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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Storyteller01" data-source="post: 4340878" data-attributes="member: 20931">This is really not true. I'm an employee of my FLGS, and having a gaming area does not bring in customers. Discounting our product lower than the competition does. We regularly have customers come to us for a product, then go back to another place for the tables. Even though the other place was selling said product.Amazon sold the core books at over 50% off of retail, blatantly doing so before official release dates. In an industry where those who sell first get the business, this kills the LGS. This is made worse when people in our store for conversation or atmosphere, not buying anything moind you, tell customers 'dude, you can get that at (kaza, amazon, etc) cheaper'. Or worse yet, 'I have a copy on PDF. Give me your e-mail and I'll send you a copy'. This among other things is causing us to rethink selling rpgs. We make nearly 10 times as much with other games.People want cheap. No amount of atmosphere or gaming space will change this. Eventually it'll kill the game. With only on line sites selling, only word of mouth will get word out.</blockquote>