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| Subject: | Shopping at the Local Hobby Shop |  |
| Date: | May 1, 2007 |
| From: | The Customer | |
I was just wondering if anyone else who frequents their local hobby shop ever gets badgered or gets a sob story from the store owners when they are buying something, even if its just paint or glue?
For example, a local shop has an armor club meeting during the week after hours. I was in there and just picked up some glue that I needed and as I was getting checked out the owner was complaining about how bad business was...and this is a constant thing month to month. I almost feel like that I'm supposed to spend more money or something while I'm there. Its not like I don't buy a kit from him once in a while, but also don't expect me to be doing that on a monthly basis either.I also appreciate that he has the shop open up for us after hours, but at the same time I don't want to be looked at as a guaranteed income stream every month when I come in...I have my own bills I need to pay myself and that sometimes means I don't have the money to spend on a new kit from him. It gets frustrating, and other people I know at the meeting feel the same way at times. I was wondering if anyone else has run across this where they shop at? |
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 | Shopping at the Local Hobby Shop - The Customer - May 1, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Shopping at the Local Hobby Shop - John Martin - May 1, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: Shopping at the Local Hobby Shop / service - Danny Egan - May 1, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Shopping at the Local Hobby Shop - John Eary - May 1, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: Shopping at the Local Hobby Shop - Steven C. Johnson - May 1, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Shopping at the Local Hobby Shop - Jerry Plettenberg - May 1, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Shopping at the Local Hobby Shop - Alvin - May 1, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Shopping at the Local Hobby Shop - Mr. MaGoo - May 1, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Shopping at the Local Hobby Shop - Nick Zafirakis - May 1, 2007 |
| . . . Can you see a theme devolping here? - Roderick Lenz - May 1, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Changing times and economy - Geoff Steer - May 2, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Changing times and economy - Jack Mueller - May 3, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Shopping at the Local Hobby Shop - Arun Bauer - May 14, 2007 |
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