I think I can finally find a place where I can receive a straight answer on this. I am an avid video game collector (jeez, who isn't here?), and I notice a lot of people have video game advertisement memorabilia and such. Items that the vendors give out to retailers to advertise the game and any related items of interest is what I'm talking about mainly. My question here, I suppose, is where can I get this stuff besides having to beg a vendor when they are just going to throw it away anyways.
I used to work at Wal-Mart and to remind people not to throw away promotional stuff was a pain because they would usually do it anyways and it was hard to see the stuff get tossed. Gaming stores in towns nearbye (I live in a podunk town in Wisconsin) usually give away the advertisement stuff they have through gaming tournaments or contests, and it just seems like you have to KNOW someone to get this stuff. Does anyone have an "easier" way to get vendor stuff or am I doomed? I want to have a video game collection that shines! Please, let me know, thanks to those who can help me out!