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Hey guys, I figured since we totally hijacked that DS Lite thread to talk about everything from cider to live local music....we might as well have a dedicated thread for it. Especially since I think we definitely have the most robust discussions in the Southeast CAG forum!

I'll kick it off by describing my recent EB experience:

I hit the Northlake EB (the one with the cool manager) today to grab some B2G1 goodness. I ended up getting Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (XB), RE2 (GC), and RE3 (GC), all complete and mint for 86.65. Considering that MvC2 goes for $50-60 on ebay, I thought this to be a pretty good purchase! As I was leaving, the manager guy told me that the North Dekalb store had some rare shit right now too, and that I should check it out. What a nice guy!

Anyway, I f'n hate that EB, but I figured it was worth a trip (its not that far from home). I ended up getting complete mint copies of REZ (PS2), LoZ Promo disc (GC, the one with Master Quest), and Cubivore (GC) for $72.20. Cool.

I also got 3 used DS games (preparing for the Lite on Sun) for B2G1. All three of the games (Trauma Center, Advance Wars, and MarioKart) were complete. But, somehow, as the dipshit was ringing me up, the Trauma manual somehow disappeared from the box! Since they insist upon slapping those damned clear stickers on the edges at sale time, I didn't notice the missing manual until I was on the way home. Jackasses!! Well, they had another complete used copy, so hopefully they can help me out tomorrow....but I'm not counting on it.

In the meantime, this dude with a baby was trading in 20 Xbox games (and getting ripped off, I might add), and the clueless employees there couldn't seem to get it all worked out. That poor bastard must've been there for about 45 minutes, and still hadn't gotten the right trade in credit. UGH.

My two trips today really showed me how utterly opposed two EBs within a few miles of one another could really be. And that is why I always go out to Northlake!

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On to more beer talk!! :cool:
 
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[quote name='El Gray']They have the remainder of the clearance games out in bins at the Buckhead TRU. If you want Deep Labyrinth, Ape Escape 3, Trace Memory, Metroid Pinball, Trace Memory, Trace Memory, some cheapass GBA games, or Trace Memory, they're the store for you![/QUOTE]


El Gray, what are the prices on all those games? I might be tempted to make the drive out there...
 
Don't drive anywhere!!! Haven't you been watching the news!?!? There is a possibility of winter weather conditions!! In January no less!!!! This is breaking, top-of-the-show news!!!!!
 
[quote name='Ubiiquitous']El Gray, what are the prices on all those games? I might be tempted to make the drive out there...[/QUOTE]
They're all $9.98 clearance titles.

But yes, as noted above, be sure you stock up on milk, bread, bottled water, and batteries first. WINTERSTORM '07!!!
 
[quote name='neocisco']Don't drive anywhere!!! Haven't you been watching the news!?!? There is a possibility of winter weather conditions!! In January no less!!!! This is breaking, top-of-the-show news!!!!![/QUOTE]

WXIA having WINTER BLAST '07 yet?

Stick with the man: Glenn Burns.
 
Good point, all. I forgot about the Armageddon that is going on outside. Maybe I'll just wait until all of the snow melts...

Thanks El Gray. I'll probably take a peek tomorrow...
 
[quote name='neocisco']There is a possibility of winter weather conditions!! In January no less!!!! [/quote]:rofl:

Doing my weekly grocery shopping last night Kroger was empty. I was speaking with a lady who said they were packed around 5pm and people were buying everything they could. After 7, not a soul in the store.

Okay, so the lows are expected to be in the mid to high 30s, highs in the 40s. So with no real chance of any precipitation freezing, exactly what sort of catastrophic weather is everyone fearing?

Imagine this, I even drove out to Athens today. Managed to get home as well. Startling, I know.

[quote name='Ubiiquitous']In case anyone cares, the Microcenter in Duluth had about 5 copies of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (the FIRST one) for $29.99 as of Noon on 1/18.[/quote]And Douglasville TRU still has three copies @ 19.99. We're better.
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And Douglasville TRU still has three copies @ 19.99. We're better.
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Ah, yes, indeed. Although it would cost me $10 minimum in gas to get to Douglasville and back, so I guess it evens out :)

I think the game is fun, and all, but I don't understand what the big deal is with it. I definitely am happy with my purchase (even if Gwen had to rub it in :cry:), but for the last year, year and a half all I've heard is Phoenix Wright this and Phoenix Wright that. I got my DS right after Christmas and felt obligated to get it, due to all the hype around it.

Again, don't regret the purchase, but I don't understand all of the hullaballoo around it...

Oh well, off to go outside to build an 8-foot high snowman....
 
[quote name='Ubiiquitous']I think the game is fun, and all, but I don't understand what the big deal is with it.[/quote]Oh it's fun, but I don't get the huge big deal over it either. Possibly some of the older point and click adventure gamers are happy to have some well written games available again. Or maybe it's just crowd mentality... where one goes, the herd follows.

I definitely am happy with my purchase (even if Gwen had to rub it in :cry:)
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I cannot tell a lie, I am an trouble maker through in through. I'm half german, half jewish and half bugs bunny.

Oh well, off to go outside to build an 8-foot high snowman....
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Party a Ubii's!!!! I'll bring the hot chocie and marshmallows. *throws snowball at next poster in this thread for absolutely no reason what so ever*
 
[quote name='guinaevere']

I cannot tell a lie, I am an trouble maker through in through. I'm half german, half jewish and half bugs bunny.

Party a Ubii's!!!! I'll bring the hot chocie and marshmallows. *throws snowball at next poster in this thread for absolutely no reason what so ever*[/QUOTE]


Wouldn't that be three halves? ;)

And that snowball got me right in the eye :cold:
 
[quote name='guinaevere']Yup. They were behind the counter on the wall. I walked right past and then did a double take. They looked to have three each of the N accessories and maybe one or two headsets. Also had a sixaxis but those are all over.[/quote]
Which Gamerush was this? I have a $20 Blockbuster gift card and I may spend it on either a Wiimote (But maybe not as Wii Play comes with one. Can I preorder Wii Play at GR?), a Wii Nunchuk, or Wario Ware Smooth Moves.
 
Wii related items are a tough find at GR lately with people burning up credit. They only been getting 1 or 2 new copies of games in for sale. Check friday for Wario since its there normal shipment day for new non rental copies of games.
 
[quote name='Ubiiquitous']Wouldn't that be three halves? ;)[/quote]...I'm over weight?

And that snowball got me right in the eye :cold:
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Sorry about that. My throwing arm isn't very accurate. But now I have the darndest desire for a massive snowball fight.

[quote name='sprintsucks5892']Which Gamerush was this? [/quote]The BBGR on Ridge Road by Kroger. But I haven't been in there since I first posted about seeing them. I'd call first. Here's a store finder page . You can enter your own zip code and try calling your local stores.


[quote name='kjauburn']Check friday for Wario since its there normal shipment day for new non rental copies of games.[/quote]I didn't know that.
 
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I didn't know that.[/QUOTE]

There really is no standard day. If the system is the same when I worked there, there is a third party that ships the games to Blockbusters. It's all a matter of when the UPS guy delivers it and if they ship it out on time. Usually it will be on Friday, but I got games on Thursday, Saturday, Monday...it all depended. Also, rental games are the same way. Usually they will show up with the movie shipment on Tuesday, but Friday was another common day.
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']There really is no standard day. If the system is the same when I worked there, there is a third party that ships the games to Blockbusters. It's all a matter of when the UPS guy delivers it and if they ship it out on time. Usually it will be on Friday, but I got games on Thursday, Saturday, Monday...it all depended. Also, rental games are the same way. Usually they will show up with the movie shipment on Tuesday, but Friday was another common day.[/quote]

Around Sept GR switch to a single New game shipment to stores from the distributor each week to cut costs. They use to get them in multiple shipments as they came out during the week. Normally the shipments seem to hit Friday, but if no additional games are coming out I have seen them come in earlier. For the most part unless its a big hit they only get 1 or 2 copies of a game in...
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']WXIA having WINTER BLAST '07 yet?

Stick with the man: Glenn Burns.[/QUOTE]

Glenn Burns, Karen Minton, and David Chandley are and have always been my crew, despite the fact that Glenn is a gator. WSB's weather coverage always kicked everyone else's ass, moreso now that they have all the cool HD toys.

If I wasn't stone broke I'd stop and pick up one of those $19.99 PW's in Douglasville. We're driving out to Carrollton tomorrow to look at a house.

Don't ask. :roll:
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']The reason Glenn has the fish and game forecast is for his son. He went to school with my wife.[/QUOTE]

I have nothing against the fish and game forecast. I just don't like that he went to Florida. ;)
 
Thanks to El Gray, I went to TRU in Buckhead and did alright.

The only game I got was Ape Escape 3.

However, I did find the following penny guides:

Half-Life Xbox (a couple left)
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (got last one)
Kameo (couple left)
Quake 4 360 (couple left)


Biggest thing I saw is that they had TONS OF WIIMOTES AND NUNCHUCKS IN STOCK!!! Get 'em while ya can!
 
[quote name='Tybee']We're driving out to Carrollton tomorrow to look at a house.
Don't ask. :roll:[/QUOTE]
Carrollton??!! For God's sake man, don't do it! Decatur 4 life!!!! :cool:
 
[quote name='organicow']Carrollton??!! For God's sake man, don't do it! Decatur 4 life!!!! :cool:[/quote]

Says the man currently residing in the Bay area.;)
 
[quote name='Tybee']If I wasn't stone broke I'd stop and pick up one of those $19.99 PW's in Douglasville. We're driving out to Carrollton tomorrow to look at a house.[/quote]Just a word of caution. I'm not sure what sort of a house you're looking at, but the entry market subdivisions (subdivision? NOOO!) seem to have drug problems.

Obviously not all of them, but of my four friends who lives in such a home in carrolton each has a neighbor who's constantly got cars coming and going in the driveway. And isn't it funny how the owner of those houses is always telling 'em, I got a great deal on this new laptop/camera/xbox/fendi handbag/et cetera... you want to buy it for like $40? :roll:
 
[quote name='neocisco']Says the man currently residing in the Bay area.;)[/QUOTE]
Ha ha, yeah I ran away from Decatur myself....I'm a traitor!! :cry:

But actually...I'll be returning to the area soon. It kinda sucks out here; having no money and paying such high rent is much harder than we thought it'd be. The job I got really blows, and I now have an opportunity that will take me back to Atlanta. So, I'll be back in March, and I'll be living in the Highlands for a bit. So, expect to see me in this forum again soon!

Also, I can't say too much about my new Atlanta-based business venture, but...I'll say this: I hope you guys wouldn't mind having a place like this (only even better) in Atlanta, because it won't be long. :cool: Shhhhh...keep the secret! :bouncy:
 
For those interested...I was at Town Center mall tonight and saw Wii classic controllers and nunchucks at the EBGames. The Sears also had remotes, nunchucks, CC, and point cards.
 
[quote name='organicow']Carrollton??!! For God's sake man, don't do it! Decatur 4 life!!!! :cool:[/quote]

Believe me. You guys are preaching to the choir. Unfortunately, it's not something I have a lot of choice about at this point. My wife has decided she wants to quit her job when we have children (sometime in the next two years) so she can stay home with them. Since she makes twice what I do, that's obviously going to mean a huge change in lifestyle. There's no way on Earth we'd be able to afford our current house on my salary alone.

Add the fact that wherever we move has to have good schools and the fact that she was born and raised in Carrollton (all of her family is there) and you can see why she's pushing for us to move out there (nevermind the fact that I'll still have to commute into Atlanta to work). She loves Decatur too, but her desire to stay home with the kids is stronger. So we're kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. :cry:
 
[quote name='Tybee']Believe me. You guys are preaching to the choir. [/quote]You know, when your earlier post ended with

Don't ask. :roll:
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it quite clearly read as, "It's Mrs Tybee's desire. Not mine."



But being a real Mom and raising your children is so much better than shuffling them off to some pre-school where who knows who's responsible for them and they learn that to get what they want, they just have to scream a little louder than the next kid. Plus kids need their parents.

Not too long ago I was watching this woman with her baby. The kids eyes were just instinctively drawn to the Mothers face. It's amazing the physical and emotional need a child has for the love and attention of their parents. People wonder why there are so many problems out there... it could have something to do with the fact that parents seemingly have absolutely interest in their children.

And dude, y'all see it clearly in a store or a mall. Some kid asking their Mum or Dad, what's this? how much is this? where are we going next? et cetera and the parent completely ignoring or giving some wise@ss answer as if to say, "stop bothering me! can't you see I'm busy looking at these very important spatulas?!!?!" If you and I can see how much that parent wants nufin to do with their kid, how much more so must that poor child feel it?


Sorry. I kinda soapboxed there. Get me, I'm filling in for Oprah this week.
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I saw one Wiimote and several Classic controllers at the old Target in Sandy Springs on Friday night. Also, a pretty decent array of clearance games there in the $10-$13 range. Zelda II Classic for GBA was $7.
 
Picked up a Wii at the North Point Best Buy this morning!

Anyone remember the part in Titanic where everyone is fighting for the life jackets?
That's basically what it was.
 
[quote name='sprintsucks5892']Picked up a Wii at the North Point Best Buy this morning!

Anyone remember the part in Titanic where everyone is fighting for the life jackets?
That's basically what it was.[/quote]

Did you have Celine Dion singing in the background?

Neeear, faaaaar, whereeeeeeeeever you are...
 
[quote name='sprintsucks5892']Picked up a Wii at the North Point Best Buy this morning!

Anyone remember the part in Titanic where everyone is fighting for the life jackets?
That's basically what it was.[/QUOTE]

Was it really that bad? How many of them did they have? Was it a lot of resellers or just people that wanted one?

Funny, how Nintendo's last system, you could walk into a store and buy it off the shelf within a week or so. Now, we've got epic struggles to obtain one two months after release.
 
[quote name='sprintsucks5892']Picked up a Wii at the North Point Best Buy this morning!

Anyone remember the part in Titanic where everyone is fighting for the life jackets?
That's basically what it was.[/quote]Seriously? I found a wii for doomlvl20 by going to my local TRU last monday and asking, "you don't have any wiis by any chance do you?" It was the last one, but still.

[quote name='neocisco']Neeear, faaaaar, whereeeeeeeeever you are...[/quote] *sniff* ...that was beautiful, neo.
 
Saw 4 copies of Phoenix Wright 1 for $20 at the Kennesaw Toys R Us tonight while looking for Hotel Dusk. Plus Wii Nunchucks were at most every store that sold the accessories. No shortages on Barret Parkway tonight.
 
[quote name='rupan_sansei']Saw 4 copies of Phoenix Wright 1 for $20 at the Kennesaw Toys R Us tonight while looking for Hotel Dusk. Plus Wii Nunchucks were at most every store that sold the accessories. No shortages on Barret Parkway tonight.[/quote]

Dangit, and it had to happen when i am carless. If anyone goes by there, pick me up a copy, and I'll pay ya back. :D
 
[quote name='neocisco']Did you have Celine Dion singing in the background?

Neeear, faaaaar, whereeeeeeeeever you are...[/quote]
I would have thrown her into the middle of the pack if she was... I hate her thaaat much. :drool:
 
Aha! We may have a solution that will keep us in Decatur. We realized we could sell our house and buy a condo or townhome that is half the price but actually has more living space (we're in a 2/1 now, albeit with a full basement and a huge lot for downtown Decatur). We'll be able to afford it on my salary alone and we'll still be building equity. So we can start having kids and my wife can stay home with them. And we get to stay in Decatur, blocks from where we live now, so we'll still have the good schools and all of the creature comforts we enjoy now.

Feels like a huge weight has been lifted off us.
 
I am glad to hear that all those condos they're building are doing some good, Tybee!

It's my birthday today. Does anyone happen to have a Fry's sale sheet for the week handy? I might stop by to spend a gift card there tonight.
 
[quote name='El Gray']I am glad to hear that all those condos they're building are doing some good, Tybee![/QUOTE]

They do seem to be building a lot of them, don't they?

We're looking at some of the nicer older ones (a lot of them seem to be on Church Street). We've always liked older houses (think 1900's-1940's, not 1960's-1980's ;) ) Not sure if that translates to multi-family housing, but the older ones are certainly bigger, more affordable, and have nicer landscaping. It shocks me that we could have a nice 3/2 in a good area for literally half the price of our current house.

Good luck at Fry's. We've had a $40 BB gc smoldering on the dining room table since Christmas, courtesy of my father-in-law's trollop of the week (wife's assessment, not mine). I've been lobbying to combine it with a GGC for a $5 Wario Ware: Smooth Moves and last night I got the go-ahead from the finance committee. ;)
 
[quote name='Tybee']Aha! We may have a solution that will keep us in Decatur. We realized we could sell our house and buy a condo or townhome that is half the price but actually has more living space (we're in a 2/1 now, albeit with a full basement and a huge lot for downtown Decatur).[/quote]GAH!!! I have to email my big bro to see if their condo (on the market) has an online listing for you to at least check out.

[quote name='Tybee']They do seem to be building a lot of them, don't they?[/quote]Is that so? That's prolly why my Sister-in-Laws condo hasn't sold yet. Many folks would rather buy new than used. *shrugs* Personally if I had a mortgage on a house I wasn't living in, and it wasn't selling, I'd lower the price and take a loss. It's better than paying $X00 each month into a financial black hole.

We're looking at some of the nicer older ones (a lot of them seem to be on Church Street). We've always liked older houses (think 1900's-1940's, not 1960's-1980's ;) )
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In dat case, never mind. I don't know where hers is address-wise, but it's definately not an older model.
 
[quote name='guinaevere']GAH!!! I have to email my big bro to see if their condo (on the market) has an online listing for you to at least check out.[/quote]

Well, we'd still be interested. Actually, most we're looking at ARE 1960s-1980s-era, since that's what we can afford and they have the most space for the dollar (we just LIKE older than that, style-wise). We underestimated taxes a bit, so we may not be sitting quite as pretty as we thought. But we'll find something.

Is that so? That's prolly why my Sister-in-Laws condo hasn't sold yet. Many folks would rather buy new than used. *shrugs* Personally if I had a mortgage on a house I wasn't living in, and it wasn't selling, I'd lower the price and take a loss. It's better than paying $X00 each month into a financial black hole.
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A lot of folks do seem to favor new construction, definitely the farther out you go. But that's not the case intown, where properties with character and better construction are prized.

At some point, yeah you need to drop the price or do SOMETHING to make the property more attractive. Still, mortgage payments aren't the "black hole" that rent is, as you will theoretically get most of it back. Just sucks mightily to be paying it on a property you're not living in.

We're currently in our third house. We sold each of the previous two within a month of listing. The first was a 1960s ranch in Smyrna. We were there a little less than two years (planned to be there for at least 5) and still managed to make almost $45,000 on the sale by doing minimal upgrades like refinishing the floors, putting up crown moulding, and painting everything.

Second house in Greenville, SC was built in 1913 and was on the National Historic Register. We thought we were going to be there for a long time, so we bought nice appliances and paid ~$8,000 to have the entire house rewired. We were there less than a year. But we still broke even (primarily because wife's company paid the closing costs).

Not sure what's going to happen with the current house, but I know we won't take a loss. I can debunk one myth: White/beige walls DO NOT sell houses. Some realtors/sellers seem to think the more sterile the better. But if you have a good eye for color, people will be psychologically fooled into thinking the house is inherently more valuable simply because of the colors on the wall.
 
I made my trip to Fry's last night to check on Hotel Dusk and Phoenix Wright 2. I had missed the $25 price on PW2 by a day, and they were out of stock, anyway. Hotel Dusk was a full $35, so I scoffed at that.

However, tucked away beside the stack of Portrait of Ruins were two copies of CV: Dawn of Sorrow for $35, so I took that as a sign to finally get myself a copy. I haven't seen it for sale anywhere else in recent months (OOP?), and the gift card made it a nice deal for me.

So, woohoo! If anyone still needs this game, check out Fry's. This was the Alpharetta store.
 
Where did everybody go!?

I got the ad for MicroCenter in the mail yesterday and they're going to be doing trade-ins on games. Hopefully they'll have competitve prices. I went out of my way to buy my MP3 player there and had a very good experience. If they give good prices I'll trade my stuff there. More options are always good. Gamerush sometimes gives good prices but their selection is not the best (that's being kind). Gamestop is...well, Gamestop. My poor, poor Rhino is gone (I know kjauburn feels my pain) so this MC news is good.

UPDATE:

There's a possibility of sleet and/or ice tonight!! We're all gonna die!!!!!!!
 
[quote name='neocisco']Where did everybody go!?[/quote] Seriously. I even baked some cookies for everyone and no one stops by. pfft to all of you.

I got the ad for MicroCenter in the mail yesterday and they're going to be doing trade-ins on games.
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Yeah, I was laughing at the part about them having a big selection of used games (or wording something like that). Each time I've been in there, they've only had about 10-12 used games. Granted you have to start somewhere, but they need to do some sort of advertising to get the word out.

By any chance did you stop at the GameRush right there, neo? I was curious if they had a decent selection, but I'm too lazy to drive out there if there's nothing else to scope out. Of course, the sketty wearhouse is right near so that's an okay excuse. Not the best food, but I love that chain for sentimental reasons and because sitting in the streetcar, eating fattening italian food and playing DS games is about the best thing ever.



Changing topic, I was wondering what everyone thought about getting together some Sunday night at a restaruant/bar called Taco Mac (I think that's what it's called)? I know folks who used to go to the one in Douglasville for halo tournaments, so they might be a viable option for us doing a wii party.
 
So I've been doing a LOT of thinking lately. For the longest time I've wanted to open up more or less a geek store. Games, computer modding and hardware, comics, cards, movies, and CD's. Maybe two arcade machines in the place and some internet cafe style computers.

Well, this was all a pipe dream up until I went to visit my mom in Oklahoma and I saw it. And It was good. It was Vintage Stock, and it's a place out in the midwest primarily. I think they have around 12 stores and they seem to do well. So This got me to thinking. Why not. Why not go and open that video game store. But where?
So here's where I'm currently thinking: Hiram. It's growing super fast, it's more on my side of town, and there seems to be no computer parts/computer repair stores in the area, so right there I'd have a niche. Not to mention I'd be a geek paradise with halo tournament, Wii and DS nights, card tournament and pen and paper nights.

Here's what I'm looking for. Ideas. Any ideas that you've always wanted to see in a game store? I thought about staffing it with cosplayed college girls (kinda like a geeky hooters esque sorta thing) but I don't think that would put over well in Hiram.

Also, does anyone think a location in ATL is more ripe for a game store? I'm really looking to cater to gamers who are ages 14-35, mainly young males. I also considered opening up near KSU for this reason.

So any ideas are welcome. Anyone with any insight on what a 3500 sq ft to 5000 sq ft retail space normally runs. Anyone who's ever thought seriously or has any information would be awesome.

This isn't my first business either. I currently run a small construction company, so I do understand very well what I'm looking at.

Any ideas?
 
I would think Sandy Springs, Alpharetta or Kennesaw would be a much better target that Hiram. Yeah, you might have competition, but you'll also actually have people who might come in your store.
 
Well, my hometown is Hiram, so I can give you a little bit of insight. It is definitely growing fast, so it seems like a suitable spot. I know when I was in high school there was not much to do there in the way of fun besides the movie theatre and going out to eat. I think as long as you have regular tournaments/get-togethers it can turn out to be a cool hang-out that could develop a ripe following. Advertise near the schools to try and get the locals coming weekly. I know if there was a social video game store (EB never had any events) while I was in high school, I would've been there a lot. While it will be hard to include EVERY game, try not to exclude any one group. Take suggestions on what people want to play. I'm sure everyone wants to play Wii/DS/Halo, but there's probably others that want a weekly Magic:TG tourney.

With that said about my hometown, I visit KSU a lot as my girlfriend goes there. Of course, since it is a college there are a ton of people that play Smash Bros and Halo and well, prolly anything you can think of. But in an area with so many businesses, you will need some thing that will make them go to your place instead of EB/Gamestop or Trade N Play. The obvious is competitive prices and social events.

Well I wish you luck in your endeavors and I definitely plan to visit if you open shop.

EDIT: Also, one of the cool things about being in Athens now is the nearby comic shops (3 that I can think of). When I was back home, I always had to drive to Marietta for comics because there are no shops in Hiram or Douglasville (however, that'd be great if I was wrong). Something to think about.
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']I would think Sandy Springs, Alpharetta or Kennesaw would be a much better target that Hiram. Yeah, you might have competition, but you'll also actually have people who might come in your store.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. You'll have a lack of competition in Hiram, true, but only because THERE'S NO ONE IN HIRAM, including customers.

If your target market is college guys, then you're going to (duh) want to be near a college. Kennesaw could work. But remember that it's still primarily a commuter college, so there's no guarantee that the people you want hanging out at your place necessarily live in close proximity. Also, Kennesaw is not exactly rife with geeks, as it mainly caters to international students, adult education, nursing and business majors.

I would think a much better move would be the west side of downtown, where you could draw clientele from Tech and GSU. No lack of geeks there (I'm allowed to say that because I married one). Also, there is a dearth of gaming/comic shops here (most of the Tech kids seem to come over to to the EB and BB at Edgewood). Yes, the overhead is going to be more, but so is your traffic, and there will always be new blood coming through as students graduate and new ones come in. And that area is really on the rise as they convert a lot of old factories and warehouses into lofts and retail space. Might be a good time to buy in.
 
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I would think a much better move would be the west side of downtown, where you could draw clientele from Tech and GSU. No lack of geeks there (I'm allowed to say that because I married one). Also, there is a dearth of gaming/comic shops here (most of the Tech kids seem to come over to to the EB and BB at Edgewood). Yes, the overhead is going to be more, but so is your traffic, and there will always be new blood coming through as students graduate and new ones come in. And that area is really on the rise as they convert a lot of old factories and warehouses into lofts and retail space. Might be a good time to buy in.[/QUOTE]
I agree with the gentleman with Neutral Milk on his face.

Perhaps on Howell Mill or Northside Drive? Surely there are some affordable spots somewhere along there.
 
[quote name='Tybee']THERE'S NO ONE IN HIRAM, including customers.[/quote]...HEY!



Guys, you really have no idea how fast this area has grown.


Edit: Speaking of local stores. Justin, the AM at the EB in Hiram (he's the big tall kid) was so excited last night. He comes over to me, "gwen guess what?"
"what?!"
"I got my Firefighters job today!"
He was SO excited. He's always wanted to be a fireman, and passed his training and tests earlier in 2006, but he's been waiting to get hired at a local house. He had an interview yesterday morning, and they called him at 5 to hire him. YAY Justin!!!

It'll be sad to see him leave, but I'm totally happy for him. Daniel will move up to AM and Stephanie will be third key and finally stop having to look for other part time jobs, as she should be getting more hours now. Yay all around.

*giggles* I did find out that Justin was the one who threw out all the penny guides the other evening and I yelled at him for it, and told him because of that I won't give him a congratulatory present for his new career. So he blames the manager, "he told me to." Yeah yeah, excuses. ;)

I will miss this store a lot when I move. =(


UPDATE:
Neo, did you survive the horrific weather the other night?
 
[quote name='guinaevere']...HEY!

Guys, you really have no idea how fast this area has grown.[/quote]

Almost sounded plausible until I remembered that the person arguing this is herself moving away. ;)

I'm sure Hiram is seeing the same explosion of strip malls, QTs, Mal-Warts, and T.J.I. Outback AppleChili's that Carrollton, Cumming, LaGrange, and all of these other formerly far-flung locales are experiencing. I still don't think that makes them the best locale for the kind of business magicite is proposing. You and Tsuyoi are the exception, not the rule, Gwen (which is why you're posting here in the first place). You've got families with young kids out there and retirees, not an overabundance of high school and college kids with a lot of disposable income. You could argue the captive audience angle, but I just don't think you'd get enough traffic from the kind of people you're looking for to make a business like this profitable in that kind of pseudo-rural/suburban outskirts area.

Edit: Speaking of local stores. Justin, the AM at the EB in Hiram (he's the big tall kid) was so excited last night. He comes over to me, "gwen guess what?"
"what?!"
"I got my Firefighters job today!"
He was SO excited. He's always wanted to be a fireman, and passed his training and tests earlier in 2006, but he's been waiting to get hired at a local house. He had an interview yesterday morning, and they called him at 5 to hire him. YAY Justin!!!
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That's awesome. Congrats to him! As someone who was forced to work in retail while struggling to get a foot in the door in my chosen profession, I know what that frustration feels like...And how great it feels when the call finally comes.
 
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