Although the selection can be a little spotty, I think this is the best straight up board game…read morestore in the Northeast section of Ontario. There is a real effort to stay on top of the new releases and I'm often surprised to see something on the "just in" shelf that I hadn't expected. The owner knows his stuff and has weekend staff who are equally knowledgeable and board games players themselves. I've also noticed that his prices compete favourably with the bigger Toronto stores. I recently took advantage of his ordering service to get a game that was sold out in dozens of other stores.

From the owner: If you're hunting for that rare baseball card or looking for a fun board game for family game…read morenight, then Great Canadian Games & Hobbies in Sudbury is the one-stop shop for you. We carry a large variety of game cards, sports cards, board games, model kits, action figures and more. Every Thursday and Friday nights we host Magic card games. Call us today or come in for a visit to get lost in the world of gaming.

Been going to this spot since 7-star in the supermall. Between Mark, Doug, Fred...Idk who owns it…read morenow? Maybe Darryl? Anyway, we would go here from 11am till close, shooting the shit, playing 40k, and being rowdy kids (as much as nerds in 2001 could be). Good place for comic and comic book accessories, MTG, DnD, whitewolf stuff, and of course, good ol 40k. This was then. I picked up a few blisters in the last...oh man, maybe 10 years? Darryl was running it. Same feel. IDK what the 40k community is like up there now, but I know there are a bunch of 30+ers who remember Dark Millennium. Vortex grenades ...so on. Anyway, good place.

I've been in Photo World in Sudbury a few times now, and will never return. Each time, I'm treated…read morecondescendingly, and every response I get from the staff is not only unhelpful, but also derogatory and counterproductive. They seem to function in a way that "The customer is NEVER right". I normally just look the other way from these events, but am repulsed by the lack of customer satisfaction at this store. Now here's the kicker: I've spoken about this with half a dozen friends, and they've all had some very memorable experiences. Here are a few direct quotes from different friends, and i'm sure if i were to dig, i'd find more: - "My friend is new to Canada, and they were VERY rude to her!" - "that's why I stopped going there" - "I'll never go in there again... The son was nice, the dad was the worst person I think I've ever met in my life." - "Yup... I've experienced this lots. The only saving grace is the young brunette... the rest seem so morose. Won't go back." To be fair, one of them said: "They've been great to us every time... think it depends on if you get the son or the father." But, I don't think any business working on a "1 out of 5 ain't bad" system could strive. Either way, they seem to treat their customers poorly, and the more I mention it to friends, the more I hear horror stories. A couple of facts: -You're not allowed to send them tiffs or similar big images, their system "can't handle them". -Your photos have to be on a USB stick (not on a card). Otherwise they get mad at you. -You can't email them photos. -You can't send them a link to the photos (otherwise, they charge you for the time it takes them to download the file.) -They'd first ask you to leave the store and come back with the proper formatting before they bend ANY of their rules. -Go in prepared to argue, because that's all they seem to do.

I guess I must've gotten the nice people who work here. I still shoot film, and I spend the Summer…read morein Ontario. Last Summer, I would mail exposed film to Photo World, they would process it, and mail it back. I thought they were lovely, friendly people. Even when Canada Post tried misplacing our film, they seemed as distressed as we were! We even visited them at the store once, and while there we chatted with the young guy, and he suggested a place to have lunch. My experience with them was good. Maybe some people just need to learn that there are guidelines with every business. If they require a certain file type or size, that's just the way it is. No sense in getting upset if you're asking for something they don't offer.

While I was standing in line to purchase a necklace for my neice, the manager totally belittled one…read moreof her employees right in front of me, being very harsh with her comments and making the girl very upset in front of the whole store. I felt this was extremely unprofessional, and inappropriate, and when I said so, she seemed not to care very much and said she had been working there for 12 years, which had absolutely nothing to do with the situation at hand. I felt awful when I left, and won't be going back.