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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark Hope" data-source="post: 3184528" data-attributes="member: 27051">Within a certain number of market areas, I'd agree with you completely.  When it comes to media like books, cds, dvds etc, I have bought almost exclusively online for a few years now.  There is a large supermarket in my town that does a line of cheap dvds (£4.99 and £5.99 for last year's releases) and I buy those, but all others I get from the net.  Foodstuffs, clothes and larger consumer electronics I still get from regular stores, but that's more because I prefer to check these things out before buying.  As far as gaming material goes, the appearance of seriously discounted goods in the last 6 months to a year (and it really is that recent) has rapidly eroded my flgs loyalty.  My flgs is a great little place, I really like the owner and he offers some cool oop stuff.  But for the current releases (ie his bread and butter) he simply can't hope to match online retailers who offer a 30% discount on his prices.  At the end of the day, I have to budget too, and that's the way it goes, I'm afraid.I'm not even sure that a healthy flgs community is vital to the survival of the hobby anymore.  It used to be a factor, but the internet itself has replaced the community aspect of the flgs for the most part.  I in the demographic that has homes and families, so my group doesn't need a place to play (and are required to play at our houses due to our families anyway), so that aspect is not relevant to us either.  I can't even bring myself to feel bad about it.  It's a shame for the flgs owner, but such is the way things are these days.</blockquote>

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