Games Workshop — Local services in South Hill

My experience with this Games Workshop location was limited: I had just discovered that they had a store about 15 miles from my house, so I went in to post a "Looking For Gamer" flyer on their bulletin board hoping to find a few new players for our regular Friday night game. My interaction with them was not pleasant, as you will discover, and I wasn't in the store long enough to make a value judgement regarding the selection and quality of the stock.

The Good: The shop was visually appealing if somewhat small, and the staff started out friendly enough as they asked how they could help us.

The Bad: As the staff was gaming with a group and no one else was in the store, that meant that the whole group stopped playing to stare at us as we entered. Not an unknown experience, but always a little off-putting.

The Ugly: The clerk read my posting (pretty simple 2 paragraph LFG flyer) and said that we couldn't post it because "it doesn't mention Games Workshop games, and since they pay the bills we have to follow their policy". I mentioned that we did play Warhammer FRPG, but it wasn't good enough to get past this policy.

As I had called ahead to get approval to place a flyer (without being told that it was only allowed for GW games) then ended up driving 30 minutes to be told "thank you, but go away", I left without even looking around the store even though there were several items that looked interesting.

I don't know if the clerk was just being a jerk, or if GW actually has that policy in their store, but regardless it is a short-sighted policy. Anyone who games knows that gamers switch RPG campaigns at the drop of a hat; the next time my group switches, you can bet that it won't be to a Games Workshop product.

It's also a safe bet that I won't be doing any shopping at this store or any Games Workshop stores in the future...there are other gaming stores I can go to that are a little farther away, but where I am a valuable customer regardless of what specific game I happen to be playing at the moment.

I won't be burning my GW games and supplies in protest, but you can be certain that they are going to gather a bit of dust while I play (and purchase) products from other companies for the...

From the first time I walked in, to any day and every day, I always feel welcome here. You won't find a more welcoming and friendly environment in any other Games Workshop (as far as I have experienced being a semi truck driver going everywhere). I have made friends here, I have learned much about the hobbie here. My experience here has changed my life quite a bit. You will find a good time here, wether or not you are already knowledgeable of what Games Workshop is and/or what your...

Standard Games Workshop. I don't play Warhammer, but I do use their paint for D&D and Pathfinder. The store does not have much of a selection however. They have all the singles, but only two sets of paints. I was a bit disappointed that unless I wanted to limit my color selection, I would have to buy a whole bunch of their singles at the much higher price. I instead went to the card and collectibles shop over on Canyon Road and got a great set for about 2/3 the price it would...