People who work at GameStop and EB Games
The people who work at Gamestop and EB Games are assholes. I’m convinced it’s in their job description.
I go to video game stores maybe once or twice in the span of a whole year. EVERY damn time I go, I get retarded snide comments from the clerk about how my game selection is sub-par or something that makes me want to reach across the counter and strangle the bastard.
I was buying a down-level version of a game, for argument’s sake we’ll call it Resident Evil 2. It’s not, but we’ll call it that for argument’s sake. It was an early PS2 game anyway. So I bring it to the register and I expect the usual. The guy looks at the game and frowns and says, “you know they’re coming out with Resident Evil 6 in like a week right?” I look at the guy and read his name on the cheap piece of plastic pinned to his shirt. “OK steve” is all I say. He says “OK man, I just wanted to save you the aggravation of playing something so old when something better is coming out really soon.” Of course he’s saying all this with an air of “I’ve forgotten more about video games than you’ll ever know in your lifetime” I kid you not, we go back and forth like this for 2 minutes. He has yet to even touch the register. It got so bad and I was getting so aggravated, I literally had to say, “I don’t care Steve, can you please just sell me this game!?” He finally rings up the game and I pay for it.
I wonder if they get health benefits or a 401k, oh wait its GAMESTOP!
Another thing I’ve come to expect is them trying to sell me a membership to some gaming magazine which will get me discounts on games that I buy there. I always answer with my same routine: “I only come in these stores maybe twice a year, so no thanks” He comes back with some BS logic like: well if you buy a game once a month you wind up saving $60 in a year. I respond “wow is that including the $15 I have to spend for the stupid subscription, and the fact that you only “discount” me $2 for the $20 games and $5 for the $60 games?” His superior smirk disappears from his face as he hands me my game and says “have a nice day”
Future GameStop/EB Games asshole employees
This year’s trip I was looking for one of my favorite games: “Katamari Damacy” to give as a gift to my niece and nephew. I’ve already purchased it myself and given it as a gift to my girlfriend too. (Seriously it’s a really fun game!) so I’ve purchased it twice already HERE IN GREELEY. Much as I hate to say it, it winds up being cheaper at GameStop or EB Games than if I bought it online.
The Shit!
I was in the neighborhood and on my way back from work, so I went to the EB Games in Greeley in the same area as Circuit City. I looked for a little bit and didn’t find it. the guy working at the time seemed genuinely polite when he asked me “is there a game I can help you find?” I decided to give him a chance and asked if he knew if they had any copies of Katamari Damacy. Suddenly the guy changed to an asshole. NO KIDDING right in front of me! He says “Oh THAT game. . . it’s a rare one, you probably won’t find any copies around here, my best advice to you is to buy it on the internet.” I decided to test his so-called knowledge and asked “so you don’t think GameStop will have it either?” he scoffs and says “GameStop will have an even less selection than we do.” OH! and one of the last things he tells me is that I should expect to pay $50 for it even used. “for Katamari Damacy?” I said. “Are you sure?” He scoffs again “I’m positive.”
So I decide to go across Highway 34 to the GameStop that’s in the same shopping area as Target since that’s where I bought the two previous copies. What do you know? they have THREE copies of the game and they’re all marked for $14.99 each. I guess when the loser at EB Games says “around here” that means the area around and surrounding the store. But not ACROSS THE F***ING STREET!
I had to laugh as I was leaving GameStop. I notice that the receipt paper has a watermark on it. What do you think it shows? GameStop and EB Games logos! Are you telling me their inventory isn’t somehow cross-referenced with each other?! We have no choice but to rely on the “infinite video game knowledge” of the douche bag “workin’ the register?”
Killing me softly with his mad “fat” corporate knowledge.
I love this post, LOL!
Your post sucks!
kiss my ass maxthor711 no one is forcing you to read it at gunpoint. (unless. . .)
BTW I have a copy of We Love Katamari if you are interested.
An your point is? Why are you whining about it. If you don’t like the stores. Just go to another store that sales video games to your liking. An just because the gamestop in your city sucks doesn’t mean that every gamestop is the same, and You writing a blog about it shows that you’re an asshole as well. So I’ll leave you to your whining rant. Sheesh, people these days.
I work for EB/GAME STOP… Not only a gay story, but have any of you every really worked a day of fucking retail in ur life, who said the res evil series was gay, it was a awesome series. The company cares about its customers as gay as some of the questions are that come out of ur mouths…
1. HM, No one is forcing you to read my rants, I post them for the FuckFiction crew, not you. Get a life
2. retailers hour, the post isn’t about working retail, it’s about taking lip from people who should be selling me games not commenting on my selection. I would guess that someone who uses “ur” to represent “your” (TWO MORE F-ing letters jackass!) wouldn’t understand. Hope your career at EB/Game Stop takes you far. . .oh wait it’s GAME STOP.
you’re a bitch who is probably too sensitive. It sucks working at gamestop and idiot customers like you make our day. He wasnt fibbing about the used Katamari game, so what if Target sells if for less, how the fuck is he supposed to know.
Hey lol: You’re a Dumbass, did you read the blog? or just saw I was talking shit about your store? it says that the GameStop IN THE SAME SHOPPING AREA as target had it. Pay attention and come up with a halfway intelligent response.
EB Games and Gamestop are THE SAME DAMN COMPANY, THAT is how the fuck he should know! Either that or hey, he could say; “Honestly, I don’t know” no harm no foul. However, he thought with his arrogance he could convince me he was right. THAT is why I complained about it.
Idiots, you all are just proving my point with your responses: at least 2 of you have admitted working for EB/GameStop AND you’re Assholes.
why do you bitch and whine? have you ever thought that selling video games is their job? and there are a lot of benefits of purchasing the gameinformer subscription. And just because one guy is a dumbass doesnt mean that everyone that works at gamestops is. And have you ever even researched a gamestop career? they do have benefits smart one. http://careers.gamestop.com/Careers/content/Benefits.aspx
so get your facts straight and stop with your fucking bitching.
Hi, welcome to the internet where anyone can post their opinions. But wow, your 7 sentence response has changed me. I’ve hit some kind of revelation here. . .I’m starting to get misty-eyed about the plight of the GameStop employee. . .
That’s exactly my point, selling video games IS their job, if you read the blog I mention that I get this every time I go there. So you would think that they would either be up on it, or at least have the humility to honestly say “you know, I don’t know” THAT would have been acceptable, but once again, as you’ve proven in all your responses, arrogance wins that little face-off and suddenly I’m just a stupid customer? THAT is why I’m “fucking bitching.” My shopping experience should be pleasent, not an uphill battle every time I go. If you had any concept of “customer service” you would know that.
feel the same way about your selection being sub par.I’m a girl so ultimately mine is …but actually their benefits aren’t bad, probably because no one working there takes them up on them
To the OP. Have you ever been to any Fast Food place where they try to Biggie size you or tack on an apple fritter?
Its the same premise. It is their job to sell more than you bring to the counter. No fucking duh… If this is news to you perhaps you should come out of your hobbit hole more than once a fucking year.
The tactics they use to up-sell you might be upsetting to you because you’re self conscious about your selection but thats your own baggage. No need to start name calling and get all hussy over it like lil school girl.
The first guy mentioned the new upcoming release of Resident Evil 6 in an attempt to get you to pre-order. He was using sales tactics to get a higher sale out of you. No pressure sales are virtually non-existant anymore unless you in some fucking warehouse picking from a pick sheet and hauling it home yourself. This is the reality of retail.
The Gamestop across the street from the EB are prolly constantly competing for sales quotas being so close. Either way the same corp gets your money. When you went in for the zip game he didnt have so he used mentioning the $50 pricetag was to adjust your spending expections. The Auction was to make you think youre gonna have to wait. Encouraging you to buy now at the $50 mark. Not the $15 mark you came in the door with in mind.
If I managed either of these employees they would be commended for their attempts to upsell you. Since you do not buy here every week. But do 2 times a year. they know you will be back. Regardless.
So STFU and quit whining
lol, at least those ppl have a job to make their living.
get a job
well i do shop in EB quite often since i work next to one EB store i don’t really see workers over there really comment about what kind of games ppl buy but..in one case it is actually their job to try and make you buy more games just like fast foods”do you want to supersize that?”to make you pay more
Yeah I fucking hate rude cashiers at either stores. Yesterday I went in with a few games (of course I didn’t sell them), one of them was Oblivion for PC. Just to make sure, I ask if they buy PC games. One guy who I know personall says no, and then from out of nowhere this bitch with tatoos on her arms immediately says “WE can’t, it’s ILLEGAL, FYI.” Now I’ve sold my PC games before at EBgames and this particular GameStop I was at sells a small selection of PC games, so I expected there be a chance, but when I got that rude-ass response from the girl working there, that just ruined my experience and I felt like leaving right there.
Fuck people who treat others like shit for not knowing their policy. It pisses me off even more that some dumb cunt with tatoos had to be the asshole who delviered the news to me.
Also, not to mention, since when has it been ILLEGAL to resell or exchange PC video games?
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Commenting several months after this blog posting…
I enjoyed some of your information, but truly you can not blame the entire company of Game Stop for some rude employees at your local store. I have had bad experiences with all kinds of retail centers. I’ve had Best Buy charge me twice for a magazine that I never signed up for. I’ve had geek squad practically tell me that I’m a retard even though I have three Cisco certifications. I’ve had a lady at Sears tell me I have no fashion, and a stupid a-hole at Wendy’s seemed to know better then me what I ordered. Fact of the matter is, people can be very very rude. Sometimes they just think they are better then you, other times they just had some BMW driving customer with a god complex scream in there face and call them incompetent because you didn’t put enough cream in there coffee.
Best thing to do, if you are un-happy, talk to a manager. Manager makes you un-happy talk to there manager. I guarantee you that if you get a district or regional manager on the phone, he’s not going to treat you like garbage.
My 2-cents, don’t spend it all in one spot.
Cheers!
Noxy
P.S. I’m OCD so I have to mention that It’s actually Resident Evil 5, and all Resident Evils are at least somewhat entertaining…