After more than 4 years and untold thousands of dollars spent, the owner of this store, Steven Riddle, decided he did not like my sense of humor and banned me from his shop. Now I respect his right to do so but his reaction is over the top and ridiculous.
Steven has always been very very thin skinned and I have done my best not only to tread lightly around him but to respect his oddball mannerisms. In the end, it was pointless as the FIRST TIME he decided I was being disrespectful (in a very obviously joking manner I assure you) he waits until the next day to call me and inform me I am banned from his shop. He did not even have the courage to tell me to my face while I was standing there. He shook my hand and said he would see me later to my face.
I find his treatment of a very long standing customer to be deplorable both on a personal level and on a business level. I truly wish Steve the best in the future but I cannot condone either his treatment of me or the obvious cowardice and inability to cope with the world around him. I hope he gets some therapy and sells his business to someone who is actually customer oriented.
For those of you who still shop at this store and are happy, remember. I shopped there for 4 years. I was an unswerving loyal customer for all that time. I don't even know where another comic book store is at. He WILL do this to you at his slightest whim just as he did it to me. Thankfully, this saves me the $400 a month I was spending in there to do other and better things.