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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jeff37923" data-source="post: 1934599" data-attributes="member: 26008">OK, I have some mead now (yes, I found a liquor store that sells mead here, mead is tasty by the way), and I'm off to report part deux.Be careful of the reputation of your DM style, your infamy will proceed you. Every employee in the store knew who the local DM of a game was when a kid came in and told us that his fighter had been killed by an enraged, hasted cow in a DnD game....The games that sold well were everything new World of Darkness, WotC Eberron sourcebooks and splatbooks, new GURPS 4th Edition books and pre-4th edition sourcebooks, we sold out of the supply of Steve Jackson Games "fun" games (like Ninja Burger, Munchkin and its expansions, and Chez Geek and its expansions), Pirates of the Spanish Main, and Iron Kingdoms books and minis.One of the things that sold well that I didn't think would, were the Instant Adventures by Fantasy Flight Games. They would be picked up because they were inexpensive and added to the larger purchases, then the same customer would come back in a few days and buy a couple more. Now, these little gems have always been a favorite of mine - but I didn't think others liked them as well.The stuff that didn't sell well was Mage Knight (even though the DC and Marvel hero clix went flying off the shelves - bad hanger glue notwithstanding), any d20 sourcebook with RA Salvatore's name on it (which was surprising to me, since he has good name recognition amoungst gamers), and Magic Card sales paled in comparison to sales of Yu-Gi-Oh cards (outsold by a 5 to 1 margin).An interesting arguement for having people play role-playing games over computer games (playstation, xbox, whatever) was heard when a lady explained to her boyfriend (husband?) that RPGs taught and reinforced face-to-face social skills that don't get to be developed in computer games. I'm still thinking about that one because it has interesting ramifications if correct.A note on manners if you are in a FLGS browsing the game sourcebooks. It is inappropriate to sit down on the floor and pull out some paper and start copying the information in a sourcebook for your own use if you do not intend to purchase that sourcebook. It is also really funny to watch a customer who has just been kicked out for the above inappropriate behavior to complain about your "lousy customer service".That's about it. I have only worked at the FLGS for a few days during the busy season, but after venturing into that strange land behind the counter I hope to have brought back some useful information for you all. Now I am in need of more mead. G'night.</blockquote>

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