I'm officially boycotting the Gambler's Book Shop

I'm officially boycotting the Gambler's Book Shop Today was the final straw. I've hated the new location from the start. No quality parking and a dangerous entrance off a major street. Almost impossible to make a right into there without taking your life into your hands. Exiting the same thing, with that stupid flag blocking your site line. I was looking for the College Hoops Bluebook and Ed Meyer's NBA log. Keep in mind I could have purchased these from the particular sites and had them in my hands right now, but I wanted to help out a local business in these bad times. I called earlier today and the lady said the Bluebooks should be in after 3PM and the Killer Sports book was in stock. I drive all the way down there to find out the Bluebooks never came in and they sold out of the Ed Meyer book. I've had it. No more chances. This place has gone to hell since the move and I'm done with them. What a way to run a business. Thanks for letting me vent, Bryan.

Frustrating yes, inconvenient location, probably, reason to boycott, get real. Bad break on the books, yes they screwed you over, should have called you to tell you the books didn't come in and maybe you should have asked them to hold a copy of the Meyer book. The service there has always been outstanding, and Howard and his people have always been way more than helpful and professional in their service with me. If you're looking for help in a certain area, one of the employees can almost always point you in the right direction, and suggest the best book. They'll even tell you if a book is crap and won't help you so you won't waste your money. Boycotting, imo is for banks like Wells Fargo, which just lost a $220 million class action lawsuit for fraudulantly adding bogus fees to customers' accounts in California, but it never makes the papers or electronic news because they're too big to fvck with. Or Bank of America for their fraudulantly kicking people out of their houses and into the street and taking their properties without even reading the paperwork to determine if a modification is viable. Or Blue Cross and Wellpoint/Anthem's attempts to raise your healthcare premiums 39% in the middle of a recession, block all the meaningful healthcare reform provisions in the healthcare reform act so they can keep making big profits. These are reasons to boycott, in fact these are reasons to take to the street en masse imo, like what's happening in France right now. (Another undercovered story by corporate-sponsored media. God forbid it gives citizens here at home the idea they might further reform and positive change by standing up for their rights) Sorry about your experience with GBS, but those guys are ok,they mean well, they always try hard to help, are courteous, have a good attitude, but they aren't perfect. I believe they'll get it together, and they definitely are deserving of softer judgement. Peace.

Climate, I appreciate your response. The problem is I always had great service at the other locations with Howard himself giving honest opinions and pointing me towards something he thought was of value. But unless I'm mistaken Howard doesn't work there any longer and neither do any of the previous employees. I was told it was bought out by another company and they moved to the Eastern location. As for the Ed Meyer book. While in retrospect I should have had them hold a copy for me, it wasn't pointed out from the clerk that they were running low. If she tells me yes they are here and in stock I assume when I get there in four hours one will be available. And the only reason I waited that long was because she said the Blue Ribbon should be there by 3PM.

Fair points. If the joint is being run into the ground by new management, then, yes, that does suck. I hope they keep the spirit as I loved going in there, sometimes just to talk shop a little and rap with Howard. That may not happen (definitely talking to Howard in there won't happen anymore if he's gone) it looks like. Peace.

Gbs I was there last week and picked up 2 killer sports books. Then while staying at the M a friend wanted one also...went back they were out. That was Friday October 15th. The Bluebook was not there either. They said the next day it will be in...So I purchased the Kindle version from Amazon.com. It is a downloaded computer version of the Bluebook. You do save on the shipping costs from bluebook's website which is high and you get it within minutes.....the downside you cannot print anything from it...but you can copy and paste it. You can bookmark sections and conferences which is good also.

gamblers book club Howard did sell to these people and while things are definetly a little different, they are trying, but they should do a better job on the more popular stuff and they offer discounts to a lot of sports service people. I have to admit though this is the worst location of the previous locations, based on getting in and out and parking in general.

I like Howard. Is he really gone?

there is nothing that is any good being sold in PRINT at an old style brick and morter store that isnt available online..2010... these guys think its 1971 still..why dont they just open a web site and sell downloads...come on man are there still old 60 year old cappers out with cigars paying for PRINT

[QUOTE=flipper;30647]I like Howard. Is he really gone?[/QUOTE] Last I heard he still comes in like once a week to do his podcast and hang out a little, but he no longer has an ownership interest and has no involvement with the operation of the store any more.

[QUOTE=larryphelps;30648]there is nothing that is any good being sold in PRINT at an old style brick and morter store that isnt available online[/quote] Well, there's nothing new that GBC has on its shelves that isn't available from them either off their web site or via phone, so tautologically this is true. However, there are some things that the GBC has on its shelves that are worth reading yet awfully hard to track down from other sources. For example, try to track down a copy of Don Peszynski's book "Win More Lose Less" online. It's not so easy. However, I grant your basic point that the GBC is not terribly relevant any more and becoming less so by the hour. Also, I agree that nothing *new* is available at the GBC that isn't as easily obtained over the Internet. Heck, it's a lot easier for me to order stuff from Amazon than it is to get it from GBC, and I live in Las Vegas. [quote] ..2010... these guys think its 1971 still..why dont they just open a web site and sell downloads...come on man are there still old 60 year old cappers out with cigars paying for PRINT[/QUOTE] Just ask Bryan, although if he's 60 he's looking very good. :-) Heck, I'm way shy of that and I still like to have paper. Moreover, if I'm over on that side of town I'll still stop in, although since Mike also no longer appears to be working there, my reasons for doing so continue to decline. Nonetheless, the trend for younger people to move away from paper is very real, and it doesn't bode well for the future of places like the GBC. Sic transit gloria mundi.