Just handed in my two weeks' notice.
To quote Dessa: "I love this job, but ah, good god, sometimes I hate this business."
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal, signing off.
To quote Dessa: "I love this job, but ah, good god, sometimes I hate this business."
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal, signing off.
October 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Just handed in my two weeks' notice.
To quote Dessa: "I love this job, but ah, good god, sometimes I hate this business."
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal, signing off.
To quote Dessa: "I love this job, but ah, good god, sometimes I hate this business."
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal, signing off.
Me, putting together the Halloween section at my store, talking to a coworker: Ooh, we have a Ouija board from 1972, and it's in well-used condition, so you know it's JUICY!
Customer, walking up to the register: [cackles] NICE. ...I'm here to pick up an order?
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Customer, walking up to the register: [cackles] NICE. ...I'm here to pick up an order?
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
October 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Me, putting together the Halloween section at my store, talking to a coworker: Ooh, we have a Ouija board from 1972, and it's in well-used condition, so you know it's JUICY!
Customer, walking up to the register: [cackles] NICE. ...I'm here to pick up an order?
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Customer, walking up to the register: [cackles] NICE. ...I'm here to pick up an order?
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Me, to a coworker today: You ever pull a bunch of #MtG cards for someone and think to yourself "man, I never want to play against this person if I can help it?"
Coworker: OH YEAH
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Coworker: OH YEAH
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
September 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Me, to a coworker today: You ever pull a bunch of #MtG cards for someone and think to yourself "man, I never want to play against this person if I can help it?"
Coworker: OH YEAH
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Coworker: OH YEAH
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Customer, VERY INTENTLY, while "Giant Woman" plays on our store radio: "There's a lot of VERY IMPORTANT CONTEXT with what's going on with Bismuth--"
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
September 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Customer, VERY INTENTLY, while "Giant Woman" plays on our store radio: "There's a lot of VERY IMPORTANT CONTEXT with what's going on with Bismuth--"
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Me, shelving incoming stock: Ooh, a Welcome to Night Vale ttrpg! That should go on the "New Releases" shelf, yeah?
Coworker: Yep! Also how did I *know* you'd like WTNV?
Me: Augh, the Mortifying Ordeal of Being Known!
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Coworker: Yep! Also how did I *know* you'd like WTNV?
Me: Augh, the Mortifying Ordeal of Being Known!
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
September 10, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Me, shelving incoming stock: Ooh, a Welcome to Night Vale ttrpg! That should go on the "New Releases" shelf, yeah?
Coworker: Yep! Also how did I *know* you'd like WTNV?
Me: Augh, the Mortifying Ordeal of Being Known!
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Coworker: Yep! Also how did I *know* you'd like WTNV?
Me: Augh, the Mortifying Ordeal of Being Known!
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Sentences I only get to say at my current job: "okay I'm gonna go in the back and grab a baby Cthulhu."
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
August 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Sentences I only get to say at my current job: "okay I'm gonna go in the back and grab a baby Cthulhu."
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Today I got two compliments on the "Women belong in the resistance" Star Wars button I wear on my lanyard, and one on my obscure band T-shirt. Which basically means I'm meeting the Game Store Employee Dress Code.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
July 29, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Today I got two compliments on the "Women belong in the resistance" Star Wars button I wear on my lanyard, and one on my obscure band T-shirt. Which basically means I'm meeting the Game Store Employee Dress Code.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
As a game store retailer: fuck Codenames and their latest terf-promoting bullshit.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal still has limits.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal still has limits.
July 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
As a game store retailer: fuck Codenames and their latest terf-promoting bullshit.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal still has limits.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal still has limits.
Me: Hi! Anything I can help you find?
Customer: Yeah, do you have anything Star Wars?
Me: Sure! We've got the RPG, the minis game...
Customer: Anything that *isn't* a game.
Me: ... [thinks real hard about how "games" is in our STORE NAME] ... let's find out!
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Customer: Yeah, do you have anything Star Wars?
Me: Sure! We've got the RPG, the minis game...
Customer: Anything that *isn't* a game.
Me: ... [thinks real hard about how "games" is in our STORE NAME] ... let's find out!
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
July 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Me: Hi! Anything I can help you find?
Customer: Yeah, do you have anything Star Wars?
Me: Sure! We've got the RPG, the minis game...
Customer: Anything that *isn't* a game.
Me: ... [thinks real hard about how "games" is in our STORE NAME] ... let's find out!
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Customer: Yeah, do you have anything Star Wars?
Me: Sure! We've got the RPG, the minis game...
Customer: Anything that *isn't* a game.
Me: ... [thinks real hard about how "games" is in our STORE NAME] ... let's find out!
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Two players on break at #AdventurersLeague ( #DnD ), laughing. One says "You rolled exactly what you needed to earn yourself some centipedes! Don't blame me, blame the table!"
I love my job.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
I love my job.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
July 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Two players on break at #AdventurersLeague ( #DnD ), laughing. One says "You rolled exactly what you needed to earn yourself some centipedes! Don't blame me, blame the table!"
I love my job.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
I love my job.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
"How queer friendly is your workplace?"
"Well Pink Pony Club just played on the radio and ALL our warehouse workers just sang along in unison."
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
"Well Pink Pony Club just played on the radio and ALL our warehouse workers just sang along in unison."
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
June 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"How queer friendly is your workplace?"
"Well Pink Pony Club just played on the radio and ALL our warehouse workers just sang along in unison."
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
"Well Pink Pony Club just played on the radio and ALL our warehouse workers just sang along in unison."
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Apparently a coworker found my #Pride display mildly defaced today (all items turned backwards on the shelf and the sign obscured by moving it to a lower shelf). FUN.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
June 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Apparently a coworker found my #Pride display mildly defaced today (all items turned backwards on the shelf and the sign obscured by moving it to a lower shelf). FUN.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Customer: We like backstabbing games, do you have any recommendations?
Me: Well, there's the granddaddy of all "lose your friends" games, Diplomacy.
Customer: WE'LL TAKE IT.
Me: lolk
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Me: Well, there's the granddaddy of all "lose your friends" games, Diplomacy.
Customer: WE'LL TAKE IT.
Me: lolk
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
May 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Customer: We like backstabbing games, do you have any recommendations?
Me: Well, there's the granddaddy of all "lose your friends" games, Diplomacy.
Customer: WE'LL TAKE IT.
Me: lolk
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Me: Well, there's the granddaddy of all "lose your friends" games, Diplomacy.
Customer: WE'LL TAKE IT.
Me: lolk
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Last time this customer came in, I told him the saga of Chessex Borealis dice (very neat history, if you're a nerd like me). This time, I'm telling him how he can recolor the pips on a set of d6s.
#DiceGoblin #FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#DiceGoblin #FriendlyLocalGeekGal
May 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Last time this customer came in, I told him the saga of Chessex Borealis dice (very neat history, if you're a nerd like me). This time, I'm telling him how he can recolor the pips on a set of d6s.
#DiceGoblin #FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#DiceGoblin #FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Oop, forgot my #FriendlyLocalGeekGal tag
May 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Oop, forgot my #FriendlyLocalGeekGal tag
Never get into a land war in Asia, and don't mansplain to a game store employee of 6+ years that board game card sleeves are the right size for the Yu-Gi-Oh CCG.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal #SavedYouMoney
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal #SavedYouMoney
April 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Never get into a land war in Asia, and don't mansplain to a game store employee of 6+ years that board game card sleeves are the right size for the Yu-Gi-Oh CCG.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal #SavedYouMoney
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal #SavedYouMoney
Dungeons & Dragons at least changed their logos for each new version and kept them (mostly) consistent! WoD/CoD is just A Mess. #FriendlyLocalGeekGal
April 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Dungeons & Dragons at least changed their logos for each new version and kept them (mostly) consistent! WoD/CoD is just A Mess. #FriendlyLocalGeekGal
In #MtG news, #DeagonsOfTarkir has been INCREDIBLE so far. Our prerelease events met or exceeded cap all weekend and all our customers say it's a really fun set!
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
April 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
In #MtG news, #DeagonsOfTarkir has been INCREDIBLE so far. Our prerelease events met or exceeded cap all weekend and all our customers say it's a really fun set!
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
I love shepherding a new DM through what supplies they need to start running games. It's not about selling them stuff and making a really big sale, but letting them know they have LOTS of really cool options!
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal #DND
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal #DND
March 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I love shepherding a new DM through what supplies they need to start running games. It's not about selling them stuff and making a really big sale, but letting them know they have LOTS of really cool options!
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal #DND
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal #DND
I have to say, as a retailer, I've never seen an #MtG set go from "why can't we keep this in stock on the shelves" to "everybody and their mother avoids this set like the plague" quite like #ThunderJunction. It was like a switch got flipped almost overnight.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
March 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I have to say, as a retailer, I've never seen an #MtG set go from "why can't we keep this in stock on the shelves" to "everybody and their mother avoids this set like the plague" quite like #ThunderJunction. It was like a switch got flipped almost overnight.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
I cannot fully convey to y'all how *absolutely dire* the Pokemon CCG situation is right now, on the retailer end.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
March 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I cannot fully convey to y'all how *absolutely dire* the Pokemon CCG situation is right now, on the retailer end.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
"By buying that card [Rhystic Study] from us, you indemnify the store from any loss of friendships that may occur."
#MtG #FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#MtG #FriendlyLocalGeekGal
March 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"By buying that card [Rhystic Study] from us, you indemnify the store from any loss of friendships that may occur."
#MtG #FriendlyLocalGeekGal
#MtG #FriendlyLocalGeekGal
I just sold two people (a customer and a coworker) on The Night Cage in less than 10 minutes lol
In my defense, it's a great game! We just have a hard time keeping it in stock...
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
In my defense, it's a great game! We just have a hard time keeping it in stock...
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
March 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I just sold two people (a customer and a coworker) on The Night Cage in less than 10 minutes lol
In my defense, it's a great game! We just have a hard time keeping it in stock...
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
In my defense, it's a great game! We just have a hard time keeping it in stock...
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
A customer obviously new to #MtG looking at a card list on her phone:
"Do you have a:
- Ponder
- Preordain
- Brainstorm
- Rhystic study
- Ancestral recall? (I know that last one might be a bit expensive)"
Me, internally: "Girl wat."
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
"Do you have a:
- Ponder
- Preordain
- Brainstorm
- Rhystic study
- Ancestral recall? (I know that last one might be a bit expensive)"
Me, internally: "Girl wat."
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
March 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
A customer obviously new to #MtG looking at a card list on her phone:
"Do you have a:
- Ponder
- Preordain
- Brainstorm
- Rhystic study
- Ancestral recall? (I know that last one might be a bit expensive)"
Me, internally: "Girl wat."
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
"Do you have a:
- Ponder
- Preordain
- Brainstorm
- Rhystic study
- Ancestral recall? (I know that last one might be a bit expensive)"
Me, internally: "Girl wat."
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Guy wrapping up his demo game in the playspace: here's the extra stock for your shelf!
Me [examining the art]: oh, cool, who'd you get for the art?
Guy: oh, we used AI.
Me: [silence]
Guy: ...but we're looking to hire real artists!
Yeah, I'm not endorsing that to customers.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Me [examining the art]: oh, cool, who'd you get for the art?
Guy: oh, we used AI.
Me: [silence]
Guy: ...but we're looking to hire real artists!
Yeah, I'm not endorsing that to customers.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
February 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Guy wrapping up his demo game in the playspace: here's the extra stock for your shelf!
Me [examining the art]: oh, cool, who'd you get for the art?
Guy: oh, we used AI.
Me: [silence]
Guy: ...but we're looking to hire real artists!
Yeah, I'm not endorsing that to customers.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal
Me [examining the art]: oh, cool, who'd you get for the art?
Guy: oh, we used AI.
Me: [silence]
Guy: ...but we're looking to hire real artists!
Yeah, I'm not endorsing that to customers.
#FriendlyLocalGeekGal