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¿Question #93?
ping9x: Do you prefer to buy games at your Friendly Local Game Store or Online?

Inkedad: i would if i could but i cant so i wont
ocdspectrum: I don’t nave a FLGS. Online it is.
kanosthefallen: Online, my local game stores aren't so friendly. They only want you there if you buy and play Magic.
oldhoss: I will go to one of the two FLGS in my area. If they have what i am looking for, I will buy it there. If not, I'll go online, usually to CoolStuffInc.
Woelf: Definitely FLGS when I need accessories like sleeves or dice and such. Usually online for larger purchases, both because of cost and availability.
Felimid: FLGS ... if there were one with a 5 mile radius ... but there isn't. :(
backslash0: Online, because there isn't a good FLGS. At least thats local enough. $10 in gas to get there+$15 price increase over buying online=not worth supporting a place I visit once every year. And that makes me a little sad.
nickdbest: Probably my friendly online store.
fiorebrilliante: I love to buy them IRL but game stores are few and far between these days.
beerbear: Online. The FLGS is really stinky.
resin: FLGS, when they're friendly (and mine is).
bcooperok: I'm a fan of FLGS, and tolerate the markup which is usually a wash if you have to pay shipping.
ricardofo: Online
wwwebb: Buy from All... FLGS, online store, publisher directly, whatever gives me the best price and convenience for what I am looking for at the time
Boxatoys: I like to keep my local store in business so if the difference is a few dollars then I keep it local. Otherwise I buy from the internet.
nightskys: online
knauman: Either
Hendal: FLGS so I can feel it first, see it, touch it, love it and hug it
FNH1: Online. The local store was no-touchy, no-openy, no-helpy.
datainadequate: FLGS usually
Ardos: I prefer to buy locally
robrizob: Online. No store here.
cgund: i'd buy them at my FLGS if they weren't so dang cheap online
Gamegrunt: I'd prefer to buy them at the FLGS, but the prices often put me off.
Keonyn: Local shop if they have it
Chris Page: I'd rather buy them at the store, because they host regular game nights.
DHEK: Online, because it's much cheaper.
Dracil: If the price were the same, FLGS. If I need the money, Online.
Onionking: FLGS
ZiggyZambo: online
aleo09: online, there aren't any local FLGS around.
fehrmeister: Online because of the better selection and pricing - although I may feel a little guilty while doing it.
maumau: I don't have any friendly local store...
Leo-T: either
watcher_b: Until my FLGS can give me a reason to do more than browse at their relatively over priced games, I'm going to say Online.
ZeroZilla: I prefer FLGS. I'll take online if option A is unavailable, though. And gladly.
PsyJam: I prefer my FLGS, but the best deals are online.
twrites2: I have to ask, as new FLGS owner, what could I do to entice people to come in rather than shop online? As a retailer, I'm trying to promote games in the community, but it seems that so many people shop online these days that I can't compete. Reducing prices, is unfortunately not an option, because I pay so much for the games and have the overhead of running a business as well. Is there anything that we can do to compete?
Darksan: Local game shop
DjihEf: FLGS FTW.
Lothartvni: Online generally.
Son of Murray: Friendly Local Game Store. Support small businesses, and... well, I just don't shop much online.
chrismata: local but pricewise online
HScottBuck: Local
wiz8mom: Online. Not just because of price but more for convenience. I usually have my kids with me so I do a lot of other shopping online as well.
mooka: online
arkibet: Online, but I buy from the FLGS too to keep them in business
Nekura: I don't have any good game stores around me any more, so on-line.
Lawrence Hung: Online. The local one is expensive.
vampywife: online, there is more of a selection
marshalljansen: I prefer to buy them at my friendly local store, but the selection tends to suck.
Shotmagnet: FLGS
BeeCeeJay: Generally I buy online, because there is no FLGS around here anymore.
Android: I prefer to buy them at a FLGS, but I end up buying them online to save money.
scriptorum: I have until this point preferred online game stores, but now that I'm not too far from a FLGS I'll probably frequent there.
Kazin: Local game store.
jasta6: Friendly local store.... support your neighbors
Karlsen: Friendly Local Games Store
stephensj23: Online. There are no friendly local stores.
ZombyDawg: I'm an analog shopper.
Favre4MVP: Online
nathanholden: Online
bigbadsteve: Always good to support the local economy, but eBay has some great used games
SgtTodd: Online
Loquutus: FLGS. They are a noble and dying breed.
007wastaken: FLGS
dietevil: FLGS when I have one I like
brainrob: Online (it's my only option!)
PSXfile: Online, no stores around here.
xlorp: Sigh. If only LGS were F too.
GrandpaDave: I would get them locally if we had a game store.
SteveK2: online (no well-stocked FLGS)
Salt-Man Z: It all depends on price.
kevinfelker42: I have no local store. If I did, I would buy there because I could be more selective playing other people's games. As is, I buy lots of games I'll never play for cheaper Online.
CherryPie: Local Store.
Jeshko: Local game store.
POvidiusNaso: Both.
ConraDargo: Online - it gets cheaper that way
mrbeankc: Local game store as long as I don't have to pay $10+ more for it.
skrutsch: FLGS
GuyHill: depends on price
tipigi: I'll always support my FLGS!
Ravsitar: Both. I try to hit the FLGS once a month and setup a huge online order with my friends once a year.
Gecko23: Online. There are no local game stores, and the only non-local ones I've ever been in sucked.
Ludocrazy: I like to do both
Igmatto: Online
Randy Cox: If it's an incredibly common product (say, Ticket to Ride or a Hasbro game), then I can pick it up locally. Otherwise, the only choice is on-line. I buy where I can get all the games I want. Does Tripp look at these questions?
puffinge: Thanks for not saying bricks and mortar.
ronster0: both
mandj2001: Local Game Store (when I can find one)
CapAp: I was literally JUST asked this same question.
Lord_Prussian: FLGS
abimilech: BOTH
erli: Online
Brother Narsis: local
Basilius: online. just don't have the budget to buy what I want locally.
fizzix: Online, my FLGS isn't that friendly.
Jern: FLGS if I had one
Bearcat89: Wherever I can find them...which means online.
ssmooth: Online, usually
Malacoda: FLGS
Wintergoblin: Friendly local game store
heli: wherever I can find them
batman: Online, much cheaper
Dave: FLGS for domestic releases, online for imports and CCGs.
isolated: Who ever is cheapest. (including S&H)
DenverWolf: I would PREFER to buy games at th FLGS, but I buy online because it's less expensive and I need to save as much money as possible so I can buy more games
jpact: Online. Better price, better selection.
AlorielLelyn: Local game store
2amp: game store
davedanger: flgs
thoia: Prefer FLGS, as I'm a instant gratification kind of person
Dante_Cubit: Uhh, eBay.
Wernazuma: Local Store
BilboAtBagEnd: Boards and Bits is about as local as I get, living on an island.
Chris Schreiber: online
cad614: Local store if they carry it, although it's getting hard to resist the cheep prices online.
Blackwind: Online
lexen: both...
m_r_tyler: FLGS, unless I plan to buy a large number of games at once.
klarkinhistrep: Online
Grimwold: I like to mix it up... more recently FLGS
haraggan: FLGS, when possible
Reloaded: Friendly local store but usually the prices are so high that online wins...
Mosse: If there was a game store in the woods, I'd buy from them. Until that day (and it shall come!) I'll buy online
dwarf: Online.
AngusBull: FLGS (one offers a good discount for any special orders, so I get the best of both worlds)
geberus: FLGS
sdownin: Online
Silbach: I live in Brazil so I don't have other choice than buy games Online
Mozbink: Online
jaredh: Online
netfilterz: FLGS
louiseh: FLGS
game_boy: Online - way cheaper. It would be different if the FLGS offered demos or didn't mark up so much.
BobDodgerBlue: Prefer local, but online for price
Eric Haas: If there was a FLGS, I'd prefer to buy there.
Glamorous Mucus: Online
wtrollkin2000: I prefer FLGS, but right now I don't have one so I do more buying online (and the rest at Cons)
viogression: FLGS, but it really depends on price difference including shipping/tax.
yossarians: FLGS
snoozefest: FLGS
manowarplayer: Both.
dakarp: Online
djlg: I'll buy at either, research, decision making and pricing needs to be online.
Chris Tettamanti: Online
Draugnar: Game store
hakko504: Online - too few games to chose from at FLGS
scribidinus: FLGS
Nomadik: FLGS
Rubric: FLGS, but only if they have it in stock. If they have to order it, I'll just do it myself.
WonderCinz: Online. My local game store isn't that friendly.
CheetohFingers: bricks & mortar
TamiWhitsett: online, but only because the only local game store owner has offended me multiple times.
kzman13: Whatever
Gelatinous Goo: online
nexttothemoon: Online by about a 50 to 1 margin.
NickB: No preference
The Maverick: No FLGS here...
tragicpoet: Local, If I needs it... I needs it now
seppo21: Since there is no FLGS, Alex, I suppose I will go with online.
ValJor: I almost never buy online. FLGS rules!
Magnus the Blue: online
jmglidden: Online
Jim_P: FLGS
Xlyce: FLGS
shumyum: yes
Zambo: Online
shotokanguy: Online. We have no local game stores.
EvilTimmy: Online. Rarely can I justify paying the FLGS prices.
ejmowrer: FLGS when I can afford it.
Donkey Thong: online
rootbeer: FLGS.
CDRodeffer: I always check the local store first, but if they don't have it in-stock, I'll order online.
Ebon Wendigo: I generally buy from several FLGS's except on stuff that is OOP or I just can't get there. I buy used stuff here at the Geek and occassionally on e-bay.
nix342: FLGS
chaddyboy_2000: online, it's waaaaaaay easier on my wallet.
bop517: Locally
jdroscha: online
AnakinOU: Both.
tomski: FLGS
TD2008YDS: Local store, if there was one.
Claytonius Maximus: Sorry Trippy, but online (until I hit it big, then I'll still probably buy online, just way more often)
Gregarius: Online
bard: Online
skelebone: Online, because my FLGS has suck for selection.
Spielfreak: online
Vince Londini: Online - cheaper, faster; Local - feel guilty not supporting local guy = Online anyway
Zambogirl: online, but I'm not the primary purchaser
Ryno8: Online
hibikir: All of my local stores are so unfriendly that you really have to be a masochist to patronize them
BaSL: Local Game Store. Not Friendly.
Geosphere: FLGS.
derk: Friendly Local Game Store
Snooze_uk: Online
WasQ: that's depend of the price, but I prefer local game store
sumo: Store
Jon_1066: Online
litho: Online
MisterCranky: Since most FLGS are run by reactionary NRA donors as a front for their meth labs, I'll pick them.
Septic: Online. I don't have a FLGS anywhere near.
gnomehome: Mostly Essen, then FLGS, some online (Ebay)
Debate: Online. Mail order via USPS surface mail to Oz. www.gamefest.com
Flyspeck23: Boardgames: FLGS. RPGs: Online (no FLGS close by).
Friendless: I prefer FLGS, but on-line has the games I actually want
LudesFactor: FLGS: support your local businesses, so they can support yours
king_rat: flgs
melissa: I would prefer to use my FLGS but the economics of Online (especially from Australia) are too overwhelming.
MikeMKH: Online
peterk: FLGS
kimbo: FLGS. I buy on impluse for the most part, so I want something in my hands when I pay my money.
CortexBomb: In an ideal world my FLGS would be able to get most of the stuff I want, reality makes me buy online though
ynnen: If my FLG had a good selection or knowledgable staff, I'd buy there -- which is why I do all my purchases on line.
jttm: Online. Merely because of the prices.
PopeBrain: local store
Aldie: Online
janiera: FLGS through Ebay... usually get them cheaper and save on shipping.
Shakar: FLGS, but I do order online sometimes.
HBGlover: I split it about 50/50 between online and brick & mortar stores.
ensor: FLGS
ping9x: Online. The FLGS doesn't have to have prices as cheap, but 15-35% more is crazy.