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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4358477" data-attributes="member: 19675">My FLGS has been supporting gamer troops by accepting reading materials and gaming supplies for shipping overseas.  It seems that there aren't too many LGSs or Amazon deliveries to Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans, and certain other locales.Remembering how my Dad (an Army reserve MD) was stationed in Germany (a country he knows well; a language he understands) during Desert Storm and nearly went bozo from boredom until his care packages started arriving, I knew that the guys abroad were doing even worse on average.  My Dad could at least see some mainstream entertainment where he was.So I started dumping huge lots of softcover books into my LGS's bin- mostly collections of short stories, single-volume novel collections, and self-contained novels (those without sequels).  Some came from my own collection, others came from Half-Price Books.  I even sold off some games I didn't like or use to get more.  Sometimes I'd even buy 2 copies of a collection of stories when they first hit the stands- one for me, one for those abroad.Then I asked about gaming supplies.  After some inquiries to the military, the FLGS said they could collect & send them, so I scoured some sales (and Half-Price Books) found and sent a HERO book, a set of the Core3 from 2Ed & from 3Ed + Oriental Adventures, Ars Magica 5th, Mutants & Masterminds 1st and such, plus a few bricks of Chessex dice.According to the manager, I was the main supporter of the drive.The store actually got a commendation from the military!After the commendation, more people started contributing, especially relatives of soldiers and parents of younger store patrons.I'm pretty sure that little display of patriotism increased sales, if only for buying books.  I know it improved customer loyalty (based on what other customers said, at least).</blockquote>

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