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Now I know the hobby is better suited with a mature community of customers/players, but aside from regulars of the hobby, its the unwitting spoilt children that wander into "GAMES" workshop and make uninformed often extravagant purchases. I cannot count the number of times whilst playing in my FLGS that I have seen an 8-13 year old child and a bloodthirsty Games Workshop assistant convince the nagged child's parent to buy assault on black reach, or dark vengeance. The child may break the models into tiny pieces and never come back but GW have made a quick, reasonably hefty buck.
I think the new sign will induce a sharp reduce in these kind of opportunistic sales. It looks too gothic and grown up to appeal to young kids... Not bright and misleading like the sign of old.

First they came for the Sisters of Battle, but I didn't care because I didn't play Adepta Sororitas.
Then they came for the Imperial Guard, but I didn't care because I didn't play Astra Militarum.
Then they came for Warhammer Fantasy Battles, but I didn't care because NOBODY played that.
Then they came for my Games Workshop, and there was nobody left who cared...

 Necroagogo wrote:
Apologies for the semi-necro ...

Well, the new store's open. It doesn't appear to be any larger than the old Plaza one it's replaced (smaller, if anything?). The display table looks pretty good, I have to say. Extensive use has been made of the new promethium pipes and they look quite snazzy.

As far as opening offers go, there's the opportunity (today only) to buy some (apparently) exclusive posters ... Damnos, the Emporer's Palace and some fantasy ones.

The place was jam-packed, which was nice.

Oh what a wonderfully appropriate typo...

 Grimtuff wrote:

 Necroagogo wrote:
Apologies for the semi-necro ...

Well, the new store's open. It doesn't appear to be any larger than the old Plaza one it's replaced (smaller, if anything?). The display table looks pretty good, I have to say. Extensive use has been made of the new promethium pipes and they look quite snazzy.

As far as opening offers go, there's the opportunity (today only) to buy some (apparently) exclusive posters ... Damnos, the Emporer's Palace and some fantasy ones.

The place was jam-packed, which was nice.

Oh what a wonderfully appropriate typo...

Yah, I noticed it after I posted.

But then I thought ... 'What the hell!'