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<blockquote data-quote="Jim Hague" data-source="post: 2393462" data-attributes="member: 17550">See, this is why I'm glad our FLGS - Dragon's Lair, in Austin and Round Rock - does everything right.&nbsp; Don't care about your income?&nbsp; *bzzt* The Lair's owner - not a salesman, but the owner - offered me a tidy sum for some out-of-print games when I desperately needed the cash for things like bills and food.&nbsp; Won't special order or stock products aside from limited game companies?&nbsp; *bzzt!*&nbsp; The Lair stocks everything under the sun...and f they don't have it, they'll special order it and call you when it comes in.I'm just amazed at the vitriol that gets slung at game stores - because the one near me is near perfect.&nbsp; Lots of game space, friendly staff, clean, knowledgeable about everything from anime to toys to traditional board games to comics to RPGs.&nbsp; They have a subscription service.&nbsp; They make recommedations, they recognize each and every one of their customers (hundreds of faces, at least).&nbsp; That a game store wouldn't do this boggles my mind.&nbsp; For their efforts, the Lair's got 4 locations here in Texas, and shows no signs of stopping.You want to know why I'll pay cover for my gamebooks?&nbsp; That's why.&nbsp; I don't get that kind of service over the 'Net, nor can I browse new materials over it.&nbsp; So my FLGS gets my meager dollars.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jim Hague, post: 2393462, member: 17550"] See, this is why I'm glad our FLGS - Dragon's Lair, in Austin and Round Rock - does everything [i]right[/i]. Don't care about your income? *bzzt* The Lair's owner - not a salesman, but the owner - offered me a tidy sum for some out-of-print games when I desperately needed the cash for things like bills and food. Won't special order or stock products aside from limited game companies? *bzzt!* The Lair stocks everything under the sun...and f they don't have it, they'll special order it and call you when it comes in. I'm just amazed at the vitriol that gets slung at game stores - because the one near me is near perfect. Lots of game space, friendly staff, clean, knowledgeable about everything from anime to toys to traditional board games to comics to RPGs. They have a subscription service. They make recommedations, they recognize each and every one of their customers (hundreds of faces, at least). That a game store [i]wouldn't[/i] do this boggles my mind. For their efforts, the Lair's got 4 locations here in Texas, and shows no signs of stopping. You want to know why I'll pay cover for my gamebooks? [i]That's[/i] why. I don't get that kind of service over the 'Net, nor can I browse new materials over it. So my FLGS gets my meager dollars. [/QUOTE]

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