I hearts my local game stores.
Both kinds - the guy who owns our friendly local gaming store for tabletop/board games is pretty awesome about letting us play there even when the store is officially closed, and my local Gamestop is pretty awesome.
Evidence on the latter: I was in there yesterday to pre-order Class of Heroes and some other stuff, and I asked about Black Sigil, which I didn't realize was already out. They couldn't find it in the pre-order system (because it was already out but I didn't know that.) One of the guys just called me and said "So hey, I realized Black Sigil is already out, want me to hold a copy for you?"
Ahh, benefits of being on a first-name friendly basis with the employees of your local large chain. XD
Evidence on the latter: I was in there yesterday to pre-order Class of Heroes and some other stuff, and I asked about Black Sigil, which I didn't realize was already out. They couldn't find it in the pre-order system (because it was already out but I didn't know that.) One of the guys just called me and said "So hey, I realized Black Sigil is already out, want me to hold a copy for you?"
Ahh, benefits of being on a first-name friendly basis with the employees of your local large chain. XD