Just inducted into the "Stupid Things EBGames Employees Say" Club

[quote name='gizmogc']Wow, don't come into my store for a game you didn't pre-order, I will flat out deny you if you are a regular. Case in point, Tales of Symphonia. We had 3 people pre-order, and had 15 people call the day before (because dumbasses always think that the SHIP dates must mean we get them) asking for it. Tales arrives, 5 friggin copies. I sell all 3 to pre-orders, and hold the other two in the back for people I feel are worthy. Then throughout the day people wander in asking for it, and I say "Sorry, didn't pre-order, were sold out".

Is that wrong? To me its not. Its called LEARNING. To people who put $5 down, it guaranteed for me to get 5 copies, where I would only get MAYBE 1 on release date. Why should I allow others who didn't pre-order the privlage of getting a game the day it comes out. Dosn't seem fair.

BTW, I do this for all major releases. When NCAA came out, I ONLY sold Pre-orders before and on release date. The day after, I put them out, and they were all sold that day (hence my store not loosing a single dime).

OH! I always kep a big stack right next to the register as well so the customers who didn't pre-order can see them and be like "Sell me one from there..." which I reply "Sorry, those are for people who put $5 down to guarantee there copy, oh and they also get a free shirt". SLAM![/quote]

I agree on the pre-order thing, but remind me never to shop at your store. I mean c/mon, sell the other 2 only to people you "think are worthy" get the other 2 copies. That's BS, how the hell do you deem someone worthy? Is there some height requirement or something I don't know about for buying games? The worthy person is the one who walks into your store first wanting the game. That's how a business is supposed to be run. You should appreciate all your customers, and clearly you don't, even your regulars apparently.
 
[quote name='suprsaiyanMAX']Hate to break it to ya but that's standard operating precedures. Preorders get filled first...then they sell them to the masses. That way they don't run out for the people that actually preordered said game. About every game store I've been to does it the same way. Also, when a game is slated to ship on a certain day it often doesn't come til later in the afternoon (around 3 or 4) or til the next day.[/quote]

Actually, when Wind Waker came out, I didn't preorder it and bought a copy which was supposed to be reserved for all preorders (they did not get any more copies that weren't already preordered, since Wind Waker had like 1.5 million preordered or some crazy figure like that) at the EB by my college.
 
[quote name='gizmogc']Wow, don't come into my store for a game you didn't pre-order, I will flat out deny you if you are a regular. Case in point, Tales of Symphonia. We had 3 people pre-order, and had 15 people call the day before (because dumbasses always think that the SHIP dates must mean we get them) asking for it. Tales arrives, 5 friggin copies. I sell all 3 to pre-orders, and hold the other two in the back for people I feel are worthy. Then throughout the day people wander in asking for it, and I say "Sorry, didn't pre-order, were sold out".

Is that wrong? To me its not. Its called LEARNING. To people who put $5 down, it guaranteed for me to get 5 copies, where I would only get MAYBE 1 on release date. Why should I allow others who didn't pre-order the privlage of getting a game the day it comes out. Dosn't seem fair.

BTW, I do this for all major releases. When NCAA came out, I ONLY sold Pre-orders before and on release date. The day after, I put them out, and they were all sold that day (hence my store not loosing a single dime).

OH! I always kep a big stack right next to the register as well so the customers who didn't pre-order can see them and be like "Sell me one from there..." which I reply "Sorry, those are for people who put $5 down to guarantee there copy, oh and they also get a free shirt". SLAM![/quote]

This is the reason I buy 90% of my games at Target or BestBuy. The sooner one of the major retailers starts taking in trade ins and selling used games and runs these fools out of business the better.
 
[quote name='gizmogc']Wow, don't come into my store for a game you didn't pre-order, I will flat out deny you if you are a regular. Case in point, Tales of Symphonia. We had 3 people pre-order, and had 15 people call the day before (because dumbasses always think that the SHIP dates must mean we get them) asking for it. Tales arrives, 5 friggin copies. I sell all 3 to pre-orders, and hold the other two in the back for people I feel are worthy. Then throughout the day people wander in asking for it, and I say "Sorry, didn't pre-order, were sold out".

Is that wrong? To me its not. Its called LEARNING. To people who put $5 down, it guaranteed for me to get 5 copies, where I would only get MAYBE 1 on release date. Why should I allow others who didn't pre-order the privlage of getting a game the day it comes out. Dosn't seem fair.

BTW, I do this for all major releases. When NCAA came out, I ONLY sold Pre-orders before and on release date. The day after, I put them out, and they were all sold that day (hence my store not loosing a single dime).

OH! I always kep a big stack right next to the register as well so the customers who didn't pre-order can see them and be like "Sell me one from there..." which I reply "Sorry, those are for people who put $5 down to guarantee there copy, oh and they also get a free shirt". SLAM![/quote]

That's got to be the dumbest damn thing I've read in a long time.

Edit: I'm actually getting more mad each time I read this. If you ever happen to come by Wichita Falls, remind me to punch your ass in the face for being such a dumbass.
 
I have to agree with Gizmogc to a certain extent. Thogh I don't work there anymore, I too know the horrors of having people come into the sotre and bitching at me because we only got enough copies to fill preorders. I can't do anything about it. TOS, when it came out, we got 4 copies. 4. That was enough to fill our preorders, and then I didn't see anymore before I quit. It made me angry to have people come up and say(2 days before its release) "Is *game* in yet?" and then tell me that they'd rather not preorder it and just "Pick it up the day it comes in". You're buying the damn game anyway, preorder it so we get some more copies! (Note: this is in reference to non-bigname titles such as TOS. Not somethign like Madden 05)What I disagree with is the elitism, there, Gizmogc. It should be on a first-come, first-serve basis with your remaining copies.
 
A buddy of mine went to buy a gamecube the day metroid prime was released. He didn't pre-order and the guy wouldn't let him have a copy. So he told the guy he was going to buy the gamecube and the game somewhere else and the employee gave him one of the pre-ordered games that someone hadn't picked up yet.
 
Pre-orders are such a joke. The only time I have ever pre-ordered a game was to receive a bonus... such as Wind Waker w/ the Ocarina disc bonus. I mean if you really really want a game there are plenty of stores around that WILL have the game. Who here pays $50 for a game anyway?
 
[quote name='gizmogc']Wow, don't come into my store for a game you didn't pre-order, I will flat out deny you if you are a regular. Case in point, Tales of Symphonia. We had 3 people pre-order, and had 15 people call the day before (because dumbasses always think that the SHIP dates must mean we get them) asking for it. Tales arrives, 5 friggin copies. I sell all 3 to pre-orders, and hold the other two in the back for people I feel are worthy. Then throughout the day people wander in asking for it, and I say "Sorry, didn't pre-order, were sold out".

Is that wrong? To me its not. Its called LEARNING. To people who put $5 down, it guaranteed for me to get 5 copies, where I would only get MAYBE 1 on release date. Why should I allow others who didn't pre-order the privlage of getting a game the day it comes out. Dosn't seem fair.

BTW, I do this for all major releases. When NCAA came out, I ONLY sold Pre-orders before and on release date. The day after, I put them out, and they were all sold that day (hence my store not loosing a single dime).

OH! I always kep a big stack right next to the register as well so the customers who didn't pre-order can see them and be like "Sell me one from there..." which I reply "Sorry, those are for people who put $5 down to guarantee there copy, oh and they also get a free shirt". SLAM![/quote]

You sir, are exactly the idiot I was refering to way back when I first posted about this.

NOT ONLY did I buy my copy at Best Buy for $15 the following day (yes I used the GGC) but 10 minutes after I got home FedEx showed up with a package from Visual Concepts. I shared this story with a good friend of mine who works for them and he sent me TWO copies for FREE! Oh and I have a SHARPIE autographed Terrel Owens copy on the way as well so you can keep your piece of shit T-Shirts.

Who's the bitch now?

[/rant]
 
[quote name='Trakan']A buddy of mine went to buy a gamecube the day metroid prime was released. He didn't pre-order and the guy wouldn't let him have a copy. So he told the guy he was going to buy the gamecube and the game somewhere else and the employee gave him one of the pre-ordered games that someone hadn't picked up yet.[/quote]

Ha, good tactic by your friend to trump them into giving it to him. Was it the next day or the same day it arrived? If it was the same day the game arrived, hopefully there wasn't some poor soul who came in 5 minutes before closing expecting his Metroid Prime preorder.
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction'][quote name='gizmogc']Wow, don't come into my store for a game you didn't pre-order, I will flat out deny you if you are a regular. Case in point, Tales of Symphonia. We had 3 people pre-order, and had 15 people call the day before (because dumbasses always think that the SHIP dates must mean we get them) asking for it. Tales arrives, 5 friggin copies. I sell all 3 to pre-orders, and hold the other two in the back for people I feel are worthy. Then throughout the day people wander in asking for it, and I say "Sorry, didn't pre-order, were sold out".

Is that wrong? To me its not. Its called LEARNING. To people who put $5 down, it guaranteed for me to get 5 copies, where I would only get MAYBE 1 on release date. Why should I allow others who didn't pre-order the privlage of getting a game the day it comes out. Dosn't seem fair.

BTW, I do this for all major releases. When NCAA came out, I ONLY sold Pre-orders before and on release date. The day after, I put them out, and they were all sold that day (hence my store not loosing a single dime).

OH! I always kep a big stack right next to the register as well so the customers who didn't pre-order can see them and be like "Sell me one from there..." which I reply "Sorry, those are for people who put $5 down to guarantee there copy, oh and they also get a free shirt". SLAM![/quote]

That's got to be the dumbest damn thing I've read in a long time.

Edit: I'm actually getting more mad each time I read this. If you ever happen to come by Wichita Falls, remind me to punch your ass in the face for being such a dumbass.[/quote]

It's amazing isn't it? Everytime you read this you're just more and more ready to bitchslap him all over the room. Gizmogc.. you sir are an asshole.
 
[quote name='Duo_Maxwell'][quote name='Trakan']A buddy of mine went to buy a gamecube the day metroid prime was released. He didn't pre-order and the guy wouldn't let him have a copy. So he told the guy he was going to buy the gamecube and the game somewhere else and the employee gave him one of the pre-ordered games that someone hadn't picked up yet.[/quote]

Ha, good tactic by your friend to trump them into giving it to him. Was it the next day or the same day it arrived? If it was the same day the game arrived, hopefully there wasn't some poor soul who came in 5 minutes before closing expecting his Metroid Prime preorder.[/quote]

Yea it was on release day, but my friend got copy :)
 
this was actually at gamestop yesterday
as i was purchasing Time Crisis 3 and Knights of the Old Republic

Her: Oh Kotor do you know that their will be a sequel to it
me: yes
Her: would you like to preorder it only 5 dollars
me: let me play the first one then i will decide
her: come on only 5 dollars
me: no
her: i know you want to
me: no

they dont give up they are money leeches
 
[quote name='Cornfedwb'][quote name='Grave_Addiction'][quote name='gizmogc']Wow, don't come into my store for a game you didn't pre-order, I will flat out deny you if you are a regular. Case in point, Tales of Symphonia. We had 3 people pre-order, and had 15 people call the day before (because dumbasses always think that the SHIP dates must mean we get them) asking for it. Tales arrives, 5 friggin copies. I sell all 3 to pre-orders, and hold the other two in the back for people I feel are worthy. Then throughout the day people wander in asking for it, and I say "Sorry, didn't pre-order, were sold out".

Is that wrong? To me its not. Its called LEARNING. To people who put $5 down, it guaranteed for me to get 5 copies, where I would only get MAYBE 1 on release date. Why should I allow others who didn't pre-order the privlage of getting a game the day it comes out. Dosn't seem fair.

BTW, I do this for all major releases. When NCAA came out, I ONLY sold Pre-orders before and on release date. The day after, I put them out, and they were all sold that day (hence my store not loosing a single dime).

OH! I always kep a big stack right next to the register as well so the customers who didn't pre-order can see them and be like "Sell me one from there..." which I reply "Sorry, those are for people who put $5 down to guarantee there copy, oh and they also get a free shirt". SLAM![/quote]

That's got to be the dumbest damn thing I've read in a long time.

Edit: I'm actually getting more mad each time I read this. If you ever happen to come by Wichita Falls, remind me to punch your ass in the face for being such a dumbass.[/quote]

It's amazing isn't it? Everytime you read this you're just more and more ready to bitchslap him all over the room. Gizmogc.. you sir are an asshole.[/quote]

Fight, Fight, Fight ! :lol:
 
[quote name='gizmogc']Wow, don't come into my store for a game you didn't pre-order, I will flat out deny you if you are a regular. Case in point, Tales of Symphonia. We had 3 people pre-order, and had 15 people call the day before (because dumbasses always think that the SHIP dates must mean we get them) asking for it. Tales arrives, 5 friggin copies. I sell all 3 to pre-orders, and hold the other two in the back for people I feel are worthy. Then throughout the day people wander in asking for it, and I say "Sorry, didn't pre-order, were sold out".

Is that wrong? To me its not. Its called LEARNING. To people who put $5 down, it guaranteed for me to get 5 copies, where I would only get MAYBE 1 on release date. Why should I allow others who didn't pre-order the privlage of getting a game the day it comes out. Dosn't seem fair.

BTW, I do this for all major releases. When NCAA came out, I ONLY sold Pre-orders before and on release date. The day after, I put them out, and they were all sold that day (hence my store not loosing a single dime).

OH! I always kep a big stack right next to the register as well so the customers who didn't pre-order can see them and be like "Sell me one from there..." which I reply "Sorry, those are for people who put $5 down to guarantee there copy, oh and they also get a free shirt". SLAM![/quote]

Maybe this prick doesn't even work at EBgames, he probably works for the competition and is trying to piss us off at EBgames. I guess it worked. EBgames sigity sucks

Sorry I had to edit this post, it just pisses me off. He says he only had 3 people preorder ToS. Maybe if he wasnt such a Jack On he would have had more preorders. What a horses ass.
 
today, i bought a game at eb and i checked the game outside to make sure it was in good condition. turns out, it didn't come with a manual (would've been nice if the employee told me that when she was putting the disc into the game case). i told her that i wanted to exchange the game, but unfortunately, it's pretty hard to find preowned unless i buy it online. i decided to walk out of the store and hopefully find it at another eb. as i was walking out (kinda annoyed), she yells at me, "we don't guarantee all our games have manuals!" i mumbled something about their online store and she yells back, "they don't either!" LMAO! ebgames.com guarantees that all the ps2, gc and xbox games come with manual and case. that employee is full of bs!
 
i wish eb and gs had a system of complaining about employees more easily. and saying so and so helped a ton. if i ever work there i would end up showing someone a game and then saying, uh, Best buy has it on sale this week and you can use a GGC to get it cheapier. or if i worked at bb i wouldn't give them crap about pm and offers.

this is how we all want to be treated so once i start working there i'll act the way i want to be treated, the golden rule
 
[quote name='fireball343']i wish eb and gs had a system of complaining about employees more easily. and saying so and so helped a ton. if i ever work there i would end up showing someone a game and then saying, uh, Best buy has it on sale this week and you can use a GGC to get it cheapier. or if i worked at bb i wouldn't give them crap about pm and offers.

this is how we all want to be treated so once i start working there i'll act the way i want to be treated, the golden rule[/quote]

Thats not what the company wants though.
 
I swear to God, the next time a Gamestop clerk asks me to pre-order I'm going to drive my first into they're face. I went to pick up Burnout 2 and DOA 2: Hardcore. I go up to the counter and am asked if I want to pre-order anything.

Me: "No thank you"
Him: "You sure? Burnout 3 is gonna be sweet"
Me: "Nah, I'll do it the next time I come in"
Him: "Ok. What about Halo 2? We're only getting copies for the pre-orderees."
Me: "No, I dont have an Xbox"
Him "If you say so"
*He rings it up*
Me: "Crap, I forgot my ID. Can you hold these games, I need my aunt to pay for this"
Him: "Sure"
*I leave for 10 minutes*
*I come back*
*While shes paying...*
Me: "Oh, can you tell me when Fable comes out?"
Him: "September **.....wanna pre-order it?"
Me: "NO!"
 
Haha Gamestop's crazy about the preorders, at least compared to my local EB. But c'mon, asking when a game comes out is like stepping right in front of a moving train, cuz you just know the store employee will hit you up for a preorder. Anymore I just wait til I get home and check the websites or something. Though thankfully I've found that the GS employees here recongize me more and actually ask me less. You'd think they'd ask more, but I guess they caught onto the fact that I say no 98% of the time.
 
ok i was ebgames and this blonde kid came up to me and asked me if he can help me with anything so i asked him how much the nes zelda gold case was so he looks up the price and says 149.99 and i'm like what!? and hes like yea for you to fall for that you would have to be the biggest idoit i guess i got shot down by a game nerd......oh well life will continue right?
 
[quote name='fireball343']i wish eb and gs had a system of complaining about employees more easily. and saying so and so helped a ton. if i ever work there i would end up showing someone a game and then saying, uh, Best buy has it on sale this week and you can use a GGC to get it cheapier. or if i worked at bb i wouldn't give them crap about pm and offers.

this is how we all want to be treated so once i start working there i'll act the way i want to be treated, the golden rule[/quote]
If you did the first one often you wouldn't be working at that place very long... :lol:

When I worked at Blockbuster they used to pricematch and I myself would pick up a flyer from CircuitCity and match all their prices. And people did start coming every Tuesday to get the new releases from our store. My boss and her boss were actually happy with what I was doing and suggested other stores to do the same.

Oh and the posters complaining about the amount they get for trade-ins... :roll: Just don't sell you games back if you don't like the prices. I now work at an off-campus bookstore and people always are getting upset at the amounts they are getting for books. Uh... this is a business. We are not here as a non-profit org. I always give the most possible regardless of the person but when those idiots come in and start bitching about the prices.... they just seem to go lower and lower..... 8) Management actually tells us to give more to the complainers, but that doesn't make ANY sense in my opinion. They are going to complain no matter what.
 
2 stories. 1st about EB.

Back when they had the B2G1F on the Playstation games. The Jacksonville EBGames have put stickers on the used games sold with a warning "Product is returnable within 14 days if seal is unbroken. Preorder Madden 2010" OK the preorder Madden 2010 isn't true yet, but I wouldn't put it past them to do it soon. Anyway, its an annoyance but I can deal with it except when this idiot at the Deerwood EB put damn stickers on both sides of the CD case. WTF!!! Do you expect me to open the game from the hindges?!?!?

I think at EB you have to be less than a 100 to even qualify to work there. Example theres this girl at EB that I swear is dumber than warm mayonase. The following conversation took place at the Regency EB during thier slow period where I was the only patron there and the manager was trying to play his Wario World 4. ( I don't blame him; minigames=adictive)

Me: "Do you have (blank) game?"
Ms. Stupid : "I don't know let me ask my manager."
Me: "How much is this controller here on the top shelf?"
(Off subject, EB usually has clearance stuff at thier mall locations on thier top shelf, controllers new PS2 $6.00, Recent haul Motorbike controller 64.99 value reduced to 9.99. SCORE)
Ms. Stupid: " I don't know, let me ask my manager"
After I strained to see the price (9.99 Clearance controller) I said:
Me: "I'll take that" Pointing to the CAG-a-liscous deal.
Ms. Stupid: OK
*After a good minute in which I am sure she was not staring at me for my good looks :) *
Me: "Can you get it for me?
I'll give you three guesses as to what she said to me.

Dispite her shaq-fuin retardedness, the manager was nice enough to answer all my questions and get the controller for me. Props to him
 
My local EB used to be good, only annoying me once in a while to buy a stragety guide with the game, until the N-Gage came out, THEN they became pretty annoying.
 
Now for my second story; in a second post because I am a post whore.

Gamestop Regency, in the same mall as Ms. Stupid. This particular Gamestop has gems once in a while but is ghetto and stupid all the time. Well they had a Steel Batllion box laying on the floor. WOW I thought, and lifted the box's lid to see what was there. Full setup, game, manuals and strategy guide. Mind you, all I wanted was the Strategy Guide as I already have 2 Steel Battalion setups: 1 sealed and one opened for play. I asked the person at the counter if they would sell the strategy guide seperate as they had seperate SKU stickers for every item in the bottom of the box, and of course they had to defer that question to his manager.

Let me take a minute to tell you about this manager. If anyone on these posts have read Reality Fringe's rants about his managers. Well, let me just say this guy trumps anything you've got Fringe. Aged 45 hanging glasses, smells of ass, piss and ciggarettes, brags about his immense anime knowledge and a shaq-fuing asshole.
Well, Mr. Old and Smelly tells me that I have to buy it as a set. In hindsight I should have bought the whole set with the GI discount card taken out the strategy guide, written "SHAQ-FU YOU ASSHOLE" in sharpie on the box and returned the game/controller, right in front of him. But I didn't think of that at the time. Instead I told him that I already had 2 sets and I just wanted to buy the book please. He said no with his breath-of-ass pitched me to buy the set and then you'll get the book. I said no "I'll go somewhere where asshole managers will not treat me like im a retard. Thanks for nothing asswipe. Next time I'm going to Orange Park Gamestop where they at least treat you with some respect, even though it's 15 miles away

Good news, that there is still a used Steel Battalion at the Regency Mall Gamestop
 
[quote name='sying']
Let me take a minute to tell you about this manager. If anyone on these posts have read Reality Fringe's rants about his managers. Well, let me just say this guy trumps anything you've got Fringe. Aged 45 hanging glasses, smells of ass, piss and ciggarettes, brags about his immense anime knowledge and a shaq-fuing asshole[/quote]

This is just a guess, but he is slightly balding, sweats even though it 65° in the store. Has permanant stains on his pants from pizza sause, hagen daaz and diet cokes. Probably still lives at home and has had numerous sexual encounters with a girl in the Niagara Falls area.

Dude thats the description of the manager at every videogame store.
 
Just imagine working for the guy. Bleh. I don't think I'll be shopping at a Gamestop anymore, simply because they've become less and less competitive. EB and GS have quickly become a homogenous mixture of the same shit.
 
[quote name='mariomarino'][quote name='sying']
Let me take a minute to tell you about this manager. If anyone on these posts have read Reality Fringe's rants about his managers. Well, let me just say this guy trumps anything you've got Fringe. Aged 45 hanging glasses, smells of ass, piss and ciggarettes, brags about his immense anime knowledge and a shaq-fuing asshole[/quote]

This is just a guess, but he is slightly balding, sweats even though it 65° in the store. Has permanant stains on his pants from pizza sause, hagen daaz and diet cokes. Probably still lives at home and has had numerous sexual encounters with a girl in the Niagara Falls area.

Dude thats the description of the manager at every videogame store.[/quote]

Let me say this is now not true the new manager at my EB is a piece of ass. I was there on Tuesday morning to pick up Madden, it was just me and her in the store and we were talking about games and music. And I said I might be looking for a weekend job and she told me she would hire me in a second because I seemed to know what I was talking about. I was like cool I would let her know.
 
[quote name='ajh2298']Let me say this is now not true the new manager at my EB is a piece of ass. I was there on Tuesday morning to pick up Madden, it was just me and her in the store and we were talking about games and music. And I said I might be looking for a weekend job and she told me she would hire me in a second because I seemed to know what I was talking about. I was like cool I would let her know.[/quote]

Heh, every retail store likes to hire people for the weekends.. its the hardest shifts to fill (especially weekend only people). No offense to you, she may have really meant you seemed to know your stuff.
 
[quote name='mariomarino']
This is just a guess, but he is slightly balding, sweats even though it 65° in the store. Has permanant stains on his pants from pizza sause, hagen daaz and diet cokes. Probably still lives at home and has had numerous sexual encounters with a girl in the Niagara Falls area.

Dude thats the description of the manager at every videogame store.[/quote]

I live at home. You got something against people who buy and live in thier own homes? :x
 
[quote name='sying'][quote name='mariomarino']
This is just a guess, but he is slightly balding, sweats even though it 65° in the store. Has permanant stains on his pants from pizza sause, hagen daaz and diet cokes. Probably still lives at home and has had numerous sexual encounters with a girl in the Niagara Falls area.

Dude thats the description of the manager at every videogame store.[/quote]

I live at home. You got something against people who buy and live in thier own homes? :x[/quote]

Chill bro, I meant he still lives with his parents, in the basement, with his homo erotic hentai posters hanging above his bed.

I have much love for homeowners.

Hey sying did ya catch any of Charley?
 
[quote name='Cornfedwb']that's captilism. ... take a class[/quote]

Which class did you take? I need to know which one to avoid...
 
[quote name='mdm'][quote name='Cornfedwb']that's captilism. ... take a class[/quote]

Which class did you take? I need to know which one to avoid...[/quote]

Where the hell did you even quote that from? I can't find where I said that to even reference what I was talking about. Try quoting some more of the post so we have a clue what you're on about.

And if it had something to do with EB buying games low and selling them high (which it normally does).. don't bother going to school if you want to avoid learning such a basic rule of our economy. You'll do better doing lawn maintenance for the city for the rest of your life.
 
[quote name='mariomarino'][quote name='sying'][quote name='mariomarino']
This is just a guess, but he is slightly balding, sweats even though it 65° in the store. Has permanant stains on his pants from pizza sause, hagen daaz and diet cokes. Probably still lives at home and has had numerous sexual encounters with a girl in the Niagara Falls area.

Dude thats the description of the manager at every videogame store.[/quote]

I live at home. You got something against people who buy and live in thier own homes? :x[/quote]

Chill bro, I meant he still lives with his parents, in the basement, with his homo erotic hentai posters hanging above his bed.

I have much love for homeowners.

Hey sying did ya catch any of Charley?[/quote]

No, Charlie was total weak sauce and made me delay my TRU shopping.
I say again, Charlie you bitch, rot in hell :evil:
 
Don't all the stores that take in trades buy low and sell higher? Isn't that how they make money? I know that some give more trade in on the front end, but that all do the same practice. Its called business and making money.
 
[quote name='sying'][quote name='mariomarino'][quote name='sying'][quote name='mariomarino']
This is just a guess, but he is slightly balding, sweats even though it 65° in the store. Has permanant stains on his pants from pizza sause, hagen daaz and diet cokes. Probably still lives at home and has had numerous sexual encounters with a girl in the Niagara Falls area.

Dude thats the description of the manager at every videogame store.[/quote]

I live at home. You got something against people who buy and live in thier own homes? :x[/quote]

Chill bro, I meant he still lives with his parents, in the basement, with his homo erotic hentai posters hanging above his bed.

I have much love for homeowners.

Hey sying did ya catch any of Charley?[/quote]

No, Charlie was total weak sauce and made me delay my TRU shopping.
I say again, Charlie you bitch, rot in hell :evil:[/quote]

Thats good news, for I while there I thought I was going to get Shaq-fued
 
[quote name='ukhoops']Don't all the stores that take in trades buy low and sell higher? Isn't that how they make money? I know that some give more trade in on the front end, but that all do the same practice. Its called business and making money.[/quote]

I'm all for making money, but I traded in a copy of Wipeout Fusion and they gave me $0.75 for it. One week later it was on their shelves selling used for $19.95 I think that is a little excessive. Either they should have given me $3-$5 for it or sold it for $10 or less. This is not the only instance of this.

Let me be the first to say what most people are thinking " you didnt have to trade it in, no one forced you." Thats just crap and unfair.
 
[quote name='ukhoops']Let me say something else everyone is thinking....If you feel its unfair dont do it either.[/quote]

No arguements from me. I would just feel like a tard for haggling with a guy over $2 or $3. Not to mention, I'm sure the 10 people behind me in line would be waiting patiently as I tried to wrangle myself another $2.

Maybe, I should purchase some stock in EBGames. Any company who can spend a dollar and return $20 must be making money. I hope the stockholders reap the benefits in dividends.
 
First to respond.

mariomarino
Finanlly an EB customer gets over.
Heres my tale.....Last night the five year old and myself go to EBgames to trade in 5 games. (Fairly Odd Parents PS2, Godzilla: Monster Melee GC, Mario Sunshine GC, Mario Party 4 GC, Spyro the Dragon GC) Granted they are all fairly old games and most even budget priced so I was expecting to get the standard 2 - 3 dollars each, maybe a little more for Mario Party 4. So we get there and as usual there is one guy working and 10 - 15 customers, and I hand him my games. He asks me what I want to trade towards and I say a used copy of Mario Party 5. Of course he doesnt have a used copy but I can put my $38.07 towards his one and only new copy. Noticing the impatience of my son I say ok. Well by agreeing to this transaction must have pleased the EB gods because it unlocked some sort of mysterious code that added 3 dollars to each of my trade in games. This confounds the employee to no end. He then calls 2 other EB games in the area and asks, what probably is the only employee working at that store, what the code means. Of course no one knows. I'm thinking I just hit the shaq-fuing EBgames Lottery, and this guy is raining on my parade. You wouldn't think the extra $15 would bring down such an empire. The guy is looking at me like I did something wrong. So after everything settles down, my games are now worth $53. So I get the Mario Party 5 and I still have $3.01 left, which for some reason can't be carried over into an account or just left there unwanted. So I have to use towards a Pre-order. so I throw down 2 bucks and now have $5 towards Paper Mario 2. Is it company policy not to let a customer leave the store without getting at least a dollar out you? Man I wish Bestbuy took trade ins.
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Im a little confused. Are you complaining about getting $53 for games you say you exspected $10-15 for? Hmmm.
I guess some people are never happy.
Also the bonus you got, was for trading in 5 games. $15 extra for 5.
The bonuses at EB are mostly automatic so at the stores where people are a little, ummmm, not smart, stuff still gets done properly. And you still get the full benifit.

fireball343
i wish eb and gs had a system of complaining about employees more easily. and saying so and so helped a ton.
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At EVERY EB store we have a phone number you can call to tell about amazing good, or bad service. I would post it on here, but you can see as well as me there are too many people on here that have too much time and not enough brains to make that fair to the people at EB HQ who check the machines.

Columbus Ohio is very close to me, they have great managers and a great DM. I am a manager in Toldeo, Oh. I have heard of "bad" stores, and bad employees. But keep in mind everyone that every company has weak links, otherwise noone would be better than anyone else.

To talk about pre-sells, reserves, whatever.
We at EB and the folks at GS ALWAYS have games before BB, TRU, CC, Wal-Mart, ect. I have managers from CC and BB that buy games from me on a constant basis because we have it 3-4 days before them. Pre-sells ensure that you will get that game on day 1. You dont need to run around looking for it, and you dont lose any money, so its win-win for you the customer. To complain about a service that HELPS you is crazy.
To speak about Tales of Sym. that game was and still remains in tight allocation. Namco is at fault, not the retailers. Reserves were filled, but other than that, there were not many extras made. Keep in mind at EB you CAN NOT lose your money. We keep your names in our computers, not on scraps of paper.

Also, maybe you all havent notice, but EB is a large company, around 2000 stores in size. We run TONS of specials to maximize the value customers can get at our stores. I have 7 years of exp. in this field, and the main thing I can say that sets us apart from the Big Boxs is simple. We will actually help you. I know sometimes you might not want help, but how often do you hear about people going into Wal-mart or BB and coming out saying " Wow, Steve really helped me out." I hear, and say alot more, " Did you even see a working in the ?" Case in point. Went into Best Buy looking for Aqua Teen #2. Spent 20 mins in the DVD dept. Never even got a glance. I asked someone for help from a neighboring dept, they dissapeared never to be seen again.
We might be persistant, but at least we are helping, or have a reason to say what we do.

Remember, if your local EB has good employees almost EVERYTHING they say will be to your benifit. BTW, Spiderman had a trade-in bonus, 5 games=$50. Sales,bonuses, and all other things to your benifit almost always have to be communicated by the workers.

If you want to complain about a specific person at EB or say great things about one, start a new string about EB service. I will check it and send important info in for you.

Dont respond about spelling errors ect. Not worth anyones time.
 
[quote name='EZMONEYCFB']First to respond.

mariomarino
Finanlly an EB customer gets over.
Heres my tale.....Last night the five year old and myself go to EBgames to trade in 5 games. (Fairly Odd Parents PS2, Godzilla: Monster Melee GC, Mario Sunshine GC, Mario Party 4 GC, Spyro the Dragon GC) Granted they are all fairly old games and most even budget priced so I was expecting to get the standard 2 - 3 dollars each, maybe a little more for Mario Party 4. So we get there and as usual there is one guy working and 10 - 15 customers, and I hand him my games. He asks me what I want to trade towards and I say a used copy of Mario Party 5. Of course he doesnt have a used copy but I can put my $38.07 towards his one and only new copy. Noticing the impatience of my son I say ok. Well by agreeing to this transaction must have pleased the EB gods because it unlocked some sort of mysterious code that added 3 dollars to each of my trade in games. This confounds the employee to no end. He then calls 2 other EB games in the area and asks, what probably is the only employee working at that store, what the code means. Of course no one knows. I'm thinking I just hit the shaq-fuing EBgames Lottery, and this guy is raining on my parade. You wouldn't think the extra $15 would bring down such an empire. The guy is looking at me like I did something wrong. So after everything settles down, my games are now worth $53. So I get the Mario Party 5 and I still have $3.01 left, which for some reason can't be carried over into an account or just left there unwanted. So I have to use towards a Pre-order. so I throw down 2 bucks and now have $5 towards Paper Mario 2. Is it company policy not to let a customer leave the store without getting at least a dollar out you? Man I wish Bestbuy took trade ins.
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Im a little confused. Are you complaining about getting $53 for games you say you exspected $10-15 for? Hmmm.
I guess some people are never happy.
Also the bonus you got, was for trading in 5 games. $15 extra for 5.
The bonuses at EB are mostly automatic so at the stores where people are a little, ummmm, not smart, stuff still gets done properly. And you still get the full benifit.

fireball343
i wish eb and gs had a system of complaining about employees more easily. and saying so and so helped a ton.
Click to expand...

At EVERY EB store we have a phone number you can call to tell about amazing good, or bad service. I would post it on here, but you can see as well as me there are too many people on here that have too much time and not enough brains to make that fair to the people at EB HQ who check the machines.

Columbus Ohio is very close to me, they have great managers and a great DM. I am a manager in Toldeo, Oh. I have heard of "bad" stores, and bad employees. But keep in mind everyone that every company has weak links, otherwise noone would be better than anyone else.

To talk about pre-sells, reserves, whatever.
We at EB and the folks at GS ALWAYS have games before BB, TRU, CC, Wal-Mart, ect. I have managers from CC and BB that buy games from me on a constant basis because we have it 3-4 days before them. Pre-sells ensure that you will get that game on day 1. You dont need to run around looking for it, and you dont lose any money, so its win-win for you the customer. To complain about a service that HELPS you is crazy.
To speak about Tales of Sym. that game was and still remains in tight allocation. Namco is at fault, not the retailers. Reserves were filled, but other than that, there were not many extras made. Keep in mind at EB you CAN NOT lose your money. We keep your names in our computers, not on scraps of paper.

Also, maybe you all havent notice, but EB is a large company, around 2000 stores in size. We run TONS of specials to maximize the value customers can get at our stores. I have 7 years of exp. in this field, and the main thing I can say that sets us apart from the Big Boxs is simple. We will actually help you. I know sometimes you might not want help, but how often do you hear about people going into Wal-mart or BB and coming out saying " Wow, Steve really helped me out." I hear, and say alot more, " Did you even see a working in the ?" Case in point. Went into Best Buy looking for Aqua Teen #2. Spent 20 mins in the DVD dept. Never even got a glance. I asked someone for help from a neighboring dept, they dissapeared never to be seen again.
We might be persistant, but at least we are helping, or have a reason to say what we do.

Remember, if your local EB has good employees almost EVERYTHING they say will be to your benifit. BTW, Spiderman had a trade-in bonus, 5 games=$50. Sales,bonuses, and all other things to your benifit almost always have to be communicated by the workers.

If you want to complain about a specific person at EB or say great things about one, start a new string about EB service. I will check it and send important info in for you.

Dont respond about spelling errors ect. Not worth anyones time.[/quote]

If you don't like what they do, just dont shop there. Thats what I do. I tend to buy my games from the non EB or GS B&M stores. I agree they do not have fair trade in prices. Go to a mom and pop store, they will 98% give you more in both trade in and cash. If you don't like that there is always ebay. I agree EB is doing buisness, its just bad business.

And bullshit on the prebook and it will be here on day 1. Best buy has preorder sheets where you actually have a choice whether to preorder games no having a prepubescent boy trying to push a preorder for Madden 2010 just so he can get keep his misserable job. At BB they usually will guarantee that they will have the game on xx/xx/20xx date, which is 1 or 2 days after the release date.

Try again EZMONEYCFB.
 
EB and Gamestop do get games earlier than most everyone else as a rule. That is one benefit of preordering. The other being, with a few exceptions, the amount of a game the store gets is based on how many they preorder. Little or no preorders, very few games to sell. Thats why the smaller titles and sleepers sell out so quick, no one will preorder because "there are always plenty, I dont need to preorder"

If you dont like preordering, fine. Just dont whine and bitch when you can't find the game you want day 1. You could have had it guaranteed.
 
We get all the big New Releases on Tuesday.

Best buy gets shipments on Thursday. If they get the game out that day its a 2 day min. Usually where Im at its Friday they get the new games out, so thats 3 days.
Also for all the complaining people are doing about trades Im a little surprised that someone hasnt said how great they have done with trades.
When I am done with a game, and I mean I definitally will not play it again, I trade it in. You can get as much as $30-35 on a more recent title. $25 is usually the top, but thats still pretty good if you arent gonna be playing it any more.
Dont forget too, if you trade in a game, its not like we instantly sell it. The reason you sometimes dont get much is due to a little buisness term called supply and demand. I have games in my store that have been on the shelf for 2 years, and I am willing to bet will be there in 2 more, City Crisis PS2.
Overall, most people have good exp. in EB Games stores, hence why we have grown 1300 stores in less than 3 years. We dont "rob" people, car sales people do that on both sides of the ball. We offer more solutions for you to pay, with trades. And we have games first, at least 2 days. We offer a much bigger selection than the Big Box stores. Our people usually have actually played a game, or some games, unlike the help you find in Big Boxs.

Lastly, maybe its just me, but when are people gonna get smart and quit shopping at Wal-Mart. They are proven to break law after law, but people need to save that .12c on toilet paper? Child labor law infractions, more than ALL OTHER MAJOR employers in the USA last year. Look it up since your online, its true. The immagrant cleaning team, just horrible, yet I have Mex-Amer. friends who dont care. To shop at Wal-Mart is just asking for yourself to eventually get your job taken, and then to be offered the same by them for less pay. Ive seen alot of great private shops close due to Wal-Mart, and lots of people lose jobs or pay because of them.

BTW, working at an EB I can honestly say that if you go to WAl-Mart, or Best Buy, excuding the sales games they might have, we are CHEAPER on about 80% of the games they carry. Go into a Best buy ask how many games dropped in price that day....Then go into EB, youll hear a big difference.
Any game thats been out more than 2 months, will be way cheaper at EB. And if it wasnt as good as it was supposed to be, Rainbow 6 on PS2, it will be cheaper even faster still. We has a $20 store credit on that like 2 weeks after release.

Wal-Mart lovers, please look up the facts before posting flames on this.
I didnt even get into the facts about thier elderly help, or the fact Ive never been helped to ANY degree by a Wal-Mart employee in ANY dept.
 
[quote name='EZMONEYCFB']We get all the big New Releases on Tuesday.

Best buy gets shipments on Thursday. If they get the game out that day its a 2 day min. Usually where Im at its Friday they get the new games out, so thats 3 days.
Also for all the complaining people are doing about trades Im a little surprised that someone hasnt said how great they have done with trades.
When I am done with a game, and I mean I definitally will not play it again, I trade it in. You can get as much as $30-35 on a more recent title. $25 is usually the top, but thats still pretty good if you arent gonna be playing it any more.
Dont forget too, if you trade in a game, its not like we instantly sell it. The reason you sometimes dont get much is due to a little buisness term called supply and demand. I have games in my store that have been on the shelf for 2 years, and I am willing to bet will be there in 2 more, City Crisis PS2.
Overall, most people have good exp. in EB Games stores, hence why we have grown 1300 stores in less than 3 years. We dont "rob" people, car sales people do that on both sides of the ball. We offer more solutions for you to pay, with trades. And we have games first, at least 2 days. We offer a much bigger selection than the Big Box stores. Our people usually have actually played a game, or some games, unlike the help you find in Big Boxs.

Lastly, maybe its just me, but when are people gonna get smart and quit shopping at Wal-Mart. They are proven to break law after law, but people need to save that .12c on toilet paper? Child labor law infractions, more than ALL OTHER MAJOR employers in the USA last year. Look it up since your online, its true. The immagrant cleaning team, just horrible, yet I have Mex-Amer. friends who dont care. To shop at Wal-Mart is just asking for yourself to eventually get your job taken, and then to be offered the same by them for less pay. Ive seen alot of great private shops close due to Wal-Mart, and lots of people lose jobs or pay because of them.

BTW, working at an EB I can honestly say that if you go to WAl-Mart, or Best Buy, excuding the sales games they might have, we are CHEAPER on about 80% of the games they carry. Go into a Best buy ask how many games dropped in price that day....Then go into EB, youll hear a big difference.
Any game thats been out more than 2 months, will be way cheaper at EB. And if it wasnt as good as it was supposed to be, Rainbow 6 on PS2, it will be cheaper even faster still. We has a $20 store credit on that like 2 weeks after release.

Wal-Mart lovers, please look up the facts before posting flames on this.
I didnt even get into the facts about thier elderly help, or the fact Ive never been helped to ANY degree by a Wal-Mart employee in ANY dept.[/quote]

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It's true that EB/Gamestop drop prices on games more often but they don't drop them in large incrememnts baring a universal price change. Let's look at all those wonderful new release games that are $44.99. As for the whole preorder deal, I can see this to a degree on games such as Tales of symphonia; but when MAdden 2005 is pushed like there's no tommorow on a Preorder I sit back and laugh. I've been there and done that when i comes to the whole gamestore thing, and I can honestly say that the Used game market is the only thing I can see keeping those places in business.
 
Dude a little insight into the world of pre-orders, Places like EB and gamestop only get "X"Amount of copies the more they get in presells that number goes up. If EB gets 1 presell they get like 20 copies of the game. No presells they get 3 copies if they get like 20 preorders they get 60 copies of the game. If no one preorders it the company thinks there is no interest in that area thus the low amount of copies of the game.
 
As long as EBgames employees are allowed to speak this thread will never die. This happened to me on 11/10/04......I went into EBgames and picked up my pre-ordered copy of Jak3 and thought I would take advantage of the deal they had where you trade in a working gameboy advance and get $25 off a gba sp. So I give the woman behind the counter the coupon and the old gba and she asks what color I want , blah blah blah. This woman is about 5' tall and the GBA SP's are on a shelf about 10-12' off the ground. She goes and gets one of those ladders on wheels and trys to snag one but they are stacked obout 8 high, and she can only just reach the bottom one. Her attempt to pull the bottom one out, while keeping the other 7 up was unsuccessful and 4 or 5 came tumbling down hitting her in the head and falling to the floor. The manager comes over and sees if she is ok and starts picking up the SP's off the floor and puts one on the counter for me to purchase. I say "Do you mind if I get one still on the shelf that didnt just take a 12' fall to the ground?" and he says "Oh they are made to take that kind of impact" and I say " Let me get this straight, Nintendo engineered the SP to take a 12' fall and hit a concrete floor and be O.K.?" and he says " Yep". I said could you please humor me and he got me one from the shelf. Then the smartass has the balls to ask me if I wanted to buy the extended warranty on it and I declined and he says with a smirk "Ya never know when you might drop it"
 
[quote name='mariomarino']As long as EBgames employees are allowed to speak this thread will never die. This happened to me on 11/10/04......I went into EBgames and picked up my pre-ordered copy of Jak3 and thought I would take advantage of the deal they had where you trade in a working gameboy advance and get $25 off a gba sp. So I give the woman behind the counter the coupon and the old gba and she asks what color I want , blah blah blah. This woman is about 5' tall and the GBA SP's are on a shelf about 10-12' off the ground. She goes and gets one of those ladders on wheels and trys to snag one but they are stacked obout 8 high, and she can only just reach the bottom one. Her attempt to pull the bottom one out, while keeping the other 7 up was unsuccessful and 4 or 5 came tumbling down hitting her in the head and falling to the floor. The manager comes over and sees if she is ok and starts picking up the SP's off the floor and puts one on the counter for me to purchase. I say "Do you mind if I get one still on the shelf that didnt just take a 12' fall to the ground?" and he says "Oh they are made to take that kind of impact" and I say " Let me get this straight, Nintendo engineered the SP to take a 12' fall and hit a concrete floor and be O.K.?" and he says " Yep". I said could you please humor me and he got me one from the shelf. Then the smartass has the balls to ask me if I wanted to buy the extended warranty on it and I declined and he says with a smirk "Ya never know when you might drop it"[/quote]

Please tell me you replied with "I'm not worried, I've been told that Nintendo manufactures them to withstand a 12-foot drop".
 
[quote name='guessed']

Please tell me you replied with "I'm not worried, I've been told that Nintendo manufactures them to withstand a 12-foot drop".[/quote]

Doh! Damn that would have been a great comeback. Where were ya when I needed ya "Guessed"?
 
[quote name='asuitor']Dude a little insight into the world of pre-orders, Places like EB and gamestop only get "X"Amount of copies the more they get in presells that number goes up. If EB gets 1 presell they get like 20 copies of the game. No presells they get 3 copies if they get like 20 preorders they get 60 copies of the game. If no one preorders it the company thinks there is no interest in that area thus the low amount of copies of the game.[/quote]

Seems like a flawed metric to me. Its line EB employees are one small step above used car salesmen. Why would be sooo anxious to sell, nay push upon us a preorder, when maybe 75% of the people actually pick it up and the other 25% just use the store credit for something else. The damn preorders are only held for 48 hours anyway. Why not forecast better and not use a tactic that drives customers away.
 
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