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The Guru of Furu Ninji Level: 26  Posts: 149/240 EXP: 90642 For next: 11633 Since: 03-18-04 From: Cali Since last post: 4 days Last activity: 7 hours |
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Ok, so me and my friend went to the local gamestop in Mishuwaka Indiana. So I'm just looking at different games cause, well, I don't have money to actually buy a game, and my friend goes right to the PS2 section, picks up DBZ agas and to the PC area and grabs Half Life 2. So he goes up to buy the game, and the guy at the counter's like, "Woah there, do you have a good enough computer to run this game? I mean, you're gonna need to have at least a gig of ram and a brand new Radeon300 or higher." Now I'll have you, my friend was wearing his little mario + mushroom = Bigmario sweatshirt, obviously showing he knows something about computers. And yes, i know a Radeon300 is nothing and a gig of ram is excessive(well, not excessive, but more than necessary). And my friend was at the register for a good 10-15 minutes trying ot convince this guy he wasn't gonna come back with the game to return it cause his computer wasn't good enough. My friend has a 3.2 gHz processor, 1 gig of ram, a nVidia6800 with 256mb, and just about everything necessary for gaming. Man, I love those crazy GameStop employees.Sorry, this is really random, but hey, i think it's interesting, submit your own "random gamestop employees being annoying" story. |
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Black Lord Level: 34 Posts: 233/453 EXP: 235639 For next: 18012 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nebraska, what's a Nebraska Since last post: 8 days Last activity: 1 day |
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| annoying employees are why i hate going shopping for anything... the whole can I help you thing pisses me off... If I needed help I would come and ask for it, now leave me the fuck alone or I'll go somewhere else... see when I shop I like to be left alone. Damn me and ellipses |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 7535/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Now I'll have you, my friend was wearing his little mario + mushroom = Bigmario sweatshirt, obviously showing he knows something about computers. ...No, it means he knows something about Nintendo.  Eh, the guy probably just wanted to tease you. I doubt the majority of employees at that location or any other GameStop are like that. (...Anya? Can you confirm that?) |
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Keitaro Iron Knuckle ウラシマ ケイタロウ Level: 54 Posts: 1151/1342 EXP: 1201569 For next: 32301 Since: 03-15-04 From: Hinata, Japan Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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Though its not a chain like Gamestop or anything, a buddy of mine owns a gameing store down in Japan, and I remember hearing that he liked to bust people's chops every once and a while, usualy when they'd seem vulnerable. I remember him telling me once of a couple of dorktards who were fanboying about in the back of the store, and he just happened to mention that whatever character wasnt exactly the best at said game. Of course, they go batshit. He calmly loads up sai game on a demo unit and has a quick match with the boys. After owning their asses, they left, leaving their consoles that they had originaly left ot be repaired. He decided to be "generous" and make a special modification. I forget what he did exactly, but I remember something about only being able to play European games for a certain amount of time on those particular consoles  Bottom line is, people who work in a game store are bound to be bored shitless at one point or another, and they take it out on random customers. Or something. |
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get.  Level: 73  Posts: 1606/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Well, we don't have Gamestop here, but I did have to go to a place called "A & R Computers" with my... I guess you'd call him my step-grandfather. We weren't there for long when the salesman spotted us -- an elderly gentleman and a girl. So he came over to where we were looking at the prices on CD burners, and started trying to convince John (step-grandfather) to buy overpriced things he doesn't need. Like your average bad salesman, he was using all kinds of -- what are to the average consumer -- confusing terms to try to convince John that everything was the latest and greatest and must-have. When he wasn't using technical terms, he was talking to John like he was an idiot. Then he turned to me and tried the same on me. It was only after he said "this one here burns CD's and DVD's, like the DVDs you can watch movies on" to me, and I said irritably "I know!" that he actually looked at me properly. On that particular day, my shirt read: The guy noticably blanched, said something about "Oh, you know uh.. linux.. heh...um...so you'd know what you're uh.. after.. huh?" , and promptly left us alone, where I was free to explain to John things in layman's terms and buy what we WANTED. (edited by Tarale on 03-24-05 01:00 AM) |
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drjayphd Beamos What's that spell? pimp! Level: 56  Posts: 921/1477 EXP: 1387410 For next: 10766 Since: 03-15-04 From: CT Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by Colleen Maybe it doesn't even mean THAT. Target was selling 'em. Hell, I could've gotten their Trans Am one, but it doesn't mean I know how to change the battery in my car.  |
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Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143  Posts: 8535/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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Originally posted by Colleen I think it (edited by Trapster on 03-24-05 03:22 AM) |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 8830/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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Originally posted by TaraleI should get a shirt like that, after all i'm quite litirate with Linux. I don't feel lost whenever i'm using the terminal anymore. I never remember any employed man or woman in a shop blabs on me like that, the worst that happened was someone asked if "Are you looking for something?", I told him that I was just looking around. Then they probably don't bother with me, since I do look computer litirate from afar. That's not a good thing actually... -.-;If someone tries to blab me down with some sales talk, I probably shoves back wierd computer related questions that put them down. Or tell them to do "rm -rf /*". (I did test that once on a live distro! That was... intresting xD) (edited by Kitten Yiffer on 03-24-05 06:46 AM) |
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Banedon Giant Red Paratroopa Level: 55 Posts: 1134/1408 EXP: 1291380 For next: 22809 Since: 03-15-04 From: Michigan Since last post: 101 days Last activity: 90 days |
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| I've heard so many horror stories about those kind of places...but, as I recall, the Funcoland in Port Huron, MI, was actually halfway decent. And I also hate the "Can I help you?"...they should give me the chance to actually LOOK for something. |
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Cruel Justice XD Level: 55  Posts: 738/1384 EXP: 1253266 For next: 60923 Since: 03-20-04 From: Darkwoods Penetentiary Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 7 hours |
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| Did'nt happen in gamestop per se', but I did have a lot of those moments of stupidity in Funco Land. I was looking for some games and the guy at the register was playing some N64 game. I asked him a question about when memory cards would come in and after the 3rd time, he said, "Kid, there not gonna come if you get on my damn nerves. I'm busy, come back later." I asked him if they have Half-life, even though I could see it behind him. He said, "Aw hell! You think we have that game? That's not Half-life it's a display box! Now get out!". I told him I assumed that it was for sale since it DID have a price tag on it and it's been around for months. I also asked if anyone else could help me and he died on the game, slammed the controller and said, "You're REALLY pissing me off." He told the manager on me and the guy came by and asked, "What seems to be the problem?". I asked, "Did'nt you hear what your employee said? He's not helping me, he's playing a game.". The manager gave me a really bs answer and said, "He's only doing his job, if you cannot deal with it, you can leave. Nexttime ask some useful questions and don't ask me to come and solve your problems, because it's not going to happen.". I was kicked out of Funco Land, never to come back. I hate all of them because the employees slack off and don't help their customers. | |||
Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82  Posts: 2027/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| There are two special EBs in Rhode Island that I know of. They are within ten miles of each other. The first EB, at the Warwick Mall, is a "Poser" store. It is filled with tall, well-groomed salesmen that talk in projected voices about things they have no clue about. I was in said store with one of my friends once, and we were talking about Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines, which was coming out soon at the time. He was really looking forward to it, and the store manager himself came up to us, claiming to have played the game and describing several features that he said he knew were gonna be in the game. Immediately after he left, my friend told me he was filled with BS because what he had told us was actually all in a press release at Gamespot.com, and many of the features he mentioned had been scrapped, along with a total lack of demos released. Occasionally I go in there and see the staff arguing about sports games. The second EB, at the Rhode Island Mall, is a better store. It's filled with stout, well-flabbed, introverted gamers that actually play the games they're selling. They WILL tell you, in the case of two games of differing prices and quality, which game is crappy and which game is not, regardless of whether or not it means they lose money. They will tell you about games you want to hear about, and won't mention particular statistics from the yearly sports game releases, like the WMEB. In fact, the staff from RIM tried to encroach on the staff at WM by hosting a Super Smash Brothers Melee tournament, but the credit for the idea was taken by the WM staff because they were taller and more assertive. I can't stand poser stores, because more often than not they'll try to shaft you. I appreciate the hardcore stores and the staff that plays the games they sell instead of just reading press releases and assuming they know everything about games after that. |
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Apophis Red Super Koopa Level: 45 Posts: 397/882 EXP: 640255 For next: 19909 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 15 hours Last activity: 15 hours |
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| I remember once my mom took my brother to EB to buy GTA:VC and the guy spent 10 minutes trying to talk my mom out of letting him buy it. Also, Tarale's story is one of the funniest things I've read recently XD. |
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Xkeeper The required libraries have not been defined. Level: NAN  Posts: -2293/-863 EXP: NAN For next: 0 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: -753366 sec. |
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I'd like to get a shirt that reads:There's nothing more I hate than going to some game store and being told that I should buy this and that.< The local GameCrazy sells a lot of stuff and usually has a lot of people who know what the hell they're doing and the EB just has a few people (like... 2) who stand behind the counter and sell stuff without really talking to you (unless you engage in conversation) But yes, I really hate that damned "Can I help you?" (edited by Xkeeper on 03-24-05 02:05 PM) |
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MetalMan88 Ninji Level: 23  Posts: 94/232 EXP: 63815 For next: 3908 Since: 12-11-04 From: 1970s Since last post: 10 days Last activity: 8 hours |
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| I'm lucky. The people at the Gamestop near me remembered me by name, and never pulled any of that stuff on me. Of course, I've often boggled people at Radio Shack when I come in and ask for a WIRED router or a certain, exact model of WAP. But at the gamestop, they just got me what I asked for, and tirelessly answered my questions about when a certain rare game thing or another would appear. I bought a ton of old games from them, and while they've probably forgotten my name by now, I'll never forget that time they fixed the Zelda 2 Cart by spraying industrial foaming cleaner on the connector... I gotta ge me some of that stuff! | |||
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NSNick Laidback Admin Level: 85  Posts: 1968/3875 EXP: 5895841 For next: 2699 Since: 03-15-04 From: North Side School: OSU Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I used to work at GameStop, and a lot of these people sound like douches. However, when they ask "Can I help you" as soon as you walk in, that's just doing their job. We're expected to greet every customer and see if there's anything they need. | |||
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||bass Programmer Admin Level: 44  Posts: 265/817 EXP: 570813 For next: 40472 Since: 03-15-04 From: Salem, Connecticut Since last post: 26 days Last activity: 11 days |
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| Be careful with that industrial cleaner stuff, I have some and I gotta tell you, the fumes from that shit are -TOXIC-. | |||
alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99  Posts: 3334/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| I know the guys at my EB on a first name basis. They <3 my taste in video games. They let me bug customers as much as I want. | |||
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get. Level: 73 Posts: 1607/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| I don't mind somebody asking "Can I help you?" -- in fact I see it as a sign of good customer service, although usually I'll tell them that I'm just looking for the moment, and then if I DO need help, I'll know who to ask. What I really hate -- and what I seem to get a lot (perhaps because I am a girl) -- is salesman that try to take me for a ride. There is unfortunately still a feeling that girls and old people can't know anything about computers, and I'm positive that, until the guy looked at my shirt, my step-grandfather and I looked like prime targets. Once he saw my Linux Conference shirt, he backed off, but before that, I'm sure the salesman thought he'd found the perfect suckers. I am also not a fan of the people in an Apple store here called "Next Byte". Sometimes they are really friendly, but sometimes they just seem to revert to saying "it's better cause it's made by Apple". |
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Zem You can be civil without being flowery, dipshits. Level: 49 Posts: 965/1107 EXP: 829398 For next: 54485 Since: 06-13-04 Since last post: 131 days Last activity: 131 days |
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Originally posted by NSNickYeah, my brother worked at Gamestop (before he got fired for stealing <3 ) and he said the employees have to greet a customer as soon as they walk in, even if that employee is in the process of talking to another customer. =o =o |
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Anya The Exile Ultima Mezcla de Yin Yan Level: 98  Posts: 4476/5337 EXP: 9530313 For next: 124040 Since: 03-15-04 From: South Florida Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| We have to greet everyone that comes in, because it could be a sercet shopper, and if so, we get points taken off for something like that. Its always about numbers, it seems. Yea, we like to be pricks sometimes, but for the most part, the guys at my store, are just playing around. We like to have fun while at work, you know. I mean, come on, its a gamestore, we're supposed to be laid back. Like today, some kids were returning some games, and we were asking them if they broke the games, or throwing the discs around. And then you get the kids who think they're "all that". Also today, some middle school punks come in, with a can of power juice that's called "Pimp Juice", and they were like, "oh you know you want some pimp juice" and shit like that. Really cocky too, but I won't get into it. What bothers me (besides some other things) is when minors get mad at us (sometimes their parents get mad too) for asking ID on a M-rated game. I'm sorry, but I've worked too damn hard to get where I'm at (I might have my own store by Christmas), and I'm not about to get fired b/c some kid wants an M-game. Not my problem the FCC wants to slap on a rating system for games. Maybe if the parents taught their kids better...but anyway....lets not make this into a rant. We try to have fun at my store, and we're honest. We've got those who hate Xbox and those who hate Ps2. And we all respect that. And if someone wants a game that we heard/read/know sucks, you'll know about it. That's why we have used games....so you can see that it sucks and bring it back in 7 days (shameless plug). Oh how I love it when customers (mostly guys) come in and see me there, and then they ask something, and I throw them a curve with my gaming intel/knowledge. Save for Xbox, since I just got one, and I love Ps2 way too much to really care about Xbox. Okay...this isn't a rant thread...I really need to stop right.....now. |
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