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<blockquote data-quote="Mark Hope" data-source="post: 4336341" data-attributes="member: 27051">I play in two groups at present - both owe their genesis to the internet, not to the flgs.&nbsp; In fact, I've never had a group that started because of an flgs, so my personal experience is not that the flgs is the cradle of gaming.&nbsp; I am lucky to have a very nice flgs, but I still get almost all of my gaming stuff online.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; This is why:This is the absolute bottom line for me.&nbsp; If the online retailer were only offering 5%-10% off, then it would maybe be worth it to go to the flgs instead.&nbsp; But 40% or more?&nbsp; Sorry, but the flgs doesn't stand a chance.&nbsp; And I am sorry for you guys, I really am, but I can't afford to ignore savings of those kinds.&nbsp; Nobody needs reminding how tight money is these days, how expensive petrol is.&nbsp; But if I'm saving $15 on every purchase of a hardcover(or, rather, the equivalent in £s) then that's a no-brainer.So all the other issues fall by the wayside when faced with the simple fact of economics.&nbsp; Good luck to you and all that, but that's the bottom line.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mark Hope, post: 4336341, member: 27051"] I play in two groups at present - both owe their genesis to the internet, not to the flgs. In fact, I've never had a group that started because of an flgs, so my personal experience is not that the flgs is the cradle of gaming. I am lucky to have a very nice flgs, but I still get almost all of my gaming stuff online. Why? This is why: This is the [I]absolute[/I] bottom line for me. If the online retailer were only offering 5%-10% off, then it would maybe be worth it to go to the flgs instead. But 40% or more? Sorry, but the flgs doesn't stand a chance. And I [I]am[/I] sorry for you guys, I really am, but I can't afford to ignore savings of those kinds. Nobody needs reminding how tight money is these days, how expensive petrol is. But if I'm saving $15 on every purchase of a hardcover(or, rather, the equivalent in £s) then that's a no-brainer. So all the other issues fall by the wayside when faced with the simple fact of economics. Good luck to you and all that, but that's the bottom line. [/QUOTE]

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