between sites like Meetup and Facebook communities, it's fairly easy to coordinate without brick and mortar now; however, It would be so much easier to have a place that fosters geek congregation without someone having to open their homes to complete strangers, and LGS's still do that.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Henry, post: 7719941, member: 158"] The MOST ESSENTIAL trait in my mind is customer experience. There is a segment for which price will always be a factor (I admit, I'm one of them) but if a store gives me a great experience, passionate knowledgeable staff, and at least a TINY bit off of MSRP, I will return, and keep returning. There are still a shocking number of local game stores with surly or shy sales clerks, mismanaged stock inventory, and lack of knowledge on current trends. It's shocking because I have no idea what keeps these stores alive. I can't visualize a world with NO hobby gaming stores; I can easily see a world in this day and age of Internet Communities with ALMOST no hobby stores. Between sites like Meetup and Facebook communities, it's fairly easy to coordinate without brick and mortar now; however, It would be so much easier to have a place that fosters geek congregation without someone having to open their homes to complete strangers, and LGS's still do that. [/QUOTE]

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