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<blockquote data-quote="Rodrigo Istalindir" data-source="post: 3607579" data-attributes="member: 2810">There are two that I know of.&nbsp; One's a bit of a haul to get to, as it's not reachable by metro, and even if I go with one of my friends with a car, it's an hour trip unless traffic is really, really good.&nbsp; It has an excellent selection, but prices are retail even for stuff that's been on the shelf forever, and everything is shrink-wrapped, which kills any incentive I have to browse or buy.&nbsp; There are generally CCG and miniatures games going on, which is also a minus (for me) as they get quite loud.&nbsp; If I were into those games, I'd feel differently, I suppose.&nbsp;&nbsp; The sales people range from unknowledgeable to indifferent to very good.&nbsp; (For what it's worth, these are impressions and experiences over the past decade or so.)If it were more readily accessible, they might get the odd impulse buy, but as it is I'm not making a special trip to pay retail for something I can't look at.&nbsp;&nbsp; (And yes, to forestall the inevitable, I know I can ask them to break the shrink-wrap, but it's still a pain, and I shouldn't have to.)The other has a decent selection, but past experiences in the store have been less than pleasant.&nbsp; The sales help was useless and often disgusting in the food-stained clothes and unbathed sort of way.&nbsp; The shelves are an accident waiting to happen.&nbsp; It is a little easier to get to, but not much, and the last time I bought stuff in there was only because I was at a training class all week nearby.Years ago, when I was on a long gaming hiatus, they opened a store within walking distance of me, up by American U..&nbsp; Even though I was pretty much out of the hobby, I still went there on a regular basis and bought a lot of stuff just to read.&nbsp; Unfortunately, they didn't last but several months, and that was (to the best of my knowledge) the last gaming store in the city.It's really, really, hard to beat the Amazon discount plus the free shipping.&nbsp; I occasionally will pick something up at Borders, but the selection is pretty limited, so it's either for something I know I want and verify they have beforehand and I'm too impatient to wait, or it's an impulse buy.&nbsp; I never go there just to look at RPGs, it's always an afterthought when I'm looking for other books.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rodrigo Istalindir, post: 3607579, member: 2810"] There are two that I know of. One's a bit of a haul to get to, as it's not reachable by metro, and even if I go with one of my friends with a car, it's an hour trip unless traffic is really, really good. It has an excellent selection, but prices are retail even for stuff that's been on the shelf forever, and everything is shrink-wrapped, which kills any incentive I have to browse or buy. There are generally CCG and miniatures games going on, which is also a minus (for me) as they get quite loud. If I were into those games, I'd feel differently, I suppose. The sales people range from unknowledgeable to indifferent to very good. (For what it's worth, these are impressions and experiences over the past decade or so.) If it were more readily accessible, they might get the odd impulse buy, but as it is I'm not making a special trip to pay retail for something I can't look at. (And yes, to forestall the inevitable, I know I can ask them to break the shrink-wrap, but it's still a pain, and I shouldn't have to.) The other has a decent selection, but past experiences in the store have been less than pleasant. The sales help was useless and often disgusting in the food-stained clothes and unbathed sort of way. The shelves are an accident waiting to happen. It is a little easier to get to, but not much, and the last time I bought stuff in there was only because I was at a training class all week nearby. Years ago, when I was on a long gaming hiatus, they opened a store within walking distance of me, up by American U.. Even though I was pretty much out of the hobby, I still went there on a regular basis and bought a lot of stuff just to read. Unfortunately, they didn't last but several months, and that was (to the best of my knowledge) the last gaming store in the city. It's really, really, hard to beat the Amazon discount plus the free shipping. I occasionally will pick something up at Borders, but the selection is pretty limited, so it's either for something I know I want and verify they have beforehand and I'm too impatient to wait, or it's an impulse buy. I never go there just to look at RPGs, it's always an afterthought when I'm looking for other books. [/QUOTE]

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