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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2014 12:07:41 GMT -5
Did you guys ever have a Babbages game store?
We had one in our local mall for a long time and it was my favorite as a kid. I mostly stick with a chain of new & used movie, music and games store in the local area called "The Exchange". I've been going there since the mid-90s and they pretty much know me by name and have never steered me wrong. I actually found my PS4 there a couple weeks ago after literally striking out EVERYWHERE else.
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Post by T R W on Jan 28, 2014 12:19:18 GMT -5
Babbages was nice because it was high end. Their prices were a bit higher but the employees dressed nice, and they had a good selection of games, and more obscure titles than you would find at other places. I bought a lot of my 3DO and Neo Geo games at Babbages.
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Post by "The Visionary" Eldniw on Jan 28, 2014 23:29:09 GMT -5
Can't say I've had a bad experience lately, outside of them pressuring pre-orders. Before I reserved Ground Zeroes, the last thing I reserved was GTA V, and before that was Metal Gear Rising. So my pre-orders are few and far between. And I only reserved Ground Zeroes because I had $30 left over from my trades and it's only a $40 title, so I need just $10 to get it.
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Post by JC Motors on Jan 30, 2014 13:17:58 GMT -5
My former neighbor once worked for Gamestop and he told me about how one of the regional managers taught him how to sell Game Informer subscriptions. The manager went up to a customer and kept repeating do you want to subscribe to Game Informer about 10 times. My neighbor also told me about how pushy the management is to pressure you to sell the stupid edge card and Game Informer subscriptions and if you don't have enough sales in your quota they fire you
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Post by Tye Hyll on Jan 30, 2014 13:21:43 GMT -5
Yeah you can't blame employees for that. Its annoying but their job is on the line. at the theater I work at we have to sell a membership to every 75 guests or we get written up 3 times is a suspension 3 suspensions will get you terminated. Pretty ed up since you used to get commision for it and no punishment, now its the opposite
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Post by JC Motors on Feb 4, 2014 13:07:48 GMT -5
Anyone remember when EB Games/GameStop used to have a selection of Action Figures and used DVD's ? I already know that GameStop sells Walking Dead figures. I had a conversation with a coworker about that yesterday and we couldn't understand why they stopped selling DVD's and Action Figures. Another thing I noticed that with GameStop they sponsored a NASCAR and never had any merchandise of their Race car in the store whether it would be a hat or a diecast
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Post by Valbroski on Feb 5, 2014 17:15:35 GMT -5
Yeah you can't blame employees for that. Its annoying but their job is on the line. at the theater I work at we have to sell a membership to every 75 guests or we get written up 3 times is a suspension 3 suspensions will get you terminated. Pretty ed up since you used to get commision for it and no punishment, now its the opposite that part I understand entirely, it's when their creepy and overly opinionated that makes me shake my head.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2014 22:08:29 GMT -5
My GameStop has Walking Dead figures by the front counter. I don't remember them ever selling DVDs though. There was a short period of time in the late 90s-early 00s where every store on earth sold wrestling figures though.
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Post by Zigzag on Feb 5, 2014 22:47:16 GMT -5
Have had two personal experiences with the GameStop in my local mall. The first one was when I was in college, on a vacation to visit my dad. I purchased a used copy of WCW/NWO Revenge for N64. It was half the price it would've been, brand new. I expressed my concern about the cartridge not working. The guy behind the counter understood, and explained that he knew the person who turned the game in, and that it was fine. It was, and it's a damn good game.
The next one was more recent. I decided that with the depth of roster that WWE 2K14 had, it was the only WWE game I needed. So, I went to the same location, to turn in my copies of WWE 12, WWE 13, and Legends of WrestleMania. It was a swift transaction that netted me $13 in cash that I didn't have when I walked in the store.
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Post by J12 on Feb 6, 2014 13:20:43 GMT -5
I've never had anything but positive experiences with employees at Gamestop, however, I don't shop there. I don't even know if they still do it, but I think that the practice of selling opened games as "new" is absolutely ridiculous and it was always shocking to me that so many people accepted it. If it's open, it's not new. I don't care if the guy behind the counter took it home for a night and played it, or if you simply took the shrink wrap off, placed it carefully in a paper sleeve and stuck in the glass case behind the counter. It makes absolutely no difference. The second the shrink wrap comes off, it should be discounted.
I have absolutely no reason to shop there, because I either order my games online from Amazon, or I go to my local Bull Moose just up the street from Gamestop. They accept pre-orders, do midnight releases, sell all games at least $5 cheaper than major retailers, and, wouldn't you know, they don't open their games before you leave the store with them.
It still saddens me when I see lines around the building at Gamestop and only a couple of people at Bull Moose. Local business, fantastic reputation, highly publicized midnight openings, well known discounts, and still, people go to Gamestop.
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Post by T R W on Feb 6, 2014 14:27:50 GMT -5
I go to Gamestop a fair amount, but when they try to sell me an opened game as new, i just politely decline and ask for a wrapped copy. If they say no or they don't have one, then I just say no thank you, I am not paying full price for an opened game.
When I worked at EB in 1999 they did the same thing with one copy to use as a display box on the shelves. I thought it was kind of crappy then as well. I would always explain and ask the customer if they were ok with it though.
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Post by Tye Hyll on Feb 6, 2014 14:54:35 GMT -5
Places around here are starting to put up display boxes instead of opening the games up.
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Feb 6, 2014 15:06:34 GMT -5
Most recently, I ordered a couple of games as Christmas presents for my nieces, from a buy 2 get 1 free sale. 2 3DS games and Duke Nukem for Xbox360 for myself. Duke Nukem came still sealed despite being paid for as used.. the 2 3DS games had no covers at all. I called the 1800 number and said it was unacceptable. Either send me the covers or refund my money. They're gifts. They say "go to your local store, they'll exchange them". Local store treats me like an ass hole and says they don't even stock the games with covers. THEN WHERE DO THE COVERS GO? Call the 1800 number again and they refuse to refund my money because they're opened. THEY WERE OPENED WHEN I GOT THEM! They only offer an exchange. I ask, will the exchanged ones have the covers? The doofus on the line says "I can't guarantee that" THEN WHY THE HELL WOULD I WASTE MY MONEY MAILING THESE BACK TO YOU? I ended up just giving them as gifts in the boring plain black cases. This was the straw that broke the camel's back, from years of minor annoyances with Gamestop, to cause me to never deal with them again
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2014 15:26:41 GMT -5
Most recently, I ordered a couple of games as Christmas presents for my nieces, from a buy 2 get 1 free sale. 2 3DS games and Duke Nukem for Xbox360 for myself. Duke Nukem came still sealed despite being paid for as used.. the 2 3DS games had no covers at all. I called the 1800 number and said it was unacceptable. Either send me the covers or refund my money. They're gifts. They say "go to your local store, they'll exchange them". Local store treats me like an ass hole and says they don't even stock the games with covers. THEN WHERE DO THE COVERS GO? Call the 1800 number again and they refuse to refund my money because they're opened. THEY WERE OPENED WHEN I GOT THEM! They only offer an exchange. I ask, will the exchanged ones have the covers? The doofus on the line says "I can't guarantee that" THEN WHY THE HELL WOULD I WASTE MY MONEY MAILING THESE BACK TO YOU? I ended up just giving them as gifts in the boring plain black cases. This was the straw that broke the camel's back, from years of minor annoyances with Gamestop, to cause me to never deal with them again Why...Duke Nukem? I got $2.00 recently for Far Cry 3, really? Are you ing kidding me? lol..
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Feb 6, 2014 15:31:28 GMT -5
Most recently, I ordered a couple of games as Christmas presents for my nieces, from a buy 2 get 1 free sale. 2 3DS games and Duke Nukem for Xbox360 for myself. Duke Nukem came still sealed despite being paid for as used.. the 2 3DS games had no covers at all. I called the 1800 number and said it was unacceptable. Either send me the covers or refund my money. They're gifts. They say "go to your local store, they'll exchange them". Local store treats me like an ass hole and says they don't even stock the games with covers. THEN WHERE DO THE COVERS GO? Call the 1800 number again and they refuse to refund my money because they're opened. THEY WERE OPENED WHEN I GOT THEM! They only offer an exchange. I ask, will the exchanged ones have the covers? The doofus on the line says "I can't guarantee that" THEN WHY THE HELL WOULD I WASTE MY MONEY MAILING THESE BACK TO YOU? I ended up just giving them as gifts in the boring plain black cases. This was the straw that broke the camel's back, from years of minor annoyances with Gamestop, to cause me to never deal with them again Why...Duke Nukem? I got $2.00 recently for Far Cry 3, really? Are you ing kidding me? lol.. because I wanted to play it?
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Post by YES! YES! YES! on Feb 6, 2014 15:34:25 GMT -5
I went to GameStop to buy Link Between Worlds. I looked for a car charger for my 3DS. All I saw was a DSi car charger. I knew the two used the same usb charger, so I took it to the line. The dude said "This charger doesnt work for the 3DS." I told him that it does. He kept insisting that it doesnt use the same usb, saying 3DS isnt listed on the back of the casing. I took out my phone, and showed him they use the same charger. He yelled "IT DOESN'T USE THE SAME CHARGER! IF IT ISN'T LISTED ON THE BACK, IT DOESNT WORK!!!" I said "Yeah, alright. Youre the employee, so you must be right. You dont know what youre talking about." He didnt respond, and snatched the Link Between World money out of my hand. Guy was a douche.
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Post by sean™ on Feb 6, 2014 15:38:13 GMT -5
I remember when GameStop sold DVDs. I bought quite a few Wrestling ones from there for a cheap price. Hell, I can remember buying my first Pokemon Deck from GameStop in the 90s.
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Post by T R W on Feb 6, 2014 15:41:32 GMT -5
I remember when GameStop sold DVDs. I bought quite a few Wrestling ones from there for a cheap price. Hell, I can remember buying my first Pokemon Deck from GameStop in the 90s. God. I hated selling the damn Pokemon cards there. When that stupid fad blew up all we had was kids calling and coming in for Pokemon cards all day. Drove me nuts and is why I despise Pokemon, aside from the fact that it sucks. But yeah we sold tons of DVDs when I worked there. They were always overpriced but DVDs were kind of just getting popular at the time.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2014 15:53:17 GMT -5
Why...Duke Nukem? I got $2.00 recently for Far Cry 3, really? Are you ing kidding me? lol.. because I wanted to play it? But its a horrible game...
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Post by sean™ on Feb 6, 2014 17:24:08 GMT -5
I remember when GameStop sold DVDs. I bought quite a few Wrestling ones from there for a cheap price. Hell, I can remember buying my first Pokemon Deck from GameStop in the 90s. God. I hated selling the damn Pokemon cards there. When that stupid fad blew up all we had was kids calling and coming in for Pokemon cards all day. Drove me nuts and is why I despise Pokemon, aside from the fact that it sucks. But yeah we sold tons of DVDs when I worked there. They were always overpriced but DVDs were kind of just getting popular at the time. The GameStop I used to go to was located in a mall, which of course was visted by the original Pokemon Tour. I don't know if you had the displeasure of experiencing this, but it was literally an entire 3 story mall filled with kids and teenagers playing Pokemon on Gameboy and cards against each other in a massive tournament seperated into age catagories. I would have hated to work in a store that sold Pokemon cards that day.
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