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Message: <blockquote data-quote="2WS-Steve" data-source="post: 406721" data-attributes="member: 3289">Going on a run past my local gaming stores recently inspired this thread. I'm curious what other people look for in a gaming store. Here's my preferences roughly in order of importance.Selection: For me, the number one feature of a gaming store is selection, selection, selection. I go to a specialty store because it carries stuff that big generic stores don't. I like to be able to flip through a book that's on the shelf. I like to find books that might be a bit older or even out of print. I like just browsing and discovering books that I hadn't planned to buy when I walked into the store.Organization: Organization might be the next thing on the list but I'm awfully tolerant of sloppy organization. Perhaps if a found a store that had both a great selection and good organization I'd realise what I was missing.Location: Location is not so much a factor as a necessity; it needs to be within an hour's drive. However, I'm more than willing to drive 45 minutes to a store if it's really good.Getting new stuff in fast: This mattered a lot to me for computer games but not so much for RPGs. I usually wait a bit longer for an RPG book anyway and might look around at some reviews if I'm not familiar with the writer or material.Discounting:I've never gotten a discount from a gaming store. I'm a horrible negotiator and I'm usually just not willing to haggle over that sort of stuff. Moreover, I'm more than willing to pay full price if the store pleases me in other ways.Community Support:I don't game at shops so this isn't important to me but I see lots of other people gaming there and having a good time so I imagine others will rank this much higher than I do. On the other hand, I do find shops where people are having fun in the back area or around the tables more comfortable; perhaps they remind me why this hobby is so great.That's about all I could think of, interested to hear what anyone else has to say.</blockquote>

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