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<blockquote data-quote="Jedi_Solo" data-source="post: 4336156" data-attributes="member: 40245">I didn't have any stores participate in Free RPG day in my area, but a friend of mine lived by two stores that did.&nbsp; A bunch of us got together and hung (and visited both stores for free stuff).&nbsp; The difference between the two stores was incredable and if I visited either one again I know which it would be.The first location onlyhad a few of the free quick start guides left (and one WotC module).&nbsp; It was clean and well organized.&nbsp; Though I never been there before after a couple of minutes I pretty well had the layout figured out.&nbsp; It was well lit and had quite the friendly atmosphere. There had a Magic Tournament going in a decent sized gaming area.&nbsp; The staff had polo shirts as a kind of uniform; they were clean cut and quite friendly when we walked in.&nbsp; As we browsed for stuff to buy as athank you for free loot I'm fairly sure everyone in our five person group was asked if needed anything (there were two or three people staffing the store).The second store we stopped by still had the WotC minis and Dungeon Tiles to give out (neither place had the dice interstingly enough).&nbsp; It was quite obvious why fewer people had stopped here.&nbsp; It wasn't nearly as well lit (it wasn't 'dark' but the light was definately dimmer).&nbsp; The front had (according to my friend) was just finishing some remodeling so the clutter there gets a pass, but even with that the back end &quot;felt&quot; dirtier that the first store.&nbsp; There was a gaming area (not enough room - but still...).&nbsp; There was one person manning store with an unkept beard.&nbsp; His clothes were clean but they were a T-Shirt and jeans.&nbsp; Nothing wrong per se with this - but compared to the polo shirt and khakis of the last place it seemed a step down, and I thought the one other person in the store when we walked in was staff until he left a few minutes later.&nbsp; The organization was cluttered to say the least.&nbsp; The comic books were very neatly organized but everything else felt like a missmash.&nbsp; The D&amp;D books were on one shelf but the minis were else where (and so on).I bought stuff at both locations to thank them for the free swag.&nbsp; I had never visited either location before so these were my first impressions.&nbsp; I know where my first stop would be if I was looking for something.&nbsp; The first store was cleaner, friendlier, better organized and came off as much more professional.&nbsp; It's a store that I would like to support and maybe the next time I'm visiting I may ask to head out there.&nbsp; The second location had a few more oddities and geeky stuff, but in the end I wasn't impressed.The first location worked to give me a good impression and it did, I hope to at some point in the future help it survive.&nbsp; The second store was there and... well... that is about all I can say.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jedi_Solo, post: 4336156, member: 40245"] I didn't have any stores participate in Free RPG day in my area, but a friend of mine lived by two stores that did. A bunch of us got together and hung (and visited both stores for free stuff). The difference between the two stores was incredable and if I visited either one again I know which it would be. The first location onlyhad a few of the free quick start guides left (and one WotC module). It was clean and well organized. Though I never been there before after a couple of minutes I pretty well had the layout figured out. It was well lit and had quite the friendly atmosphere. There had a Magic Tournament going in a decent sized gaming area. The staff had polo shirts as a kind of uniform; they were clean cut and quite friendly when we walked in. As we browsed for stuff to buy as athank you for free loot I'm fairly sure everyone in our five person group was asked if needed anything (there were two or three people staffing the store). The second store we stopped by still had the WotC minis and Dungeon Tiles to give out (neither place had the dice interstingly enough). It was quite obvious why fewer people had stopped here. It wasn't nearly as well lit (it wasn't 'dark' but the light was definately dimmer). The front had (according to my friend) was just finishing some remodeling so the clutter there gets a pass, but even with that the back end "felt" dirtier that the first store. There was a gaming area (not enough room - but still...). There was one person manning store with an unkept beard. His clothes were clean but they were a T-Shirt and jeans. Nothing wrong per se with this - but compared to the polo shirt and khakis of the last place it seemed a step down, and I thought the one other person in the store when we walked in was staff until he left a few minutes later. The organization was cluttered to say the least. The comic books were very neatly organized but everything else felt like a missmash. The D&D books were on one shelf but the minis were else where (and so on). I bought stuff at both locations to thank them for the free swag. I had never visited either location before so these were my first impressions. I know where my first stop would be if I was looking for something. The first store was cleaner, friendlier, better organized and came off as much more professional. It's a store that I would like to support and maybe the next time I'm visiting I may ask to head out there. The second location had a few more oddities and geeky stuff, but in the end I wasn't impressed. The first location worked to give me a good impression and it did, I hope to at some point in the future help it survive. The second store was there and... well... that is about all I can say. [/QUOTE]

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