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<p>[QUOTE="umtrr-author, post: 272301, member: 5719"]The coin shops in my immediate area are a mix of some and some. I think one has bars on the windows. Three of four have buzzer entrances. One of those three doesn't always use it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Two other stores with buzzer entrances come to mind, one was in an upscale shopping neighborhood in Northern California and the other one in an upper middle class business district in New Jersey. At the CA shop, Thalia Elizabeth and I were the only customers; at the NJ shop, there were already five people in the store but it was more of a social group than a group of customers (and I actually had a nice conversation with them, now that I think about it). </p><p><br /></p><p>I don't find the physical security in place to be as much of a turnoff as the attitude of the owner/staff. If I get the impression that you are assuming I am trying to rip you off or waste your time, I won't be back. This isn't limited to coin shops; model railroad (my other hobby) shop owners can often be the same way, for example. If you already have cameras posted everywhere and can see everything I don't see any reason why you need to follow me around the store as I browse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="umtrr-author, post: 272301, member: 5719"]The coin shops in my immediate area are a mix of some and some. I think one has bars on the windows. Three of four have buzzer entrances. One of those three doesn't always use it. Two other stores with buzzer entrances come to mind, one was in an upscale shopping neighborhood in Northern California and the other one in an upper middle class business district in New Jersey. At the CA shop, Thalia Elizabeth and I were the only customers; at the NJ shop, there were already five people in the store but it was more of a social group than a group of customers (and I actually had a nice conversation with them, now that I think about it). I don't find the physical security in place to be as much of a turnoff as the attitude of the owner/staff. If I get the impression that you are assuming I am trying to rip you off or waste your time, I won't be back. This isn't limited to coin shops; model railroad (my other hobby) shop owners can often be the same way, for example. If you already have cameras posted everywhere and can see everything I don't see any reason why you need to follow me around the store as I browse.[/QUOTE]
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