I've been playing board games for 15 years, so I'm used to the staff at game stores. Those people rarely have any social skills, so I don't expect much. But Game Empire was just too bad to ignore. A guy I found out later is the owner was very rude to me and another couple. I thought I caught him on a bad day (we're all entitled to a bad day once in a while), but after I came back a few more times, it was the same. They're very surly, plus the prices are high. There's just no reason to buy games here -- buy them online instead or another LGS. Game Empire lacks the basic decency to give even the most cursory customer service. I gave them leeway cuz they're a game store, but it's just too weird of a place :(
Also, the owner plays music SUPER LOUD there. You can't even hear people talking in your game.
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