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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 9303708" data-attributes="member: 18182">I hear you.I get tired of folks pontificating, &quot;Well, then don't complain when your FLGS disappears!&quot; Stores that sell product ABOVE MSRP deserve to disappear, IMO. I've certainly stopped frequenting shops in my area that pulled that kind of crap.My local FLGS had a brief stint of such behavior, but have since redeemed themselves in my eyes. Today, most new product is discounted slightly, often roughly 10%. Doesn't beat online retailers, but it is appreciated and helps justify me spending my limited hobby funds there. They have a clean, spacious, well ventilated and lit store with a wide variety of product (RPGs, cards, board games, miniature games). They have an absolutely huge gaming area, and regular host all sorts of games, organized play, and even community events (like mini conventions or geek-themed craft fairs). They have a warehouse full of stock not on the shelves (also an online storefront) with kiosks instore where you can search and order product. They have been pretty good about ordering stuff not on the shelves. And they are staffed by friendly folks who (usually) don't try and insert their own hobby preferences into your shopping experience. I freakin love this place! If you are ever in Boise, check out ABU Games!It's not my job, as the customer, to support my local game store. It's the other way around. It's the job of my FLGS to convince me and the other gamers in my community that it's worth shopping and playing there, which my store does fairly well. I've certainly noticed a shift in my decades of frequenting hobby shops . . . the &quot;old-school&quot; stores that were unfriendly, smelly, and overpriced are going the way of the dodo. Stores that adapt and roll with the times are doing well, although I'm sure it's a constant struggle to compete with online and digital sales, increasingly so.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 9303708, member: 18182"] I hear you. I get tired of folks pontificating, "[I]Well, then don't complain when your FLGS disappears![/I]" Stores that sell product ABOVE MSRP deserve to disappear, IMO. I've certainly stopped frequenting shops in my area that pulled that kind of crap. My local FLGS had a brief stint of such behavior, but have since redeemed themselves in my eyes. Today, most new product is discounted slightly, often roughly 10%. Doesn't beat online retailers, but it is appreciated and helps justify me spending my limited hobby funds there. They have a clean, spacious, well ventilated and lit store with a wide variety of product (RPGs, cards, board games, miniature games). They have an absolutely huge gaming area, and regular host all sorts of games, organized play, and even community events (like mini conventions or geek-themed craft fairs). They have a warehouse full of stock not on the shelves (also an online storefront) with kiosks instore where you can search and order product. They have been pretty good about ordering stuff not on the shelves. And they are staffed by friendly folks who (usually) don't try and insert their own hobby preferences into your shopping experience. I freakin love this place! If you are ever in Boise, check out ABU Games! It's not my job, as the customer, to support my local game store. It's the other way around. It's the job of my FLGS to convince me and the other gamers in my community that it's worth shopping and playing there, which my store does fairly well. I've certainly noticed a shift in my decades of frequenting hobby shops . . . the "old-school" stores that were unfriendly, smelly, and overpriced are going the way of the dodo. Stores that adapt and roll with the times are doing well, although I'm sure it's a constant struggle to compete with online and digital sales, increasingly so. [/QUOTE]

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