The comic shop by my house stopped doing pull lists and it's chaos now

Went in last Wednesday for the new issue of X-Men and they told me they just toss everything on the shelf first come first served now. Been going there for 4 years with a pull box. Owner said it was too much work tracking who picked up what. I ended up grabbing a copy of something else just to make the trip worth it, but now I gotta drive 20 minutes to the next shop. Anyone else's local shop change something basic and mess up the whole routine?

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jakep246d ago

That store owner just didn't want to deal with the customer service part of running a comic shop. Pull lists are the backbone of local stores, they guarantee steady income from regulars. I've seen this happen before where a shop switches to all first come first serve and their regulars scatter to other stores within a month. The owner might save a little time but they lose the loyal customers who actually kept them in business.

haydenp956d ago

Forget something obvious though @jakep24 - pull lists tie up cash in books nobody might buy.