FUCKING GameStop thread, shit just happened to me
>live in bumfuck nowhere USA, nearest GS is 400 miles away
>be 16 at the time, 2006
>visit my sisters in a bigger city with a FUCKING GameStop, 16 year old me takes opportunity to get scammed and trades in a bunch of crap
>guy working there has a voice you can't forget
>move on
>years later get a little rekindling for vidya
>happen to move to the same city my sisters lived in
>"Hello this is FUCKING GameStop blah blah how can I help you"
>no fucking way
>is that the same guy?
>walk in
>sure enough it is the same dude from almost ten years ago
>someone has been working a FUCKING GameStop for ALMOST TEN FUCKING YEARS
>>315296425
>shit just happened to me
>2006
faggot
>>315296580
>how do i read
Literally the most uninteresting green text.
itt: someone kept a job
good job op not a fag or anything
And... the guy knows how to keep a Job and is probably a manager there.... why does this thread exist? Why are you angry op? Is it becauseyou're a faggot?
since we're sharing shitty gamestop stories i'll share my boring one
>visit gamestop to pick up vita for nephew's birthday
>like a day after its release, just in time
>ask employee if they have any vitas for sale
>sorry we only have preorders
>ok
>head to gamestop in the same mall right downstairs
>ask funky black teenager if they have any vitas for sale
>sure my man can I ring you up one?
>get it
>realize a little too late that you need to buy memory card separately
>head back to first gamestop
>ask same employee for memory cards
>gives me this huge stinkeye as I hold the new vita in clear view as I purchase one
felt strangely satisfying
>>315296580
Baka sempai
>>315296425
>Using Gamestop or any other retail store
>Not buying your shit online
>three years ago
>going to buy some PS2 games with a friend with the idea being that they'll generally be really cheap and we can get some great games
>go to gamestop near my place
>look around, see nothing
>as if they've got anything, even a collection of used games without boxes like we later found at others
>direct quote: "no, we're exclusively a next-gen store"
It wasn't really rage-inducing or anything but the way he said it was so self-important
So someone kept his job for 10 years? Good for him.
>>315297176
What kind of mall has 2 gamestops?
Arnt they competing too close to eachother?
>go into local GameStop to trade some games
>waiting in line
>manager starts helping me
>someone asks the other guy at the counter (the one not helping me) how Halo 5 is
>he just shrugs
>I start to tell him what I thought, which was MOSTLY positive
>"the campaign was -okaaaayyy-, but--"
>the manager chimes in
>"Hey, Anon. Keep it to yourself, please."
>gives me an awkward smile
>I WAS LITERALLY ABOUT TO TELL HIM THAT IT WAS A GOOD GAME AND HAS THE BEST MULTIPLAYER IN THE SERIES
>BUT HE TOLD ME TO SHUT UP BECAUSE I SAID ONE MEDIOCRE THING
YUP FUCK YOU I'M DONE WITH GAMESTOP
>>315296425
The only remotely interesting thing about that is the possibility of a guy wasting 10 years of his life at gamestop
>>315297607
My mall actually had two gamestops for the longest time
What happened was one used to be an EBgames, but it got bought out by Gamestop. So all EBGames became Gamestops, including the one in the mall. I'd imagine it could happen with any of the companies Gamestop buys.
>walk into gamestop
>buy my game with no issues
>walk out
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>315296425
>shit just happened to me
>16 year old me takes opportunity to
Usually I hate gamestop but lately I've had to go there for certain games I wasn't able to find anywhere else (without shopping online) and they've been alright to me.
In fact I actually am starting to feel bad for them since the last two times I have gone into them there are always a few kids or spergs that are constantly bothering the workers about pop culture or something and you can tell that they hear it a million times. And then there's the actual legit neckbeardsDidn't think they still existed in real life, thought they transformed into those shitty comb-over/manbun hipstersthat constantly are hitting on the token female employee.
>>315298115
>/v/ in charge of reading
come on man
>>315297816
>walk into gamestop
>can't find game
>ask employee if they carry it
>employee apologizes and says they do not currently have it
>thank him and leave
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>315297705
Your manager did the right thing. Halo 5 sucks and you should get the fuck out of /v/.
>>315297607
A mall near where I live had 2 Gamestops for many years. This year one of them became a gamer clothing GameStop shop. Only shitty t-shirts and hoodies. No games
>>315297607
Happened all over the US and Canada bro. It's any case where a mall had both a Gamestop and an EB Games. The two merged together years ago, and for some reason all stores in the US became Gamestops, while all stores in Canada became EB Games. My mall had two Gamestops too up until last year or so when one of the two closed, so now we only have one. But eh, all malls that aren't superhuge are dying these days anyway.
>>315298276
Sounds like you're a diaper wearing baby virgin.
>>315298216
more like "/v/ in charge of writing"
I shouldnt have to read the whole thing to find out that the timeframe given in the first sentence only applied to the last half of the text.
That's straight up retarded writing right there.
>>315296425
>just happened
>16 at the time
>2006
Underage b&
>>315296425
>>315297708
Maybe he's manager now
Though it is the middle of nowhere
>>315298225
>Walk into Gamestop
>Buy used game in shitty generic case
>Come back a week or two later
>They now have the same game brand new at the same price
Goddamnit
>>315297705
Right there is when I would have gone "You know what never mind, I don't want to buy anything from evil scum like you who try to silence opinions" and walked away and out the door, never to return, so that the manager knows his evil behavior permanently lost a customer. Unless you had already paid by that time, in which case you're fucked
>>315296425
This story is so shitty baka desu senpai
>>315298276
>your manager
The reading comprehension in this thread is just fucking spectacular
>Find game I want to buy
>Bring it to counter
>Guy behind counter says "oh sorry we don't have this
>Rips the cover/back art infront of my face and Breaks game case
Savage. This is in the middle of if I was going to ask if I could have it/what he was going to do with the case.
>>315296425
>be Chinese
>average six inch penis, not particularly thick
>wander into GameStop one day
>see skinny tall white guy with decently cute asian girlfriend
>brush by him as I make my way to the ps4 section
>our eyes meet
>slightest hint of smug in his expression as he briefly scans me up and down
>suddenly feeling self conscious and inferior
>flashback to opium war, sack of forbidden city, rape of nanking, chinese railroad workers treated like slaves
>hurriedly leave the store in shame
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>315298465
Sounds like you're just lazy. Don't bitch about something if you haven't read the whole thing. If you can't take the time to read it, you don't deserve to say anything about it. Sounds to me like you should be executed as too stupid to function in proper society.
>>315296425
Tell me a story about the Gamestop Cum Slut.
>>315298465
>i shouldn't have to read the whole thing to complain about context
Come the fuck on
>>315297705
I believe this to be true 100%. They'll get their dick chopped off for not selling enough Halo.
>>315296425
At least he has a job ;-;
>>315298802
god damn it i lold
>>315298892
kill yourself.
>>315298802
FUCKING WHITE NIGGERS.
and im white
>>315299069
I tried and failed ;-;
>>315298509
Motherfucker READ (read) the FULL POST.
>Walk into game stop
>here to cancel pre-order
>they had previously convinced me to pre-order battlefront as I was wearing a star wars jacket last time
>the beta came around
>game was a steaming pile of shit
>they ask why
>tell them all about my time in the beta
>manager guy chimes in
>I got a chance to play the newest version, it's different than what was released for the public using the old build, so much is different
>not hearing his bullshit
>no I'd like to cancel
>manager really determined to keep that pre-order
>I'm telling you man, its gonna be so good! I thought you loved star wars??
>I do love star wars, and I'm saddened by what has happened to it. It started with the prequels, and now we're here.
>cancels my pre-order in silence
>awkwardly smiles as I leave
>T-thanks for coming in
I still pre-order jap stuff I know gets shipped in limited quantities, but I don't know why I ever agreed to star wars.
>be spic
>go to tucson to shop every year with family
>want to get the last story that time
>go around every videogame store I can find and none of them have it
>finally gave up but still visit some gamestop in Nogales when going back home while my family is getting something boring in some store
>guy tells me he has one copy of the last story, apparently a collector's edition that no one took
>gives it to me for the same price as a regular copy of the game
it was a great day
>>315299198
>>I got a chance to play the newest version, it's different than what was released for the public using the old build, so much is different
that's when you should have said "Like what?"
>>315299198
You got swindled, but at least you had enough initiative to get it done before you were stuck with a $70 hole in your pocket.
>Go to Gamestop to pick up Mario Maker
>"Hey, do you want a poster? They are supposed to be preorder bonuses, but we have way too many of them."
>Get a poster for free
Fucking GameStop?
Autist probably kept his head down until he came home to write on /v/ . Since he has no friends to tell
>>315299894
>go to FUCKING EB GAMES
>pick up black flag used for $15
>they still have a shitload of unclaimed preorder bonuses sitting around somehow
>get a bunch of free shit
>didnt even get hassled to preorder anything from the clerk
Fucking EB GAMES
>go to Gamestop
>preordered Mortal Kombat X for the 360 so I wouldn't have to Press X to Goro
>only put the preorder in a week beforehand because of the bonus
>get there and the same guy who placed my order is working
>ask for my game
>apparently the non-Bone/PS4 versions got pushed back like 3 months because lolnextgen or some shit
>wasn't aware because I wasn't following news to avoid spoilers and this fuckstick never said a word about it when I placed the preorder
>immediately cancel it
>dude gets super defensive trying to convince me to keep it
>implying I'm waiting 3 months just to save 5 bucks
>T-thanks for shopping at GameStop
In hindsight I dodged a bullet. A friend rented a copy and it's way worse than MK9. Saved myself some money on that one
>>315299894
They probably had an overabundance of them so the guy that sold you the game probably didnt want them to get destroyed just because not enough people preordered.
>Friend buys xbox 360
>Mine red ringed
>convince him to give me his receipt and sticker on the back of his xbox
>Put his sticker with serial number on my broken xbox
>Go to FUCKING GAMESTOP
>"I just bought this xbox and it doesn't work"
>employee plugs it in and tries it, it doesn't work
>Gives me a working xbox
I know you could send them in but this was much easier for me.
>>315298872
This. He must be really retarded to not read things on their entirety.
>go to germany
>they have gamestops (is that a word?) there as well
>looking for lord of the rings conquest since i lost my disc
>the place is a fucking mess
>shelves stacked with sports games
>new games stack on another
>a fuck ton of stupid merchandise
>so many second hand games it makes my ass hurt
Why is Gamestop still in business? Is it like that in America as well? What a fucking mess are these stores.
>>315300178
Ha I like the way you think
>>315300334
Usually they have one display case for the game and the rest of them are kept in a cabinet to avoid clutter. Unless your story involved all different games. They are pretty clean looking around here.
>>315297441
This desu senpai.
>>315300610
Thank you, based Hiro. Shitposters are so much funnier now.
>>315300730
At first I thought we were being invaded by faggots from I dont know where. This is great though.
>>315300610
I'm liking this change desu
>>315297176
>mall near me has a gamestop
>another gamestop right across the street from the mall
>>315297441
Still gotta pay shipping and tax, so discarded.
This was recently since they opened a GS literally 2 blocks from my apartment
>New GameStop, don't mind hanging out there since it's the only vidya nerds in my area.
>The usual clerks are pretty friendly, don't mind giving me posters or knick nacks.
>MGSV starts to break street date. I check every place I can think of other than corporate ass GS. No luck yet.
>Go into GS. Try to casually offer anyone there an extra 100$ if they give it to me early, half joking, but it's muh furvrit series. The Ass Man is there- tries to act hard in front of his employees:
>"Man hell no, fool! I'm excited too but I can't have you spoiling it for everyone!"
>I shrug off the aggro tone and ask "well can you at least tell if you guys receive the shipment yet?"
>Faggot continues acting tough.
>"man I won't tell you even if you offer me 1000$ hell 10,000$! You don't get it before us, we all gotta wait"
>I roll my eyes and scoff out.
>Next damn day my friend finds a store that leaks. Get it almost a week early.
>play the ever living fuck out of it because my boss knows I was waiting for it. Let's me take days off work.
>day before release. I stroll up to the GS. See the manager. Pull out my copy. Slam it against the window.
>open the front door once I got his attention:
>"Ismael is BIG BOSS. FINAL PLOT TWIST IS THAT YOU PLAY AS THE MEDIC FROM GROUND ZEROES. SKULLFACE DIES HALFWAY THROUGH."
>look on his face was priceless. I now understand BB's descent into evil.
>mfw
>>315297705
I think you're manager knew what was coming and stopped you from almost praising a shit game anon.
baka desu senpai
>move to a new town and decide to relax and get a new game
>go into local gamestop and ask if Bravely Default is worth getting
>says yes, proceeds to tell me the entire story, including the ending, etc
>oh
>left without buying anything
>>315300730
>>315300949
Me too desu.
>walk in with intention of buying something the other day
>fat sjw looking clerk talking with a customer that hasn't bought anything and doesn't intend to
>stand patiently and she's still going on with her conversation
>look to the left and there is another clerk just doing nothing
>move in his direction and he finds a reason to be in the back room
Fucking hate this store.
>>315301080
interesting
not really
>>315301159
this desu senpai
>>315301080
You sound like a huge faggot. Who the hell goes to gamestop just to hangout anyways, jesus christ.
>>315298205
Don't forget parents dropping off their kids like it's some sort of fucking daycare.
>>315301080
>be manager
>have to follow rules given by higher up or get fired
>some sperg comes up to me and offers me awkwardly $100 so i give him MGS early
>tell him to fuck off
>week later, game launches
>pretty excited to play game
>same fucking spergs slams his copy of the game on my window
>spoils the entire game
>read his retelling of the story as if I'm the bad guy
Fuck you man.
>>315301462
You do make a good point.
>be me
>19
>male
>homosexual
>go in gamestop
>buy game
>manager asks me to buy the reward card
>actually buy
>ebin greentext may may face.gif xpppp
>>315301848
So, are you cute?
>>315300136
Then again you would have got a refund months later because they straight out canceled the PS3 and 360 version.
If not he would have probably swindled you into pre ordering a different game.
>>315296425
>oh my fukin god somebody have single job for 10 years
>O: !!!
>i will post it on /v/ immediately cuz WTF rly!!!
How fucked up economic/work system you have in America? Geez...
>walk into gamestop
>want to buy a fighting game
>ask whats a good fighting game for the ps3
>they tell tekken tag tournament 2
>go home and play the game.
>its actually really good
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>315300178
>highschool
>borderlands 1 just came out
>me and two other friends have it
>3rd friend wants it but too poor
>takes one of our game cases and receipts
>goes to walmart
>just straight up tells them he bought the game and there was no disc inside
>they give him a new one
so did you fucked your sisters?
>>315300334
Depends on the store. I do deel bafmd for EU game stores because they get nothibg but a shitload of used sports games more than any other regions.
>Be a teenager celebrating my birthday
>Decide that I'd like to have a copy of Radiant Historia.
>Learn that it had to get a reorder for more units
>Decide to order an used copy and ask to pick it up at my local chain.
>"We don't have it, but we can let you know where we can order it."
>kay. Thanks.
>Had decided to pop in a few days later while mom tries on shoes.
>Ask employee about my situation, and ask if he can help
>Employee looks confused, and he decided to do on the spot cleaning of the drawers for holding the games.
>Finds a copy of the game in an black, unmarked DS game container
>He's shocked. And he apologizes for the mix up. He rings me out and wishes me a happy birthday
>Mfw a gamestop employee tried to hide away a copy of a game for himself.
>go to gamestop to trade in some games
>5 games
>they offer me $6
>what the fuck no
>drive around finding a local store that buys games
>get $47 for my games
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>be me
>have gamestop
>fuck that place
>go to microplay instead
and it was great until kbtoys left. Then a closer gamestop opened up. Then best buy. Then microplay died. Then compusa died too.
>>315301108
what the fuck man
>Go to gamestop to pick up PS4 on launch night
>West Los Angeles, mostly uppity white people and cholos so it's a pretty good mix of people
>One guy standing outside line with small projector around his neck, backpack with speakers, and shirt like pic related.
>Weird guy turns up the volume a little bit every 10 minutes or so
>Projecting "let's play" comps, old game trailers, and other General vidya related cringe as loud as possible at this point.
>doesn't talk to anyone, still not in line.
>9pm comes by and doors open.
>Still not in line, someone asks him to get in line.
>he laughs and says "I play my games on the PC"
>Kid walks away. He didn't buy a ps4, he didn't talk to anyone, he was there for about 2 hours.
>>315302476
hahaha what
>>315302476
I really want to say that's fake, but that sounds so spergy I believe it
>>315298205
Every gamestop has that one or two creepy sperg kid that goes in everyday just to talk and or play the demos. Or an autistic kid that stares at the racks. Every fucking gamestop
>>315302476
Holy crap that is pretty sad. It's like that one guy that put up a projector outside a bar hooked to an NES playing Punch Out by himself. Maybe the bar guy is way sadder.
>>315302476
thats bullshit but its so bullshit I believe it
>>315302885
>tfw I'm the autistic kid that stares at the racks
I only go in every couple weeks to see if they have anything good but it's all so fucking expensive compared to just buying shit from Steam
>>315302823
I wish it was fake. To be honest he kinda bummed out some of the people in line since it was a relatively dudebro crowd (nearest mall to UCLA)
>>315296425
>See game on Amazon
>Order it
>Comes to my house in good time still factory sealed
>Play game without any shenanigans
>>315303019
I honestly wish it was. Shit bummed me out more than the PS4 launch library.
>>315298205
>(without shopping online)
What's wrong with shopping online? It's not even the future at this point. It's the present which makes game stores like Gamestop almost irrelevant to someone who's heard of AMAZON (eg anyone).
The only time I usually go into a game store is if I'm at a place for an unrelated reason, in which case if I pass by one I may take a look inside.
>>315302476
>with a small projector around his neck
>>315296425
That was a bad story. I wonder if that was bad enough to kill gamestop threads permanently.
>>315296425
>2009
>go to gamestop to preorder muh calladoody
>spend 20 minutes browsing to hide my power level
>girl working at counter
>leave in panic
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>be oreo cookie black guy, 19
>2.5 weeks ago
>Walk into gamestop
>blonde qt employee ask if she can help
>see her already reach to grab 2k16 off the shelf
>ask her if they have gamecube controller adapters for wii u
>you play smashbros?
>Wanna say *Of course bitch, what do you think!* "Yeah, do you?
>Make light convo, find out she plays at local tourneys
>Invites me to come with her on saturday
>buy an adapter
>get her number
>She chills at my house every few days and we play smashbros and smoke a little bud, no sex yet, have gotten a handjob
>tfw qt gamestop employee wants the D
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>315299894
I actually had this happen to me
Sometimes gamestop is alright
>>315301029
>Shipping and tax
Uh no, faggot. Use amazon.
>>315299719
or just called him out as the fucking liar he is
>>315303687
They do tax in some states.
>tfw Cali
least I get same day delivery.
>>315302037
If you like 3D fightan, check out Soul Calibur V while you're at it. It has a bit of a different flow than TTT2, but it's still really fun. Also try Street Fighter IV (any version but the original), Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, and maybe one of the ArcSys fightan games (Blazblue: CP, Xrd, P4AU) if you feel comfortable with games of that speed.
>>315298861
I heard he posted on /v/ about an hour ago.
>>315296425
>Walk into Gameslop
>Look around
>"where are the ps2 games?"
>Sorry sir, we don't have any.
>Look at my phone
>Its the year 20 fucking 15
>Leave in disappointment
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>Go to gamestop
>Wanna preorder Juggernog Edition same day it was announced
>Get in line
>See a bunch of fat neckbeards and dudebros in line
>Every single one of them got the Xbone version
>Guy in front of me gets the last Xbone preorder
>Wanted Xbone version
>Don't have PS4 yet
>Decide fuck it and Preorder PS4 Juggernog
>Next day trade Xbone for PS4
>Employee asks why I traded
>"Not that many good games on the thing"
>Tells me of Halo 5
>Not interested
>"Want some games for the PS4 while you're here?"
>"What games?"
>"Like..."
>He can't think of any
>Looks at the PS4 rack
>There's no games on the PS4 rack
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>go to GameStop to pre-order Fallout 4
>end up getting a Cheeseburger WITH tomatoes
FUCKING GAMESTOP
I've never really had any problems with Gamestop. Only twice have I ever even been asked about pre-orders and even then, they didn't really hassle me about it.
The first time, the guy just casually asked if there was anything I wanted to pre-order and didn't push the issue when I told him no. The second time was with a female employee. She snuck a look over her shoulder at another employee who I presume to be her boss, let out a sigh, and then proceeded to ask in a robotic tone like she had a gun to her head if I'd like to pre-order x and then y. After refusing both, she gave me my total and rung me up without further issue.
>>315296425
>Be 16, 2006
>Be such a fucking social recluse that I can perfectly recall the voice of everyone I speak to
>2015 Still dealing with few enough people that I can remember every voice and where I met them
>Some loser is still working at Gamestop nearly 10 years later, lol.
>>315297607
Dolphin mall miami florida has two gamestops, one used to be eb games the other one was Planet X or some stupid shit, both become gamestop, and from what I was told they fucking hate each other for obvious reasons
>>315304451
Please tell me this is real.
>Go to midnight SFIV launch in downtown LA
>Black guys bring like 50 forties of King Cobra and Mickey's for everyone waiting in line
>They roll up blunts and pass them around
>Have friendly conversations with everyone in line about Street Fighter and EVO
>Around 11, the employees open up the doors and let people in to play the game on the demo stations with fightsticks
>Black guys provide hilarious running commentary on the matches; one of the wins the mini tournament and gives the prize of a fightstick to some kid since he already had one
Surreal but really fun.
>>315304504
Ha, really? I always wondered why there were two. I've never heard that part about them hating each other, though
>nearest GS is 400 miles away
Im sorry but as a britfag this is unfathomable, how the fuck can anyone be 400 miles from anything
>>315304502
>having non-goldfish memory
I don't see what the problem is here, anon.
OP emphasized he had an unforgettable voice anyway.
Unless some bullshit happens the clerks there honestly don't give a shit about you.
I walked in, bought $30 of Runescape cards, and left with literally no problems. The guy at the counter probably doesn't even remember me.
>>315296425
I was just at gamestop and saw an overweight man wearing red with a tall skinny guy wearing a dark green or grey. Wasn't sure if they were cosplaying mario and luigi.
>>315304916
The US is a bigger country?
>>315297797
Whoa, mine too, though this is probably a pretty common occurrence. East coast?
>>315304451
Their fries are pretty good.
>>315298225
>walk into gamestop
>can't find game
>ask employee if they carry it
>employee apologizes and says they do not currently have it
>calls nearby Gamestop to see if they do
>they do, tells them to hold it for me
>thank him and leave
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>315305194
yeah but I thought it would be pretty packed with towns and people, I doubt anon lives literally in the middle of the desert
>Go to fucking gamestop forever ago, can't remember what I was buying
>Cute girl working the register
>As she's ringing me up she's going through the usual shit, would you like to preorder x or y, ect
>We actually have a program going on right now, would you like to sign up for a gamestop credit card?
>What?
>It's a credit card that earns you points at gamestop and-
>Just interrupt her while half laughing, tell her I don't want a video game based credit card
>Gives me the dirtiest look
I'm guessing she's just used to betas signing up as soon as she recommends it, I'm sure she gets a commission for it too.
>>315305495
It's called the midwest.
>>315305630
Just got some pokemon slippers thanks to that card senpai
>>315305630
>girl doing here job, not even being obnoxious or rude
>act like an ass
This is why everyone hates you.
>>315304916
Eggman needs to go get plastic surgery and make this happen
>>315305630
GameStop employee here, we don't get commission for anything. Most we get is numbers and even then they don't mean shit unless our manager cares about them.
>>315298775
As in his manager of his local store.
Maybe you need better reading comprehension Anon.
>>315304425
>not preordering the Juggernog edition on amazon
Got that shit the minute I heard about it
>>315305630
No, she gave you a dirty look because she's fucking required to ask you about the card, and you were an ass about something she's required to do, faggot.
I work retail part time. Part of our job is to open credit cards. 99% of people (aka the non autists) just say no or no thanks.
>>315306023
so i'm not the only one who saw eggman
>>315301979
Usually after 10 years the expectation is that you would have evolved from retail, unless you're a manager or something. If after 10+ years you're still a cashier or stockboy or something that means you've hit a dead end. Still better than being flat out unemployed though.
>>315306258
Because it's a photoshopped picture of him. Same bathroom and everything from his most posted picture
>>315305881
Hey whatever works for you man
>>315305908
I'm sorry I thought it was funny that a credit card exists solely for the purpose of getting you points to spend at gamestop. I wasn't laughing at her, I was laughing at the idea of pulling out a gamestop credit card whenever I make a purchase somewhere
>>315306097
I worked a shitty grocery store job a few years back, we got like $8 a pop for signing people up for a store credit card, I just assumed it worked the same way.
>>315299894
>Order game off of amazon
>Doesn't arrive the time they estimated it to
>Go on customer service to get a refund
>"Alright, no problem. Sorry it's taking so long, we'll try better next time."
>"Thanks, what do I do if it eventually arrives?"
>"enjoy your free game :)"
f-fucking amazon
>>315303474
They have small ones that attach to cellphones now.
>>315304381
You should hit walmart, when I left a few weeks ago, we were still receiving some GTA bundle for the PS2
>>315298465
holy shit you sound retarded good luck on your SATs
>>315297705
He probably though you were going to spoil it you fucking autist.
>Go to gamestop in Japanese part of Los Angeles hoping to find some imports.
>Leave with 911 roll and some sticky rice.
>No PS4 games LOL!
>FUCK GAMESTOP
>>315306207
>making excuses for some girl you don't know
Sure thing white knight.
>go to local gamestop with my brother
>I'm looking around and my brother comes up to me
>one of the employees comes up to us and hands a game to my brother
>its bioshock infinite
>I say "oh I wouldn't waste your money on that it wasn't very good, also I think its free on ps+ right now"
>The employee over hears and says "WAIT, you didn't like Bioshock Infinite? Why not?"
>The guy is a total scrub, 25, spiked hair and a manlet
>I say "Not really, the combat was really bland"
>"Ok the gameplay wasn't very good but the STORY was so epic"
>"I didn't really care for the story"
>"OH... I GET IT YEAH... AHA YOU JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, YEAH I DIDN'T GET AT FIRST EITHER"
>"oh yeah maybe..."
>>315307838
How could you not like it? The puzzles were so fucking intense man.
>wait a minute, that card
>>315303302
Sometimes I just want to use physical cash or I have promotional shit.
>>315296425
>circa 2009
>was playing wow, wanted to try new mmo
>aion loooks fun lol.jpg
>go to gamestop to place $5 down and get beta code
>first time pre ordering an mmo
>ask cashier if im able to cancel my pre order if i have already used the beta code
>sperg employee gets visibly upset, states that I could do that, but if I did, I would be a "douche" and he would not sell the game to me
>pay my $5, get my beta code and leave
>call his general manager the next day
>general manager apologizes profusely and mails me a $25 gift card
>sign up for beta and cancel my pre order
>mfw I never saw that employee at that gamestop again
>Asked how much I would get for a game
>Guy gives shitty price
>Tell them I don't wanna dell it then
>Guy says its in his system already and I can't take it back
>Lost a good game
>>315300134
>>315306631
Had a similar experience with Amazon. Only in my case, UPS had it listed as delivered. Called Amazon, and they sent me another free of charge. The original mysteriously showed up on my doorstep a week later.
>>315308002
That was way to cryptic, I still haven't got passed that part, does the answer have something to do with the card?
>>315303551
Fucking go to town on her already!
>>315307838
Ha I had a 12 year old girl say this to me about Last of Us
>>315308383
It must, but I have no fucking clue how to decipher it. I'm close to just watching a walkthrough to get past it
>>315308184
That's your fault for letting him fuck you in the ass. Just take your game and walk away, no transaction was made yet.
>>315305630
Did no one teach you interupting someone is rude.
>>315308103
The employees really do get fucking flustered when you cancel preorders. I had an xbone preordered, and I canceled it when I saw all the bullshit they were wanting to launch it with. Dude was visibly upset and tried convincing me to keep the order. I think they get blamed or some shit for it
>be /toy/fag
>walk into GameStop to check out the stands for the next gen consoles and feel the controllers
>overhear the employees talking about Star Wars Black Series
>kind of want to jump in but don't want to look like a manchild weirdo more than I already do
>remember I'm a sperg with poor conversational skills anyway
>go home
fucking gamestop
>>315301080
>hanging out in gamestops
>thinking you should simply get free stuff
>trying to bribe people into illegal
>taking days off to play vidya
>just returning to be a giant asshole like you're proving how superior you are
Of all of /v/ you are probably the saddest autist.
>>315309014
The system at gamestop is, from what I can tell, quite similar to Best Buy (which I actually worked for) and even worse. There are zero incentives for the employees to make sales or sell pre-orders, but if they don't, then they are considered to not be doing their job. Even returning something to them can hurt them in the long run.
I had another Gamestop experience the other day. My Xbone took a shit on me and I traded it in to buy a new one. I ended up grabbing the Halo 5 edition since it was the only good one out, but the holiday bundle came out two days later. I didn't open it and returned it to a different gamestop to get the $100 cheaper version with 32 games. The guy was all flustered and kept telling me how cool he thought the Halo Xbone was. I explained to him that I'd rather have games, save money and could give a fuck less how the aesthetics are. He felt the need to tell me how big of a Halo fan he is and how cool the Xbox really was.
Gamestop used to be neckbearded, elite faggots who think they know everything about video games and felt the need to give you their opinion on everything. Now their employees are all 6/10 chicks and hipster faggot skinny emo boys with Assassin's Creed and Zelda tattoos who feel the need to meme you and tell you about how great every AAA platform is.
>>315309460
This. $100 really isn't worth them losing their job when they get caught.
>>315308383
>>315308002
>>315307838
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_u18_BKczg
>>315296425
>go to gamestop
>looking for cheap DS games
>get Hotel Dusk and Trauma Center for $2 total
Things went better than expected
>head to gamestop for WiiU release
>drank a ton of red bulls to stay up this late
>have to pee really bad
>raise my hand to get the GS employees attention
>"can I help you?"
>tell her I need to pee really bad
>"um there are no bathrooms here open tonight"
>squeeze my legs together and try to hold it as best I can
>30 minutes later slowly begin to piss myself
>black guy behind me yells out "OH SHIT NIGGA"
>everyone stares at me while im pissing myself
>gamestop employee comes and pulls me out of line
>gives me a used diaper to wear while my cargo shorts dry out
>get my wiiu and have to bike home in a used diaper
>realize I forgot to buy any games for it
>fall asleep crying
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>315297607
My area actually had 2 Gamestop's in the mall until 2 years ago, and there's still what was the third one not even a quarter mile away.
I lived across my state for a while 5 years back and the situation was the same, 3 fucking Gamestops. When they're that close, they usually all treat the other two as backup warehouses. They'll never have what you want, but the other two stores will each have 5+ copies, it's bullshit.
>>315308184
You should've just taken the game and walked out. He didn't give you money.
>>315296981
retail manager isn't a career for a man
>>315308184
wow, i didn't know gamestop carried betas
>>315296580
>what is reading?
>>315309014
>>315309612
GS employee here. Basically, we have percentages for how we do on everything, both daily and weekly. These percentages can go into the negatives. If we haven't gotten any pre-orders in a day, and someone comes in and cancels one, we now have a negative pre-order percent for the day. Same goes for sales. Returns can put us in the negative. Trade is different. Most of the time, if you cancel/return shit at the end of the day, nobody will care because they already hit their goals. But if you do that in the morning, it can potentially fuck us up for the rest of the day. Some employees, like myself, really don't give a shit. Hell, i don't even ask that shit, I just ring people out and give them my opinion if they ask. But some people are super try-hard about it and want to kiss managerial ass. It also depends on how much the manager cares. Mine doesn't. As long as the story itself isn't in the red for the day, he doesn't care how we do individually, or how I deal with customers.
>>315298835
>>315298872
>>315307021
>Let me tell you what happened today. So to fully understand let me first take you back to the city of Uruk...
yeah fuck you
>>315298376
>I think game sucks
>HAHA UR A VIRGIN
Ebin fallacy. Try again.
>>315310835
store itself*
>>315302885
>staring at the racks
It's called browsing you fucking retard. Ever thought maybe it's someone actually looking at the games to see what options you have, but deciding none of them are worth buying?
>>315296425
Yeah, life has been hard for razorfist.
>>315300525
You can do this at a lot of stores, anon. If you ever have a broken controller, it works flawlessly so long as it's still a thing that's made. Always know the return policy to places you frequent.
>>315311170
Not him, but I'm an employee, and people who do this shit are fucking obnoxious. It's not a fuckin' library. Half the time, they don't even acknowledge that someone is behind the counter. They just bee-line to console they have, look for 10 minutes, and leave. If someone says "Hi," you should probably at least fucking look at them.
>>315298225
This is bullshit, employees are bound by law to commit seppuku on site if they don't have the game you want.
>>315302476
>west LA
>anything but filthy spics
you blew it
>>315310031
Aussie detected
Actual true story here:
>at game stop for Halo 5 midnight release
>Not too many people in the store, as opposed to back in the Fay when Halo 2/3 launched
>go to counter to get my group number for the release
>get asked about is I want the Req bundle with my order
>I say I'm fine
>get asked if I'm sure, told it will give me an edge in multiplayer
>explain that that's not even true and that all items used from req packs are for war zone only and even then have to be earned. Also, I can always get them in game
>Pic related comes in with his Dad
>goes to get their group number
>get asked same thing
>manager looks right at the kid and says "yeah, if you're a fan, you'll want this"
>want to intervene but I realize the Dad would probably still get it because he let his kid come here dressed like that after all
>Another kid, older this time, probably 15 comes in
>gets asked the same thing
>I bite my tounge
>kid seems really shy, says "nah... I don't think I need it..."
>manager: "Are you sure? Don't you want the advantage going into multiplayer?"
>"well, it's not like I need it now right?"
>manager: "well, technically no but you'll be at a big disadvantage to all the people that have it"
>"..........well, I guess..."
>This kid's Dad has no idea that the Req's can be earned in game and that they don't actually give you a leg up on other people, starts to pull out his wallet
>finally I chime in
>me: "You really don't need it if you don't want it. You can earn all that stuff in game, without paying real money."
>The Dad looks at me then the manager. "Really?"
>Me: "Yeah, I'm a long time fan of the series and I can 100% guarantee you, you can eatn it all in-game, and it doesn't give you an advantage"
>The Dad says thank you
>afterward, I'm approached and told to leave
>say I'm just here to get my game I played for, then I don't plan on ever coming back
>asked to leave again, but at that point it's midnight and I'm first in line. Take my game and walk out
Never going back. Ever
>>315298225
>walk into gamestop
>can't find game
>ask employee if they carry it
>employee says "Sir, this is a Lady's Footlocker, we do not carry videogames."
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>315297607
More often than you think.
Even here in the UK. My local shopping centre used to have both a GAME and a GameStation (owned by the same people) basically right next to each other.
>>315311430
>tfw ive done this once or twice
I was just looking for something interesting and cheap, anon.
>it isnt a library
No, it's a fucking store you mong and I was browsing the merchandise.
>>315312148
Employees exist for a reason. If you want something and don't see it, you can ask them. If you're going to be anti-social, you should just buy shit online.
>>315312306
That's not the point of browsing you retard. They aren't looking for a specific thing, they're looking at what's there to see if there's anything they like. As long as they say "Just browsing, thanks" when an employee asks if they can help you, then that should be it. Let people take the fucking time to decide on whether they want to make a purchase.
I start working there tonight. Wish me luck, anons.
>>315312531
Nope
>>315312516
>As long as they say "Just browsing, thanks" when an employee asks if they can help you, then that should be it.
see;
>Half the time, they don't even acknowledge that someone is behind the counter. They just bee-line to console they have, look for 10 minutes, and leave. If someone says "Hi," you should probably at least fucking look at them.
>>315302102
But there's...plastic wrap, on the case...
what the, how do you fuck up that badly?
>>315297607
Mine had two, one on the first floor and the other on the second floor.
>>315297797
>>315305209
...Burlington mall?
>>315312683
Yes, but the original statement was just about people who take time to look at the racks at all. The people who don't acknowledge you, yes, they should be executed. But if you're going to be an ass to someone who's just browsing and try to force them to make a decision early , you should be executed as well.
>>315312779
Why would there be plastic wrap on an open game, anon? He just took an empty case and said he got it that way.
>>315312898
I'm only talking about the autistic ones that act like there isn't anyone in the store but them, not the ones who say they're just browsing.
>>315312779
This actually happened to us once by accident:
>with little brother years ago
>he buys Elite Beat Agents
>Upon leaving, we take copy out and open it, see no disc
>I go in and get the right one
>in car, open bag of our loot, see two copies of the game
>confused, realised one was the display case for the game which had fallen into the bag before, which we thought was the empty one
>We now have two copies of the game while only paying for one
>Go back to GameStop, explain the mistake, and give them the game back
>little brother whines that this is stupid, but I explain that we are not criminal scum
>feel good doing the right thing
>>315313215
>EBA
>disc
Anon...
>>315303551
GO FOR IT JOSIP, YOU OUR BOY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bokl_13EmeQ
>>315313215
He probably wanted to give one to his friend.
>>315297504
Worst part is that they just outright destroy old stock for tax breaks, which drives up used prices for rare games as there are now even less in circulation.
>>315313317
My mistake, I meant cartridge. Sorry about that.
>>315313521
That's not true. They sell old games over the register and they get shipped to your house. Source; I work at GS. We only destroy games with cracks in the disc or games that are scratched beyond repair.
>>315311902
glad you got the game. good on you for not letting another customer get fucked in the ass.
>>315311902
a true /v/ hero
>>315313464
Actually he wanted me to keep the other copy so I could play it, rather than borrow from him or buy my own copy later. So it was a "Why would you say no to something free" moment for him, because he couldn't comprehend that I can't stand filthy thieves.
>work for GameStop last summer
>some teen goes in, grabs a couple of PS3 games.
>he pays for it and leaves.
>comes back and buys another couple games
>repeat untill end of summer.
I wonder if he ever completed those games.
The GS in the mall in my town is right down the street from another one...
>Atelier Rorona Plus $9.99 used
>12.50 after shipping and coupon code
>Get regular Atelier Rorona with a Rorona Plus sticker
>Gamestop support will mail out the correct one and I can keep regular Rorona.
>>315297607
There used to be two across from each other around here, one being a former EB Games I believe. But that one closed down years ago.
>>315300136
>Worried about spoilers
>Mortal Kombat game
>>315313748
>They sell old games over the register
What? How does this work
Here's my experiences working for Gamestop.
It should be ad free. If not, let me know.
There's a part 2, but fuck that noise.
https://youtu.be/AFcXNOzjXgQ
>Be me
>Be Mexican
>Mortal Kombat X producer or director whatever comes to Mexico to show MKX
>Cutie grill cosplaying as Jason
>She ask me if i wanna play MKX with her
>Tacos fell out of my pocket
>I just wanted to buy Omega Quintet
CHINGADO GAMEPLANET
This was the event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brush_jpEMI
>>315297441
Some gamestop or similar stores have used sections where you can strike gold. Still cheaper to buy online but in a physical store you can browse, pick up a game you hadnt even thought of getting and play it the same evening. Then again I'm a sucker for browsing second hand books and movies as well.
>>315314473
>be me
Who else would you be faggot
>2011
>looking for a new GameCube since my old one broke
>go to 5 different gamestops
>each time it went the same way
>"excuse me, do you guys carry game cubes here?"
>"no" employee then walks away like they're so busy
I swear to god each of the gamestops i went to it went down just like that
>finally get to one where the guy says he can order one online and just have it shipped to my house
>"Thanks"
>"np man, enjoy your day"
I fucking hate GameStop with my heart everyone always acts like a fucking dick, it's so hard to find one nice cashier m
>>315314360
We have this thing called Web-In-Store. It's basically ordering from the warehouse. You have to come in to a store do it, but you can have stuff shipped straight to your house or to a store for pick-up if that's easier. We added retro games a few months ago. There's also merchandise like statues and shit, too. It's worth looking into if you ever find yourself in a GS and nobody else is there. Provided the employees are willing to let you ask a thousand questions.
>>315314387
looking forward to listening to this
i feel bad for all the teenagers who aspire to work at GameStop for a part-time job or something, thinking that it actually involves video games and it's not just a shitty retail job
>walk into gamestop with an xbox 360 + kinect I got in a craigslist trade for my shitty second-hand graphics card worth maybe 40 bucks
>some nervous rail-thin guy is working there
>he starts talking to me, feel like the guy could use a friend
>hang around a little after getting my store credit, pick up Demon's Souls for PS3 for like 15 bucks, just talking about souls games with him and shit
>come back the next day 'cause the disc was fucked up
>pretty cool guy, gives me a 5 dollar coupon code for the trouble
>watching news next week in boxers while cooking breakfast
>local 20something was found dead inside his home
>appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound
>find out it's gamestop bro
>feel really sad
I wish I'd asked if he wanted to swap PSNs or something.
F-fucking gamestop...
>>315303687
>tax
>on orders over the internet
What's it like living in commie states?
>>315301080
>be manager at gamestop
>relatively nice area with some pretty cool customers
>one guy is trying to haggle his way to getting MGSV a week early
>play tough in front of my employees to show that they can't allow this to happen
>also because its fucking illegal
>tell him he has to wait like everyone else because hes not special
>see him outside again a week later
>smashes MGSV against the glass window with a retarded as look on his face
>open the glass door and ask him hows the game
>screams the ending right in my face
>other customers hear it too
>have to cancel a bunch of pre-orders that day
>supervisor asks me what happened with all the pre-orders
>tell him and I get fired
>>315314698
So it's basically ebay, but a massive fucking hassle?
>>315314698
So instead of making it a self-service interface for online use, they make customers walk into a GameStop location and have an employee stop literally everything to see if their warehouses have any copies of BattleToads?
Classic GameStop.
>>315303858
>>315314817
There's only tax on online services in states that have a physical storefront as well.
>>315314732
Skip to like 7 minutes. The first few minutes is me talking about the work environment and my personal policies in general.
Part 2 cuts away all the fat and I even answer questions from people.
>>315314973
Wait I've just found the point of this service.
this thread is baka desu, senpai
>walk into Gamestop
>see they have Persona Q, ask if they have any special editions left over because muh tarot cards
>Cashier checks the system and says no, I'm surprised because weebshit doesn't usually sell out around here and they're bound to have some extra preorders
>Grab a copy of EOU2 instead
>It's bretty gud
>>315314898
But cheaper prices, yes.
>>315314973
I think you might be able to do it from GS.com, too. Eventually, anyway.
The only thing I hate is how they persist so hard for the stupid "points card" or a "membership card" or some other fucking dumb shit I don't want
>>315315153
Depending on the managers, we get fired if we don't get high enough percentages. We don't like it any more than you do.
>>315315153
There's no reason not to have it, it's just a rewards card for buying shit if you don't get the paid version.
Free coupons when you cash in points and shit.
> Be britfag.
> Go to America on holiday.
> Find gamestop.
> "how bad could it possibly be?"
> Some faggy little hipster at the desk.
> qt15 patrolling the store.
> Disregard old psp games, aquire dat ass.
> Fifteen minutes later, i'm helping her 'find a game' in the back.
> Came inside, no fucks given.
> Leave back with game, lock eyes with the fag who was working the counter.
> "You can't be here"
> "I was just giving your friend a hand."
> She emerges, buckling up her belt, looking a bit like her jimmies had been rustled.
> He becomes very silent, forcing a nervous smile.
> "I see you've met my boyfriend, Anon."
> Mfw.
>>315315283
You can actually use the points to get the paid one for free now. It's pretty much the only time I tell people to get the PRO card, because it literally costs them nothing. My numbers are shit.
>>315310835
Can confirm, worked for GS back in 2007 to 2009ish. If you don't personally sell enough pre-orders or GameInformer subscriptions, your hours will begin to be cut back until you're only coming in one or two days a week.
>>315299198
>Preordering games
>Ever
I seriously hope you guys don't do this.
>>315313748
damage control lol
>>315315283
Data tracking for better advertisement as well. If someone wanted to, they could fuck with GameStop's servers to get some pretty serious info on you.
But that's the same for literally everything so meh
>>315315567
Yes, we control damaged stock. That's what I said.
>>315303551
>see her already reach to grab 2k16 off the shelf
and... i'm dead
>>315296425
Anybody have the pasta of that guy who basically robbed Gamestop with nothing but a pigeon he found outside the store?
>>315301001
Charlottesville?
>>315315745
I do it too. Niggers almost only come in for that game. Same with huehues and Fifa. The only issue is now that WWE 2k16 came out. They say "2k16," I'll start reaching for NBA, and they'll say they mean WWE, and then give me a look like I just told them to pick cotton. Sorry, maybe you should fucking specify.
>>315315401
Britfags are way more keky then americans tho desu
>>315314473
>thats qt
Well compared to all the other brown things there that look like men, I guess so.
>>315296425
>be me
>looking for job for holidays
>get job at FUCKING GAMESTOP
>spend an hour and a half to get my information registered because the systems are crap
>work for 6 hours, make about 50 bucks
>manager says he'll call me back when he has a schedule for me
>2 weeks later
>no call back
>now i gotta find another holiday job when all the places have already hired their holiday staff
>thanks gamestop
>get a call at like 7am
>"hey you think you can come in the day before and after thanksgiving to work from open to close?"
>"possibly, will i be 'needing me' anytime before the week before and after christmas?."
>"im not sure, but i'll be sure to call you if i do"
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>315315640
My facebook that I post on maybe six times a year also has a lot of info. The same info on my stupid card, minus 'this nigga buys almost every type of game except racing and fighting'.
I always pay cash, so.
>>315316094
what brown things?
>>315303551
At first I thought you were making a stupid kek post and then I realized what the 2k16 part meant and nearly died laughing.
>>315316228
Literally every other creature in the room that mexicans would refer to as female.
>>315316560
edgy
>Want game
>go to gamestop to buy game
>3 employees try to get me to buy all this stuff I don't want
>Just say "no, thank you"
>keep trying
>trying so hard it is almost funny
>after what seems like 20 mins I am free
>realize I was practically gang raped by gamestop employees
>no means no
>get PTSD
FUCKING GAMESTOP
the game was meh
>tfw you were raped by gamestop and the game wasn't even that good
>>315296425
I worked at the same place for 5 years. I was working through school though and left after graduation. Don't know what this guys deal is
