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<blockquote data-quote="mkarol" data-source="post: 825080" data-attributes="member: 3738"><p>As much as I hate to foray into the morass that is this thread… I feel compelled to comment.</p><p></p><p>Economics is more than just $s and ¢s… and the decision on from where to buy books and accessories needs to be more than a battle of who has the lowest price. Just as we all don't eat raman noodles or Mac and Cheese for dinner, we all make different decisions about what level of service and support we expect from our gaming outlets.</p><p></p><p>Me? I buy some stuff from my FLGS; mainly pain and mini’s because I need to see and feel these things before I take them home. But my FLGS is 30mins away and I don't get there as often as I would like. I don't get to participate in its events or meet the locals who seem to be there every time I show up. If it were next door to my home (and I didn’t have to work) I’m sure that I too would be there as often as possible and buy everything I could from there.</p><p></p><p>I buy things on-line; almost exclusively from Amazon.com. With S&H I have even paid _more_ for some things than I would have at FLGS or if I had taken the time to shop around for deals. But time is money, and the $2.39 I could have saved by going to bn.com or buy.com didn’t seem worth it at the time. To those people who feel it’s worth it, great! To those who don’t, fine! </p><p></p><p>Specialty shops are just that… special; when you need special help, special service, special advice, it is a great tool and one I hope everyone uses. But if those Specialty stores can not turn a proffit, then they wont be there when you need them. So is it worth spending an extra dollar on a book or a line of paints in order to help pay for the upkeep of said specialty? That is a decision we all have to make individually; and for which we will pay the consequences.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mkarol, post: 825080, member: 3738"] As much as I hate to foray into the morass that is this thread… I feel compelled to comment. Economics is more than just $s and ¢s… and the decision on from where to buy books and accessories needs to be more than a battle of who has the lowest price. Just as we all don't eat raman noodles or Mac and Cheese for dinner, we all make different decisions about what level of service and support we expect from our gaming outlets. Me? I buy some stuff from my FLGS; mainly pain and mini’s because I need to see and feel these things before I take them home. But my FLGS is 30mins away and I don't get there as often as I would like. I don't get to participate in its events or meet the locals who seem to be there every time I show up. If it were next door to my home (and I didn’t have to work) I’m sure that I too would be there as often as possible and buy everything I could from there. I buy things on-line; almost exclusively from Amazon.com. With S&H I have even paid _more_ for some things than I would have at FLGS or if I had taken the time to shop around for deals. But time is money, and the $2.39 I could have saved by going to bn.com or buy.com didn’t seem worth it at the time. To those people who feel it’s worth it, great! To those who don’t, fine! Specialty shops are just that… special; when you need special help, special service, special advice, it is a great tool and one I hope everyone uses. But if those Specialty stores can not turn a proffit, then they wont be there when you need them. So is it worth spending an extra dollar on a book or a line of paints in order to help pay for the upkeep of said specialty? That is a decision we all have to make individually; and for which we will pay the consequences. [/QUOTE]
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