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My favourite board game shop just closed (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 days ago by Panties@lemmy.ca to c/boardgames@sopuli.xyz

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I just feel sad about it. I've been buying most of my games from the same shop for years, the staff is really friendly and knowledgeable. A couple weeks ago they suddenly announced they're closing.

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

My condolences. 😞

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 days ago

Covid got my FLGS, so I understand. The only ones open around me are just card shops sadly.

[–] Bademantel@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The same thing happened to me just a couple days ago. I was very surprised.

However, your instance leads me to believe that it's not the same store (Berlin). Judging by other comments, it seems to be a global phenomenon.

[–] Panties@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I live in Berlin, I'm on a Canadian instance by accident, we're almost definitely sad about the same shop!

We rushed there as soon as we saw the announcement and managed to talk to the staff one last time. It was so heartbreaking to see the shop gutted, the atmosphere felt different, it was awful. I asked them what happened and they said it was a combination of a few unfortunate things.

[–] Bademantel@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Small world!

I didn't get to visit them one last time or browse their clearance sale because I saw the announcement too late. It all happened rather quickly.

If you ever want to play a game, hit me up! Maybe one good thing can come out of this.

[–] Panties@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Thank you, that would be great!

I've been wanting to invite a couple people for a small board game evening, but so much has been happening at work that I just couldn't summon up the mental energy to do it. I'll for sure hit you up when I get around to it!

[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

I was on the other end of this, and managed a store that had to shutter. It broke my heart.

[–] Aielman15@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

These last few years, I witnessed the closure of many of my favourite shops, including board game shops, restaurants and pizzerias, and cafés. It really is disheartening.

[–] Master167@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

That sucks. Local shops to buy board games are great.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

The one we used moved several times and closed just before covid and man its sad still. It's where I met my husband!