| WaltOHara | 02 Nov 2015 10:29 a.m. PST |
It's been a long, strange road, but a recent visit to the Game Parlor in Chantilly Va revealed the sad truth that it will be closing at the end of the month. A small tribute to the bedrock of gaming in Northern Va is here: link
There's a lot of things that could be said about the slow decline of this store, but I'll save that for later comments. I do know TGP provided a place to go for many, many people in Northern Virginia and its passing will impact many of them. Hats off Walt |
| Cold Steel | 02 Nov 2015 10:56 a.m. PST |
I remember when it opened. A great place to play. Haven't been there in years though. |
| SFC Retired | 02 Nov 2015 11:07 a.m. PST |
Visited monthly while stationed at FT Meade MD…. SFC Retired |
| MajorB | 02 Nov 2015 11:10 a.m. PST |
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| Who asked this joker | 02 Nov 2015 11:14 a.m. PST |
Alas… 
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| David Manley | 02 Nov 2015 12:25 p.m. PST |
Nooooooooooo! I love stopping in there on my way through Dulles |
| WaltOHara | 02 Nov 2015 1:09 p.m. PST |
BTW, I'm sorry for the redundant thread.. I didn't notice the other one at first glance.. post in haste, repent in leisure. Walt |
pzivh43  | 02 Nov 2015 1:19 p.m. PST |
Sad indeed. And yet, the Games & Stuff store in Glen Burnie seems to be doing well. |
| WaltOHara | 02 Nov 2015 1:21 p.m. PST |
Huzzah Hobbies in Ashburn is also doing well. Cuz he reduces old unsellable stuff to the point where it leaves the store. |
| Who asked this joker | 02 Nov 2015 1:29 p.m. PST |
I suspect there was also a certain amount of burnout involved here. For a time in the early and mid 2000s it was very hard to even ORDER from GP and it would take months for the order to come in. Since you could get things online at the time in a few weeks, it made it hard to support GP. The retail model had changed, the war certainly reduced the clientele for a time, and, as Walt mentions, stock was not being updated in great numbers. The store seemed to be driving itself. Perhaps the passion for the business was gone. |
| Mako11 | 02 Nov 2015 5:13 p.m. PST |
Always sad to see gaming and hobby shops close. |
| COL Scott ret | 03 Nov 2015 4:47 a.m. PST |
I used to visit there whenever the Army sent me to visit units out there.I was invited to join a game of FOW that was just being set up. Nice guys! |
