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[CheapyD]

Using the above polling system, please vote for Worst Online Retailer.
This award goes to the Online Retailer that, in your opinion, sucked the most in 2008.


Last year's winner:

Spoiler

Worst Online Game Retailer: EB Games.com / GameStop.com

Now the circle is complete. After winning Best Online Game Retailer three years in a row, EBgames.com (and GameStop.com) has gone from first to worst, picking up both Worst Retailer awards in the 4th and 5th Annual Cheapy Awards. After GameStop acquired EB Games, EB's website became a mirror image of GameStop.com, losing all the great deals they once provided. GameStop/EB recently announced some upcoming changes to their websites, which will hopefully help them break this cycle of shame. Unfortunately, it looks like used game listings still will not state if case and manuals are included. Only time will tell if GameStop/EB can pull themselves out of the gutter.

Edited by CheapyD, 17 February 2009 - 01:49 AM.

[lilboo]

EB Games/Gamestop.com
They did change for the better and it looks like they are starting to finally get it..but no, they still overall suck.

[Trakan]

EB/Gamestop

Nobody likes the possibility of disc only games in shitty condition. Stop taking in shitty condition games and guarantee case/manual.

[mitch079]

fye.com - a package came opened with no contents and they told me to file a claim with the post office as they weren't responsible. u fye.
stootsi.com - for their complete joke of the mystery box sale and the subsequent lack of customer service and cancelled orders. stootsi.

[Squarehard]

Gamestop/EB

[botticus]

TRU for continued shitty inventory management.

[TheGamingGuy]

Gamestop

[J7.]

Gamestop.com for shipping damaged Collectors Edition items because they couldn't bother to ship it in a box instead of an envelope despite the fact that they charged extra fees for shipping due to the size of the product! Also, they added extra charges after I had already agreed and ordered at a lower price. Also, they lied to me about when I would get the bonus items & then tried to charge extra without me knowing if I had not checked.

[_Ph03n1x_]

EB/Gamestop ftw

[pimpinc333]

Gamestop/Ebgames.com

[louiedog]

EB Games/Gamestop.com

[weevles]

Unfortunately, GS.

[marcand]

Gamestop for canceling the promotional materials without warning. You would think that pre-ordering 1 month early would be long enough... In particular: the Mirror's Edge tote bag.

"So I get to pay full price AND I don't get any swag?"

[00JON]

Toys R Us.

[TheRock88]

Gamestop/EB

[shrike4242]

TRU, for just not having a clue about inventory management.

[r00tabeggas]

gamestop/eb

[Jmclark]

Gamestop/EB

Plus their e-mail newsletter in G-Mail sucks ass.

[whoknows]

Toys R Us for taking 2 weeks to ship me a game.

[Shadowboi]

Go gamestop.com and your lack of good deals!

[CLAYB1RD]

Gamestop/EB

[iRandom]

EB/GameStop/GameCrazy

[Teodoric79]

Gamestop.com a lack of good deals and they always send me used games out of the case without instructions not a good company at all.

[LiK]

gamestop.com for screwing me over many preorder bonuses last year. you.

[dynamite99]

I was gonna say GoGamer for charging an arm and a leg for shipping, but they had a lot of good deal, so have to go with:

EBGames.

[JP]

EB/Gamestop.com for the no guarantee on complete games. That and their online checkout breaking half of the time.

[xGunCrazyx]

gamestop.com

[kart007k]

gamestop (for first time I ordered 3 games from this bastards, and all the games that they sent were unplayable.)

[Thomas96]

Xbox Live Marketplace. I'm choosing them due to their points system, that forces you to have left over points when then compells you to try and spend more so that your left over points don't go to waste. I think the market place needs to deal in dollars. Straight purchase amounts.

[sotc1988]

gamestop.com We still have no idea what condition our games arrive in and that sucks.