Motherfucker!
Sep. 1st, 2008 03:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yendiThis, folks, is why the "support your friendly neighborhood gaming store" argument against buying games online sometimes falls flat:
We were in Davis Square today, and stopped in at Your Move Games. Elayna had fallen in love with Set at Pi-Con, and I grabbed it. I knew, of course, that I'd be paying MSRP with no discount. No big deal -- I consider that the price of supporting a local brick-and-mortar gaming business. There was no price on the box, and the $14.99 (plus tax) seemed a bit high, but gaming's an expensive hobby.
Then I got home, and found that the MRSP (see link above) is $12 (online stores have it for around $9). I paid fucking $15. Yes, they actually added 25% to the MSRP.
For that extra $3 they grabbed, they just ensured that I won't ever spend another fucking cent there. Really hope it was worth it for them.
ETA: Attempting to send a (nicer and much less profanity-filled) note via their webform leads to a 404 error.
We were in Davis Square today, and stopped in at Your Move Games. Elayna had fallen in love with Set at Pi-Con, and I grabbed it. I knew, of course, that I'd be paying MSRP with no discount. No big deal -- I consider that the price of supporting a local brick-and-mortar gaming business. There was no price on the box, and the $14.99 (plus tax) seemed a bit high, but gaming's an expensive hobby.
Then I got home, and found that the MRSP (see link above) is $12 (online stores have it for around $9). I paid fucking $15. Yes, they actually added 25% to the MSRP.
For that extra $3 they grabbed, they just ensured that I won't ever spend another fucking cent there. Really hope it was worth it for them.
ETA: Attempting to send a (nicer and much less profanity-filled) note via their webform leads to a 404 error.