awesome_pants
Banned
From hearing how "their employees want to work on Thanksgiving Day/Black Friday" to the "bundles are convenient" disillusions coming from corporate, I am so glad I stopped shopping there years back.
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Gamestop: Forced bundles are "Convenient" for Consumers
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Salty Rice
Member
The only convenient thing is your bullshit for you Gamestop.
People loved to vote EA the worst company but Gamestop deserves it so much more for a long time.
People loved to vote EA the worst company but Gamestop deserves it so much more for a long time.
Karate schools, mattress stores and tanning parlors will benefit most from Gamestop going out of business. More room for them.
It's called tying
In America, it's a gray area, but I've heard in the past that Europe is far more consumer friendly.
RichiRamjag
Member
It's definitely slimey. No doubt about that.
ThinkGeek bundles for the SNES Classic:
SNES Classic + Mega Man Helmet & Proto Man Buster - $249.99
79.99, 159.99, 79.99
SNES Classic + Street Fighter Statue - $199.99
79.99, 124.99
SNES Classic + BotW Slate & Shield Backpack - $169.99
79.99, 29.99, 59.99
SNES Classic + Tetris Lamp & Super Mario Canteen - $139.99
79.99, 39.99, 19.99
SNES Classic + Zelda Light & Chess Set - $189.99
79.99, 35.99, 74.99
SNES Classic + BotW Canvas - $329.99
79.99, 249.99
SNES Classic + Super Mario Plush, Mug & Calendar - $154.99
79.99, 44.99, 14.99, 14.99
ALL of that is a bunch of unnecessary shit that is not convenient for anyone whatsoever.
SNES Classic + Mega Man Helmet & Proto Man Buster - $249.99
79.99, 159.99, 79.99
SNES Classic + Street Fighter Statue - $199.99
79.99, 124.99
SNES Classic + BotW Slate & Shield Backpack - $169.99
79.99, 29.99, 59.99
SNES Classic + Tetris Lamp & Super Mario Canteen - $139.99
79.99, 39.99, 19.99
SNES Classic + Zelda Light & Chess Set - $189.99
79.99, 35.99, 74.99
SNES Classic + BotW Canvas - $329.99
79.99, 249.99
SNES Classic + Super Mario Plush, Mug & Calendar - $154.99
79.99, 44.99, 14.99, 14.99
ALL of that is a bunch of unnecessary shit that is not convenient for anyone whatsoever.
Shifty
Member
Jaguar Victory
Member
Holy shit. That is definitely predatory.
Officer.Sanchez
Member
Sucks for the people that are going to lose thier jobs, but there isn't much we can do about that.
It is if you want to start your identity on Youtube as an over-demonstrative gamer/nerd culture tastemaker.
NoKisum
Member
Here are some examples of the "convenient" bundles offered by Gamestop's subsidiary physical nerd junk website Think Geek
Are you feeling the convenience yet, GAF?
"Convenient" would've been throwing in accessories that I might've bought in the future, like a case or an extra screen protector. How is a Switch and physical Monopoly board going to work together?
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
is like they are fast food chains, fuckers always trying to sell you the combo when you only want the god damn burger and fries but no soda
It's Monopoly with a super custom ruleset. It's pretty fun. But it shouldn't be a bundle item.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t04IGxJPTQg
Around the holidays the bundles are legitimately good for moms/dads/grandparents buying gifts for the kids.
This is not the case in the middle of July when the Switch is out of stock everywhere but ThinkGeek.
hanspampel
Banned
that stuff is at least preventing scalpers from buying
they can't sell all of that for a profit
darkstar0155
Member
of course its legal. While shitty, I would not agree with some government entity telling a company how to sell stuff like this. If GS wants to lose peoples business over only selling crappy bundles, then that's their choice and right. Ill just take my business to a different store.
No it's not. Scalpers bought those bundles out KNOWING they can make their money back and then some. Especially off of the cheapest bundle. Those ThinkGeek orders lasted 20 mins at most.
I have a charging device it's called the fucking Switch.
Old people and everyday consumers shop at Gamestop because it has game in the name and is known as "the game store".
darkstar0155
Member
ha right. While I haven't had mine very long, I have had multiple long docked Zelda sessions and haven't even come close to running out of juice on the joycons. I haven't even looked at how long they stay charged for cause I doubt I will ever be using them long enough for them to need a charge during a single sitting. This isn't the wii U where the thing would go dead after 3ish hrs
Forearm Star
Member
Think of it this way.. "If we didn't bundle the things you wanted with shit you didn't, we might have sold out of it a long time ago!"
lol
lol
IÂ’ll go a step further: with GameStop gone the industry will be healthier than ever. Just imagine if all their used game profits, plus a goodly chunk of the expense of leasing the chain of retail outlets, and the salaries of hordes of people whose role in life is beg you to buy and sell used games instead went to game developers and publishers?
We could be on the cusp of a new renaissance in gaming.
E_Darkness
Member
It's in case you want to Switch it up.
Naiveté: the post. Brick and mortar retail for games and its influence on the industry as a whole won't just end because one long-ailing specialized retailer drops out.
bemusedchunk
Banned
Because Gamestop is the only brick and mortar store that allows trade-in's and sells used games...
RichiRamjag
Member
I take advantage of trades at times when I'm weary of craiglist. Not too bad. They gave me like 30 for an old worn down PS4 controller. I don't pay more than 35-40 for those to begin with.
Similar but a bit different situation here. There are companies that will not service your oil burner unless you buy oil from them. So merging crap together is not new.
Not going to defend these guys but all they are doing is seeing what the scalpers are doing and grabbing the money instead of them. Capitalism at its best.
I wasnÂ’t referring to the retail establishment, which will find itself slowly losing influence with the rise of digital sales in any case, but to the pervasive culture of used game sales through GameStop that act as a leech on the industry.
dragonyeuw
Member
Hmmm....not sure where the raw meat comes into play, but I can see the convenience of setting the mower into auto-drive while you get in a BOTW session.
You know that Best Buy also sells used games, right? And would likely stand to gain the most from Gamestop's demise in the brick and mortar arena?
bemusedchunk
Banned
BOTW is not compatible with the SNES Classic Edition.
People havent accepted Best Buy as their lord and savior yet.
Strangelove77
Member
I still remember when Electronics Boutique pulled this shit when the PS2 came out.
Lucky for me the game I was forced to buy was Tekken Tag Tournament.
Still, fuck this stupid practice.
Lucky for me the game I was forced to buy was Tekken Tag Tournament.
Still, fuck this stupid practice.
dragonyeuw
Member
Shit, I had the Switch in my head when I posted that. Ok I'm stumped...
Jaguar Victory
Member
Gamestop shouldn't be able to sell all that for a profit LMAO. They ARE the scalpers here.
Livingskeletons
If I pulled that off, would you die?
Your words.
Jaguar Victory
Member
Because Gamestop is the only brick and mortar store that allows trade-in's and sells used games...
Best buy