Two different comic shops, same variant cover, wildly different crowd

Went to a midnight release for a new #1 last month in Portland and hit two stores in the same strip mall. First shop had the issue displayed on a waist-high spinner rack, so a bunch of folks were kneeling down and blocking the aisle, total bottleneck. Second store put them on the main counter with a big sign and had two guys handing them out, line moved in like 8 minutes. Same price, same book, but the layout made one feel like a wrestling match and the other like a smooth checkout. Any of you ever notice the store setup changes the whole vibe of the crowd, or is it just the people who show up?

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zara57221d ago

Nodding hard at this one. I hit a shop where they stacked the hot variant behind the register so you had to ask and the guy acted like he was doing you a favor, total buzzkill compared to the place that just had them fanned out on a table with a price sticker. The crowd was way more chill there too, people actually talking instead of hovering like vultures. You think it's the employees setting the mood more than the shelves?