st_owly said:The anime merch shop in Edinburgh does a similar thing, and it seems to work quite well for them. I'm not a massive fan of them though as they stock a lot of bootlegged stuff. They also have a thing where you pay x much per month and you can read the manga they have in the store at the tables in the back.
yeah I'm not a fan of bootlegged stuff either, I will try to get everything as 100% authentic products!