On 15/01/2024 22:54, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

GAME - the UK equivalent of America's "GameStop" video-game store, has announced they're getting out of the used game business. Which,
frankly, is depressing news.

Weird, I thought they had gone out of business. Then again I did have a
look where the nearest one is and, ooppsss - there's one where I live.
That shows you how much I like our shopping centre.

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On 18/01/2024 13:05, kyonshi wrote:

On 1/18/2024 12:36 PM, JAB wrote:

On 15/01/2024 22:54, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

GAME - the UK equivalent of America's "GameStop" video-game store, has
announced they're getting out of the used game business. Which,
frankly, is depressing news.

Weird, I thought they had gone out of business. Then again I did have
a look where the nearest one is and, ooppsss - there's one where I
live. That shows you how much I like our shopping centre.

You got a real life adblocker running, happens to me all the time.

In general I do like physical stores but the only time I was really a
fan of game shops was in the 80's. In the late 90's onwards I did use
them but it was never quite the same as by then it was all chains and
not independents.

As an aside I discovered that a new model kit shop has opened open about
20 mins drive away and that is so much better than doing it online. We
do have a existing one about 30mins away bit it's really a remote
control shop which also has some models, over priced ones at that*. The
new one is great as the owner and staff have a passion for the hobby.

*I'm all for supporting independent shops but not if their prices are
taking the piss!

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On 19/01/2024 14:53, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

I'm not averse to shopping at a brick-n-mortar store. They just give
me no reason to do so.

For me it's very much what does a physical store offer that an online
one can't. Trying to compete on price is pretty much a no no but what
they can offer is browsability and also knowledgable staff. Just a more pleasant shopping experience.

An example of how not to do it was a model shop that a few people I know
have used and was notorious for the owner's interesting customer skills.
So no opening any boxes, asking whether you where going to actually be
buying anything in you had been in their longer than ten minutes and
rudely ordering you out of the shop if your mobile phone rang.

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On 19/01/2024 11:18, kyonshi wrote:

On 1/19/2024 12:08 PM, JAB wrote:

As an aside I discovered that a new model kit shop has opened open
about 20 mins drive away and that is so much better than doing it
online. We do have a existing one about 30mins away bit it's really a
remote control shop which also has some models, over priced ones at
that*. The new one is great as the owner and staff have a passion for
the hobby.

*I'm all for supporting independent shops but not if their prices are
taking the piss!

I am going to a specific model store at the next town over every time I
visit my parents 800 kilometers away. There are multiple stores here in
the city I live in, but it's easier to go to that store in that little
podunk town every time I visit my parents.
And by this point he remembers me as that guy who lives abroad and keeps stuff aside specially for me. On the other hand his shop is basically a
mess of boxes which he claims as a longterm investment, so there's that.
He is a bit overpriced though.

The new one I visited seemed pretty good on prices especially if you
take P&P into account and you don't fancy waiting for ever and a day to
for a model to be shipped from China with the possibility of tax being
slapped on it.

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On 1/23/2024 5:00 AM, kyonshi wrote:

On 1/23/2024 12:43 PM, JAB wrote:

On 19/01/2024 14:53, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

I'm not averse to shopping at a brick-n-mortar store. They just give
me no reason to do so.

For me it's very much what does a physical store offer that an online
one can't. Trying to compete on price is pretty much a no no but what
they can offer is browsability and also knowledgable staff. Just a
more pleasant shopping experience.

An example of how not to do it was a model shop that a few people I
know have used and was notorious for the owner's interesting customer
skills. So no opening any boxes, asking whether you where going to
actually be buying anything in you had been in their longer than ten
minutes and rudely ordering you out of the shop if your mobile phone
rang.

Some shops are not really shops at all but just places where the owner
can spend their time. Model stores and game stores are some of the big
ones for those. And to be fair, if I had the money I'd likely open up something similar where I can just sit in and pretend to be a businessman.

Yes, basically a shop where they can invite their friends over to play
with their toys/games, and meet new people with the same
obsession<<<<<<<< interest.



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