HUELEN10
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I warned you!
But seriously, you can see now why you shouldn't just say something like this to someone buying the game, right?
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Craziest thing a GameStop employee has said to you.
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I warned you!
But seriously, you can see now why you shouldn't just say something like this to someone buying the game, right?
In GAME rather than Gamestop, but one time I went back because there wasn't a game inside the box I'd just bought and they tried to tell me that because I'd left the store there was no proof I hadn't just taken it out myself. I tried to get the manager to look it up on the cctv (which I assume they have) to prove they never put it in there, but in the end he just swapped it for another one and sent me on my way to get rid of me. Which was good, I guess, but it stuck with me.
Now if I ever buy something in a store that does that I tear the sticker off before I leave the counter to check.
I once had one of them ask me what I was doing and try to tell me rather urgently that if I took the sticker off I wouldn't be able to return it. I told them if I opened it and there was a problem it would be perfectly obvious to everyone there that the problem was theirs, not mine.
They'd put the wrong game in there. They looked rather sheepish when I told them that it wasn't the game I paid for and they had to go searching for the right one, but they never actually apologised for it which pissed me off.
I still do it every time but most of them don't bother querying it, they just look vaguely annoyed that I'm taking up their counter space.
My dad, on the other hand, has met some super helpful Gamestop folks in Maine. He was over there visting friends and I sent him with a load of pictures of Vita and 3DS games and asked him if he could try and get hold of some of them for me because they're so much cheaper there, or have actually come out there, or have been released physically there. They really went out of their way helping him, finding out which nearby stores had them and directing him to them, and ordering some of them in for him in one case. It was super surprising after all the bad stuff I normally hear about them online.
neogaffer1
Banned
In summer 2007/8 when I got my 360 a GameCrazy employee tried to get me to buy a PS3 instead because "it has better exclusives"
When I tried to buy a Nintendo 3DS on launch and picked up Super Street Fighter 4 for it I was told that I needed to buy it on the 360 because that's where the real gamers play. When I replied that I was buying it for future nintendo games he told me that the 3DS would not be getting any of those since no one wanted it....Just a real jerk
Spladam
Member
Didn't mean to upset you, I apologize. There is no shame in working at Gamestop, a job is a job.
Trigonometrize.
Member
Well, he's half right 8 years later.
Red Mage
Member
Trying to convince someone to pre-order Lightning Returns because it was going to be bigger than Skyrim.
You walked up to a stack of money?
You walked up to a stack of money?
OldGangWarily
Member
Gorilla warfare huh?
djplaeskool
Member
There was another game that released that night.
Was outnumbered like 50 to 2 by NBA pickups.
An employee who likely isn't a gamer likely isn't going to be paying attention to what games are exclusive to what systems, especially when they're likely selling a lot of games during the day that are multiplatform. Asking you "what system" is probably just an automatic response they have queued up any time someone asks them for any game, that and it probably helps them go to the right shelf to grab the game.
Them asking you a quick question does no harm to you and probably saves you a little of time overall. Jeez.
Zippedpinhead
Member
While picking up my copy of ultra despair girls on vita:
Employee:" I can't believe they are making a game spin off on the vita, the anime was so good. I can't wait for the second season to come out"
Me: " why not get the a vita and play all three games now?"
Employee:" the games are just spin-offs. Why do you think they are all on the vita?"
Employee:" I can't believe they are making a game spin off on the vita, the anime was so good. I can't wait for the second season to come out"
Me: " why not get the a vita and play all three games now?"
Employee:" the games are just spin-offs. Why do you think they are all on the vita?"
TheLastCandle
Member
It depends on the person, but some of them were absolutely sitting on copies because I used to work at the store in question. My store manager said he did it to "train people to preorder". Our DM was an ultra nutcase about preorders, so I get it.
The employees at my GameStop always talk about Pokemon. Like, I'll just be browsing and they are talking about starters or whatever.
All the time.
How can you talk about Pokemon that much? I go in to preorder something and they always try to push me to preorder the new Pokemon. Suggest me something else. You know me by now.
All the time.
How can you talk about Pokemon that much? I go in to preorder something and they always try to push me to preorder the new Pokemon. Suggest me something else. You know me by now.
lyrick
Member
2 huh? were you there for RAGE?
But why do game stores hire people who don't know anything about games?
brianmcdoogle
Member
First off, I rarely if ever go to Gamestop, and if I do it is usually a last resort. I go maybe twice a year, sadly.
I was trying to track down a present for a friend, and it was just a random sports game. Nothing that exciting. But, at check out, the guy asked me if I wanted to buy a copy of Bloodborne because it was just released. I said no, and he said, and I quote: "I figured as much. You don't look like you have aspergers. Only kids who come in buying it are weird."
I just said that's interesting, paid, and left, dreading the next time I have to go to a GameStop with the unwashed customer masses and the jerk employees.
I was trying to track down a present for a friend, and it was just a random sports game. Nothing that exciting. But, at check out, the guy asked me if I wanted to buy a copy of Bloodborne because it was just released. I said no, and he said, and I quote: "I figured as much. You don't look like you have aspergers. Only kids who come in buying it are weird."
I just said that's interesting, paid, and left, dreading the next time I have to go to a GameStop with the unwashed customer masses and the jerk employees.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Probably not that simple is it.
PapaEmeritus
Member
I like the surprise me line, thats good. But yea for some it's just a job, still they should be somewhat informed. I'd rather they at least have a slight idea of what they are selling, than wear friggin mario make hard hats.
The Sarcastic Dude
Banned
Not to me, but a GS employee told a friend of mine that you need a memory card to save on Wii and that the on board flash memory was just for Virtual Console games.
Why does McDonalds hire employees who know nothing about cooking?
lyrick
Member
They're less likely to steal shit. Also it doesn't actually take any depth of knowledge to take a product off a shelf ring it up and put it into a bag.
PapaEmeritus
Member
I've had friends say that though when they tried to justify that it works and isn't a piece of shit continued from kinect one.
Spladam
Member
That was hard to watch. First comment was funny though.
Maximus.
Member
The rare chance I shop there I always end up giggling waiting in line or laughing at the cashier telling me some bull shit or trying to up sell to me. The most recent bad experience was me going in and asking if they still had preorders for the majoras mask new 3ds and the lady said no it's sold out everywhere and sold out in like 15 mins country wide. I said oh ok well thanks, but it'll go on sale on bestbuys website the next day and she argued with me that I was wrong. I said no, it will, and bye and the next day I ordered on successfully from bestbuy!
Do they tell their employees to read the worst rumors and tell customers that it's fact to feel informed and educated?
Do they tell their employees to read the worst rumors and tell customers that it's fact to feel informed and educated?
They have 1000 games there, no way should they be expected to study and memorize the exclusivity and features of each one. Working at GS is no more prestigious than working at the grocery store, and there's no reason to expect that the bag boy knows the nutrition facts of your frozen pizza. You know what you want, so just cooperate with them.
You do know that is copypasta that is as old as the internet right?
Ninja Scooter
Member
When I go to Gamestop I'd rather deal with someone who doesn' tknow shit about games. You don't have to be a fanatic or an enthusiast to know enough to be a competent sales person. Far too often at places like Gamestop I've encountered employees where it seems like the store prioritized "games knowledge" ahead of basic social and sales person skills. I once worked at a shoe store selling (predominantly) women's shoes and it's not like I was online on women's shoes forums every night.
Ah, that's context that was missing.
Still seems like a harmless question given there were people there for it, albeit small in comparison. Wait, the NBA pick ups were the overwhelming ones?
Jeez. I guess from the perspective of a salesperson, you aren't directly concerned with sales output, your preorder numbers are what you're getting pressured on. Still ridiculous. Anyway it had the opposite effect on me, I started assuming they really didn't have stock on a lot of these games and just went to other stores first to waste less time.
OldGangWarily
Member
chill? i worked for gamestop... i have every right to complain about retarded employees... its not MY job to inform them that theyre wrong about the products theyre selling.. lol are you kidding me?
and if its just a job... then do your job and know your product... just because its a low paying "dumb job" doesnt mean the employees get a pass. A job is a job... "know your product" is like business 101
Professor Beef
Banned
This was a few years ago, but a friend of mine walked into our nearby Gamestop to purchase one of those limited edition PS2 Street Fighter controllers (this one, to be precise). He grabs it, takes it to the cashier and gets his money ready.
Cashier: Can I interest you in preordering Madden today?
Friend: Nah, it's ok. I'm not really into sports games.
Cashier: What?? No way, what kinds of games do you even play then?
*Friend looks down at the controller, then down at his own shirt*
Friend: ....puzzle games.
Cashier: Can I interest you in preordering Madden today?
Friend: Nah, it's ok. I'm not really into sports games.
Cashier: What?? No way, what kinds of games do you even play then?
*Friend looks down at the controller, then down at his own shirt*
Friend: ....puzzle games.
lyrick
Member
lol, I hope you're not in retail anymore...
Because that's not their job. Their job is to not steal money, be pleasant, and restock. It's your job to know what game you want to buy.
They're not running a business, they're running a cash register at near minimum wage.
Chip N Chance
Member
A guy at GameCrazy wouldn't sell me a game unless i pre ordered something else. I think it was Street Fighter 4 i wanted to buy and he wouldn't sell it to me unless i pre ordered Resident Evil 5.
LightningXCE
Member
It did, in fact, sell out under fifteen minutes on our ordering system, however.
You got lucky with a BB preorder. Extremely so.
Pretty sure I've saved like three hundred bucks this year on mine.
Friend missed a chance to say "Good ones!"
Spladam
Member
Exactly, knowledge of games is not necessary to sell them, just knowledge of how to perform their jobs, it's almost beneficial if they are not the overly opinionated type that we gamers tend to be. Plus, people need to work.
The Last of Us gets crazy great reviews, I decide to go pick it up on day 1 at like 7:00 PM.
"I dunno man, we might be sold out. You really should have pre-ordered... oh, looks like we still have a few copies." (*holds up stack of 6-8 copies*)
"But next time you should really pre-order."
"I dunno man, we might be sold out. You really should have pre-ordered... oh, looks like we still have a few copies." (*holds up stack of 6-8 copies*)
"But next time you should really pre-order."
The funny thing is, I actually truly believe that GameStop told you "Kingdom Heats" and not "Hearts". I'm not sure if that was a typo though.
Notor!ousG
Member
Wow... Sounds like a pretty awful store 
.
Here in Belgium we sort of only have one store that is focussed to gaming only and I've never heard things I read here.
.Here in Belgium we sort of only have one store that is focussed to gaming only and I've never heard things I read here.
I do remember another time I got into an argument over Silent Hill: Downpour. The clerk insisted it was Downfall. I found the game and brought it to him and he said "Whatever" and mumbled something under his breathe as he walked off. I assume he was talking shit about me. Some people just can't handle being wrong.