Forbidden Planet. Belfast

[BPP]

Anyone else have a pull list here? Get the insane letter? Think I'm just about done with supporting my LCS.

[Dandontdare]

Get the insane letter?

intriguing - tell us more!

[The Enigmatic Dr X]

Yeah. Tell me more, tell me more - have they asked for more dosh?

[Jim_Campbell]

Tell me more, tell me more - have they asked for more dosh?

Tell me more, tell me more — were they having a josh?

[JOE SOAP]

Tell me more, tell me more - have they asked for more dosh?

Tell me more, tell me more — were they having a josh?

Uh-huh, doo doo, uh-huh, doo doo, uh-huh, doo doo, doo doo doo

[BPP]

Instead of keeping stuff aside for you they want a contractual obligation to purchase.

This is a shop charging over the odds for US comics (3.50 GBP for IDW 2000ad stuff) who frequently fuck up orders. The have one great staff member, the rest are completely disinterested in comics and customers.

[ZenArcade]

C'mon BPP it's a great shop shoo wop, shop shoo wop. Ok on a more serious note I tend to get the prog and meg there, there are a few deeving experiences on the odd Wed when they don't have the prog in.
Like many other FP franchises, they tend to have staff who don't share our love of the medium. On the other hand they do have a couple of damn good guys down there. I got this years FCBD 2000AD a week or so after the event from one of the guys in a plastic pouch and a board. Was well impressed. Z

[The Enigmatic Dr X]

Wella Wella Well


Instead of keeping stuff aside for you they want a contractual obligation to purchase.

This is a shop charging over the odds for US comics (3.50 GBP for IDW 2000ad stuff) who frequently fuck up orders. The have one great staff member, the rest are completely disinterested in comics and customers.

Ftfy

[The Enigmatic Dr X]

It doesn't seem too ott though. Must be annoying to have unfulfilled orders.

Edit: why order if you're not buying?

[Professor Bear]

Instead of keeping stuff aside for you they want a contractual obligation to purchase.

As a customer who regularly finds books haven't been kept or unwanted titles added to my pull list, I think a contract to supply what is asked for is a great idea, as contracts work both ways.
The obvious problem is that FP will have to deliver on their end, but last I checked they still had to use Diamond Distributors like everybody else, and this strikes me as far more problematic in the long term than disinterested staff.

[The Enigmatic Dr X]

New regulations came into force in July (in mainland UK anyway but probably NI too) that allow for the cNcellation of contracts by consumers without payment, unless fairly strict criteria are met. It's maybe a reaction to that, as they will worry about getting in comics they cannot sell.

[ZenArcade]

Of course your'e welcome to the Belfast 2000AD Discussion group meeting (12 August, 8pm, Lobby Bar, Europa) to give a brief summation/diatribe on FP Belfast, I do stress 'brief', there will be much else to discuss. Z

[NSFTM]

 i haven't been in FP in Belfast in years.. is it still ran by the guy who used to run Talisman? he was always pretty good and he knew his stuff.

its no dark horizons, or that comic stall up in the antique dealers on  Donegall pass

[ZenArcade]

Yep the same, Talisman was a great spot, bought a lot of stuff in there....ah those were the days. Z

[ZenArcade]

Atomic Comics is a quare spot, Jim's a top lad. Z