>walk into Gamestop to buy a new game
>give employee case of new game I want buy
>employee reaches into a drawer and pops the disc for the game inside the case
>puts a Gamestop sticker on the opening of the case
>"That will be $60, sir :)"
How is this allowed? Fucking Gamestop
ya finna seething pinhead
Had this happen with Valkyria Chronicles , just told the guy that I'm not buying it because its not new. Funnily enough he agreed with me and said that he has to do it anyway
ex-gamestop employee here
For new releases we would have a few on the shelf and more behind the counter shrink wrapped.
the ones that we sell as "new" even though the CD isn't in the case, were games that employees borrowed.
Every gamestop does this.
if you dont want this to happen, dont bring an empty game case up to the counter. just ask for the game new.
>give employee case
>"oh I don't think I have this one, lemme see if another store has it"
Fucking Gamestop
>"sorry, this was put up by mistake, we don't actually have it"
>Show up 2 weeks later
>Same fucking case is back on the shelf
>Not just buying new games at Walmart.
>buying physical media
>current year
>if you dont want this to happen, dont bring an empty game case up to the counter. just ask for the game new.
Or... better alternative... don't shop at Gamestop.
>apocalypse happens
>PSN is down
>steam is down
>physicalfags have their shit in pristine condition
What now, user?
I'd say in an apocalypse, I'd have higher priorities than vidya games, but that'd be a lie.
>renting a license to play games
inb4 some retarded cuck claims physical is also renting
>walk into gamestop
>see watch dogs 2
>its 50€ used
>its 35€ on amazon new
>see tomb raider collection
>its 30€ used
>its 20€ on amazon new
Whats their purpose again? To rip you off? They give a kid 15€ for a game and then try to sell it for 50 and still manage to be more expensive than any other place.
>Current Year
>Still pushing the renting meme harder than milhouse
I'm not even going to give you a (you)
Try harder.
this but i'd probably just kill myself
>apocalypse
>having electricity
>wasting a precious resource on personal entertainment
you'll never play vidya alone in a cabin in the woods while the world burns
>Whats their purpose again? To rip you off?
Yes. That's exactly their purpose. They buy used games from you at low cost to them, and sell it for profit.
Ya better have a generator, solar panels, or a hand crank.
Even worse:
>solar flare magnetic field disruption wipes out all hard drives removing 99% of the world's porno
>amazon undercuts everyone so you buy shit from them and cause normal stores to go out of business
>WHY IS EVERYONE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN AMAZON REEEEEE
Downloaded games would still work so unless you have a small hard drive or a Vita, you're fine
>Not buying all physical games on Amazon
baka
>still have the old playboys i swiped from my father growing up
>If this happens ill be set
My one joy in life as a Gamestop employee is putting the price stickers on the paper cover itself.
I only do this for shitty games or games I don't like, which is almost all of them
>amazon does this
>instead of rip off houses like GameStop being competitive they continue to lose profits
>best buy on the other hand creates a $30 per two year membership that gives you 20% any new game, anytime (unlike amazons 2 week prime only deal) and 20% off amiibo/skylander/infinity/lego
>stacks with sales
>double best buy points for free best buy bucks
But truly the cheapest place is ebay.
>Not buying games from amazon
That thing happened to me and the guy kept telling me it was new, I went with it, just wanted to play the game, get home, and the code inside the game was already used (Wipeout omega collection)
Went back, GS employee told me it was sonys fault and I called on their Bs and they gave me a sealed copy.
I'd say a 350% markup isnt considered profit anymore. They are leaving my country because no one buys their shit anymore. A 100% markup would at least sell and bring more profit than scratching cd's and throwing them away, while still maintain a reasonable price.
>i still get the game at a better price anyway
wow so its nothing
I fucking swear you guys are either incapable of saying "hey hold on" or "do you happen to have a better case without a sticker".
Anytime I go to GameStop for a brand new game I always go right up to the counter for the shrink wrapped case. Anytime I go for a used game, I actually take the 2 seconds to look at the case and see if it's garbage. If it is I always ask the clerk if he's got one not so beat up and id appreciate it. Never once in my life have I been refused this and have always gotten a better case if I ask nicely
If the clerk tried to put a sticker on I say "hey do you mind not putting a sticker on, I hate how they ruin the case and are a pain to get off" . Again anytime I've asked they either comply or laugh and say "yeah haha, these things really are a pain no prob"
Fucking autist, just open your fucking mouth.
>buy gamestop stocks
>they keep going down
help
Sell them right now. They're only gonna keep going down. Gamestop is in deep shit.
>Electricity is low
>Have to choose between not playing video games or going out alone into a nearby settlement to look for gasoline for your generator
You fucking idiot. Dedicated retailers are a thing of the past as are malls and department stores.
>get gasoline
>It's expired and don't work
>mouth.
stopped reading there
>Order off gamestop.com because gtav was on sale
>don't even play the game once
>Past return date so only option is trade in
>Walk into Gamestop
>Trade GTAV
>Refurbish fee
That how your website sold it to me. Fucking Gamestop
>t. the morons who make threads on release days with screen caps of their Fed Ex/UPS delivery times and posting 'REEEEE'
>go out alone
>qt zombie tries to nibble on your cock
>owo what's this
>fallout happens
>luckily i visit /k/ frequently
>grab my SHTF pack in one hand and haul my battlestation and miscellaneous peripherals in the other
>drop my $600 headphones
>fuk it
>go inna woods to old pappy's cabin
>dust everywhere
>oh fuck Sup Forums is gonna bitch at me for running a rig in this 6 feet deep dust
>cant find any power outlets
>wtf pappy????
>find a hand crack generator in the basement
>yiss let the shitposting commence
>www.Sup Forums.com/v/
>new thread
>>tfw have electricity in shtf you jelly shitstains?
>furiously jerking the crank
>luckily my arm is trained for this from jerking to my waifu all my life
>no replies
>HAHA FUCKING POORFAGS CANT AFFORD ELECTRICITY
>the bait is set.jpg
>now all i need to do is wait....
>t. little baby upset that his mommy doesn't have amazon prime and shipping costs money >:'(
>Buying games on release
>Last time I bought on release was Dark Souls 2
>Never again
...
Actually, I'm the guy who drives down the road to Wal-Mart and picks it up and goes home and reads the threads of you crying about your delivery not coming on time while the disc installs.
But you know, keep using Amazon if that's your thing buddy,
>physical media
vile
spotted the beta who's afraid to speak to a GameStop employee
didn't have your tendies today did we?
I prefer physical but you have to be ignorant af to give walmart your business, regardless of what it is
...
"I'd like a sealed copy, please." is apparently a too hard to say.
I mean I can go to Target too, if you'd like bro.
Either way I don't need to order it online and hope my delivery service doesn't fuck up everything sideways like retards, when I can take a 5 minute drive, or grab it on the way home from work.
>stopped reading at mouth
>mouth
soooooo you read the whole thing then you idiot
Solar panels and wind generators along with a recharging generator that can last over a month if uncharged. That way you can last days without sun and wind and when its sunny and/or windy, that generator is getting charged back up.
The amount of beta idiots in there threads blow my mind. Especially when they complain about when they ask you about pre orders
The word of the day is "No". Not hard
Not him but
>new game comes out
>plaza near me has a Wally world and GS
>refuse to go to GS because of their retarded shit
>scoop it up from wal-mart
>go home. play.
>need groceries
>could go to Acme store near me, or Tops/Hannafords, but some of the shit I get is literally 3 + dollars more at those stores than wal-mart, where things like 2 gallon jugs of juice are 2 dollars, or 2 for $4
>buy eggs, milk etc for half the price
>pick up toilet paper/paper plates/toothpaste etc for half the price
>go home.
>save a bunch of money
>sleep fine at night
I mean. I know Wal-mart apparently does a bunch of shitty stuff but none of it affects me at all, so I don't give a fuck. It's the cheapest place around with LITERALLY the same stock as other stores around.
Probably the trade in aspect of it, it's fairly similar to a pawn shop in that regard. They nearly unconditionally take trade ins, so to offset the possibility of taking on costs, they use an inflated in store credit system and the games get affected by it too.
I really can't wrap my head around why people still bother with gamestop. is it the preorders? Because preordering has become a lot better over the years at best buy and amazon.
Shit, you don't even need to pre-order at best buy. Their game boxes already have codes, bonuses, etc. packaged inside of them. No worrying about whether or not the shitty little code on your receipt will work.
owning a game system could be cool. they are well designed, tidy looking machines. the advent of wireless controllers makes them a seamless component of any entertainment system.
however, scooting over to clunkily wrench your poor, fragile game system's disc drive to cram some embarrassing, incomprehensible piece of japanese garbage into it, in front of guests or company or who knows, that is disgusting. having rows of games stacked up to say 'i literally eat figurative shit and sit around for hours at a time, here's the evidence'
If your game collection can't be small enough of an investment that you can't comfortably save them to an online service, you should probably stop playing video games
You should support your local businesses instead of feeding megacorperations that actively harm communities they're supplanted in and promote the worst qualities of capitalism
>trade playboys for thugs, use them to raid, create my own bartertown built on porno
It's decent for used games.
I can not for the fucking life of me understand why people don't just go literally anywhere else to buy a new game though.
Or trade their shit in to GS. It's not worth it at all, Breaking the disc or using it as a frisbee is more worth it.
fucking this
i do the same and never been refused. usually the guy is happy to do it as long as I dont ask like an entitled ass. then again \v\ is full if neckbeards that can barley speak to their own mothers let on a stranger
Thats why Wal-Mart is cancer, they undercut their competitors and destroy small business
>not buying games used from a reliable local business (or pawn store)
>being such an autistic MEMEME shitstain you have to have a game the day it releases
>the reason for this is because you spend your time on Sup Forums all day and you can't risk getting spoiled
pathetic
>You should support your local businesses
That's still not Amazon, you do realize this, yes?
You can keep ordering your games from there even if I don't, you do realize that, yeah? Relax.
I guess when it actually becomes a personal problem or problem for my area and I stop saving like 50 to 100 fucking dollars when I go full out grocery shopping I will care more.
I'm the guy who doesn't have to drive anywhere to pick up anything, pays less tax, and occasionally gets video games early before release date then goes home and reads threads about you crying about the fact that your inability to communicate with other human beings due to your socially inept childhood development led you to make a fool of yourself at the cash register while I've already been playing the game for a day.
But you know, keep going to Walmart if that's your thing, buddy. While you're at it, work on your punctuation.
>wanting to wait to get a game months after it's released after you've been hyped for months if not years for it.
>not spending your money at the places who can support what you want.
Dumb.
that was the joke he was making you fucking orangutan
lol rekt
>threads about you crying about the fact that your inability to communicate with other human beings due to your socially inept childhood development led you to make a fool of yourself at the cash register while I've already been playing the game for a day.
I don't do this though, because I'm also in that same thread laughing at the idiots who ordered from Amazon, while I play my game while Derek (yea I'm referencing that nigga) fucks up their deliveries. Also, you can keep pretending a store I literally drive by on the way home from work is some how a hassle for me. Oh no!
But it's good we can both laugh together. Sorry I messed up one single period and sparked your 'tism, user.
I hate Gamestop but I've always had good customer service when I asked for it too. Went to buy a copy of Okami that a dog had mangled up the corner of the case of. I commented that it was a shame since it was the only one they had, used or new. The clerk took the game's otherwise relatively pristine cover and slipped it into a case that was for a game that likely wouldn't sell anyways. It was a really nice gesture and I won't ever forget it.
Seriously just open up your damn mouth. You'll only get taken advantage of if you say nothing.
>walking into gamestop
Does this happen a lot? Amazon usually delivers my games even before release date.
Not sure why you guys are surprised a bunch of Sup Forums users are too stupid to ask for things and not spaghetti in public/at a register
my local exchange store gets games day of release probably because of criminals but at least I don't shop at FUCKING GAMESTOP
Please be joking. Amazon does fucked shit just as shady as fucking Walmart, retard.
>ride truck into gamestop
>ayo uhh you uhh got that new nba game here?
I'm not the one saying"amazon only", I'm just saying that if you have other options, you should choose them instead of being part of the Wal-Mart problem.
Not the dude you're replying to but the fact that he drives to a wallmart and communicates with people completely negated the inability to communicate with other human beings.
Also occasionally getting video games early doesn't change the fact that 98% of the time he'll have it before you.
I'm not sure if you're trolling or just retarded, only thing I can agree with is Amazon is awesome
Doesn't this happen all the time though, like aren't stores always in competition? Like My Shoprite has lower prices than my local Hannafords.
Yes, I am dumb, and yes I am not on the up and up about business and economic shit, I just want someone to explain, not insult me.
or you idiots could just hire a person to check bags and receipts and put all your merchandise on the shelves. but then they'd have to rent spaces bigger than a closet.
no it wasn't you sperglord they're clearly trolling each other
The thing is that Wal-Mart is already massively successfully and can afford a failure but small business are usually just starting out in a fierce competitive market. Small businesses should be in competition with other small business, not having to deal with megacorps that can abuse shitty business tactics and unethical practices against their own employess and used by their suppliers
>store comes in
>helps out, local businesses still do fine, maybe a little bit of price differences from other stores, it's cool, they all stay around, no big.
>Walmart comes to town
>everything is lower priced, that's awesome!
>other businesses in the area get fucked sideways and close down
>can treat customers like shit
>no unions
>discriminate who they higher and don't
>upper bosses are all corrupt fucks who don't care about their employees
>pay them the least amount possible
>dead end job
>now you can only shop at Walmart instead of having a choice
>now Susan and Rick have to drive 20 miles out to get groceries because Bobs Refrigerator closed down
I mean it's the cliffnotes version but hopefully you get it.
because you walked up to the counter to buy a pre-owned game at a fucking pawn shop?
It's easier to compete with a local store than a multi-billion-dollar chain store.
Target is pretty much becoming Walmart-lite. Everyone should just get their games online desu
Holy fuck user. So many javs would just instantly be wiped out, and we could only make do with tales of Maria ozawa, Yu shinoda, and AIKA, fapping to the receding memories as they fade into nothing like the tide of your life.
Faggot. Stand up for what's right.
>faggot, pay more for stuff because morals!
Look, kid, I have a house to upkeep and bills to pay.
It always blows my mind and sometimes I feel sad, but then I see what these neckbeards post on the internet then my sadness goes away
I remember seeing FAT fuck trying to buy some weeb game and the guy could barley eek out a complete singular word, then saw him outside bitching how the clerk didn't engage with him and the clerk was rude for it
Wanted to say something so bad but he would of probably threw up all over me because I would of entered his no no zone
I wouldn't pay. Actual new game or nothing.
>can't discriminate and deny workers by law
>do it anyway
>company is still in business and nothing happens
America is really fucked up, Jesus.
Why even have laws if they're just a suggestion?
Or the better alternative, stop going to gamestop
Thats what you get when you have capitalism under a democratic and liberal government.
>current year
>people still go to gamestop
>people still complain about getting ripped off
>people still don't know to buy and sell their shit online
>people still buy physical
>apocalypse happens
>kill neighbors so I can siphon their electricity to play vidya till I run out of canned food and nonperishables
Discrimination has to be proven, which can be very difficult for people to do. It's illegal, technically, but court fees and potential failure to make a case make it difficult to enforce.
what you do is go up to the register and ask if they have a new copy of the game so they are forced to give you a brand new copy and not an opened one. i do this all the time and it always works
>local retro shop has stickers that peel off incredibly easy and don't leave any marks behind
I love that place.
may as well pirate if you are a digital fag