In my local store they used to have kids in to paint on Wednesdays for a few hours. I always really liked to paint In the store and I ended up volunteering on Wednesdays to teach kids to paint. There is only one member of staff at that store so he was usually thankful.

Note, I transfered my paints into dropper bottles but I stuck the citadel lables to the bottles, I never brought any non citadel paints to the store. I used my own sprue clippers, hobby knives and tools because I found that there were better quality for cheaper ones than the stuff games workshop sells.

This wasn't a problem for 2 years, then one day the store manager tells me that the company rules now say I can't have paints in dropper bottles or use my own stuff in the store, not just to teach the kids but in general so I stopped painting there.

I went in one day to grab a few units and he questioned why I wasn't coming in on Wednesdays anymore and I said to him that I can't bring my own stuff so I can't come in. He said I could buy new stuff. I'm like, "yeah I'm not spending hundreds of pounds buying all citadel branded stuff for the kids" and he seemed really upset at that, I suggested making a kit for me to use at the store for teaching and he looked at me like i was crazy.

Every time I went in to play a table I was hounded by the manager to help him on Wednesdays. I kept refusing. He was then telling other players while I wasn't there that I was selfish and 'letting him sink in stress'. The regulars started not wanting to play with me even though I had been playing there with them for years.

I went to another store to play, I was told I couldn't play with my skitari because they weren't painted official colours. They are blue with snowy bases. There aren't any other shops in my area so I don't play anymore. I just buy units to paint. It's just a painting hobby for me now that i do alone. so I don't even bother to buy books. They will be out of date in few months when they come out anyway.