boerngrim said:
Some LGS are decidedly of the UNFRIENDLY variety.
Some are friendly, but have unfriendly (or plain crazy) management. My FLGS is Forbidden Planet. The other day I was in there, and saw they had MM V early. Brilliant!
But then I saw the price - £24.99, which is close to $50. Some mistake surely, I tell the staff. No, they say, we found a distributor direct from the States, and we're charging a premium because we've got it before anyone else in the UK
I should explain that Forbidden Planet is a chain of comics' and collectibles' shops, so normally getting something before the rest of the country would command a premium, because it would sell out before the standard release - if, indeed, there is a standard release. MM V is hardly a limited edition.
The staff know the RPG business, but their management, who pulled off this early release "coup", don't. The staff were embarassed and apologetic, but nonetheless I got my MM V from Amazon.