To the local Gamestop....

[Digitalpotato]

I know game stores are like any other store and attract their fair share of idiot customers. But I'm pretty sure these are things should be getting the people here fired.

1. If I am buying a non Shooter M-Rated gun game and you say "Wtf man grow a dick and get GEARS OF WAR", then I will go get my games from amazon. not everyone likes Male centric power fantasies, fyi.

2. I'm VERY sure it's rude when you say "Sonic chronicles wtf are you 12?" to someone buying said game. If the person saying that actually IS the manager then I will go get my games from Amazon or even Best Buy.

3. I know you are trying to make a profit, but when I come in to sell a game that's in near mint condition and it's on your high-demand list, don't only say you'll buy it for $5 and then sell it for over $30.

4. Don't Stand there chatting with your friends when there are people in line.

5. I don't care about your MMORPG or Tabletop RPG character, your MMOFPS experiences. I just want to buy a game.

6. Please don't let Christopher Critic go through with a permanent marker writing all over the game cases. I'm sure we all know that he thinks Beer Pong for the Wii is "SHIT".

7. Don't insult my intelligence because I am not buying a PC game. When you stock the PC games I actually WANT Maybe I will actually buy a PC game from you. (The gamestop out here has a really really crappy selection of PC games so I just go to Best Buy.)

8. If you say "You have a PSP you WASTED MONEY" when I try to buy a PSP game, then I will go get my games from Amazon. My PSP has been worth every penny and more to me.

9. WHAT ON EARTH IS IT WITH PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN AND HAVING PHONE SEX?!?!?!?! There are bloody KIDS in the store!!!! It's even worse when you're holding the line up to have phone sex.

10. wear Deodorant. Please.

11. Don't check out every single female customer or assume she's buying it for her boyfriend. Yes girls play games. And I bet that when they get hit on by every person or have her chest stared at then they probably won't buy games from this store. And it wasn't even funny when Ctrl+Alt+Del made fun of it back when you actually COULD like that comic.

12. This one's okay, since sometimes they mess up with the ordering but it's kind of annoying when high-demand or collectible game cases are on the shelf with no game in stock.

13. Don't put joke prices of $64.99 on a USED copy of a game you can get for $20 new at Best buy. What, do you think you wanna attract thieves to the empty boxes?

14. Please tell me that Mustard on the used DS in that case was there when you get it.

15. If you need to cough or sneeze, do it in your arm. Not on a game, not on another customer, not on my face, YOUR ARM.

[fireheart]

I know game stores are like any other store and attract their fair share of idiot customers. But I'm pretty sure these are things should be getting the people here fired.

1. If I am buying a non Shooter M-Rated gun game and you say "Wtf man grow a dick and get GEARS OF WAR", then I will go get my games from amazon. not everyone likes Male centric power fantasies, fyi.

I'm not a particularly huge fan of Shooters. Unless it's a fantasy type game, I tend to give them a wiiiiide berth.,

2. I'm VERY sure it's rude when you say "Sonic chronicles wtf are you 12?" to someone buying said game. If the person saying that actually IS the manager then I will go get my games from Amazon or even Best Buy.

Wonder what he'd think if I bought Mario...

3. I know you are trying to make a profit, but when I come in to sell a game that's in near mint condition and it's on your high-demand list, don't only say you'll buy it for $5 and then sell it for over $30.

Idjits. And that's the reason why I'm glad that the only gamestore that'll buy SNES games buys them for a fairly reasonable price.

4. Don't Stand there chatting with your friends when there are people in line.

Another reason why I'm glad the "you don't serve friends" rule exists.

6. Please don't let Christopher Critic go through with a permanent marker writing all over the game cases. I'm sure we all know that he thinks Beer Pong for the Wii is "SHIT".

There's Beer Pong for the Wii now?

7. Don't insult my intelligence because I am not buying a PC game. When you stock the PC games I actually WANT Maybe I will actually buy a PC game from you. (The gamestop out here has a really really crappy selection of PC games so I just go to Best Buy.)

It's the opposite near my place. They have a great range of PC, but a crappy range of PS2.

9. WHAT ON EARTH IS IT WITH PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN AND HAVING PHONE SEX?!?!?!?! There are bloody KIDS in the store!!!! It's even worse when you're holding the line up to have phone sex.

There's something in the water?

11. Don't check out every single female customer or assume she's buying it for her boyfriend. Yes girls play games. And I bet that when they get hit on by every person or have her chest stared at then they probably won't buy games from this store. And it wasn't even funny when Ctrl+Alt+Del made fun of it back when you actually COULD like that comic.

Female gamer here! *raises hand* I don't get that so much because the stores I go to have a healthy mix of female and male gamers, and female and male staff.

13. Don't put joke prices of $64.99 on a USED copy of a game you can get for $20 new at Best buy. What, do you think you wanna attract thieves to the empty boxes?

The thieves want empty boxes now?

[edible_hat]

The thieves want empty boxes now?

Thieves are idiots, they steal fake phones.

[Toujin]

These stories make me glad that the guys at my local Gamestop are far more understanding and friendly. Some of them even know me by name.

1. If I am buying a non Shooter M-Rated gun game and you say "Wtf man grow a dick and get GEARS OF WAR", then I will go get my games from amazon. not everyone likes Male centric power fantasies, fyi.

I prefer RPGs, fighters, and puzzle games myself. While some shooters are interesting, I prefer to watch those rather than play.

2. I'm VERY sure it's rude when you say "Sonic chronicles wtf are you 12?" to someone buying said game. If the person saying that actually IS the manager then I will go get my games from Amazon or even Best Buy.

Reminds me of how some people think Pokemon is a kid's game, when in reality there are quite a few adults and teens that play it (including myself).

9. WHAT ON EARTH IS IT WITH PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN AND HAVING PHONE SEX?!?!?!?! There are bloody KIDS in the store!!!! It's even worse when you're holding the line up to have phone sex.

I'm guessing the people in said town have no sense of privacy...

11. Don't check out every single female customer or assume she's buying it for her boyfriend. Yes girls play games. And I bet that when they get hit on by every person or have her chest stared at then they probably won't buy games from this store. And it wasn't even funny when Ctrl+Alt+Del made fun of it back when you actually COULD like that comic.

Also, us girls aren't solely interested in games involving ponies, rainbows, and Barbie. Not that it's happened to me, but I'm sure it's happened to others...

[Digitalpotato]

I remember playing World of Warcraft with several girls and one of the funnest games I ever played on Team Fortress 2 was a game in which there were actually MORE girls than guys.

[Andara Bledin]

I won't shop at Gamestop unless I'm buying cheap used controllers. Otherwise, it's GameCrazy or Fry's for me.

1. If I am buying a non Shooter M-Rated gun game and you say "Wtf man grow a dick and get GEARS OF WAR", then I will go get my games from amazon. not everyone likes Male centric power fantasies, fyi.

And how would that douche respond if you told him you already had GoW?

3. I know you are trying to make a profit, but when I come in to sell a game that's in near mint condition and it's on your high-demand list, don't only say you'll buy it for $5 and then sell it for over $30.

Their buy back prices are downright insulting. Another point in GameCrazy's favor, there.

7. Don't insult my intelligence because I am not buying a PC game. When you stock the PC games I actually WANT Maybe I will actually buy a PC game from you. (The gamestop out here has a really really crappy selection of PC games so I just go to Best Buy.)

They have a crappy selection on purpose, from what I've heard from former employees. And they will only carry a single copy of a new game to push the used copies they're making 500% profit on.

Oh, and good luck getting an actual sealed copy of anything. They open up every single game they have so they can stick the docs and disc in a cabinet. I think they do it because they can't be arsed to have enough staff on hand to actually watch the store.

11. Don't check out every single female customer or assume she's buying it for her boyfriend. Yes girls play games. And I bet that when they get hit on by every person or have her chest stared at then they probably won't buy games from this store. And it wasn't even funny when Ctrl+Alt+Del made fun of it back when you actually COULD like that comic.

As a female gamer, that is so freaking annoying!

12. This one's okay, since sometimes they mess up with the ordering but it's kind of annoying when high-demand or collectible game cases are on the shelf with no game in stock.

Don't bet that they aren't in the shop. A friend on another forum had a situation where he was staring at the game he wanted but the twit behind the counter couldn't even be bothered to look anywhere at all, and told him they didn't have it, at which point he walked out to go to a store that's at least heard the phrase customer service.

Also, at a lot of shops, they will actually sell pre-order items that have had deposits paid on them to walk-in customers. And if there's a pre-order situation, they will get exactly the number that was pre-ordered and not one unit more, so if you happen to pre-order from GS, get in early.

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[ottid]

Also, at a lot of shops, they will actually sell pre-order items that have had deposits paid on them to walk-in customers. And if there's a pre-order situation, they will get exactly the number that was pre-ordered and not one unit more, so if you happen to pre-order from GS, get in early.

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Surely that can't be legal? Someone has already agreed to purchase that game, and if they don't have it for them when they said they would, I'm sure I would be wanting to kick up a fuss about it.

[MoxisPilot]

#11 is why I don't (or wouldn't, had I access to them) shop at Rhino Games, Gamestop, or EB. I'm not even that pretty - I just happen to have boobs. :\

Nevermind that, but when I wanted to buy something like Halo (back in the day, dude) FOR MYSELF, they (EB staff) asked why my boyfriend sent me to buy it. :P

I, too, love teh Amazon.

[Dreamstalker]

Their buy back prices are downright insulting. Another point in GameCrazy's favor, there.

Whee, I can trade in PS3 Mirror's Edge for $5! ...don't think so. I'm thinking they might be taking advantage of people who can't/won't look up a game online to see what the actual market value of a used copy is.

I wish we had GameCrazys in my neck of the woods. I'm limited to listing my old games on Amazon and hope it sells in a reasonable timeframe.

As a female gamer, that is so freaking annoying!

I was once in a Gamestop different from the one I usually go to, and a clerk there tried to talk me out of buying Chrono Trigger. His buddy (wow, a GS with two people working!) talked him out of that one quick.

Also, at a lot of shops, they will actually sell pre-order items that have had deposits paid on them to walk-in customers. And if there's a pre-order situation, they will get exactly the number that was pre-ordered and not one unit more, so if you happen to pre-order from GS, get in early.

Surely that can't be legal? Someone has already agreed to purchase that game, and if they don't have it for them when they said they would, I'm sure I would be wanting to kick up a fuss about it.

I would think that if a customer has solid proof of a preorder (receipt, computer record) then GS has to honor it.

[Polenicus]

It's unfortunate, but a LOT of brick and mortar stores are pushing towards a kind of games pawn shop. They don't WANT to stock the new games... if a new game is popular, they will pre-order it, but heaven forbid they actually keep a stock of them. Most of the enw games out that they DO have they keep locked in the cabinet behind the counter, without so much as a case out on display. The 'new' games that ARE out on display are old. Starcraft Battle Chest old (Nothing wrong with Starcraft, but it IS a seriously vintage game)

No, what they want you to do is buy USED games. Because while that new game at $50 they might make $5 profit from, but the used copy they bought for $15, and then turn around and sell for $40. I've seen so many EB Games and other game stores where I've lived end up loaded tyo the gills with old, overpriced, used junk, hardware and software. The local TOYS R US had a better game selection.

[mikoyan29]

This is part of the reason why Amazon is getting more and more of my business.

Do you have blah?
No, but we can order it for you.
Never mind, I'll just order it myself.

And yeah, I remember walking into a Babbages, Electronics Boutique or whatever and the walls would be stocked with PC games. Now there is like a little sliver of them.

[Geek King]

Lady gamers of the thread, I love each and every one of you. No, really! I've never played with a female gamer online who goes on game-long diatribes about the joys of weed. Never has your gender online started spouting racial epithets just for shock value. I've never had a female gamer break out in spontanious terrible I-need-to-shove-weasels-in-my-ears rapping over my headset. I'd much rather play a round with you all than the twelve-year old kid who just learned the power of the f-bomb, but not how to apply it appropriately.

Please keep playing ladies. You're a breath of fresh air to those of use who don't think you all still play Barbie's Bulimia Blowout Adventure.

[MapGirl]

3. I know you are trying to make a profit, but when I come in to sell a game that's in near mint condition and it's on your high-demand list, don't only say you'll buy it for $5 and then sell it for over $30.

I worked at an EB (owned by Gamestop) - and the retail employees have NO control whatsoever over the buyback prices. Find the title, does it have the book, register gives you the price. Same as any retail position with a large company: corporate sets the prices.

The rest of the list, yowza.

[artifical sweetner]

. I've never had a female gamer break out in spontanious terrible I-need-to-shove-weasels-in-my-ears rapping over my headset.

oh then you've never played with me hehe ima lil intense woo

OT: this rant was awesome. i dunno why theyd assume youre automatically even buying a particular game for yourself. i doubt my 80 year old grandma would buy Lego Island for herself ...

[Andara Bledin]

Please keep playing ladies. You're a breath of fresh air to those of use who don't think you all still play Barbie's Bulimia Blowout Adventure.

Hey, don't forget: We female gamers also don't hit up every female character looking for cyber, either!

I was really, really bored one day and some guy offered me gold in the inn at Brill. Oh, yeah, those undead chicks are so hot.* I didn't need the gold, but I was tired of the newbie area so I thought, "what the hell." The dude would have to pay for it... he was awful!

* If you wanna see something disturbing, do a side-view on any Forsaken female while she's running. Soooo not attractive.

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