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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Flexor the Mighty!" data-source="post: 3481145" data-attributes="member: 1013">There is one local chain of game stores that I am aware of, and I don't shop there for many reasons.  But I think the idea that gamers need the LGS is wrong.  Go where prices are best and buy there.  As it is locally unless you play D&D 3.5, WOD, or a mini's game you are not going to have that great a selection, and if you want to order something its a crap shoot.  Maybe it will show up, maybe it won't, just don't expect anyone to know when your order will arrive, have the slightest clue, or appear to care.  If it doesn't show up in a few weeks the best they can do is order it again.  There are some decent people workign there and the manager of the chain is a nice enthuasiastic guy, but they really offer me nothing I can't get cheaper and often faster from Amazon.   I bought a 3.5 PH for my brother from the LGS but that was a last minute thing and I didn't have time to get it shipped from Amazon before his Bday.  Last book I bought there and the only one in a year or so.One big reason why you get the gamer fatbeards as you called them, instead of normal retail employees is that a lot of these stores don't pay much and you have to be a gamer looking for a discount or a nerd who wants to be around games to really want to work there. The stores need to realize that they can't compete with online sellers for price or usually selection so they have to offer great serivce to get customers.  If they don't they will join the throngs of stores that were put under by Amazon and the like, which isn't a bad thing IMO.</blockquote>

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