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Originally Posted by mr dave
While I agree with this I don't think it's the only reason for comic book shop clerks to be a little apprehensive towards customers. A person who's got a backpack and who doesn't want help is a risk. I've seen myself hand over a backpack to plenty of clerks so I could browse their store without hassles and they could relax a bit and not worry about me stashing stuff. There's also the fact that most comic book / game shops make virtually no profit. One dude slipping a handful of reference manuals and game modules into their backpack can easily tank their entire month if not quarter.
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If he'd asked me to leave my bag at the desk, it would have been fine. If he hadn't come off as such a prick right off the bat, I would have asked him to watch it while I browsed. But no, dick from the get go.