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<blockquote data-quote="Turanil" data-source="post: 1651590" data-attributes="member: 9646">I know there has already been a really long thread about buying rpg stuff preferably at a FLGS. Now it happens that with the &quot;Share the Love&quot; discount, I noticed that many people here on Enworld also seem to prefer Amazon to buy rpg stuff (and I even don't know about other online stores!)So, I would like to know if a majority or minority of us buy online or not.Why do you prefer buying online, or FLGS? Those who think that gamers should preferably buy at FLGS, I would be curious to know your exact reasoning, not just a simple &quot;because it supports the gaming industry&quot;. Actual anecdotes about buying online or buying at a FLGS are also welcome. - As far as I am concerned, all the books I bought during those last months were bought on Amazon. My only motives are that I can get cheaper and faster than in my FLGS that must import them, thus sells them at a hefty price. (One example: I paid Menace Manual 13$ + 5$ for shipping, while I would have paid 35 euros, so almost 40$, at my FLGS.)- One anedote: when buying on Amazon: Once I ordered some music CDs and got a shipment of 2 CDs that were obviously intended for someone else. I told Amazon that it wasn't what I had ordered, and that for shipping the stuff back I didn't want to pay anything. I was pleasantly surprised when they answered that I would soon receive what I had ordered, but that I could keep the other 2 CDs for free! (the procedure was in fact too costly for them to bother do it).(A last thing: does &quot;FLGS&quot; means: &quot;Front Local Gaming Store&quot;, or &quot;Fantasy Literacy Gaming Store&quot;, or what?)Thanks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Turanil, post: 1651590, member: 9646"] I know there has already been a really long thread about buying rpg stuff preferably at a FLGS. Now it happens that with the "Share the Love" discount, I noticed that many people here on Enworld also seem to prefer Amazon to buy rpg stuff (and I even don't know about other online stores!) So, I would like to know if a majority or minority of us buy online or not. Why do you prefer buying online, or FLGS? Those who think that gamers should preferably buy at FLGS, I would be curious to know your exact reasoning, not just a simple "because it supports the gaming industry". Actual anecdotes about buying online or buying at a FLGS are also welcome. - As far as I am concerned, all the books I bought during those last months were bought on Amazon. My only motives are that I can get cheaper and faster than in my FLGS that must import them, thus sells them at a hefty price. (One example: I paid Menace Manual 13$ + 5$ for shipping, while I would have paid 35 euros, so almost 40$, at my FLGS.) - One anedote: when buying on Amazon: Once I ordered some music CDs and got a shipment of 2 CDs that were obviously intended for someone else. I told Amazon that it wasn't what I had ordered, and that for shipping the stuff back I didn't want to pay anything. I was pleasantly surprised when they answered that I would soon receive what I had ordered, but that I could keep the other 2 CDs for free! (the procedure was in fact too costly for them to bother do it). (A last thing: does "FLGS" means: "Front Local Gaming Store", or "Fantasy Literacy Gaming Store", or what?) Thanks. [/QUOTE]

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