Product & Store Updates as of 06/01/2020
- Game Vault
- Jun 3, 2020
- 6 min read
Please read for an update about the store - and the scroll down to your favorite section to keep up with the latest product info.
We finally have planned for a re-opening date of Saturday, June 13th! We really appreciate your patience and understanding.
I've got a couple more inventory projects to finish, and I want to deep clean everything one more time, and we'll be good to open! But...
Some of the rules that will be implemented:
All Employees & Customers will be required to wear face masks/coverings. *We will continue to offer curbside services for those who cannot or do not want to wear face masks/coverings.
We won't be hosting any events for a little while longer, we'll continue to monitor situations as always - keep you updated when we bring back in-store play/events.
We will have some tables set up, if you'd like to sit with people you know, opening your booster packs, or grab a quick meal. We will ask you keep your visit to a short time, so that everyone can have a chance to sit for a little bit too.
I'll have a reservation system set up for the private room, along with the middle areas so you can schedule a game with friends.
We may implement a table time limit for our open seating - especially in the cafe area, but we'll update that at a later time.
New & Reduced hours. We will be shifting our hours to being closed on Tuesday and opening back up on Sundays. So the new hours will be 12pm-8pm, Wednesday through Monday. (Kitchen will be taking orders between 12pm-7pm each day we're open.)
For browsing our sales floor, we're going to ask that no more than 2 per party come in. We're going to be limiting our store to 25% capacity for a week or so to see how things go and feel. If it comes to a point where we have too many people inside the store, I'll collect your number and ask you wait in your car and I'll text you when a group leaves. <That's actually a recommended practice from the CDC. I know this is all strange and different, we thank you for your patience and understanding and support through all of this. We look forward to geeking out, and catching up with all of you! *I've also been warned by several publishers and almost all of our distributors that shipping times and product delays will be the new normal for probably most of the year. So my standard that I've held since we opened of "Order it Monday, it'll be here by Friday" is not really viable anymore. I really appreciate anyone who still wishes to let me know of a product they're interested in, and I will gladly text them when we get it in.
Trade In's:
Due to Covid and other reasons that probably need a blog post of their own - we will not be accepting any trade in's for at least the month of June. We'll reevaluate in July and see how things are looking.
*No card trade in's, no video game trade in's, etc.*
PRODUCT INFO TIME!
MAGIC THE GATHERING Secret Lairs:
As usual, the Secret Lairs are back to being a Wizards store exclusive only. So while we appreciate the many messages and phone calls we've gotten - Secret Lairs are NOT something that your Local Game Store can get (unless it's second hand). They made the exception for those Secret Lair "Ultimate Edition" and we only received 5, and raffled off the chance to buy one, but that's come and gone. So if you want anything to do with this "Summer Drop Series" then you'll need to hover and stalk the Wizards website, linked here.
Love your Local Games Store Promotion:
Here are more details on how you can get your hands on these promos!
*The Mechagodzilla (Hangarback Walker) is a Buy-(any)-Box promo card! Any MTG booster box we have in stock (or a Core 2021 Pre-Order) will count.
*The Reliquary Tower comes with any $20 MTG purchase (limit 1 per customer, per purchase, per day) (and yes the Booster Box will count for a Reliquary Tower too.)
Core 2021 "Pre-Release at Home" June 26th! *Spoiler Season starts June 4th!* Yup, they didn't push this set back, so it's coming up QUICK! We've opted for a "At-Home Pre-Release" like we did with Ikoria. I don't think we're ready for rooms full of 30-60 people for several hours at a time in just a few weeks. Core 2021 is on our webstore NOW- start pre-ordering. *Commander 2020 Decks should be in stock again by Friday June 5th, watch our Facebook and webstore to grab em before they're gone again!
Products Available During "Pre-Release" Weekend: Pre-Release Kits, Booster Boxes, Planeswalker Decks. *AND Chandra Spellbook releases June 26th as well!* Pre-Order on our webstore here. *Core 2021 Ultra Pro Supplies should be available during pre-release weekend, Also the Godzilla Ultra Pro Supplies (playmats, sleeves) are supposed to be out sometimes in June/July.* Core 2021 "Launch Party" July 3rd-5th! Products Available during "Release" Weekend: Singles, Bundles, Collector Boosters & of course any Booster Boxes, Pre-Release Kits, & Planeswalker Decks we have left over.
More Products coming up, but we have NO additional info:
Arena Starter Kit - July 3rd This product replaces their Spellslinger Starter Kits. Jumpstart Launch Party - July 17th This is a little interesting, and certainly has Keyforge vibes to it. Double Masters/VIP Edition - August 7th Holy cow, besides having two rares & two foils PER PACK, we don't have much more info on that yet.
Pokemon TCG
Trainers Toolkit: Releases June 26th, $29.99 - available for pre-order on our webstore.
Battle Academy: Releases July 31st, not much more info on that yet.
Pre-Release for Darkness Ablaze! Saturday, August 1st.
(YUP, it's another Charizard set!)
Pokemon is encouraging and allowing for another "At-Home" Pre-Release so we can begin selling kits on August 1st. More info will be available later and I'll make a post when pre-orders open on the website. *Booster Boxes, Elite Trainer Boxes, Singles, Theme Decks and more will be available - Monday, August 10th.*
Dragon Ball Super TCG
The UW (Unison Warriors) Starter decks are available this Friday, June 5th! Pre-Order now on our webstore.
*As long as we get them on time, they will be available at Noon on Friday. I'll make a post in the DBS Group.
The Booster Boxes for Unison Warriors & "Premium Set" (I think these are replacing the Expert Decks) come out July 17th, I'll update when we get more info, and when we get more info - that's when i'll make them available for pre-order.
Special Anniversary Box 2020 is slated for August. Draft Box 6 is due end of October/Early November. That's all the info we've got!
Dungeons & Dragons
I've reorganized a lot of the minis on the website - try giving it a browse sometime. And June 13th, you'll be able to browse them in store too.
*Found out on some mobile versions sometimes you have to click the category twice to see the subcategories.*
The Mythic Odysseys of Theros book comes out July 21st!
BUT - The first 20 people to pre-order the book with us - through our webstore - will be emailed a code to get the Digital Version for 50% off through D&D Beyond.
(The Digital version is actually available as soon as June 2nd!!)
Other than that - Wave 12 of new Minis is due out in August.
Games Workshop
A long, LONG time ago, in an LGS far away. Just kidding! When Games Workshop was re-opening their warehouses and we placed our restock order, we were told "next week" and then "next week" and then "You're order is in que" and THEN "We ran out of our own restock before we could fulfill your order." So NOW the product for my order is available and should be shipping on Tuesday the 2nd, but they're still waiting on their paint restock, so that'll be a little more delayed. So please and thank you all for being patient, as we tried to be patient with them too. *Wednesday June 3rd Update: The main city where their warehouse is located now has an 8pm curfew and so their night crew cannot go in and do overnight orders like usual, putting their day shift behind more. He still expects our order to go out today or tomorrow, but he wanted to give me a heads up.*
KAFE UPDATE
If you've made it this far, then thank you for reading AND to reward you; I invite you to participate in our soft opening with access to our full menu and 25% off your total food order! YES, you can order now! Accepting orders 12pm-7pm everyday we're here (Mon-Sat!) *Discount will be available till we physically open June 13th.* *Everything has been running smooth so far, with very little mistakes, but please be understanding if we run out of something.*
Go to the Kafe Tab of the website here. Site Password is: FeedMe (1 Word, Yes Capitals)
And the code for 25% off: KafeTest1 (1 Word, Yes Captials) That's it, eat, enjoy and tell your friends! <3 *There should be a QR code on your box so you can give us feedback, in case I forget to put the sticker - here is the direct link.* And a preview to our new Kafe Logo.
Looks as though your going to pull through. Awesome.