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Post Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:20 pm 
 

Mine, actually. I have modved my store to a new location (lower rent, better location, great place) and I took some photos...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 33/detail/

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Post Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:50 pm 
 

Very nicely done, sir.

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Post Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:58 pm 
 

What is the address for your store?  We have friends in Milano.  You are not too far from there.  We're looking at visiting this year.

  

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Post Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:44 pm 
 

I agree...nicely done!

I bought some merchandise recently from an italian store via eBay. Very good experience at a good price. What's the name of your store?

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Post Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:07 am 
 

The store is called La Grotta di Merlino (Merlin's Cave) and it's located in via delle Battaglie 63/A Brescia.

  

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Post Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:29 pm 
 

Well done! And nice flag. :)

  

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Post Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:13 pm 
 

By the way, your store looks more like a gamers room/library than an actual store.  Nicely presented!

  

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:51 am 
 

dbartman wrote:By the way, your store looks more like a gamers room/library than an actual store.  Nicely presented!


Erm... I'm sure that was a compliment  :wink: , was it?  8O

  

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:30 am 
 

dbartman wrote:By the way, your store looks more like a gamers room/library than an actual store.  Nicely presented!


I was thinking the same :) Looks like a collector's lair.


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Post Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:55 am 
 

Looks great.


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Post Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:28 pm 
 

It's a compliment of course!

  


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Post Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:35 pm 
 

lokiwookie wrote:
I was thinking the same :) Looks like a collector's lair.


I'm sure there is a large degree of cultural interpretation going on there.  In the US, connotations for "store" or "shop" are often associated with large, open, merchandise laid out for display, etc.

Different countries and cultures have different degrees of the definition.  Can't speak for Italy, but from my time in Japan, comparisons are odd.  I've been to stores that have standing room for less than 5 people at a time that are considered "definitive" for thier merchandise / brand (can you imagine going to a Nike or Levis outlet where only 5 people can shop at once? - unthinkable in the US!).  Things like Walmart, Costco, etc exist in Japan, but even then the amount of merchandise per sq. ft. could make a clausterphobic person freak out just from standing in the doorway of the store.

Truly an odd phenomonen that often doesnt come up in conversation.

  

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Post Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 5:09 am 
 

Well, we could consider that retail space in Italy tends to be very costly, especially in city centers where most people love to shop (excluding of course the various shopping malls...) and so for niche stores like mine space is a resource to be carefully managed  8)

By the way, I got a mention in a local newspaper:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... otostream/

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