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GAME UK launches 'elite' loyalty scheme
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Shotgun Kiss
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Way to be a massive cunt.
Do you think the person you laughed at sets their prices or their policies? The people in the actual stores are just trying to make ends meet, and it's bad enough they're treated like shit by corporate (in the form of shit wages, weekend/evening hours, being penalised when they don't meet their pre-order/warranty/etc goals).
The fact they have to deal with people like you coming in and personally being pricks to them makes their jobs even more intolerable.
Baleoce
Member
And even if you don't we will kindly convert the remainder of that cold hard cash into points to spend exclusively at GAME UK Ltd. You literally can't lose! What's wrong with you? Wait.. come back.. I haven't fini...
You should never direct your anger / dissatisfaction at the employees. They're just hustling like anybody else. The business that makes these decisions are an entirely separate entity. Sure, we want the company to improve and be more competitive, but I don't blame employees for doing their job.
Last time I stepped into a GAME Store, I looked at Mario Kart 8's price. It was 59. Then I proceeded to walk into the Carrefour supermarket down the hallway and the game was 49.
Saved 10 just by not purchasing it in a GAME store.
THAT is an incentive, not whatever bullshit loyalty program you try to force down your customer's throat.
Saved 10 just by not purchasing it in a GAME store.
THAT is an incentive, not whatever bullshit loyalty program you try to force down your customer's throat.
Dark_3nergy
Member
I live in the US, and as I shopped on their website, I already could tell what kind of business this was. I'm not at all surprised by these posts. lol
show me your skeleton
Member
that's not far off Amazon/shopto, cheers for that!
allintospace
Member
I've heard this time and time again for years, but they just won't die, unfortunately.
Portugeezer
Member
Yes, GAME sucks, but some people need to chill.
ReplacementPelican
Member
That's awful... I expected a UK version of that 'gamer unlocked' thing or whatever they have Stateside in different stores. I mean, Prime gives us loads of other shit and also money off games. Hell, you'd save more just shopping somewhere else. I don't understand how a company can be so consistently bone-headed, I only buy exclusive editions from there but even that's done begrudgingly.
Possumowner
Member
Oh what a deal this isn't...I'll pass on this thanks Game
To the people who are defending Game's extortionate in store prices because supermarkets aren't afraid at making a loss on video games... How do you explain smaller gaming chains in the UK such as Grainger Games having the same (cheaper more reasonable) prices online and in store?
Also this reward scheme sucks.
Also this reward scheme sucks.
stargateheaven
Member
ＧAME need to chill with their prices.
Their business will fail (again) and be bought for £1 (again) and get stuck in this massive loop. Charge what everyone else is charging and maybe i'll shop there. Their stategy seems to be charge more to make money quicker.
Unclebenny
Member
I never said this was a good reward scheme. In fact, I said the opposite. I'm not defending a lot of Game's practices but the sheer vindictiveness in this thread is baffling.
The fuckwittery of GAME just doesnt stop. Not content with selling actual products, and second hand shit they need to add snake oil to make themselves money?????
Jesus just some basic business sense would help them more than a bollox paid discount scheme.
Last time I bought something from them was the Skyrim SE and steelbook. I walked in and asked to pre-order and the manager of the shop looked at me and said "There is no Skyrim Steelbook" its a US only thing. I said "its on your website for pre-order", manager said "no its not, if it was Id be all over it".
Needless to say I walked out of the shop and preordered it on the website.
I cant even bring myself to walk in there nowadays becuase of the jacked up prices and bollox attitude.
Jesus just some basic business sense would help them more than a bollox paid discount scheme.
Last time I bought something from them was the Skyrim SE and steelbook. I walked in and asked to pre-order and the manager of the shop looked at me and said "There is no Skyrim Steelbook" its a US only thing. I said "its on your website for pre-order", manager said "no its not, if it was Id be all over it".
Needless to say I walked out of the shop and preordered it on the website.
I cant even bring myself to walk in there nowadays becuase of the jacked up prices and bollox attitude.
You have to think that the people GAME are targeting with this must be a really small subsection of gamers. If you spend so much on games that you think you could benefit from this scheme then it stands to reason you're probably really into your games. If you're that into your games it's likely you know how much cheaper they are elsewhere and don't shop at GAME.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
I might just visit them again and start laughing
this, they're a shambles
hydrophilic attack
Member
Please, please, please look up the meaning of the word "metaphore". While this may not be a scam in the juridical sense of the word, it is definitely a scam in the metaphorical sense of the word, in that it is a "dishonest way to make money by deceiving people"
I guess it is debatable whether they are deceiving people, but I would say that they are, since this deal benefits no one but Game themselves. If you buy 10+ games per year, you may make enough in bonuses to cover the fee, but you are still buying 10+ games at Game's outrageous prices, so you still lose. They will peddle this to everyone and their mother in-store, to the vast majority of which taking the deal wouldn't make a lick of sense
It's like time-shares: they may not legally be scams, but they are definitely scams, in the metaphorical sense of the word.
Jacknapes
Member
I very rarely go in GAME these days, perhaps only for any streetpass hits as it's the only place that has a streetpass hub these days.
I got some horror stories from GAME as well, from them swapping my copy of Pokemon X for Pokemon Y because the manager fancied having X and they tried to convince me i had Y. To their "new" game policy of getting the disk out of the drawer and putting it in the case. Not exactly new, and i have bought it up with them and demanded a new sealed copy.
But this new scheme of theirs, it's a joke. I save on average £10-£15 a time for each game i buy online over in-store with GAME. Now and again, they do have a deal worth looking into. But even that's quite rare.
I got some horror stories from GAME as well, from them swapping my copy of Pokemon X for Pokemon Y because the manager fancied having X and they tried to convince me i had Y. To their "new" game policy of getting the disk out of the drawer and putting it in the case. Not exactly new, and i have bought it up with them and demanded a new sealed copy.
But this new scheme of theirs, it's a joke. I save on average £10-£15 a time for each game i buy online over in-store with GAME. Now and again, they do have a deal worth looking into. But even that's quite rare.
Starwolf_UK
Member
I walked past CeX a few days ago and I glanced into the window and saw an £100+ NES Mini but what really caught my eye was the Zelda Breath of the Wild Wii U version for £55. Thankfully the weather is keeping the box from getting too sunfaded.
Right where was I...CeX have Horizon Zero Dawn for £42...I'm not even sure that's good but my point was they're not the only ones on the high street with bad prices yet CeX seems to succeed for it. Though this again rams the competative point because I somehow doubt GAME paid £3 more trade in credit for their copies so if they sold it at £3 less they would be making more profit than CeX.
You always get better prices when shopping around and it is a lot easier to shop around now.
How would you feel if someone came into your workplace and started laughing at you for things out of your control?
Then again based on the quality of your posts I doubt you have a job...
Unclebenny
Member
I'm going to have to ask you to look up metaphor as well.
It's not debatable whether it's a scam. It is not a scam or deceiving anyone. All the terms are there in plain English and you can work out what rewards you would earn very easily. It may not be good value but it is not a scam. By misusing the word you are robbing it of it's power.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Can't believe it took 3 pages for Brera to be mentioned xD
panda-zebra
Member
haha, not much incentive there. From what I remember, Game seem to have been on the very edge of going bump for years now, since they shut down 100s of stores, throwing money at them for something as questionable as this would be foolish.
hydrophilic attack
Member
Simple question, do you consider time-shares a scam? All the terms are there in plain English before you sign.
If you say "no", I will concede that to someone who wouldn't consider a time-share a scam, this loyalty program is not a scam
Unclebenny
Member
The type of time share selling you are talking about take place in a very pressurized sales environment, perhaps even in an isolated location sometimes under false pretenses. The sales pitch is really not comparable.
There are also time shares that are not scams and people enjoy the use of very much.
This just isn't a scam. Just because there is not a great benefit to it does not make it a scam. A poor deal is not a scam and conflating the two makes it more difficult to identify an actual scam.
I'd argue they are considering how many times they've they've went into Administration despite being the market leader.
Also plenty of other retailers manage to keep online and store prices the same. The bricks and mortar cost should be shared like any other business operating in both spheres manage.
This is only good if you shop lots in GAME which frankly, why would you do that nowadays?
Give it time, the retail market is slowly dying due to more and more people shopping around on-line thus GAME will either evolve to adapt to it or simply die off.
CadetMahoney
Member
brera will live in our souls as long as Game does.
hydrophilic attack
Member
Sort of like a retail chain that will penalize employers that fail to up-sell?
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Sick burn bro.
fyi
was working 5 years in retail.You think i actually cared?
People screaming at me when a special deal was sold out.
Unclebenny
Member
They've only been in administration once as far as I can remember. That's more than enough for anyone really but it's not been loads.
I'm not sure what other stores of comparable size maintain parity between online and in store. Someone earlier mentioned Grainger games, I can't check this one personally. Maybe Game are overcharging but I just don't think it is quite so simple.
I'm not saying that the management are actually pursing the right course of action but most of the criticism is so basic it adds nothing to discussion.
Game is really in a weird position because boxed games are a dying and expensive format (makes me sad) but that is their entire business. They have very little to fall back on apart from the used phones they sell now.
Even CEX can turnaround hundreds of cheap DVD's a day across the country. Games can't do that with boxed Games, their inherent value is much greater.
All this is speculation at the end of day and I could be completely wronf but I think it is a more useful conversation than "AHH fuck Game!"
Unclebenny
Member
No, not like that all actually. That's kind of the point I was making.
I notice you didn't actually correct him there
Starwolf_UK
Member
Northern based with no stores south of derby and over 70 stores (but not that much over) so from a cost perspective they don't have stores in expensive to rent places like London and the South East and have less stores in general.
allintospace
Member
I bought a game from GAME the other week actually. First time in a long, long while. I happened to walk in around the time Dark Souls 3 The Fire Fades released and I'd forgotten it was due out, so was really surprised to see it. Anyway, I bought it for £39.99 simply to have it there and then. Occasionally GAME do me a favour but not enough to become a regular customer.