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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cignus_pfaccari" data-source="post: 1904928" data-attributes="member: 14557">Nothing I can say that hasn't been said before, but I'll repeat it:1)  Be easy to get to.  Try and find a location that has access to common public transit and a decent parking lot.  I shouldn't have to navigate a funky turn to get to your store if at all possible.2)  Be well-lit and clean.  While a little dust is okay, I don't want to feel like I'm going into a troll cave to find books.  Also, wide aisles are good, and not just for complying with disability access regulations.3)  If you have a public bathroom, keep it clean.  If you don't, be able to point people towards one.  I should NEVER have an employee apologize for a nasty bathroom.4)  Don't shrinkwrap the books.  Yes, it keeps the books nice, and I realize that if I ask you, you'll unwrap it for me, but what if you're doing something else?  Why should I have to bother you to flip through a book?  If I have to do that to read a book, why shouldn't I go to another store that doesn't shrinkwrap my stuff?5)  Comfy chairs.  Being able to read a book that I'm thinking about getting is key, and it helps to sit down.  I had to schlep over to a Borders to check out Exalted, and it was only through sheer effort of will that I picked it up at my FLGS afterwards.6)  Gaming space shouldn't be intermixed with retail space.  I shouldn't have to squeeze past a miniatures gamer to get to a book, and they shouldn't have to have some RPG geek squeeze past them while they're playing.Brad</blockquote>

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