You don't need put quotes around new like that when what you're describing is the exact same thing as what everyone else in the universe considers new when it comes to video game condition.
They do it to everyone so you can't return it, because somehow if an employee plays it it's new but if you buy it, don't play it, and try to return it ten minutes later it's magically used. It's not that they did it to you because you were a child and wouldn't complain, it's that they do it to everyone and don't even have shame in doing it to a child. Judge for yourself which is creepier.Yup. Back in the day, some stores would have the balls to hand you a gutted copy that youing preordered on *release day*. Even worse, it felt like a lot of them did it because they thought a 12 year old me wouldn't complain. (they were wrong)
I guess GS just has a different definition of "new" than every other retailer on the planet
Hopefully not in that way again because it just makes them sound like they're confusing the concepts of old vs. new and used vs. new which wouldn't happen if they were omitted in this context; I didn't mean to bully them out of the practice entirely. Quotes can be helpful when used appropriately.
Yes I know that is why I haven't spoken to a gamestop employee about the issue in like two decades, they seem to suffer from some kind of unique mental illness specific to working at gamestop.
It's true... the worst part was, their machine sucked and would warp the plastic windows of game cases. It also help popularize the term y-fold vs shrinkwrap.
I think you’re right for the most part in saying that even most shrinkwrapped games these days don’t include anything but the game inside the case, but one of the opened/“new”/“gutted” games they sent me during this B2G1F round was missing an insert card containing a code that had to be redeemed by a certain date, so the “gutted” description does still apply sometimes!
There's no such thing as a "day one edition" for them to send. That's just a pack-in for the copies purchased day 1. The sku and barcode themselves are the exact same item as the standard edition and there is no way for them to be able to tell a difference. They sent you the same item.
I actually tried to explain the sku thing being merged to them because I thought that was the problem, hence why I’ll probably just return everything. That being said, Gamestop shouldnt allow you to buy the Day One edition which includes the steelbook (Ichi edition) rather than the standard edition. That’s on them. Also, as of last week, the day one edition is what was being shipped from Best Buy with an additional steel book (yes I should have waited). They should update their listings for crap like this.
There's no sku merging. They have the same barcode from the manufacturer. They are the same sku. They just ship the first wave with some extras but it's intended to always be the same sku. GS just never updates the description half the time, but if you aren't buying "Day One" don't expect "Day One" content.
