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My comic guy in Portland retired after 30 years and the new owner won't hold my pulls
Stopped by my local shop on SE Hawthorne last Friday and the sign said closed for good, the old owner had been running it since 1993 and knew my pull list by heart. New guy took over in April and already told me he can't hold more than 5 books for anybody. Been going there since I was 12 and now I gotta drive 20 minutes to a place near the mall that smells like carpet cleaner. Anybody else lose their home shop and never really click with the replacement?
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robertgreen22d ago
This fits a pattern I keep seeing. The old guy who ran the shop knew you, knew your taste, maybe even set aside stuff he thought you'd like. That kind of thing is getting rare everywhere, not just comic shops. My hardware store got bought out and the new crew asks for my phone number before they'll tell me where the screws are. The barber who knew how I liked my hair retired and now I get whoever is free. Seems like every place that used to have a person who remembered you is turning into a spot where you're just a number in a system.
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eva90822d ago
@robertgreen the barber and hardware thing isn't quite the same, those are big chains squeezing out small spots. Comic shops are different because the pull list is the whole point, it's not just remembering your face, it's holding money aside for you every week. Losing that when the new owner caps it at 5 books is a real downgrade, not just nostalgia.
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