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My experience with most LHSs has been pretty good. Although one that stand out in the bad department is Oddo's Hobby Center in McKeesport, PA. I was 15 at the time and I remember as I walked into the dingy dump of a shop, the creep at the counter stood their staring at me like I was Osama Bin Laden himself. I tried to ask a simple question about prices and he growled "they're marked". I also asked a question about paint for CSX locomotives and he asked What the hell kind of an engine would be grey and blue?" despite the glaring fact the railroad operates behind his shop. I never came back. There's a point in all this. Be nice to the younger crowd who comes into your shop. Without the younger member of the hobby there is no future to the hobby. Not every teenager who walks into your shop is looking to loot the place. Treat your customers right because their is alot more competition out there. You're not just competing with that guy on the other side ofthe street anymore now you're competing with that guy on the other side of the world. And if you can't do it he can and will and will gladly take every penny for it. If you don't want customers he'll be more than happy to take them off your hands. One of the best I've dealt with is Tailspin Hobbies in Crabtree, PA. The guy has excellent hours and very good prices. He is also willing to stand there and have a friendly conversation with his customers. It's nice to feel like your business is appreciated. Plus the store itself is spacious and well lit and doesn't look like some dingy hole in the wall.
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