Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 2389946" data-attributes="member: 14159">I support one of my FLGS because they are right next to where I live, have a great selection, fair prices, and good service.&nbsp; They know me by name when I come in, and are even good about special orders.I don't support one of the FLGS in town because they've treated me and the people I know like dirt.&nbsp; The owner likes to buy potentially collectable junk &amp; old toys from yard sales, and he knew I was a fan of a line of toys he'd bought a huge load of.&nbsp; He wanted me to come in and spend a few days cleaning, repairing and sorting these toys so he can sell them, and got offended when I asked how much would I be paid.&nbsp; He wanted me to do about 20 hours of work for him as a &quot;friend&quot;.&nbsp; When I don't know you out of a retail context and you're always trying to sell me something, you're not a friend.&nbsp; That and they have the worst deals on special orders I've ever seen.&nbsp; When we were still engaged, my ex-fiancee special ordered something, which didn't come in for over 6 months (each week saying it will be in the next Tuesday), she gets fed up, buys it on eBay, and doesn't go back.&nbsp; When she randomly stops in a year later, he says it finally came in and demands she buy it, when she refuses saying she put the order in over a year ago and hasn't even been to the store in a year, he says in no uncertain terms to buy the product she special ordered or to leave the store and never come back.&nbsp; She didn't go back.A third FLGS is mostly a comic book store, but they have a shelf of gaming stuff, but get very little new stuff in, and very little that you couldn't get at a mainstream mass-market bookstore.&nbsp; They do sell loose Star Wars &amp; D&amp;D Minis though, and since they are near where I get my hair cut, I stop by there when I'm on that end of town to look around.I'll support a FLGS if they treat me nice and are a decent business, I like having a store dedicated to my hobby I can go in and browse around, and have staff who know their stuff well, and meet other gamers.&nbsp; You can't get that online.&nbsp; Buying from my FLGS might be slightly more expensive than buying online, but once you factor in shipping and time (I hate having to wait for books) it's all effectively the same.&nbsp; If they treat me poorly, do a poor job of keeping up with the field, I won't give them my money, simple as that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wingsandsword, post: 2389946, member: 14159"] I support one of my FLGS because they are right next to where I live, have a great selection, fair prices, and good service. They know me by name when I come in, and are even good about special orders. I don't support one of the FLGS in town because they've treated me and the people I know like dirt. The owner likes to buy potentially collectable junk & old toys from yard sales, and he knew I was a fan of a line of toys he'd bought a huge load of. He wanted me to come in and spend a few days cleaning, repairing and sorting these toys so he can sell them, and got offended when I asked how much would I be paid. He wanted me to do about 20 hours of work for him as a "friend". When I don't know you out of a retail context and you're always trying to sell me something, you're not a friend. That and they have the worst deals on special orders I've ever seen. When we were still engaged, my ex-fiancee special ordered something, which didn't come in for over 6 months (each week saying it will be in the next Tuesday), she gets fed up, buys it on eBay, and doesn't go back. When she randomly stops in a year later, he says it finally came in and demands she buy it, when she refuses saying she put the order in over a year ago and hasn't even been to the store in a year, he says in no uncertain terms to buy the product she special ordered or to leave the store and never come back. She didn't go back. A third FLGS is mostly a comic book store, but they have a shelf of gaming stuff, but get very little new stuff in, and very little that you couldn't get at a mainstream mass-market bookstore. They do sell loose Star Wars & D&D Minis though, and since they are near where I get my hair cut, I stop by there when I'm on that end of town to look around. I'll support a FLGS if they treat me nice and are a decent business, I like having a store dedicated to my hobby I can go in and browse around, and have staff who know their stuff well, and meet other gamers. You can't get that online. Buying from my FLGS might be slightly more expensive than buying online, but once you factor in shipping and time (I hate having to wait for books) it's all effectively the same. If they treat me poorly, do a poor job of keeping up with the field, I won't give them my money, simple as that. [/QUOTE]

Verification