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<blockquote data-quote="Calico_Jack73" data-source="post: 4342287" data-attributes="member: 14403">One of the problems I have with my FLGS:They certainly are friendly and have a nice, big gaming area and they sponsor events.&nbsp; The problem is that all of their books are shrink wrapped.&nbsp; I consider myself a bit of a impulse buyer.&nbsp; I can pick up a book, thumb through it and within 5 minutes I know if I am going to buy it.&nbsp; Obviously I can't do that at the FLGS.&nbsp; I CAN go to my local Borders which has a decently stocked gaming selection, flip through any book I like, and with my weekly coupon I get e-mailed to me sail out of the store with a new book that I paid less for than I would have at the gaming store.If you want impulse buyer money, DON'T SHRINK WRAP YOUR BOOKS!!!I like this!&nbsp; When I lived in Dallas in the early 90's there was a Virtual World center that I loved to go to.&nbsp; I certainly loved playing the games but I also like to just go there and hang out.&nbsp; They had a non-alcoholic bar where you could buy all sorts of coffees and sodas with different syrups mixed in (I liked the Martian Ale best of all).&nbsp; The place was also laid out like a Victorian era explorer's club with the heads of alien creatures mounted on the wall and artifacts from other planets for decoration.&nbsp; Comfortable, overstuffed highbacked chairs were arranged so you could just hang out and chat with the other visitors.&nbsp; If my FLGS did something like that I'd be there gaming in the store every single week.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Calico_Jack73, post: 4342287, member: 14403"] One of the problems I have with my FLGS: They certainly are friendly and have a nice, big gaming area and they sponsor events. The problem is that all of their books are shrink wrapped. I consider myself a bit of a impulse buyer. I can pick up a book, thumb through it and within 5 minutes I know if I am going to buy it. Obviously I can't do that at the FLGS. I CAN go to my local Borders which has a decently stocked gaming selection, flip through any book I like, and with my weekly coupon I get e-mailed to me sail out of the store with a new book that I paid less for than I would have at the gaming store. If you want impulse buyer money, DON'T SHRINK WRAP YOUR BOOKS!!! I like this! When I lived in Dallas in the early 90's there was a Virtual World center that I loved to go to. I certainly loved playing the games but I also like to just go there and hang out. They had a non-alcoholic bar where you could buy all sorts of coffees and sodas with different syrups mixed in (I liked the Martian Ale best of all). The place was also laid out like a Victorian era explorer's club with the heads of alien creatures mounted on the wall and artifacts from other planets for decoration. Comfortable, overstuffed highbacked chairs were arranged so you could just hang out and chat with the other visitors. If my FLGS did something like that I'd be there gaming in the store every single week. [/QUOTE]

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