I'm away with work for a couple days, down to Edinburgh. After the second day of management babble and corporate speak, I had a wander down to a gaming shop I'd found on Google. After all, I was really bored and wanted to get rid of some cash!
Black Lion is an old fashioned wee gaming store, about the size of my livingroom, near the university! With a fair mix of board, card and roleplaying games, it's waaay more well stocked than anywhere in aberdeen.
After blethering away for a bit to the guy running the store, he mentioned they had just recieved the next X-Wing wave, but that he couldnt sell me them until the next day. Now I don't think I was being rude, but I had a bash at persuading him to sell me some for cash, but there was no budging him.
Needless to say, as the course finished early I had time to pop down and pick up a couple boxes today, so I feel a hit less guilty about badgering him yesterday!
Itching for a game of X-Wing now.
Also, is it a bit rude to ditch the collegues you've spent two days with already, simply because you can't be arsed speaking to them on the train home?
Btw, I'm posting this using the Blogger phone app. It was working fine until it failed to publish and deleted the first draft and pictures!
Ha, I have just come back from Edinburgh, although it's very much "up" to me! I was at the University too, wish I'd known about the shop. What is it called?
ReplyDeleteNo, it's not rude to ditch colleagues. I hate travelling for work with colleagues and avoid them as much as possible. You work with them they're not your friends!
"You work with them they're not your friends!"
DeleteSpot on these fella.
I'd have done the same thing. Can't understand a shopkeeper not wanting to sell something though! How dumb.
ReplyDeleteYeah, didnt understand it either. I offered to pay with cash, so he could put it through the books the next day. Ach, worked out fine, but I was in two minds whether to go back today or not.
DeleteIf they get caught doing this, they lose the right to sell that manufacturers merchandise. Your one-time sale was hardly worth the loss of that much revenue to him. You should have understood that and not badgered him. You were rude to him.
DeleteBit harsh.
DeleteBlack Lion is my 'local' but it's no Plan 9!
ReplyDeleteMeh, Plan 9 if fine enough, but it's a comic store with a very small, unloved gaming section.
DeleteI wouldn't worry about being rude to work colleagues. I don't like working with mine at the best of times, never mind being stuck travelling with them! Thanks for the info about the game store, I hadn't heard of that one before.
ReplyDeleteBit strange that the chap wouldn't sell you the gear???
ReplyDeleteHe's probably under an agreement not to sell it before a certain date so everyone gets to make money at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI would have ditched my colleagues as well. I prefer to travel with friends, or alone.
I know the owner of Black Lion as well as any wargamer in this part of the world.
ReplyDeleteHe's a good lad really even if he doesn't live up to your expectations. I know that he only deals in cash, no cheques, no cards.
My office was just around the corner but I rarely visited.