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Old 11-15-2015, 06:57 PM
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Default Bobbye Hall's Hobby House (look it up).

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Originally Posted by ghrocketman
Wow.
Hate to see Mom-n-Pop hobby shops close.

I still have a local one about 10 miles from my home, and 3 really good olde-tyme ones within 10 miles of my work.

That number is less than half what it was 10 years ago in 2005 however.
The ones that have stayed around had to get much more competitive on pricing than in the past.
The ones that refused to change from a high margin (100%+) business model simply died.


Having worked in the retail hobby biz for 12 years '85-'07 in Dallas, I've seen it all; especially the nickel and dimers, those who NEVER buy anything, and others who waste the employees time. Price is NOT everything - there's service and knowledge...

Bob
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