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    Quote Originally Posted by gendoikari87 View Post
    it's not brain slugs dude, these people have a weird version of Stockholm syndrome. Only replace captors with drug dealers.
    Or I have enough disposable income that a price rise of toy soldiers is really not going to have much of an impact on my wallet, Mrs Deadlift is quite happy to drop £700 on a handbag, I buy what I like

    I work hard for my money and nobody tells me where and when I spend it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deadlift View Post
    Or I have enough disposable income that a price rise of toy soldiers is really not going to have much of an impact on my wallet, Mrs Deadlift is quite happy to drop £700 on a handbag, I buy what I like

    I work hard for my money and nobody tells me where and when I spend it.
    *claps* good for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gendoikari87 View Post
    *claps* good for you.

    Yes it is isn't it, here's a thought. Why don't you with your vast intellect go and get a job that makes use of your god given gift. Then none of this would be an issue for you. I am sure with your earning potential you could pull in a good wage.

    Lifes too short to wallow in self pity mate.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deadlift View Post
    Yes it is isn't it, here's a thought. Why don't you with your vast intellect go and get a job that makes use of your god given gift. Then none of this would be an issue for you. I am sure with your earning potential you could pull in a good wage.

    Lifes too short to wallow in self pity mate.
    I am, I start teaching in august, but you still miss the point. so I get a job that makes it affordable TO ME, that doesn't mean it is for other people.

    See I don't want to see the game become for elitist snobs only, simply because they've priced everyone else out. Luckily vassal is for everyone. But it's far from ideal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gendoikari87 View Post
    I am, I start teaching in august, but you still miss the point. so I get a job that makes it affordable TO ME, that doesn't mean it is for other people.

    See I don't want to see the game become for elitist snobs only, simply because they've priced everyone else out. Luckily vassal is for everyone. But it's far from ideal.
    Lol elitist snobs, maybe. At least we won't have to put up with the dirty little turnips that refuse to use soap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gendoikari87 View Post
    ... I get a job that makes it affordable TO ME, that doesn't mean it is for other people.

    See I don't want to see the game become for elitist snobs only, simply because they've priced everyone else out. Luckily vassal is for everyone. But it's far from ideal.
    That's the thing about LUXURIES: it doesn't matter a whit who else enjoys them or not. It's not my business and it's not really yours. The best thing you can do is vote with your wallet. I do so ALL the time! Here are some things that I simply refuse to spend my money on because the manufacturers have raised their prices too high:


    • high performance Italian sports cars
    • Dom Perignon champagne
    • Anything byLois Vuitton (seriously! $45K for a PURSE?)
    • Beef Jerky (that crap costs like $16/lb... and I live in cattle country!)
    • Hand crafted chain mail armor used for SCA reenactment festivals... that is CRAZY expensive!
    • Corona beer... $9 for a six-pack? I don't think so! However, I can buy Shiner Bock for $7/six pack around here (I'm not far from the Spoetzel Brewery in Shiner, Texas).

    I could go on but I think I've made my point. Genny, I highly encourage you to vote with your wallet: quit playing GW games. Makes those b@stards pay for raising their prices and engaging in capitalism!
    Last edited by Chris Copeland; 05-23-2012 at 04:33 PM. Reason: I can't believe that I'm not allowed to use the words b@stards...
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    It's true: trying to set up a boycott of a luxury manufacturer because of high prices is pretty silly: if the price of a luxury item is too high, it will create its own "boycott."

    Either Gendo is right, in which case he doesn't need to ask us to boycott--we will on our own--or he's wrong, in which case he shouldn't be calling for a boycott. There is literally only one way of telling whether he is right, and that is to see whether people keep buying the product at the new price or not. Either way, calling for a boycott is entirely pointless.

    Wait: this isn't the boycott thread.

    Whoops.

    Oh well.

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    Vote with your wallet and DO NOT BUY ANYTHING - not a book, box, blister OR bit!

    If GW bankrupts itself, then it will be purchased by an interested corporation. 40k will never die but it may change form.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bean View Post
    Wait: this isn't the boycott thread. Whoops. Oh well.
    Geez, Bean! Will you PLEASE pay attention to which "GW Prices Are Too High" thread you are in! The next thing you know you'll be mixing up your "Gray Knights are Overpowered" threads! Sheesh! Copeland

    PS Thanks for the list advice over on[URL="http://www.thegaminggarage.co/forum/index.php"] the Gaming Garage[/URL] forum. [URL="http://www.thegaminggarage.co/forum/index.php"]TGG[/URL] is still a small forum and your input there has been well received!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Copeland View Post
    Geez, Bean! Will you PLEASE pay attention to which "GW Prices Are Too High" thread you are in! The next thing you know you'll be mixing up your "Gray Knights are Overpowered" threads! Sheesh! Copeland

    PS Thanks for the list advice over on[URL="http://www.thegaminggarage.co/forum/index.php"] the Gaming Garage[/URL] forum. [URL="http://www.thegaminggarage.co/forum/index.php"]TGG[/URL] is still a small forum and your input there has been well received!
    Sorry, sorry. At some point, Gendo's posts just began to run together for me.

    Also, no problem! I like small forums. =)

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