[quote name='fortfrolic13']I hate gamestop with every fiber of my being...that being said I'm all about the freebies...[/QUOTE]
Agreed.
=D
When I was in middle school ~ high school, I went out to the mall often to go to GameStop. If I had money to buy something new, then I was lucky but I found myself having to resort to those awful trade-in's.
Not only were the trade-in credits horrible, they sometimes tried to sell me "gutted" copies of a game at full price.
>_>
I hate that.
That and:
- annoying people in the store
- annoying employees that often don't know what they're talking about
- poor quality used games (not to mention those stickers they put on the covers and somtimes on the actual box art)
- employees asking for all these dumb offers
Because of that, it's been YEARS AND YEARS since I visited GameStop (the store). I also haven't been doing any shopping with them online.
My alternative? Mainly Amazon and GameExpress. Awesome online retailers though I shop 99% of the time at Amazon.
I love their customer service, prices are always lower than the full retail price, no tax, great shipping, and they often have that thing where I pre-order a big name game and get $10 towards my next game related purchase from Amazon.
BUT!
With this contest, I managed to get those 8 "tickets" and I'm hoping I win. If I get a few, I might give some away to like a friend or a cousin who might want a game or something.
But in short...
1. I don't like GameStop and their business practices.
2. Freebies are fun.
3. I wouldn't mind buying stuff from GameStop if I didn't have to pay my own money. I mean who doesn't like freebies?
=P