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<blockquote data-quote="Jarrod" data-source="post: 2390104" data-attributes="member: 13253">It is all about the money, and we can't pretend it's anything other than that. The local store charges $10 more for a book that I could mailorder. To me, $10 is worth the ability to drop in and purchase a single die, the ability to flip through the racks of miniatures, and the ability to leaf through a book and see if it's worth buying. To other people, it isn't -- and they'll mailorder.Not to be overly confrontational and aggravating, but saying &quot;I'd love to shop there but I could spend that money somewhere else&quot; is ducking the question. Of _course_ you can spend it somewhere else; money doesn't just disappear (except from my wallet...). You need to decide how much the FLGS is worth to you, and nobody else should do that for you. If they're not friendly, they're not worth it. If $10 is the difference between you eating this week and not, they're not worth it.FLGS are not a charity. On the other hand, pricing an intangible is very difficult. Just don't go into the store, look through a book, decide to buy it based on looking at it, then order it off Amazon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jarrod, post: 2390104, member: 13253"] It is all about the money, and we can't pretend it's anything other than that. The local store charges $10 more for a book that I could mailorder. To me, $10 is worth the ability to drop in and purchase a single die, the ability to flip through the racks of miniatures, and the ability to leaf through a book and see if it's worth buying. To other people, it isn't -- and they'll mailorder. Not to be overly confrontational and aggravating, but saying "I'd love to shop there but I could spend that money somewhere else" is ducking the question. Of _course_ you can spend it somewhere else; money doesn't just disappear (except from my wallet...). You need to decide how much the FLGS is worth to you, and nobody else should do that for you. If they're not friendly, they're not worth it. If $10 is the difference between you eating this week and not, they're not worth it. FLGS are not a charity. On the other hand, pricing an intangible is very difficult. Just don't go into the store, look through a book, decide to buy it based on looking at it, then order it off Amazon. [/QUOTE]

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