26
PSA: That moment at my LCS when a kid spilled soda on a Silver Age book
So I was at my local shop, Cosmic Comics on 3rd Street, sorting through the dollar bins last Saturday. A kid, maybe 10 years old, was running around near the back wall and knocked over a whole can of Mountain Dew right onto a display of early X-Men issues. The owner rushed over and picked up this beat-up copy of X-Men #12 that was now sticky and warping. I actually helped him blot the pages with paper towels, feeling super awkward because I'm just a customer and not staff. He was cool about it, told the kid's mom not to worry and just gave them a free bag of chips, but he told me later that book was worth maybe $150 before the spill. Has anyone else dealt with accidental damage in a shop and how did they handle it without making a huge scene?
3 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In3 Comments
anthony_jackson3115d ago
Before this post I used to get annoyed seeing kids running around shops like that. But reading how you and the owner handled it made me realize kids are just kids and accidents happen. The owner giving the mom free chips and not yelling was a good move even if that X-Men #12 took a hit. It changed my view a bit on how I would react if I saw something similar go down.
4
ruby_bell4715d ago
Yeah @luna261 called it too. Kids just don't know better yet.
6