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| - I started shopping at Gotham a few months back because there were a couple of comic series starting that I wanted to read, and the first books in each were just coming out. The staff at Gotham deserve a lot of credit for being helpful when it comes to special ordering an item, finding a particular title, or getting a variant cover. They are super friendly about that. I've also never felt unwelcome in the store, and for a comic book shop, that is pretty important.
My difficulty is with the way that one employee --who I think is the manager -- tries to give me the hard sell whenever he's there. I have a subscription box, but I dread going in to pick up my comics when they come in, because it is next to impossible to quickly get in and out without pressure to buy something else if he's there. It's not just that he suggests another title I might like. I wouldn't have a problem with that. What I mean is, he really pushes hard for me to look at another thing, or a bunch of other stuff, when I unfortunately don't have the time to stay or the money to spend. I try to politely refuse, but this doesn't always work, and now I don't know how to deal with this without appearing rude. He's a very nice guy, but this sort of thing makes me really uncomfortable. I have a tiny little spending budget and am exhausted when I stop by after work, and have begun to find the experience of buying comics at Gotham to be stressful. I'm sure that can't be what anyone at the store wants.
I've never had any other issues, and I feel bad making this criticism about such nice people. But shopping at Gotham has become an exercise in some sort of weird sales dynamic for me.
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