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<blockquote data-quote="Nightstorm" data-source="post: 641239" data-attributes="member: 2246"><p><strong>My take on it</strong></p><p></p><p>I know nothing about retail but I will tell you what I do know. </p><p>AS A CUSTOMER, I bought almost all of my 3e stuff from ACME games in Cincinnati. But no more. I have over 300 dollars in stuff that I have bought over the last 3-4 years. Not once to my knowledge do I remember the owner saying " you know I see you come in here all the time. What's your name?" When I've come into the store the owner is playing a game with a freind or is talking gaming stuff with a buddy. No one ever looks up and acknowledges my presence. Rarly am I thanked for my purchases. If I ask a question I get a reply that is drawn out as if it's killing them to talk to me. Well guess what? The other day I came in looking for Monte Cook's Book of Hallow Might. I was told he wasnt carrying Malhavoc press stuff no more. The conversation went like this:</p><p></p><p>Nightstorm:Is the Book of Hollowed Might out yet?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Owner: [with a blank gaze and acting like he'd never heard of it even though he's carried it from the start] oh is that Malhavic press? </p><p></p><p>Nightstorm:Yea. </p><p></p><p>Owner: We dont carry that publisher no more[than turns around and doesnt say another word] </p><p></p><p>That stucked with me and that night while on the web I came across something by accident. AMAZON.COM where I found that I can get 33% off the cover of my D&D books. HUMMMMMM<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nightstorm, post: 641239, member: 2246"] [b]My take on it[/b] I know nothing about retail but I will tell you what I do know. AS A CUSTOMER, I bought almost all of my 3e stuff from ACME games in Cincinnati. But no more. I have over 300 dollars in stuff that I have bought over the last 3-4 years. Not once to my knowledge do I remember the owner saying " you know I see you come in here all the time. What's your name?" When I've come into the store the owner is playing a game with a freind or is talking gaming stuff with a buddy. No one ever looks up and acknowledges my presence. Rarly am I thanked for my purchases. If I ask a question I get a reply that is drawn out as if it's killing them to talk to me. Well guess what? The other day I came in looking for Monte Cook's Book of Hallow Might. I was told he wasnt carrying Malhavoc press stuff no more. The conversation went like this: Nightstorm:Is the Book of Hollowed Might out yet? Owner: [with a blank gaze and acting like he'd never heard of it even though he's carried it from the start] oh is that Malhavic press? Nightstorm:Yea. Owner: We dont carry that publisher no more[than turns around and doesnt say another word] That stucked with me and that night while on the web I came across something by accident. AMAZON.COM where I found that I can get 33% off the cover of my D&D books. HUMMMMMM:) :) :) :(:) [/QUOTE]
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