The only retail workers I’ve seen that appear to be enjoying themselves are people working in Games Workshop. If you express even the slightest interest in Warhammer, they’ll be talking to you for an hour gushing about lore, and it’s a remarkably good sales tactic because I’ve only ever talked with a GW employee once without buying something.
Warhammer folks are a different breed. I didn’t even know there were physical stores that sold only Games Workshop stuff. I’ve tried to play once, emphasis on tried, but I think the minis and the lore are awesome.
Last time I went to Warhammer World in Nottingham, I left with £120 worth of Lord of the Rings Miniatures, all because the guy in the store told me all about Glorfindel and how cool he was. I didn’t even buy Glorfindel! This was £120 worth in 2005, mind, so that’s about £214 today.
The only retail workers I’ve seen that appear to be enjoying themselves are people working in Games Workshop. If you express even the slightest interest in Warhammer, they’ll be talking to you for an hour gushing about lore, and it’s a remarkably good sales tactic because I’ve only ever talked with a GW employee once without buying something.
Warhammer folks are a different breed. I didn’t even know there were physical stores that sold only Games Workshop stuff. I’ve tried to play once, emphasis on tried, but I think the minis and the lore are awesome.
Last time I went to Warhammer World in Nottingham, I left with £120 worth of Lord of the Rings Miniatures, all because the guy in the store told me all about Glorfindel and how cool he was. I didn’t even buy Glorfindel! This was £120 worth in 2005, mind, so that’s about £214 today.
He’s right. Glorfindel is the coolest elf.