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Hello dakka I come to you with bit problem. This is situation at my flgs some the people are lacking common sense. people like picking up my modelsa nd looking at them while their being used in game or sitting on side and they dont ask for permission. Ive said to these people "hey can you plaese not touch my figures " which aparently doesnt work they still pick them up any way and i dont want mean at all so dakka any advice how deal these people? Oh the age ranges from 12 to 50 years old so any advice id aperciate thank you.

raven322 wrote:Hello dakka I come to you with bit problem. This is situation at my flgs some the people are lacking common sense. people like picking up my modelsa nd looking at them while their being used in game or sitting on side and they dont ask for permission. Ive said to these people "hey can you plaese not touch my figures " which aparently doesnt work they still pick them up any way and i dont want mean at all so dakka any advice how deal these people? Oh the age ranges from 12 to 50 years old so any advice id aperciate thank you.

You cock your head to the side and look at the toucher in the eye.

Be assertive, be-be assertive!

If you ask once and they ignore you, best thing to do is look at them and repeat, "Hey" increasingly louder until they look at you in the eye. Once you have their attention, say firmly (like you would a misbehaving dog) "Do not touch my figures without asking."

It's all in your tone.

LunaHound has a point. If you look at them sternly, they will get the hint.

If not, then just ask them to not touch your models. Short of severing their fingers, that is all one can really do.

If it gets really out of hand inform the shop keeper; perhaps they will warn the person to quit it.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

LunaHound wrote:

raven322 wrote:Hello dakka I come to you with bit problem. This is situation at my flgs some the people are lacking common sense. people like picking up my modelsa nd looking at them while their being used in game or sitting on side and they dont ask for permission. Ive said to these people "hey can you plaese not touch my figures " which aparently doesnt work they still pick them up any way and i dont want mean at all so dakka any advice how deal these people? Oh the age ranges from 12 to 50 years old so any advice id aperciate thank you.

You cock your head to the side and look at the toucher in the eye.

Well today i had 50 year old guy pick up a rhino that wa sin paly still set it down wrogn palce walked away came back pick up my marines i said sumthing he like " relax dont be so serious" then walked away came back pick up my in play landraider put it in wrong palce and 10 mins later i had like 5 12 year olds pick up most my marine squads and i looked away i foudn them scattered across table.

Ask the shop manager to hang up a sign saying "Please do not touch the models without permission. Damages will be charged for."

Kilkrazy wrote:Ask the shop manager to hang up a sign saying "Please do not touch the models without permission. Damages will be charged for."

hes never around hes leave some guy incharge who use play

Kilkrazy has got it, right there.

But you are right with saying it's all in the tone etc.

On the other hand, if they persist you could tell they guy/ kid's parents exactly how much they cost and how much they'll have to pay up (including paint job) if their little brat breaks anything.

I have droped my figures a lot they bounce even the metal ones so.

Make sure you ask them to stop in a loud clear voice, enough for other people to hear.

If it's during a game, ask your opponent for support, or make sure you reposition them in a position advantageous to you:
"I'm sure that's where they were, before we were so rudely interrupted".

Start rifling through their pockets and bags.
If they complain, tell them 'not to be so serious!'

Ask the staff to stop the perpetrator from damaging/stealing your models/spoiling your game.

raven322 wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:Ask the shop manager to hang up a sign saying "Please do not touch the models without permission. Damages will be charged for."

hes never around hes leave some guy incharge who use play

Then bring it up with him. If nothing happens, inform them that if the issue is not addressed in X amount of time that you will neither support nor frequent their shop anymore and will never recommend their store to anyone else interested in the game who asks you. If they won't listen to your words, they will most likely listen to your wallet. That sort of behavior is unacceptable and the store should do something about it(unless for some reason they condone it). If the staff isn't paying attention to its customers, then that's not a store you should frequent. They're a niche store, they live and breath off of word of mouth and regulars, losing one or both will hurt them more than warning a few kids not to touch other people's stuff ever will(their parent's should have taught them that to begin with).

I don't know why people find my rhino or space marines or land raider interesting their painted red and gold maybe diffrent paint job.

raven322 wrote:

LunaHound wrote:

raven322 wrote:Hello dakka I come to you with bit problem. This is situation at my flgs some the people are lacking common sense. people like picking up my modelsa nd looking at them while their being used in game or sitting on side and they dont ask for permission. Ive said to these people "hey can you plaese not touch my figures " which aparently doesnt work they still pick them up any way and i dont want mean at all so dakka any advice how deal these people? Oh the age ranges from 12 to 50 years old so any advice id aperciate thank you.

You cock your head to the side and look at the toucher in the eye.

Well today i had 50 year old guy pick up a rhino that wa sin paly still set it down wrogn palce walked away came back pick up my marines i said sumthing he like " relax dont be so serious" then walked away came back pick up my in play landraider put it in wrong palce and 10 mins later i had like 5 12 year olds pick up most my marine squads and i looked away i foudn them scattered across table.

Not enough 殺氣 ( sorry i have to apologize i honestly dunno how to say this in english ... ) "kill aura" xD

Maybe i need a flail to carry with me.

Sadly there will always be people who through either gross stupidity, genuine naivity or just plain ignorance, feel that it is fine to touch someones stuff without permission.

In truth if you are taking your stuff to a public place there is little you can do, for the most part these "touchers" will merely be curious and quite careful. A quick "please don't touch that" normaly suffices.

There are however a minority group who have no manners and are likely to throw a wobbler and damage your miniatures if you ask them not to touch.

Now apparently it is frowned upon to hit them with a pool ball in a sock or to stab them with a rusty bread knife.

Unfortuanatly the only way to ensure your miniatures don't get molested is not to take them out in public.

raven322 wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:Ask the shop manager to hang up a sign saying "Please do not touch the models without permission. Damages will be charged for."

hes never around hes leave some guy incharge who use play

Is "some guy" actually employed there?
If he is, then he is responsible for what happens in the store.
If not, the boss is just asking for trouble, leaving his store 'unattended'.

There's probably some insurance clause, Health and Safety law or such that could leave him financially crippled, and possibly in court, if anyone got hurt! Even if it was an "accident" involving a deffdredd in its travel-bag that looks like a sock ...

raven322 wrote:Hello dakka I come to you with bit problem. This is situation at my flgs some the people are lacking common sense. people like picking up my modelsa nd looking at them while their being used in game or sitting on side and they dont ask for permission. Ive said to these people "hey can you plaese not touch my figures " which aparently doesnt work they still pick them up any way and i dont want mean at all so dakka any advice how deal these people? Oh the age ranges from 12 to 50 years old so any advice id aperciate thank you.

Nice spelling.

The approach I use if you don't mind making a scene is loud tone booming voice but not screaming, " HEY WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING?"

Mind you do not do that if they are already holding because after you startle them it will make it to the floor.

I have used this before it works well if you do it before it happens.

Of course they respond, "I wasn't gonna touch it."

Bull

You may hate me but you ain't touchin my lil army men.

Be as passive-aggressive as possible. Gamers are infamously passive-aggressive so when they realize you're being PA they'll respect you more and stop touching your models. Also be sure they're not passive-aggressively touching your models otherwise that might cause a Van Smoot loop and result in the implosion of the store or someone whipping out their junk on a table.

Quipster wrote:Nice spelling.

Nice quip.

avantgarde wrote:Be as passive-aggressive as possible. Gamers are infamously passive-aggressive so when they realize you're being PA they'll respect you more and stop touching your models. Also be sure they're not passive-aggressively touching your models otherwise that might cause a Van Smoot loop and result in the implosion of the store or someone whipping out their junk on a table.

Quipster wrote:Nice spelling.

Nice quip.

/bow

Im plagued by them aswell, if they ask i dont have a problem but if they dont it drives me mental. admittidly i rarely get the chanec to play a full game and flgs these days but when i do it drives me mental with people picking my models up, without permishion and start critising them. i got very cross and now whenever some one trys to pick one up i just say "can you not touch that, its being used atm" or something along the following lines

Put up a sign, go on paint, find a picture of some guy whos getting beheaded and type the words" Touch, and die"


lol j/k

LunaHound wrote:

raven322 wrote:

LunaHound wrote:

raven322 wrote:Hello dakka I come to you with bit problem. This is situation at my flgs some the people are lacking common sense. people like picking up my modelsa nd looking at them while their being used in game or sitting on side and they dont ask for permission. Ive said to these people "hey can you plaese not touch my figures " which aparently doesnt work they still pick them up any way and i dont want mean at all so dakka any advice how deal these people? Oh the age ranges from 12 to 50 years old so any advice id aperciate thank you.

You cock your head to the side and look at the toucher in the eye.

Well today i had 50 year old guy pick up a rhino that wa sin paly still set it down wrogn palce walked away came back pick up my marines i said sumthing he like " relax dont be so serious" then walked away came back pick up my in play landraider put it in wrong palce and 10 mins later i had like 5 12 year olds pick up most my marine squads and i looked away i foudn them scattered across table.

Not enough 殺氣 ( sorry i have to apologize i honestly dunno how to say this in english ... ) "kill aura" xD

SIGGED!

LunaHound wrote:

Not enough 殺氣 ( sorry i have to apologize i honestly dunno how to say this in english ... ) "kill aura" xD

BEST THING I HAVE HEARD ALL DAY!

Curse you Sushicaddy for beating me to it!


I have had this problem. Usually a quick (and semi polite) word puts an end to it, this guy being persistent despite this is bothersome.

As for the whole
"Don't be so serious", it would worry me. Just Sayin'


So the guy watching the store, is he an employee or not? i know this was asked.
As for owners responsibilities - i wouldn't bring that up if you want to keep having game night...

out.

Do you 2 actually know the term im talking about?

or just poking fun of me lol -_-

I think I know what you mean, please don't think that I am in any way mocking you.

I'm hard pressed to think of an English term for this, but 'Kill Aura' sums it up pretty well - and sounds dead cool.

Strategically place pins on your models so people that pick them up get a little jab.

avantgarde wrote:....someone whipping out their junk on a table.

Thats what we call the 'turn three ritual' around here.




...course, when you're playing a drink per wound and you play orks.......

LunaHound wrote:Not enough 殺氣 ( sorry i have to apologize i honestly dunno how to say this in english ... ) "kill aura" xD

From a technical standpoint, the most accurate translation would be "Murderous look", although I know that that doesn't fully convey the meaning.

Platuan4th wrote:

LunaHound wrote:Not enough 殺氣 ( sorry i have to apologize i honestly dunno how to say this in english ... ) "kill aura" xD

From a technical standpoint, the most accurate translation would be "Murderous look", although I know that that doesn't fully convey the meaning.

I agree its a bit different from just a look . For example when i was heading back home from filming with my cousin we bumped into a drunk guy on the sky train.
He was yelling and cussing about police arrested him for public drunkness . An off work transit guy asked him to settle down , and the drunk guy yelled + cussed him for few minutes.
Then my cousin plopped down to a seat opposite side to the drunk guy + drunk guys 's gf and smiled at them.
He didnt say a single word, he just looked at the drunk guy and smiled , and i have to say that 殺氣 is so bad that the drunk guy's gf quickly got off the chair and pushed
the drunk bf away and kept apologizing to my cousin , and then apologized a bunch more times when they got off the station.
Only way for me to put it into words is like a border collie herding some sheeps .