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<blockquote data-quote="Emiricol" data-source="post: 982263" data-attributes="member: 469">Okay, so after months of no FLGS, ever since the Gauntlet in Modesto demonstrated the effects of its business policies by going out of business <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; I finally found one in Turlock.Now, this one is called Harlequin in Turlock.&nbsp; Smaller store,&nbsp; the standard baseline selection (small D&amp;D shelf).&nbsp; However, the staff were knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and willing to go out of their way to make me want to shop there.So, even with ALL THIS, why aren't I buying my 3.5 books from them?&nbsp; Because they are selling at cover price, which is about $30 total more than Amazon or presumably Wal-Mart.They just can't compete on price, and I'm not willing to spend what amounts to a 33% premium to support my FLGS.&nbsp; I'll take a hit, but not that much of one.Now, this REALLY REALLY bothers me, because the MSRP is printed on the cover.&nbsp; Why can't Amazon etc just undercut the cover price by enough to cover shipping, or maybe a little more?&nbsp; But not 33%!!!&nbsp; That just seems anti-competitive to me.33% under.&nbsp; Sigh.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm really mad at Amazon as I hit the Check Out button.&nbsp; Talk about conflicted...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Emiricol, post: 982263, member: 469"] Okay, so after months of no FLGS, ever since the Gauntlet in Modesto demonstrated the effects of its business policies by going out of business :) I finally found one in Turlock. Now, this one is called Harlequin in Turlock. Smaller store, the standard baseline selection (small D&D shelf). However, the staff were knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and willing to go out of their way to make me want to shop there. So, even with ALL THIS, why aren't I buying my 3.5 books from them? Because they are selling at cover price, which is about $30 total more than Amazon or presumably Wal-Mart. They just can't compete on price, and I'm not willing to spend what amounts to a 33% premium to support my FLGS. I'll take a hit, but not that much of one. Now, this REALLY REALLY bothers me, because the MSRP is printed on the cover. Why can't Amazon etc just undercut the cover price by enough to cover shipping, or maybe a little more? But not 33%!!! That just seems anti-competitive to me. 33% under. Sigh. I'm really mad at Amazon as I hit the Check Out button. Talk about conflicted... [/QUOTE]

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