1st experience shopping at walmart video games.....

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ok since i saw the $29.99 halo 2 le at walmart.com, i naturally went to a walmart b&m to try to pick it up since i'm a cheapass and don't want to pay for the $2 shipping. drove to walmart at 6:30pm pst last night (after work) and went straight to the video game section. before i could get there however, that place was crowded and i was almost ran over by some fucker trying to steal a parking space. after searching the whole video game section i did not see halo 2 le, just the regular halo 2 priced at 49.99. again, being the cheapass that i am, i aint about to pay full price for it. then i searched the budget section and saw sega soccer slam for $15 and tron 2.0 killer ap for $10, both for xbox. i have never seen these 2 games anywhere and for those prices, i couldn't resist. now the bad experience came: no one was helping me!!! when i got some clerk to help me, he didn't seem to want to help. after reluctantly getting the game out of the locked case he walked to a cashier and dropped off the game without saying anything to me. i was like wtf!?!? and when i asked him he just said to get in line. that was weird how the handle video game purchases though i understand why. but i was in my suit and tie (from work), did he think i was gonna steal 2 game worth $25?!?! BAD BAD SERVICE FROM WALMART.

anyway just ranting a little and wonder if anyone else has had a same experience at walmart.
 
no. no, i can't say i have. its always sunshine and roses. i just go in, buy my stuff for cheap, and leave.
 
[quote name='opportunity777']Walmart never has any fucking checkout lines open ... and they never open any when it gets too crowded.[/QUOTE]
Same thing at my walmart, and sometimes i pisses me off, and other times it doesnt bother me
 
Who gives a fuck about a suit and tie... thieves are thieves.... a business mogul could end up jacking something here and then for all you know. -- They treat everyone the same way, to prevent theft because for everything stolen, about 20 of those have to be sold to recouperate the loss.

And yea, Wal-Mart is not known as a "customer service" store... you pretty much go in and help yourself... unlike a BB or CC were there are people that help you.....
 
the person in "electronics" usually is a dim bat that doesn't know anything about electronics.. I hate having to say "i want some game" and they look at all the titles.. now i walk in and if it isn't on th 20 or less rack (the one here has about 3-4 racks of cheaper v-games) i hate how they are all locked up in a case and you have to ask for help.. i wish they would just have either empty boxes or better security. ah well.. but if i do have to get a game.. i have to point at them. thats just lame... i almost exclusively buy all my games used now.
 
[quote name='opportunity777']Walmart never has any fucking checkout lines open ... and they never open any when it gets too crowded.[/QUOTE]

I know what you're saying. I think they should consider a new policy:

"If you have to wait more than 20 minutes in the '20 Items or Less' checkout line -- you get 20% OFF your purchase."

Point me to the suggestions box!
 
[quote name='TXboxGuY']I know what you're saying. I think they should consider a new policy:

"If you have to wait more than 20 minutes in the '20 Items or Less' checkout line -- you get 20% OFF your purchase."

Point me to the suggestions box![/QUOTE]

:rofl: Fat chance.
 
That shit sounded funny ass fuck how you said you almost got run over in the parking lot by some guy who was trying to steal a parking lot !
 
Walmart employees get minimum wage, no real benefits, and a shitty work environment. Did you expect him to hand you the game and give you a blowjob? Walmart sucks as a store as well as a company (using cheap labor overseas and depriving the American workforce to keep giving you "low low prices".)
 
Exactly.

It's some kid making minimum wage who hates his job.

Things like this often happen at EB and Gamestop, also.
 
you guys must not be shopping at the same store I am, or confusing Wal-Mart with K-Mart. I have never been in wal-mart and seen a shortage of employees. I know today there were at least 5 people alone in electronics

and I almost never have to wait longer than 10 minutes to check out
 
[quote name='Samurai X']That shit sounded funny ass fuck how you said you almost got run over in the parking lot by some guy who was trying to steal a parking lot ![/QUOTE]

Steal a parking lot?
 
I worked at walmart for 2 years and i wanted to work in electronics because I was the only one who knew anything about games/computers/music/movies ect. But,the managers are pig headed ass's and wont listen to reason. So i was stuck up front as a cashier because they thought It would be best for me to help little snot nosed brats and bitchy mothers then do something im qualified for
 
What annoys me about Wal-Mart is that they force you to pay for your game purchases at the one register in the Electronics Dept., yet that register also lets any customer with no electronic items and a cart full of clothes and crap pay there. They should make those fuckers pay for their stuff at the regular registers like everyone else and keep the electronics register for electronics purchases only.
 
[quote name='Josef']What annoys me about Wal-Mart is that they force you to pay for your game purchases at the one register in the Electronics Dept., yet that register also lets any customer with no electronic items and a cart full of clothes and crap pay there. They should make those fuckers pay for their stuff at the regular registers like everyone else and keep the electronics register for electronics purchases only.[/QUOTE]

I agree. I work at Wal-Mart and It's annoying as fuck to have to ring out people who don't have electronics items, but we can be COACHED for not doing it. No joke.

Also theres a reason why they want you to pay for the games at the electronics reg. Sony/Nintendo/MS PAYS for the games to be locked up, along with the space. They don't want to see any shortages in games, and when they do someones gonna get fucked.
 
Umm...this should probably be in the deal discussion forum OP, but that's beside the point. Walmart truly just sucks. I almost never go to Walmart. It's probably once every blue moon or when I need something really badly and no one else has it. Normally when I go to Walmart, which is on a rare occasion, the parking lot is always ful and the people that drive in are mad because they must have those low low prices. Inside the store, well it's basically a shit fest with a mess here and mess there. The electronics section is horrible. Their service is terrible and they never have any cashiers open. I truly hate Walmart.
 
You cant talk about shit fests until you've worked christmas eve and everyone is buying presents and when i say everyone i mean hundreds upon hundreds of people who were to shaq fuing lazy to buy before the 24
 
i have never been to wal mart and it seems like a smart move seeing how everyone seems to hate it.
 
The one I go to(which is the closest to my house), has some fat guy that looks like he's in his 30's working in the electronics. One problem, no matter if you ask him for suggestions or you're wanting a game, he talks about wrestling. If you ask for a suggestion, he'll suggest a WWE game :? . If you're buying a game, he'll try to get you to buy one while mentioning what happened on the shows this week. It's getting to the point where if you see the guy, you just want to punch him and tell him to STFU about wrestling. But he's been gone the past few times I've went there(wonder if some customers complained about it? :) )
 
I think my most annoying Wal Mart game related experience was some early morning hour between Thanksgiving and Black Friday this past year (24 hour Wal-Mart). Wife and I were up late and I had decided I wanted a DS, so we ran in and asked...first guy told us they had 4 in the back, but had to get someone to unlock the case in the back room. Hour and a half later someone else comes out and says they never had any systems to begin with. Losers.

Plus, as for customers, nothing more annoying then going through the self check-out line to have some asstard in front of you paying with a check. In the self check-out. God I hate Wal-Mart.
 
I'm still thankful that when I applied to work at a Wal-Mart, they ended up putting me in the Sam's Club next door. The job works great as something to come back to in the summer when I return from school. They've always been flexible with good hours and keeping a job for me. There's a world of difference between the two, even though they are owned under the same corporate entity.
 
My wal mart is a fuggin' shantytown. there's carts of crap every where, there's always hundreds of slow moving people clogging up the aisles and the electronics department is always CRAWLING with smelly little kids who make it impossible to look for a game. Not only that, but there are tons of games stacked inside the cases and the labels are all facing the wrong way! there's literally about a hundred games piled up, and you can't tell what any of them are.

yeah, i know, they don't get paid shit and they don't care about my white ass, but is it that hard to place games with the labels facing out....the best part is when you ask to see what the games are and they hand you one of them off the top, which you could see before. then when you ask to see what all of em are they act like you're ruining their day. I think politeness only makes them more irate, too. I think I might have the worst wal mart ever. XD
 
[quote name='dude2003']saw sega soccer slam for $15 and tron 2.0 killer ap for $10, both for xbox. i have never seen these 2 games anywhere and for those prices, i couldn't resist.[/QUOTE]

You've never seen Sega Soccer Slam cheaper than $15? You must not shop a lot.
 
[quote name='mmn']You've never seen Sega Soccer Slam cheaper than $15? You must not shop a lot.[/QUOTE]

On the GC side, I haven't seen Soccer Slam in B&M locations since it was released.
 
[quote name='Diiz']Walmart employees get minimum wage, no real benefits, and a shitty work environment. Did you expect him to hand you the game and give you a blowjob? Walmart sucks as a store as well as a company (using cheap labor overseas and depriving the American workforce to keep giving you "low low prices".)[/QUOTE]


Please just STFU already.You need to do some fucking research before you start pouring these half truths out your ass.
 
[quote name='2poor']i have never been to wal mart and it seems like a smart move seeing how everyone seems to hate it.[/QUOTE]


Yeah and since 80% of the people on this forum bitches about CC,BB,EB,etc...I guess all those places must suckass as well.
 
[quote name='DX']Yeah and since 80% of the people on this forum bitches about CC,BB,EB,etc...I guess all those places must suckass as well.[/QUOTE]
No, but, see, Wal-Mart really -is- utter shit.

The only nice Wal-Mart I have ever been to was in Nebraska, where it was like the cornerstone of the city and had anything you could possibly imagine. It seems like rural-ish areas have nice Wal-Marts, but those in more 'commercialized' areas are terrible. There's no real reason to go to a Wal-Mart in a large city for video games either, because you can almost always find them cheaper elsewhere. And, as an added bonus, they won't smell like urine!

I TOTALLY sympathize with the parking lot complaints.... Honestly, I actively hate Wal-Mart parking lots. I always feel like I'm going to die.

DIE WALMART DIE plz
 
[quote name='DX']Please just STFU already.You need to do some fucking research before you start pouring these half truths out your ass.[/QUOTE]


please enlighten us with the full truths.
 
[quote name='Apossum']please enlighten us with the full truths.[/QUOTE]


Minimum wage?There is not a single WM store that pays minimum.WM employees on average make over $10 an hour.

WM buying just imported goods?WM spends more money buying from U.S. business tahn ANY OTHER U.S. retailer.


75% of WM employees use the company offered insurance plans.

Facts.Not the "Hey Im gonna be cool because I hate WM" facts.
 
How about this to be more accurate than DX? Most Wal-Mart employee's don't get paid a "living" wage. Oh and guess what Wal-Mart tells them to do to deal with it? They tell them to apply for government assistance. In fact Wal-Mart is having to pay back the government millions of $'s for that.
Here's another too. Wal-Mart uses GOVERNMENT programs meant to help install small businesses that normally wouldn't be able to afford the large amount of space they can with said loan or whatever. Yup they TAKE that money and use it to build Wal-Mart Distribution centers and possibly Wal-Mart's ALL around the U.S. In fact only a very few, like 5 at the most maybe, haven't used that program.
 
[quote name='Sarang01']How about this to be more accurate than DX? Most Wal-Mart employee's don't get paid a "living" wage. Oh and guess what Wal-Mart tells them to do to deal with it? They tell them to apply for government assistance. In fact Wal-Mart is having to pay back the government millions of $'s for that.
Here's another too. Wal-Mart uses GOVERNMENT programs meant to help install small businesses that normally wouldn't be able to afford the large amount of space they can with said loan or whatever. Yup they TAKE that money and use it to build Wal-Mart Distribution centers and possibly Wal-Mart's ALL around the U.S. In fact only a very few, like 5 at the most maybe, haven't used that program.[/QUOTE]


SHow me this magic place where WM is paying this money back to the govt. for supposedly telling employees this.

As far as the money from the govt thing.Pretty much all U.S. business'e do this.So until it becomes the norm not to WM just happens to be the biggest target.


Fact is you people rag on WM for everything they do only because they are the biggest and forced retailers to rethink how they do business.It was sloppy and inefficient before WM they just eliminated the problems.

Without WM, inflation would be sky high and everyone would be bitching about how expensive everything is.Take you bleeding heart liberal BS elsewhere.

Link?
 
Also sarang youre quoting that backwards UC Berkely study that hes been debunked by many news agencies and other sources.


Keep up man.
 
and what about those lawsuits for hiring illegal immigrants...and that most of the items in their stores are manufactured in sweatshops in 3rd world countries. everyone knows what the story is with those places. Not to mention the fact that they completely homogenize any town that they move into and put the heat under local businesses.

People don't hate wal mart to "be cool." It's for good reason. Yes, wal mart does some good stuff, but that's just so they have something to point to when someone calls them out on something.

If CAG was a microcosm of the U.S., Wal Mart would be a hoarder that puts everything on ebay.
 
I've quit shopping at Wal-Mart all together. Between the annoying atmosphere, the shoving of pan and scan DVDs, kids running around nonstop, electronics department that always suck, etc etc etc.... I just can't stand even walking into any Wal-Mart anymore. I just get a sick feeling in my stomach whenever I do.

Therefore, I'll just go to Target for any of my clothing needs, my CC along with Half Price Books, Gamestop (the one by my CC is cool for the most part), occasionally Goodwill (as I'm a former employee), and online for my goods. :D
 
[quote name='Apossum']and what about those lawsuits for hiring illegal immigrants...and that most of the items in their stores are manufactured in sweatshops in 3rd world countries. everyone knows what the story is with those places. Not to mention the fact that they completely homogenize any town that they move into and put the heat under local businesses.

People don't hate wal mart to "be cool." It's for good reason. Yes, wal mart does some good stuff, but that's just so they have something to point to when someone calls them out on something.

If CAG was a microcosm of the U.S., Wal Mart would be a hoarder that puts everything on ebay.[/QUOTE]


Hiring illegal immigrants.....It wasnt WM.Its was a contractor USED by WM who hired the immigrants.There is NO govt. law that states when using a 3rd party contractor you are responsible for the employees.SO once again the facts were not shown.Of course the first mention of this didnt bother stating that. ;)

Sweat shops...once again it was a company WM did business with.Notice that as soon as they found out they dropped the line of clothing.

This whole thread is a perfect example of the media controling the minds of the populace.Learn to investigate yourself people.Quit listening to what the media tells you to believe.

Its not that I love WM but damn if you honestly believe that no other business does the things your fooling yourself.No one is a saint just that WM is the biggest target,
 
As far as homgonenizing a town.....Where I live,Houston,everytime a WM pops up at least 3 new shopping centers appear around it within 6 months.If a small business knows how to do business properly they can excel even with WMs shadow.

Prime example HEB Grocery here in Texas.Not only are they surviving they are prospering.Why?Because they know how to handle their business.
 
The only thing related to games I've ever bought at Wal-Mart was a $4.92 GBA SP case... well, that and a Super Monkey Ball hot wheel car.

But no games, though. I always find them cheaper elsewhere. Wal-Mart may have low prices, but not in the video game department.
 
[quote name='DigitalSpace']The only thing related to games I've ever bought at Wal-Mart was a $4.92 GBA SP case... well, that and a Super Monkey Ball hot wheel car.

But no games, though. I always find them cheaper elsewhere. Wal-Mart may have low prices, but not in the video game department.[/QUOTE]


I agree with this man.

I use them for their liberal price matching though.
 
[quote name='DX']SHow me this magic place where WM is paying this money back to the govt. for supposedly telling employees this.

As far as the money from the govt thing.Pretty much all U.S. business'e do this.So until it becomes the norm not to WM just happens to be the biggest target.


Fact is you people rag on WM for everything they do only because they are the biggest and forced retailers to rethink how they do business.It was sloppy and inefficient before WM they just eliminated the problems.

Without WM, inflation would be sky high and everyone would be bitching about how expensive everything is.Take you bleeding heart liberal BS elsewhere.

Link?[/QUOTE]

You know what I realized? I'm a fucking idiot and the media is COMPLETELY Liberal! Oh wait, that's about as big a lie as the one that goes the media is Jewish dominated.
First off, what has been learned in economics? Competition is good for consumers because it drives the price down. What have we seen when Wal-Mart goes to small towns? They start selling products below cost and before you know it they've VAPORIZED the small business portion of the town then jack prices up when they're gone. Can we say monopoly people? What I find really amusing is the Sam's Club commercial around here, "We're in business for small business.". Granted I know what they're doing is smart business practice except for the consumer but remember a monopoly is illegal. Also they 3rd partied that to cover their asses I'm sure.
Btw there is an edit button you can use to avoid double posting this stuff.
 
[quote name='Sarang01']You know what I realized? I'm a fucking idiot and the media is COMPLETELY Liberal! Oh wait, that's about as big a lie as the one that goes the media is Jewish dominated.
First off, what has been learned in economics? Competition is good for consumers because it drives the price down. What have we seen when Wal-Mart goes to small towns? They start selling products below cost and before you know it they've VAPORIZED the small business portion of the town then jack prices up when they're gone. Can we say monopoly people? What I find really amusing is the Sam's Club commercial around here, "We're in business for small business.". Granted I know what they're doing is smart business practice except for the consumer but remember a monopoly is illegal. Also they 3rd partied that to cover their asses I'm sure.
Btw there is an edit button you can use to avoid double posting this stuff.[/QUOTE]


Sounds like someone is getting rather upset because he has been proven wrong at every turn.

Also,when did WM become a monopoly?I do believe the govt. would have something to say about that if it was true.You think?

Go find the article in USA Today from a couple weeks ago about business's thriving while in WMs shadow.Go to HEBs website,look at their stock and then tell me small business's cant survive alongside WM.

BTW,the media is completely liberal.You are just the perfect example of what they love.People who believe whatever their told and dont question it for themselves.
 
[quote name='DX']Sounds like someone is getting rather upset because he has been proven wrong at every turn.

Also,when did WM become a monopoly?I do believe the govt. would have something to say about that if it was true.You think?

Go find the article in USA Today from a couple weeks ago about business's thriving while in WMs shadow.Go to HEBs website,look at their stock and then tell me small business's cant survive alongside WM.[/QUOTE]

HEB is the exception, not the rule and I was referring to Monopoly in the local sense. Also I was being a bit sarcastic.
And no, for some Monopolies the government says nothing. Case in point, Ticketmaster.
One comment and maybe it's just me but does Wal-Mart sell Organic food at all in their Supercenters? Maybe I've missed it but I never saw any really when I went there.
You really think the media would be this tame if it were Liberal? If the media were Liberal Amy Goodman would be on tv like ALL the time and most CEO's lives would be a living hell. They kiss ass to whoever pays the bills. Here's a quick case in point: NPR. Conservatives want to call it the biggest Liberal organization EVER. To make a long story short, NPR was covering Firestone's tire story and at the same time there was similar news about Goodyear. Guess what? NPR never THOUGHT to mention the news about Goodyear as well even though it was the same or similar as well as coming out about the same time. Guess why. Goodyear is one of NPR's sponsors so don't try to serve me that line of tripe.
 
[quote name='Sarang01']HEB is the exception, not the rule and I was referring to Monopoly in the local sense. Also I was being a bit sarcastic.
And no, for some Monopolies the government says nothing. Case in point, Ticketmaster.
One comment and maybe it's just me but does Wal-Mart sell Organic food at all in their Supercenters? Maybe I've missed it but I never saw any really when I went there.[/QUOTE]


Who cares?If it aint deep fried and full of cholesterol and preservative I dont eat it.LOL
 
[quote name='DX']Hiring illegal immigrants.....It wasnt WM.Its was a contractor USED by WM who hired the immigrants.There is NO govt. law that states when using a 3rd party contractor you are responsible for the employees.SO once again the facts were not shown.Of course the first mention of this didnt bother stating that. ;)

Sweat shops...once again it was a company WM did business with.Notice that as soon as they found out they dropped the line of clothing.

This whole thread is a perfect example of the media controling the minds of the populace.Learn to investigate yourself people.Quit listening to what the media tells you to believe.

Its not that I love WM but damn if you honestly believe that no other business does the things your fooling yourself.No one is a saint just that WM is the biggest target,[/QUOTE]


OH, so they didn't do it directly and that makes everything all better?
I don't care what the fucking law says about 3rd party contractors, it's still wrong. It makes me sick that you basically just said "Oh sure they hired slave labor and scooped up a bunch of illegal immigrants, but that's okay because they hired someone else to do it and teh law has a loophole that hasn't covered this shady practice yet."

but anyway, yes, I know wal mart is actually a product of the "high on steroids, never coming down" capitalist economy we have here in the US but just because other businesses are doing some of the things that WM does, doesn't make it okay.

I'm equally bitter towards all the big department stores and if you think I hate them because i saw a few bad headlines about wal mart, you're wrong.
 
[quote name='DX']As far as homgonenizing a town.....Where I live,Houston,everytime a WM pops up at least 3 new shopping centers appear around it within 6 months.If a small business knows how to do business properly they can excel even with WMs shadow.

Prime example HEB Grocery here in Texas.Not only are they surviving they are prospering.Why?Because they know how to handle their business.[/QUOTE]


And what's in those shopping centers? Target? Best Buy? Circuit City? Safeway? *insert non local, huge store name here*?

so HEB is a statewide store that was tied to the tree when the wal mart storm blew in? got any other examples? regional grocery stores don't count as local.
 
[quote name='Apossum']OH, so they didn't do it directly and that makes everything all better?
I don't care what the fucking law says about 3rd party contractors, it's still wrong. It makes me sick that you basically just said "Oh sure they hired slave labor and scooped up a bunch of illegal immigrants, but that's okay because they hired someone else to do it and teh law has a loophole that hasn't covered this shady practice yet."

but anyway, yes, I know wal mart is actually a product of the "high on steroids, never coming down" capitalist economy we have here in the US but just because other businesses are doing some of the things that WM does, doesn't make it okay.

I'm equally bitter towards all the big department stores and if you think I hate them because i saw a few bad headlines about wal mart, you're wrong.[/QUOTE]

So if someone you went shopping with shoplifted something, without your knowledge,you would be willing to go to jail as well?

Remeber:you not actually doing the shoplifting is no excuse.

NEXT


Same article that mentioned HEB also mentioned Best Buy,Target and Home Depot.WM right near me shares a parking lot with Home Depot.Uh oh they better move before they get homogenized.
 
[quote name='DX']So if someone you went shopping with shoplifted something, without your knowledge,you would be willing to go to jail as well?
.[/QUOTE]


From my point of view, using your metaphor, they paid someone to do the shoplifting for them so they couldn't be held directly responsible.

I guess I just don't trust corporations as much as you. there's not a bone in my body that could believe for a second that they didn't know what they were paying for.

Same article that mentioned HEB also mentioned Best Buy,Target and Home Depot.WM right near me shares a parking lot with Home Depot.Uh oh they better move before they get homogenized.
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okay, either you don't know what homogenized means or what "local business" means, take your pick.
 
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