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GW have started to introduce discounts of a sort. Their unit bundles tend to be a bit cheaper than buying everything individually, in the past these bundles were effectively the same price. It's a fairly small saving and a lot less than you would get from an independent retailer but at least it's something.
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Howard A Treesong wrote: Do managers not have any discretionary powers then? Many stores would give you a deal if you were to buy a heap of stuff. Given the numerous ways they seem to hamstring their managers to prevent individuality, GW just see their managers as selling stuff, not properly running a store and shaping it to an area. They seem pretty restricted on the sorts of games and events they can run at stores too, for example.
I don't think they are really "managers" in the traditional sense of the word. From what I can tell they have almost no decision making powers (i.e. they don't even control stock or ordering) and are essentially just "the staff member in charge" with almost all of the decision making done at head office level. Maybe they have some scope to "write off" some items in lieu of a discount but I imagine that is heavily restricted.
If you want a better discount on a bulk order, talk to your FLGS, where the manager is a real manager and will have the ability to negotiate a deal.
The only reason you should be buying from a GW store direct is if for convenience or if you play there
About 4 years ago when I was first getting back into the hobby i went into a GW in Manchester and asked If I could get a discount becasue I could get the whole lot cheaper online, and the bloke almost laughed in my face.
I think the short answer is, they absolutely do not. I guess the sales blokes cant do anything without GWHQs say so, so they will knock money off if you see the bundles on the GW website or something, but you are fethed if you just rock up and ask them to knock some money off.
Thing is, I always wondered, dont the staff get like 25% off? Couldnt the staff member juke the stats a little by helping you out, and knocking some off, but then just claim that he bought it? Surely a sale is a sale, wouldnt they rather you buy something for less profit than nothing at all?
My brother works for a big sports company, and I always get a 20% discount if he is at the store when I buy, surely GW would make more money this way, unless they only make 20% profit, which is utterly laughable.
Do the math though, surely selling $1000 worth of things with a 20% discount is better than selling nothing at all in store because they just go to an online retailer or use ebay?
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As to the sales things, if I recall the word on it from them was "Discounts devalue the brand"
That may be the most impressive bit of bs mental gymnastics I have heard in a while.
Don't be silly, it makes perfect sense. GW are the Ferrari of tabletop games after all
Pretty sure its a ford focus or a low end mazda at best. It just has a Ferrari badge glued to the front with over priced glue and its been sprayed red with over priced spray. It also has Ferrari written in sharpie on the windows.
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On the OP there are difference in prices because of the Huuuge differences in value of money in different countries
se the whole discount thing is whats killing the stores. Why even go inside one when you can get the stuff elsewhere for cheaper? unless ya like me and buys from it cos i spend alot of time there
In fairness this brand of stupidity isn't unique to GW. There's an FLGS near me that only occasionally does 10% off boardgames and rp books, but mainly if they don't have something he still tries to talk people into ordering it from him...for full retail price. As if it were the 80's and mail order was the only way to get our toy soldiers?
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