Quote Originally Posted by The Cat Goddess View Post
He did this to basically force you to buy the books (or use his) and force you to buy dice (or use his).

Not what I'd call a cool game shop owner.

If he'd said "guys, I'd prefer if you bought your books & dice here and, like many game shop owners I've known, offered a 5-10% discount for pre-ordering books/dice/minis... then it'd be okay.
I disagree. I'd call him a COOL shop owner. Why? Because he gives you a place to hang out and to play.

Are you going to repay him by downloading pirated rule PDF's and getting all your other stuff 50% off from online stores? Where's the store-owner's incentive here?

SHOP WHERE YOU PLAY. It's only fair.

In fact, I'm adding that to my SIG.