This store is the closest one to me but over the years has been borderline scammy with their pricing. My friend taught me Warhammer at this store and my friend had always told me that we buy something from the store after/before every game as a way of supporting the store allowing us to play. The first time I bought a set of those 36 tiny d6 dice, it costed me $25, which seemed high for Chessex but I didn't want to be that person. A few weeks later, I bought the same dice, just in a different color and I was told it was $32 all of a sudden; again not wanting to argue, I just paid it and didn't buy dice again. A few months ago, I came to this store to play Warhammer with a local and I was told I needed to pay for the table. Something I wasn't aware of since it wasn't present before and I hadn't played there in a while but it was okay. I confirmed with the employee before paying that I'm just paying for the table and not for each person and decided to buy a couple Pokemon booster packs to support the store again, besides just paying for the table. I was told the Booster Packs were a whopping $11 a piece, some others that I didn't purchase were $14; where I had been buying these same packs at other, similar sized stores for between $4-$7 a pack. Again, didn't want to argue and still wanted to support even though I was getting sick of this. The employee told me the total was $50 when after doing the math plus taxes, it came out to $32 which I explained to him. He said "Oh, there was another thing already in the system, let me fix that." After about 10 minutes, he reduced the total to about $40, still being higher than what I said, which he then replied with saying I had to now pay for each player, not just the table. I paid and played my game and left. I really get the feeling they just make up the prices and see what they can get away with. I for sure can go to another store and pay their prices, but I just really hate that through the multiple times of trying to support the store, I was clearly taken advantage of for my money. On a positive note, the store is always very clean and the other customers that come to the store are fairly nice. I've had a few rude encounters with one employee but that was years ago and I haven't seen them since. They don't do reservations at the store for the tables, so it is first come first serve and the prices for -each- player are still less than the difference of paying $32 for those Chessex dice and MSRP. I would suggest playing there and paying their fees but not supporting them through their products that they sell. Edit: There's a reason the owner replies to most negative reviews with his own toxic manner, rather than being professional or valuing feedback. If your review is mostly positive, you'll get a polite response. Changing to 1 star for the reply to this post. Looks like the customer is always wrong here.
42 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
United States
So I didn't want to leave a bad review, and not a great review. They are really just a Magic store. They don't really hit other realms of trading cards or gaming. But if you are into Magic, then this is heaven for you. I will say, the cashier clearly loves Magic because once I named Sports cards and Pokémon cards which I collect, he started to act real snobby. All good just not the spot for me.
Great selection of MTG cards with a very knowledgeable and fair owner. I had the pleasure to speak with Rick, the store owner, over the course of an hour or two and he was extremely helpful in identifying beneficial cards for several MTG decks I am working on. Not only was he helpful in that regard, but the card selection was fantastic. A wide range of MTG cards from various eras and no shortage of commander relevant cards on display. Everything was fairly priced with relation to card condition and the convenience of finding those cards in one spot was unparalleled. Easily a store I would return to.
This store is the closest one to me but over the years has been borderline scammy with their pricing. My friend taught me Warhammer at this store and my friend had always told me that we buy something from the store after/before every game as a way of supporting the store allowing us to play. The first time I bought a set of those 36 tiny d6 dice, it costed me $25, which seemed high for Chessex but I didn't want to be that person. A few weeks later, I bought the same dice, just in a different color and I was told it was $32 all of a sudden; again not wanting to argue, I just paid it and didn't buy dice again. A few months ago, I came to this store to play Warhammer with a local and I was told I needed to pay for the table. Something I wasn't aware of since it wasn't present before and I hadn't played there in a while but it was okay. I confirmed with the employee before paying that I'm just paying for the table and not for each person and decided to buy a couple Pokemon booster packs to support the store again, besides just paying for the table. I was told the Booster Packs were a whopping $11 a piece, some others that I didn't purchase were $14; where I had been buying these same packs at other, similar sized stores for between $4-$7 a pack. Again, didn't want to argue and still wanted to support even though I was getting sick of this. The employee told me the total was $50 when after doing the math plus taxes, it came out to $32 which I explained to him. He said "Oh, there was another thing already in the system, let me fix that." After about 10 minutes, he reduced the total to about $40, still being higher than what I said, which he then replied with saying I had to now pay for each player, not just the table. I paid and played my game and left. I really get the feeling they just make up the prices and see what they can get away with. I for sure can go to another store and pay their prices, but I just really hate that through the multiple times of trying to support the store, I was clearly taken advantage of for my money. On a positive note, the store is always very clean and the other customers that come to the store are fairly nice. I've had a few rude encounters with one employee but that was years ago and I haven't seen them since. They don't do reservations at the store for the tables, so it is first come first serve and the prices for -each- player are still less than the difference of paying $32 for those Chessex dice and MSRP. I would suggest playing there and paying their fees but not supporting them through their products that they sell. Edit: There's a reason the owner replies to most negative reviews with his own toxic manner, rather than being professional or valuing feedback. If your review is mostly positive, you'll get a polite response. Changing to 1 star for the reply to this post. Looks like the customer is always wrong here.
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