Having to buy something to play in a store event. For or against?

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**malfred**

I'm okay with entrance fees. If a store wanted to encourage
product purchases, they could set a minimum buy good only
for the day of the event that replaces the entrance fee. Or they
could discount items related to the event.

Another thing is if a store was going to require product purchases
then the store better have everything in stock. I don't want to
buy something I don't want just to participate in an event.

**malfred**

Aren't Encounters kind of like warmachine demos?

No one charges for Warmachine demos, but everyone charges
for tournaments and single day events.

**malfred**

mikhaila wrote:
lord_blackfang wrote:If running Encounters sucks so much for the stores, why run them?

Generic reasons other stores have given:

1. You keep hoping people will suprise you and buy something.
2. You have dungeon masters and regular customers who will be disappointed if you cancel it.
3. You'll be the bad guy if you cancel things.
4. Every gamer will immediately remind you of the 1.00 dice they bought two months ago, as justification of their existance.
5. When one of the idiots tells you "games should be free! It's a constitutional right!", I'll club him to death and go to jail.
6. Didn't know it would suck when we set it up, and we keep hoping it will get better.
7. Someone each week buys that one item that lets you justify the 13 that freeload.
8. You're at least offering a service to the community.
9. It wouldn't be bad if it didn't draw out all the ultrageeks that can't seem to find a game anywhere else in the world
10. Tables are just sitting there anyway.
11. Gives the MTG players someone to look down upon.
12. Lets you annoy the MTG players by having a RPG group two tables over.
13. Nostalgia
14. Helps sign up new people for the WOTC OP system, which might help with MTG events and getting product early.

All of those things sound like excuses to stay in abusive relationships...

**malfred**

4M2A wrote:Nkelsch- While tips may be expected in some areas they certainly aren't anyones right. In the end it's down to the customer whether to tip and if they feel they shouldn't tip they don't have to. They aren't stealing from anybody.

I won't call it theft, but I won't eat out if I'm not willing to tip.

**malfred**

4M2A wrote:Oh i've spent time in the US, I know what the expectation is on tipping but it's still a choice. Regardless of how important you feel tipping is it's not compulsory. It's entirely up to the individual customer as to how they handle tips.

That makes you Mr. Pink then