Models Inc. Moving & changing name

Gunmonkey

kickoutthejams wrote: »

How are they able to be so much cheaper than GW, seeing as GW would be selling their own stock?
Surely an independant retailer would be unable to sell for significantly lower than GW prices?

Ah the greatest mystery of GW; any who knows the answer to this shall know all that has, is and shall come to pass :rolleyes:

Put this to the GW guys once in Liffey Street, had a novel that stated £5:99 and $8:99 inside the cover but was selling for €16, was told "Its just the price were told to sell at".....though that was a tax thing on all UK books and mags that got lifted a few months back, so they are dirt cheap here now. Costs to run the store and pay staff (what little they make) probably come from the difference between wholesale prices and GW store prices......could be wrong though.

The Skulls

In relation to the prices charged by independent retailers it says in White Dwarf that independent retailers are responsible for determoning their own prices, when i worked for GW we were indeed told the price of something & that was that, whenever stuff was incorrectly priced & people tried to exercise their consumer rights they were flat out told no. Very intractable... On a different note will Gamers World be getting in the 'mystery box' or will it be something that has to be preordered? Just curious. Thanks.

brass

Any idea whether there will be a website up soon I can point people at?

Warmaster

The Skulls wrote: »

In relation to the prices charged by independent retailers it says in White Dwarf that independent retailers are responsible for determoning their own prices, when i worked for GW we were indeed told the price of something & that was that, whenever stuff was incorrectly priced & people tried to exercise their consumer rights they were flat out told no. Very intractable... On a different note will Gamers World be getting in the 'mystery box' or will it be something that has to be preordered? Just curious. Thanks.

That's pretty strange, when I worked there I was told by the manager if the price is on the box as 20 but it's supposed to be 25 the customer gets it for 20.

madrab

Unfortunateyl the shop is still waiting to get internet before we put a website up

In relation to the mystery box, we will hopefully be getting it in but we cant order it until its announced

The Skulls

I worked under several managers in both stores, some were legends, some were clowns. The clowns did as i described in my previous post but i saw several people (usually parents) who knew & stood up for their rights. Warmaster as you no doubt are aware GW seem to think many aspects of irish law do not apply to them. It was things like that which lead me to leave GW. That & the sh**e money.:D

Warmaster

The Skulls wrote: »

I worked under several managers in both stores, some were legends, some were clowns. The clowns did as i described in my previous post but i saw several people (usually parents) who knew & stood up for their rights. Warmaster as you no doubt are aware GW seem to think many aspects of irish law do not apply to them. It was things like that which lead me to leave GW. That & the sh**e money.:D

ah man the pay.....seriously. Slave labour doesn't even come close for how hard you have to work there (under the great managers)...

Wood

@ Warmaster & The Skulls

What are your real names lads, i've work for that shower as well for over two years.


Woody

Lemming

Lads, in the interest of legal sensibilities, and the fact that you are going woefully off-topic to Models Inc. moving premises, would you awfully mind not talking about GW in the context that you are?

Thanks.

Gunmonkey

Stopped into the new store there yesterday, nice place. Very central adn at first I thought a bit cramped but then I peeked through the door to the game table area......now if only I lived in Dublin and could attend some of the gaming evenings

quozl

Oh yeah, the shop is a lot bigger than it initially looks. Through the usually closed double doors there's an equivalently sized area with plenty of gaming tables.

I think the doors are generally left closed so as not to scare respectable customers with the gamers

madrab

There be geeks behind dem doors!!

Gunmonkey

You should get a sign saying "Geeks at Work" with a stick figure bending over rolling some dice or such.

ps1086

Finally had a chance to have a look in the shop. Seems quite nice decent prices too. Unfortunately I didnt get a chance to talk to the staff since I had the girlfriend with me I just bought what I wanted and got out

Nodin

ps1086 wrote: »

Finally had a chance to have a look in the shop. Seems quite nice decent prices too. Unfortunately I didnt get a chance to talk to the staff since I had the girlfriend with me I just bought what I wanted and got out

...but would she do the same fer you in a clothes shop? Not likely....Tis a hard life....

jaggeh

went in and bought the new classic battletech box set. Was teaching the girlfriend how to play and she legged my mech in the second round of firing. i mean come on who hits 24/30 lrms and 19/30 lrms two turns in a row on 9's to hit.

so unfair i blame the store!

MarkHall

There is a regular troop of Lads who play Btech in the club on a weds.
If you are ever about. We always welcome new Blood.

As to the Girlfriend. I totally agree with you on blaming the store. Cause blaming Lady luck will only turn her againist your dice.

We've even started playing on some new heroscape terrain.
Normally there form about 7.

TheViking

Anyone know when the forum will be up and running again?
Or an official site?

sound.

quozl

I don't think there will be a web forum for it again, and dunno if/when there'll be a website.

I think it was disproportionately time-consumming.

TheViking

Ahh thats a shame, not often is a official site bad for business though.
Would make sense for Martin to get one running, with a map and current stock etc.

Gunmonkey

I heard they were having problems getting a net connection in the shop.....that was months ago though so I dunno, maybe just not a priority at the moment.

Wood

www.gamersworlddublin.com

TheViking

sound, nice one woody