Oh man this triggered some people in the comments didn’t it?
Yup. So far everything is ok. Lemmy is very international. And we are experiencing some culture clash – which is a good thing. And some of us are experiencing for the first time… “the odd-humor comic book store owner\guy”, and the Letter Kenny actors, and swordsmith\swordmaking. I love this weird and wonderful place.
Way to communicate contempt for your customers. If you’re in the business of selling decorative replicas of cartoon swords, you need to be in on the kayfabe. Nobody is expecting to take one of these to a real swordfight. What they are expecting, however, is to have a cool prop to show their friends, and it’s not unreasonable to expect the cool prop to feel like it’s not trying to fly across the yard if you swing it around.
If you don’t want people to touch the merchandise, the second sign is all you need.
Right, exactly what all store owners want. For potential customers to go somewhere else instead.
Right? If you don’t want people handling your cool replica swords then maybe stop selling cool replica swords.
Each to their own, of course, but the people who are picking them up to “expertly inspect the heft and balance” certainly think they’re cool.
If you don’t want people to touch the merchandise, the second sign is all you need.
True, though it would probably help if a significant amount of it wasn’t obscured behind said merchandise…
Not true. I for one can’t see a sign without wanting to read it out of pure curiosity of what it might say and I’m sure others feel the same lol.
Whether people reading it are all OBEYING the instructions is another matter, though 😁
Agreed with your other points but some mall ninjas genuinely believe these could be used haha most people that don’t know any better wouldn’t know why they couldn’t
it’s not unreasonable to expect the cool prop to feel like it’s not trying to fly across the yard if you swing it around.
You might think that, but most of these are called wall hangers for a reason.
Many of them have rat-tail tangs or are made with stainless steel. They might feel balanced, but are liable to snap if you swing them around.
And if someone wanted to check if it is a cheap wall hanger or a replica that could be swung, they might want to do more than just look at it on the wall.
If I’m buying a sword, even if that sword is going to spend 99% of its time on a wall or in a display case, I still want to know that it feels good to hold, otherwise what’s the fucking point of owning a sword.
If I see a sick in the street, I’m going to do the exact same thing, I ain’t no expert, I just like to experience a little joy in my life where I can.
When I go shopping for a replica van Gogh I always hang it on a wall first to see if it arts well
I totally agree with you about the swords. Not so much about the sick in the street though…
I agree with the stick in the street comment, what kid didn’t like to wave around a good stick every now and then? Gotta make sure it feels right.
…they sell latex/foam swords and have never heard of LARPing? 🤦
The hell are you talking about “latex and foam?” It’s not date night with your mom.
Yeah honestly this sign just screams “I don’t understand my audience”. Like, you’re selling nerdy swords to nerds in a store that seemingly caters to nerd stuff - of course the nerds interested in your products are gonna do nerdy stuff with it.
Given what the sign below it says, I think the point they’re trying to make is just that they don’t want people playing around with this stuff before buying it. I’m guessing “I’m checking the balance” or something like that is a common excuse they hear from customers who took something off the wall without permission.
The store would rather a staff member be present to minimize the risk of a customer breaking something.
