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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Graybeard" data-source="post: 4337801" data-attributes="member: 21705"><p>I have two mlocal gaming stores that I rarely go to. The main reasons are poor service and poor selection. I buy most of my books online or at the local Borders because they are much cheaper. I frequently get coupons for 25% or more for Borders. What I tried to get at my local shops when I went there were dice, battlemats, and used books. Each store had a few used books but nothing of interest. As for dice, all they had in stock were d6's. Neither of the stores carried battlemats or any magazines of interest to gamers. Both had a small selection of comics and a couple of game tables devoted to Warhammer. One store is about 4 miles from my house and the other is about 10 miles away. There used to be a great store near where I worked but they closed due to death of the owner. He carried plastic models, magazines, comics, all types of games including card, board, and rpgs. He carried non fantasy card games ioncluding things like UNO. He had demo days often and invited customers to either run a demo or join a game. He was friendly and personable and easy to talk to about nearly any subject. It didn't matter if you were a regular customer or not. As soon as you walked in, if he wasn't busy with another customer, he would acknowledge you, ask questions, and talk to you about any and every subject. I remember the first time I went in, I was looking for HarnMaster product which is extremely difficult to get in stores. He had a great selection and offered to order anything I wanted. He even had contacts with other game stores around the country and would buy items from them for a customer. If you were a regular customer he would give you a discount or throw in some small items for free. On a demo day I attended for a Big Eyes, Small Mouth game, he payed for pizza for everyone there. I really miss that store.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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