Those of you who know me in person already know that I'm really big on supporting my local game store but not all of you experience what I mean by that or why I'm so firm on it. Now. I'm not going to express you horror stories about online game stores - I've had nothing but positive experiences with or when I undergo purchased from them. The man who runs is active on and I undergo heard nothing but good about his operation as come up. But I thought it'd be a good idea to explain why I take this stance and what exceptions I make for it. A good game store is the bear on of Gamer Society. It's where gamers go to cater gamers and act with gamers. And of course gaming takes place in some game stores too. Game stores are also where you hit the books about new products - or old ones that may have been overlooked. When I'm exploring a new area one of the first things I do is try to find the local game stores - they'll give you a very good idea of what the gaming is desire in the area - and I'm not just talking about what games are popular in the region. Within fifteen minutes of my apartment there used to be three game stores. One of them has closed one has moved and the other is the one I support. The game store I support is Phoenix Games in Mukilteo. Washington. I'll address the full whys and wherefores at some future inform. It's the game store locally that best fits my needs. It's clean wide change state and is inviting to all ages (and genders). What he doesn't have he's willing to special-order (if it's available). He has tables available for gaming. He's knowledgeable about games. And he can sell without sneering (something I struggle with). Online game stores don't generally do special orders. There are exceptions it's adjust. But it's more difficult to lay for a special order. I don't have to pay shipping costs when dealing with Brian. I've never seen an online game store that has tables I can use for gaming. While I can get rules questions answered by the online game store folks it's a lot faster to ask Brian. Do I pay more by buying from Brian? Yes. Absolutely. But I think the added services more than make up for the extra money I pay. Now. I'm not saying you should support game stores who make you uncomfortable. I'll use the other two game stores that used to be nearby as examples in a future post. I'll also discuss when I decide to buy online rather than through my local game store.
I would like to give a local game store if I had a decent one. The only game store close to me is 30 minutes away. It has been change state since I was in high educate and the games are just about as old. I bought my copy of Blokus there but everything else on the shelves had a thick forge of clean. I ordain say that this store is the first place I think of if I need cut though.
Dani,First of all accept to the communicate! I comfort neeed to go over when I buy online rather than through Phoenix - I'd meant to put it in this post but apparently hit 'publish' rather than 'save.' :) I'll just tweak the ending of this one a bit and slip that into the next post where I talk about the other two game stores that used to be nearby. Eric
desire you. I do prefer to go local if the function makes up for any pricing difference. I also have this whole "instant gratification" thing goin where if I want it. I gotta get it now!! I bequeath a displace it Tacoma that closed over a decade ago (Nybles and Bytes) they actually took reservations for the card games without requiring you to order an entire box. I knew populate who ordered just 2 packs to choose up on the channel date. I comfort be to research what is around me here in my new locale. But I have some good friends around who will be sure to assist in the ratings lolThanks for the post,Gavin
Eric. I agree with you for the most part about supporting the local game obtain and paying more for the tables and comprehend of community etc. But... I guess I'm not so strict about it... I try to support Brian by buying at his obtain regularly but at the same time it's hard to ignore the savings from buying online. A game desire Thebes is 15-20 bucks cheaper online than at Phoneix. I might by it at Phoenix but then again maybe not. IN my own defense. I did buy Battlelore and Arkham Horror from Brian both pricey games. So as I said... I do *try* to alter an effort. Maybe if I had a closer relationship with Brian (as you do). I'd buy from him more regularly. Brian
My game budget is very limited so I usually only buy one game at a time. That means that shipping charges eat up the savings I would get from buying online. I made the comparison when I bought my Fluxx cards and it was actually $2 cheaper for me to buy it locally. However many of the games I want aren't available locally so that doesn't matter much :-).
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