Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
edited October 2007
You're getting me and stale confused again
At least he's a handsome devil
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Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
Is Gabe dressed as one of Organization 13 or is it just me?
Glaring at you.
No, I thought this too when I first saw him in the hoodie. TDOT isn't alone here.
I remember when Pokemon Diamond/Pearl came out so I stopped by GameStop on the way back from an errand for my job. GameStop guy was all "no man, we aren't selling that yet. Come this weekend and there's this awesome event where we will be selling the XBox 360 Elite and Pokemon and a few other new games."
I walked next door to Target, bought the game, walked back and showed it to him. He shrugged and went back to PLAYING POKEMON PEARL BEHIND THE COUNTER.
I mean... you have the game in stock yet you won't sell it to me? Do you hate money? What?
ArtreusI'm a wizardAnd that looks fucked upRegistered Userregular
edited October 2007
I have uh... never really had any problems with them. I have a friend who works at ebgamestop (I forget which one, we have both in my mall, and they have a small rivalry going on...) but apparently they are kinda douches to the employees about pre-orders and whatnot.
People who work retail make minimum wage, or inches above it. People getting paid that little for a shit job aren't really gonna bust their ass to find some obscure game for everybody who comes in.
The only thing that surprises me is that people are surprised.
WHAT'S THAT REGISTER BISCUIT (that's right I called you a biscuit you mindless drone) YOU DID NOT FIND MY COPY OF SHIN BLARHGH NAMI 3: THE RETURN
YOU ARE NOT WORTH MY TIME
scoff
while this is excessive I would say that anybody with a job should try to do that job to the best of their ability unless they would prefer to not have a job at all
every single time i have went into gamestop with this girlfriend, within five minutes a dude is out trying to assist her in her game purchasing by walking her through how awesome mario party is or trying to hide an orgasm when she starts talking about rpgs
and then i'd come up and the dude would realize we were together and he'd try to pretend like we were buddies and i'd try to pretend like he wasn't trying to lay cable with my lady
WHAT'S THAT REGISTER BISCUIT (that's right I called you a biscuit you mindless drone) YOU DID NOT FIND MY COPY OF SHIN BLARHGH NAMI 3: THE RETURN
YOU ARE NOT WORTH MY TIME
scoff
while this is excessive I would say that anybody with a job should try to do that job to the best of their ability unless they would prefer to not have a job at all
And I'd say the bad rep that tends to plague most employees of game stop is due much more to how hypercritical the average customer of said outlet is instead of the ineptitude of the average employee.
I had a girl hit on me at a gamestop once. The girlfriend walked up behind me and scared her off.
I don't have a problem with their employees mostly, mainly their managers/owners who try to sell you a used controller in a plastic bag for only $2.00 less than what a new controller costs while claiming "This employee we had, see, he would steal controllers and return them for store credit so we fired him, but these are honestly brand-new controllers and you should buy them because they are less expensive than new ones.
Yeah, alright guy. I'll just pay the $2.00 extra just in case I want a gamepad that I know works and has an active return policy.
WHAT'S THAT REGISTER BISCUIT (that's right I called you a biscuit you mindless drone) YOU DID NOT FIND MY COPY OF SHIN BLARHGH NAMI 3: THE RETURN
YOU ARE NOT WORTH MY TIME
scoff
while this is excessive I would say that anybody with a job should try to do that job to the best of their ability unless they would prefer to not have a job at all
And I'd say the bad rep that tends to plague most employees of game stop is due much more to how hypercritical the average customer of said outlet is instead of the ineptitude of the average employee.
I'm not disagreeing here. But we've all had that bad experience, where you just want to smack the guy. And not just in game stores, in any retail establishment. When I worked in a game store, I was helpful, knowledgeable, and got many compliments (mostly from people who were buying things for kids or family members)
of course, when there weren't any customers around, I was lazy as shit.
I have a shipping related question. A jacket I ordered, according to the tracker, got into town very quickly and has been sitting at the post office since 3:00 on the 29th. Is there anyway I can do about this?
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At least he's a handsome devil
I just never really inquired about your condition any further than being de-coloned.
No, I thought this too when I first saw him in the hoodie. TDOT isn't alone here.
I remember when Pokemon Diamond/Pearl came out so I stopped by GameStop on the way back from an errand for my job. GameStop guy was all "no man, we aren't selling that yet. Come this weekend and there's this awesome event where we will be selling the XBox 360 Elite and Pokemon and a few other new games."
I walked next door to Target, bought the game, walked back and showed it to him. He shrugged and went back to PLAYING POKEMON PEARL BEHIND THE COUNTER.
I mean... you have the game in stock yet you won't sell it to me? Do you hate money? What?
People who work retail make minimum wage, or inches above it. People getting paid that little for a shit job aren't really gonna bust their ass to find some obscure game for everybody who comes in.
The only thing that surprises me is that people are surprised.
you tell that story, now
He and his girlfriend go into a Gamestop, and the person behind the register found his girlfriend attractive so he hit on her.
Tada!
fuck you
while this is excessive I would say that anybody with a job should try to do that job to the best of their ability unless they would prefer to not have a job at all
and then i'd come up and the dude would realize we were together and he'd try to pretend like we were buddies and i'd try to pretend like he wasn't trying to lay cable with my lady
And I'd say the bad rep that tends to plague most employees of game stop is due much more to how hypercritical the average customer of said outlet is instead of the ineptitude of the average employee.
to go along with my helium balloon
lay cable
I don't have a problem with their employees mostly, mainly their managers/owners who try to sell you a used controller in a plastic bag for only $2.00 less than what a new controller costs while claiming "This employee we had, see, he would steal controllers and return them for store credit so we fired him, but these are honestly brand-new controllers and you should buy them because they are less expensive than new ones.
Yeah, alright guy. I'll just pay the $2.00 extra just in case I want a gamepad that I know works and has an active return policy.
I'm not disagreeing here. But we've all had that bad experience, where you just want to smack the guy. And not just in game stores, in any retail establishment. When I worked in a game store, I was helpful, knowledgeable, and got many compliments (mostly from people who were buying things for kids or family members)
of course, when there weren't any customers around, I was lazy as shit.
If they break the release date Nintendo gets mad and Gamestop's corporate masters get mad.
And that guy doesn't care because he's getting paid minimum regardless of how many pocket monsters he sells to adult males with arrested development.
hey, that's the name of the show!
there's a place they sell these things where all you have to do is click a mouse and then they mail it to you.
it's a magical wonderland known as TEH INTERNET
well sometimes people like their stuff right away instead of waiting 3-5 business days
plus shipping and handling.
you just need to plan ahead 3-5 days
especially when you see what the shipping and handling can cost from the states to canada.
normally it's a wash, plus a lot of places *coughAmazon* offer free shipping.
ST is 8.5% here. that can add up pretty quick. in fact scientific studies have shown that for buying 2 $50 games that works out to almost $8.50
So if I'm anticipating a game enough where I feel the need to own it, without having played it first, I don't want to wait a few days for it.
This was the day after the release day. The weekend he advertised was a week after the release day.
But that is awesome.
Tossrock: Somolia, you know Mogadishu, Blackhawk down?
Qorzm: I'm sorry, I don't follow hip-hop
Tossrock: Somolia, you know Mogadishu, Blackhawk down?
Qorzm: I'm sorry, I don't follow hip-hop
Bring a valid ID and just pick it the hell up in person. You must have a picture ID though. I did this all the time at college.