I Took the Risk of Starting MY OWN Warhammer Store

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A friend of mine opened his own game shop 10 years ago. He's had good years, he's had bad years, but the last three years have been amazing because his community finally found him, and it's been amazing. I'm hoping the same for you! Congratulations!

I opened my own shop exactly like yours back in 2009 when I was 29. I managed to keep it for 10 years and closed in 2019, so I understand very well the struggles, the joy and all the feelings you expressed in this video. Those years were the best of my life, I saw children growing up and becoming young adults. I gave all I could to the small community where I live, and people still recognizes me and remember the good days they spent in my shop. Unfortunately I couldn't survive all the expenses and taxes that we have here in Italy so my dream ended. When I think of my time working in my beautiful shop I still shred a tear, I did that just today while trying to arrange all the stocks of products I still have in my house..and then it happened to see this video in my youtube home. So guys enjoy every day of your ride while it lasts, because I really felt happy to go to work every day and it's something I never experienced before and after that. Hopefully in your case it will be for many years until you will retire :) Good luck from Italy <3

"Have you ever dreamed of opening up your own hobby shop?" No After watching the video: FUCK NO. This is the kind of stress that would kill me. You both have more strength than me

I'll forever be grateful you took that risk and fostered such a great local store and hobby peeps. Thanks to you and Ciara l've found a community here, which made a new town feel like home.❤ I also really appreciate that you came into this video with true authenticity in your thoughts and feelings, I'm sure that resonates with so many.

Great video! Even though I'm not local I'm always grateful to the people out there who put their time and effort into running the stores that make our hobby great!

I have my own hobby shop and I agree wholehartedly with this. It has a lot of lows but also really nice highs. It takes time, a huge amount of patience and stress management. Things you wouldn't normally associate with a hobby store, but that's life

I work in another irish hobby retail store and have done for 12 years and you've hit everything exactly how it really is on the head. It can be incredibly frustrating on the bad days and absolutely fulfilling on the best. I wish you both nothing but good luck and good times.

I visited your shop in 2020 when browsing around the city when I saw your sign I decided to go in as I had been looking at minis for a while I picked up my first mini and now I enjoy this hobby so much I wish you all the best in your business ❤Love from Dublin

This is just fantastic content. Very raw, very real, and fascinating to hear your story and how it has gone for you with the business and everything else. Thank you for sharing this. If anything it left me wanting to hear more!

Honestly, great video. Making a hobby a job can cut both ways and I think you see that in this video. It can be great, as the saying goes, "Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life." Except the times the Work spoils what you enjoy doing... Wishing you Ciara all the best with the shop!

Got to visit in October last year, wonderful little shop and Ciara and Oliver were super nice!

Great video. I didnt realise you had a store too, I'm quite new to the channel. You are about 3.5 hours south west of me, one day i'll have to take a drive down to visit and pick some hobby stuff up no doubts!

Good luck to you. Anyone who takes a risk and helps keep the high street thriving deserves all the credit in the world.

Some might say you took a bigger risk letting Ciara have the stockroom key 🤣

My parents had a Hobby store for about 10 years and it did very well, mostly do to magic the gathering and them having game nights. They had Warhammer miniatures for a bit but they never sold so they ended up sending them all back. It's a small town so that was likely why they didn't sell. They ended up selling the store so they could move to Quebec since we have family there. I still live in the small town and the store is still open and doing well. Best of luck to you guys, I am sure it will go well.

Geat video, really interesting. I'm in Dublin, with presumably the biggest concentration of wargamers in Ireland, and I think it's extra impressive that you made a go of it in Mayo where the population density probably isnt in your favour. And your 2021 40k ITC event was by far the best 40k event I've ever been to! 👌🏻

As a father of two young children in my late 30s, this resonates. Put me in an emergency, I can be cool as cucumber, make me talk bout how I feel trying to support my family and I'm a mess. You're a hero. Be kind to yourself. I wish you all the luck!

I've got neck ache from nodding along to this. You've managed to convey the experience incredibly well, much love from a fellow hobby shop owner ❤

Thanks for the behind the curtain look 👍