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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gog" data-source="post: 948913" data-attributes="member: 4199">Well, and of course this is just my opinion, the reason I think that buying from Amazon, Wal-Mart. Borders etc. is bad (even if you save money) is this.The local game store is a place where I do more than just buy stuff. I hang out, there play games there, learn new games there to quote the owner of the store I went to in Phoenix "This is Cheers, it's a place where everybody knows your name and they are always glad you came. I can't really get that from Amazon.An example is, I wanted to learn to play Warhammer 40K, so I went up to the FLGS and asked some of the guys I had meet there and not only did they show me how, they let me use a couple of there armies so I could see which one I liked. I didn't spend a dime in the guys store at that time, in the 20 plus hours I spent trying out the different types, I couldn’t do that at Wal-Mart. Shopping at a FLGS is kind of a "thing" for me though it falls into my category of shop at mom and pop places as much as possible. Yeah it'll cost a little more but, you'll probably get better service, and while the selection might not be as large, get to know the owner and they'll probably order what you want.Another perk of the FLGS is that I doubt Borders, would give you a copy of a book free just cause they knew you really wanted it but couldn't afford it right then.</blockquote>