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What is your general impression of RPGers? Forked Thread: WotC tryin to kill FLGS?
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<blockquote data-quote="frankthedm" data-source="post: 4553422" data-attributes="member: 1164"><p>Incredibly considering it is now an issue more of customer logistics than 'gamers'.</p><p></p><p><strong>will be at the table for hours</strong> = How the game is played. In my frame of reference 3 hours is a <em>short</em> gaming session.</p><p></p><p><strong>wanting to bring in food</strong> = Some stores are cool with folks eating on premises, others don't want to risk cleaning up a mess or can't have food or drink on premises due to lease restrictions/zoning laws. If a group will be at a table for hours, somebody will get hungry and at least one other will be thinking "Hey, could go for some food." Of course they <em>somehow</em> won't see the <strong>No Food or Drink</strong> sign, which now means the store clerk has to handle the issue after they bought and brought in the food. Having to balance reasonable restrictions with keeping potentially unreasonable customers happy is not something stores relish.</p><p></p><p><strong>wanting to befoul your bathroom</strong> = many stores don't provide bathrooms to customers due to bad experiences or fear of them. Again if you have people on site for hours, they are going to want to get at the precious employee bathroom.</p><p></p><p><strong>wanting you to stay open past closing</strong> = if a game is going good then potentials customers will want to stay longer and may even lie about how much time remains in the game. Insisting they go guarantees they won't be buying anything on the way out and if you keep the register open waiting for them in hopes they do buy something before they leave, that delays clusing even further. Also zoning laws may dictate closing times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="frankthedm, post: 4553422, member: 1164"] Incredibly considering it is now an issue more of customer logistics than 'gamers'. [B]will be at the table for hours[/B] = How the game is played. In my frame of reference 3 hours is a [I]short[/I] gaming session. [B]wanting to bring in food[/B] = Some stores are cool with folks eating on premises, others don't want to risk cleaning up a mess or can't have food or drink on premises due to lease restrictions/zoning laws. If a group will be at a table for hours, somebody will get hungry and at least one other will be thinking "Hey, could go for some food." Of course they [I]somehow[/I] won't see the [B]No Food or Drink[/B] sign, which now means the store clerk has to handle the issue after they bought and brought in the food. Having to balance reasonable restrictions with keeping potentially unreasonable customers happy is not something stores relish. [B]wanting to befoul your bathroom[/B] = many stores don't provide bathrooms to customers due to bad experiences or fear of them. Again if you have people on site for hours, they are going to want to get at the precious employee bathroom. [B]wanting you to stay open past closing[/B] = if a game is going good then potentials customers will want to stay longer and may even lie about how much time remains in the game. Insisting they go guarantees they won't be buying anything on the way out and if you keep the register open waiting for them in hopes they do buy something before they leave, that delays clusing even further. Also zoning laws may dictate closing times. [/QUOTE]
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