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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 4336488" data-attributes="member: 5100">I bought my red box at Walgreens.&nbsp; My next several purchases were from Kay-Bee Toys.&nbsp; I never set foot in a hobby store until I was already a hobbyist.&nbsp; With the exception of when I was in college and the game store was pretty much right on campus (which is more an argument for location), I'm not sure I've ever met someone who started gaming because they just happened to walk into a shop.Today, my local Barnes and Noble is darn friendly toward people who want to plan an event there.&nbsp; I'm pretty sure they'd love to arrange furniture for a game day.&nbsp; I could probably get a club set up there, just like the board gamers or the manga fans.&nbsp; And, it'd be on a main drag, with plenty of traffic, so new people might actually stop by.So far as I can tell, the truth is that the LGS has never been relevent to the growth of the hobby.&nbsp; In it's day, it did wonders for sustaining of the hobby -- by making a broader array of products available -- but not growing it.&nbsp; Amazon, et al., have taken that service and improved it.&nbsp; I can get more products, cheaper, at Amazon than at my LGS.So, what reason do I have to support the LGS?&nbsp; Give me a reason to stop in, and I will.&nbsp; If I want to do charity, I'll give to the United Way.Anyone supporting their LGS &quot;for the community&quot; is fooling themselves.&nbsp; The hobby isn't benefiting from it one bit.Oh, and, as odd as it may seem, I'm not anti-LGS.&nbsp; I'd love to see a good store devoted to games.&nbsp; I'm just opposed to the notion that some stripped-down hole-in-the-wall store is going to accomplish anything.&nbsp; If you want to do business, act like a business person.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 4336488, member: 5100"] I bought my red box at Walgreens. My next several purchases were from Kay-Bee Toys. I never set foot in a hobby store until I was already a hobbyist. With the exception of when I was in college and the game store was pretty much right on campus (which is more an argument for location), I'm not sure I've ever met someone who started gaming because they just happened to walk into a shop. Today, my local Barnes and Noble is darn friendly toward people who want to plan an event there. I'm pretty sure they'd love to arrange furniture for a game day. I could probably get a club set up there, just like the board gamers or the manga fans. And, it'd be on a main drag, with plenty of traffic, so new people might actually stop by. So far as I can tell, the truth is that the LGS has [u]never[/u] been relevent to the [I]growth[/I] of the hobby. In it's day, it did wonders for [i]sustaining[/i] of the hobby -- by making a broader array of products available -- but not growing it. Amazon, et al., have taken that service and improved it. I can get more products, cheaper, at Amazon than at my LGS. So, what reason do I have to support the LGS? Give me a reason to stop in, and I will. If I want to do charity, I'll give to the United Way. Anyone supporting their LGS "for the community" is fooling themselves. The hobby isn't benefiting from it one bit. Oh, and, as odd as it may seem, I'm not anti-LGS. I'd love to see a good store devoted to games. I'm just opposed to the notion that some stripped-down hole-in-the-wall store is going to accomplish anything. If you want to do business, act like a business person. [/QUOTE]

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