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dafrca
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Post subject: Support your local Game Store?  Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:41 pm |
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javelin98
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Post subject: Support your local Game Store? Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:53 pm |
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I grew up in the shadow of my FLGS. It's been the only game in town for about thirty years, I know the owners, used to shop there as a kid (drug about by my much-older-than-me sister). There were a few other ventures that tried to get running, but none of them lasted more than two or three years.
Sadly, my FLGS has changed -- they say in response to the market. No more GHQ microarmor, no more cool one-off games, very little GW outside the Unholy Trinity of 40k/WHFB/LOTR. These days, it's Clicky stuff and CCGs all over. About a third of the shop is devoted entirely to comic books.
So while I'd love to shop there more and give them my patronage, there just isn't anything there for me. I still go in and browse, and occassionally buy a cool Reaper mini out of loyalty, but it isn't the same. The Internet is my illicit lover now.
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Mojarn Piett
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Post subject: Support your local Game Store? Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 9:28 am |
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I am lucky in that there are two gaming stores nearby, something not very common in Finland. I buy from them whatever I can simply because that way I don't have to wait for a shipment to arrive.
However, I have no qualms about buying from the net and often do so, although it has been more difficult lately. I don't know what trade dispute there is between USA and EU (again) but the customs has been remarkably active in snatching shipments cominng from USA. The VAT and duty fees are terrible. 
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