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[BobFromPikeCreek]

EB hires idiots

ICE IS COLD. FIRE IS HOT. WATER IS WET.

 

[PistolGrip]

According to GAF, every person that works in any gaming store no matter what is an idiot. Actually, according to GAF, everyone is an idiot.......

Set theory:

U - GAF = IDIOTS, where U is the universe.

 

[Community Forum]

You have to understand that right now, a lot of the people working at GameStop/EB are very much part time temporary holiday help. Some managers in my area had to hire like 8 new people to meet the "guidelines."

 

[Andokuky]

There are idiots at every company. EB isn't special.

I personally would have verified with a manager first, that deal sounded way too good for a GCN to be eligible.

 

[Armitage]

I know you're in BC, but is it Vancouver area? And if so, which store? =P
If it's the pissed off looking lady at Metrotown, that would be nice.

There's an EB in Surrey where I've kind of unwillingly befriended one of the workers there. Back in October, when the PS3 preorders started in the states (but not up here. thanks eb) this guy flipped out at me for some reason. Anyways, I went back to that store a few days later and he was suddenly all friendly. But he had no idea neither the RE 10th anniversary nor DMC 5th anniversary packs existed. Crazy guy.

my local EB's are filled with 2-4 fanboys and the rest are middle aged guys who don't play that many games and just need a job.

That probably describes 80% of EB stores

 

[Stinkles]

blah blah blah snow, blah, blah tits, blah tits, tits, owned...

Go to Gamecrazy. They have a similar deal, but for all consoles. Like what you originally thought.

 

[MidgarBlowedUp]

So I want to buy my brother an X360 for Christmas. I asked in another thread about the best deals on a 360 in Canada, and someone suggested EB, since they're doing a trade in a system for 360, get Gears of War free and some money off.

So I call my local EB (Barrie, the one in Georgian mall) and get some guy named Graham.

I ask Graham, "What's the deal on the 360?" And Graham tells me "Trade in a PS2, GC or Xbox system and get 100 bucks off plus Gears of War free when you buy a 360 Premium"

Now, this is an awesome deal and almost too good to be true. I have a spare GC lying around and think this is awesome, the damn thing is only worth like 30 bucks but I'll get 180 bucks worth of trade in for it.

So I ask Graham again specifically: "So I have an extra Gamecube, I trade it it, I'll get 100 bucks off the X360 premium and free Gears of War?"

Graham says that's what I'll get.

So I dig out the old Cube, toss it in my car and drive to the mall in half blizzard conditions - the Mall is in the north part of town and a good 20 minutes one way OUT of my way for the rest of the day.

I get to the mall, fight for parking (WTF, don't people have to work? The mall was packed at 2 pm in the afternoon).

I find the EB store.

Ask the clerk, some skinny little shit, who says the deal isn't what I was told. Trade in an Xbox1 ONLY (no PS2, no GC) for 100 off X360 and a free Gears of War. Turns out Graham is a co-op student (WTF, who the hell co-ops in retail? What a ****ing loser). Manager (actually kinda cute in a skanky way. skinny, tight shirt nice tits, I failed GAF because I didn't have a camera so no pics sorry) tells me she's had to set a lot of customers straight because Graham is confused.

What I don't get is this: How can Graham be confused after the first customer was misinformed? Is the manager too busy playing with her awesome tits to do her job and keep her employees informed? How the **** can you mess up so badly anyway to be giving such grossly incorrect information anyway?

EB hires idiots, I don't usually shop there and I don't know why I would have been tempted even to save 180 bucks to bother going there.

Coles notes:

EB Games Canada's X360 deal is only for original Xbox only, despite what the stupid shits who answer their phone say. Manager of EB Games at Georgian Mall has nice tits and should be in porn.

Sounds like a few years back when I overheard a salesman at my local EB telling this MILF that she should get her son the Xbox instead of the PS2 because "it's more powerfull-er!" and she asked him if it had those jak and daxter games and he says "No, but it's the most powerfull-er-ist system out there."

Yeah, she looked pretty confused too.

 

[Stinkles]

Sounds like a few years back when I overheard a salesman at my local EB telling this MILF that she should get her son the Xbox instead of the PS2 because "it's more powerfull-er!" and she asked him if it had those jak and daxter games and he says "No, but it's the most powerfull-er-ist system out there."

Yeah, she looked pretty confused too.

DID YOU OBSERVE ANYTHING ABOUT HER TITS YOU FOPPISH GALLIFREYAN FRUIT!?

 

[Ginko]

Awesome thread:lol

Yep, EB and Idiots, can't take'em apart.

 

[fatigues_gasolini]

I like it when people excuse their rudeness and jackassery because they "only" make $8.00/hr. Last time i checked, working at EBgames is not required, and a job description is probably used. Being an asshole to customers is bad no matter how much you make.

 

[Firestorm]

This is the best deal I think you'll get on Premium: http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/days_of_deals?c=ca&cs=CADHS1&l=en&s=dhs

Gears of War, Holiday Pro Bundle for $450

 

[soul creator]

I feel like that other poster where the guy expected high resolution pictures

I'll never look at the word hires the same again

 

[Awesomated]

This thread is, perhaps, the very reason why NeoGAF exists. Three thumbs up.