tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795783517175604986.post3561570399728477879..comments2024-03-29T02:33:15.053-05:00Comments on GopherDave Abides...: Day 243 of 362GopherDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07205502194332440070noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795783517175604986.post-4023387496909681552011-09-01T13:42:06.098-05:002011-09-01T13:42:06.098-05:00Dave,
You've been fair with people. Oddly, I...Dave, <br />You've been fair with people. Oddly, I agree with Skribl here, to a point (see below). <br /> <br />I shop at the Gopher because I cannot stand "T" in any way, shape, or form. But, say, if someone stole a Warjack or one of the Pathfinder books I've been looking forward to getting, not only do you lose money, but the clients feel bad (and you have clients, not customers, there is a HUGE difference). Game stores are already operating in a razor-thin profit arena, and theft just exacerbates that problem. It's the biggest problem for any store, bar none. <br /><br />You're lucky to have such a happy group of clients with your store. Skribl is right that stealing from the store does steal from the rest of the Gophers as well. <br /><br />Going back to the motto that "everyone gets to play" is perfect. <br /><br />Allowing certain people unmonitored near easy-to-steal merchandise, well, that's not playing, that's business (see the difference). Perhaps, unlike banning, you can try to have a monitored station for those who would be banned. Yes, I'm saying that you sit right next to them while they thumb through cards. Only one person allowed at a time, and if they bring friends as distractions, you sit them at a table away from merchandise. It's not playing at that point, it's business. <br /><br />If they want to come and play in a tournament, fine. If they want to steal from you in the meantime? Disqualified and "escorted" from the store, either via police or yourself (your discretion here) with a warning that the above monitoring will happen every time they come to the store from now on. <br /><br />Is anything I said relevant, possibly. I hope some of it helps.Darkmeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952271059674588394noreply@blogger.com