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Gamestop gave me the wrong game...
- Thread starter YesManKablam
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There were also Wii ports of REmake and RE0.
if you get a game you didn't want you can take it back and tell them.
It's not like they're going to say "fuck you you're lying get out of my store" when all it takes is a simple SKU check to see if you're telling the truth. If they're supposed to have 1 copy of skate 2 and have 2 copies, then obviously you're telling the truth.
Banjotanooki
Member
Dunno, just ordered through drive-thru and didn't open the bag until I got home and got this sandwich wrapped in a blue wrapper (back when they had em' in wrappers) and just said eff it and tried it out. Best mistake ever.
My man! I'm surprised so many people don't like the sandwich, it's not bad at all! Kudos to McDonald's for not taking it off the menu yet and offering it for $3 sometimes.
Staying on topic though: I ordered Super Mario Galaxy 2 once from Best buy and got New Super Mario Bros. Wii instead. Called them back and they let me keep both games!
Gamestop will even slice open the game you just bought right before your eyes. It's infuriating. Has anyone here figured out their rationale for that?
ShinoguTakeruKoeru
Member
Not a Gamestop, but I almost got a random Musou thing instead of the import Suikoden 1+2 PSP game that I was buying at Bookoff. They couldn't find it/couldn't be bothered to hunt down the correct game so I went home game-less. :\
Two instances, first being a Xbox 360 copy of Dead Space instead of the PS3 version. But that was easily fixed as I noticed the different disc as I was leaving the store.
Second time was buying a used copy of Enchanted Arms for PS3 at a stupidly low price online and when the game came it was a NA copy of the game that had stickers of the UK rating put over the ESRB rating on the sleeve. Didn't bother me much as the PS3 is region free.
Second time was buying a used copy of Enchanted Arms for PS3 at a stupidly low price online and when the game came it was a NA copy of the game that had stickers of the UK rating put over the ESRB rating on the sleeve. Didn't bother me much as the PS3 is region free.
One time I wanted to buy a used PS2 game and when I opened the case at home I realized it was actually the Xbox version of the same game. :lol
I took it back hoping to get the correct version but apparently they didn't even have it. That means they probably accepted the trade-in of the Xbox disc in a PS2 case as a PS2 game. Gamestop lol
I took it back hoping to get the correct version but apparently they didn't even have it. That means they probably accepted the trade-in of the Xbox disc in a PS2 case as a PS2 game. Gamestop lol
Yeah I could definitely bring it back but it wasn't worth the hassle. I tend to exaggerate.
Snkfanatic
Banned
I bought a used copy of Modern Warfare 2 to try to play with some friends on PS3. The box was empty, in hindsight maybe the GS employee was trying to tell me something.
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Once traded in Pikmin on Wii at CEX and the guy/till thought it was Pikmin 2 and I got extra £5.
Once bought Mario Golf on Gameboy to open the box and find Konami Golf, which tbh wasn't much different. Also bought some DS word game to find a Spanish learning game instead.
Don't think I have had any major gains. The worst one I had was buying a GBA game from Game, to take on holiday, and then get on the plane to find I had an empty box.
Recently I went to Game to get AC4 on Wii U as it was on offer only to find they had the discs, but no boxes as they had been lost/stolen. I told the guy to reduce it and just give me the disc, but as it was already on offer he didn't have the function on the till to reduce it more otherwise he would have been happy to do so.
Once bought Mario Golf on Gameboy to open the box and find Konami Golf, which tbh wasn't much different. Also bought some DS word game to find a Spanish learning game instead.
Don't think I have had any major gains. The worst one I had was buying a GBA game from Game, to take on holiday, and then get on the plane to find I had an empty box.
Recently I went to Game to get AC4 on Wii U as it was on offer only to find they had the discs, but no boxes as they had been lost/stolen. I told the guy to reduce it and just give me the disc, but as it was already on offer he didn't have the function on the till to reduce it more otherwise he would have been happy to do so.
kingofkingz25
Member
Best thing at Mcdonalds besides their fries. Tru story!!
tav7623
Member
Can't say that I've had that happen, though there have been a few instances where I picked up a used game that was about $5, went to the register to pay for it and was instead given a new/sealed copy with the pre-order bonus DLC for the same price. Also I once bought a used copy of GoW 2 for $8 and inside it came with a valid/working code for all the game's DLC, which was really nice. Also since you're playing through REmake you might be interested in checking out FancyClown's LTTP thread and as for playing the game on the Wii U & a HDTV I found these settings:
TV Menu - HDTV Settings - Screen Mode/Screen Aspect Ratio - Wide/Panoramic
Wii U Settings - TV - TV Resolution - 480p & Aspect Ratio - 4:3
brought about the best results.
SweetDonuts
Member
Happened to me when I bought Pokemon White 2. Got home, put the game in and then realised he had put White 1 in the box instead. I was livid!
HoodWinked
Member
gamestop is hilarious you have the employees that dont give a shit then you have ones that give way too many shits.
Americanmushroom
Banned
Although the mistake is theirs, I would still return it. I guess i've been raised more honest than most.
Stopmotionkai
Neo Member
I got silent hill downpour instead of homecoming after i purchased used from gamestop. Was pretty cool lol.
Woah, I've never seen that before. I can only imagine the reason would be to assert their dominance over the customer.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
They sold me Blazblue Continuum Shift as new but open... Got home to find Calamity Trigger in the box. New as fuck!
One time I bought Super Monkey Ball Advanced used. Opened it at home and not only was the cartridge inside...so was a cartridge of Wario Ware along each of their booklets.
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And here we go..turning this into another "but Gamestop opens games!!" thread.
Gamestop opens one or two copies for display. Not every copy. And if they only get one copy and no preorders then of course they only open tbat one copy.
If your Gamestop opens every copy or heck..even opens it right in front of you after you asked for a new copy (as someone mentioned earlier)..then that store's manager or employee was an asshole and you should report it to thr district manager.
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And here we go..turning this into another "but Gamestop opens games!!" thread.
Gamestop opens one or two copies for display. Not every copy. And if they only get one copy and no preorders then of course they only open tbat one copy.
If your Gamestop opens every copy or heck..even opens it right in front of you after you asked for a new copy (as someone mentioned earlier)..then that store's manager or employee was an asshole and you should report it to thr district manager.
The only case I've heard of that is in the case of returns of open games (ie, an exchange for the same game due to a defect). The store is supposed to remove the shrink wrap to prevent you from then returning it to another store as new.
What was the context for your incident?
YesManKablam
Member
I was thinking of doing that actually, but since there was no copy of REmake in the shop normally, I'm guessing whoever traded it in made the mistake.
sixteen-bit
Member
Isn't that ableism?
Sure, Gamestop fucked up but that kind of language is hurtful.
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
That happened with me and Ninja Gaiden Sigma for the PS3. For some reason they gave me the PAL version. Did some European dude trade his copy in while visiting the States or something?!
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
One time I bought Samurai Champloo and received Samurai Western instead. I wasn't that mad because neither game was what I was expecting.
When I worked there I accidentally gave someone the Battlechest Diablo 2 set instead of the regular Diablo 2. I didn't realize it until we did inventory and the guy obviously didn't feel like bringing it back.
When I worked there I accidentally gave someone the Battlechest Diablo 2 set instead of the regular Diablo 2. I didn't realize it until we did inventory and the guy obviously didn't feel like bringing it back.
InfiniteUnrest
Member
Nope, but Newegg once shipped me the same $1000+ order twice (was only charged once). This was years ago when Newegg was just getting started.
They actually do with a little bit of homebrew. Kind of like how Wiis can actually play DVDs.
Picked up my launch day PS4 on the day I moved to a new house (that's dedication). After the chaos died down, I hooked it up only to discover I was missing my copy of Black Flag! After searching high and low, I called GameStop to ask them to check security footage, to see if the clerk (who I know as a dumbass) had put it in. Of course he hadn't! Thankfully, they still had it at the store, so I just went to pick it up.
tl;dr - A GameStop clerk forgot to put my copy of Black Flag (PS4) in the bag on launch day.
tl;dr - A GameStop clerk forgot to put my copy of Black Flag (PS4) in the bag on launch day.
YesManKablam
Member
Cheers man
ALLseeingEYE
Member
I'm always on the opposite end. Always check your EB/Gamestop games, I've learned.
I bought Fable Lost Chapters, a game I was mildly interested to play again, just to see the bonus content. Being mildly hyped, I didn't open it until a month or two later, when I realized it was just the original Fable in the Lost Chapters box. I was pretty bummed out about that, what a waste of money.
I bought Fable Lost Chapters, a game I was mildly interested to play again, just to see the bonus content. Being mildly hyped, I didn't open it until a month or two later, when I realized it was just the original Fable in the Lost Chapters box. I was pretty bummed out about that, what a waste of money.
Lol since some of you guys are talking about McDonald's listen to this one. My Dad and I are going through the drive thru one day and we order two McDoubles, a large Coke, and a large Dr. Pepper. Get up to the window and pay, receive our drinks. Eventually the woman brings us a large bag and we resume driving. As we pull out of the driveway my brain finally processes the fact that, despite ordering two dollar menu items, we have a large bag sitting between us.
I open the bag up and the bag contained not only our two McDoubles, but also a McChicken, a large order of fries, a medium order of fries, a Big Mac, and a Double Filet O' Fish.
How the fuck.
I open the bag up and the bag contained not only our two McDoubles, but also a McChicken, a large order of fries, a medium order of fries, a Big Mac, and a Double Filet O' Fish.
How the fuck.
CambriaRising
Member
Hopefully this wasn't in the period where Gamestop was charging $40+ for a used copy of ZOE2.
Aces&Eights
Member
They do. When I buy a new game from them it's usually in this low grade cellophane wrap. I don't care too much as I always open all games at the counter and check the disc. If it's scratched or smudged I hold it up with a "wtf?" expression and the associate will sheepishly get me another one.
SomedayTheFire
Member
The day Timesplitters 2 came out, I went to buy the first to see if I liked it for 15 and the dude put the Timesplitters 2 disc in it, didn't even realise till I got home and booted it up. It turned out to be one of my favourite games ever.