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This is a PSA of sorts. Some people already know the story, but what the fuck. I went to Gamestop/EB Games today because BioShock doesn't come out for a while, and I don't really have any games to play. I was planning on picking up some older games and maybe even a Xbox 360 game. I ended up buying XIII, Crimson Skies, and the original Splinter Cell all for a total of $10. They were obviously all used, but in very good condition. Then I happened to notice that SC: Double Agent was only $30 new. So of course, I bought that too. Turns out I had accidentally picked up a used copy of Double Agent, because when I got home I noticed that the case wasn't sealed. No big deal, right? I mean I just saved a couple of bucks on a near-mint copy. Wrong. Instead of putting the correct game in the case, the fucking moronic Gamestop employee had put the original Xbox version of Double Agent in, not the 360 one. What. The. Fuck. By this point in time, my power levels were off the charts -- they must've been well over 9000. I mean, come on, how hard is it to differentiate between the two types of disks. One has a black top, the other has a white top. It's not fucking rocket science. The guy must've been too busy talking about preorders, because he asked me if I was going to preorder Halo 3 multiple times. Anyways, I'm planning on heading back over to the store tomorrow. They better not give me any shit or I swear to God, I'll make a scene. So next time you buy a used game, make sure to check the disk before you get home. [/rant]
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But that "disk-swap" is bullshit. 360 games and X-Box games are supposed to be kept in separate drawers. So who ever did that is a total idiot.
Goozex, Ebay, and Gamefly is ALL you will ever need.
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My mysterious identity has been revealed! Actually, there are older pics of myself floating around in the forums and on the front page.
@Haley
The only reason I even went to a physical store is because I'm going out of state in a few days and needed some games asap.
Yeah, I used to hate being encouraged to do that shit. I worked there around the Halo 2 launch and the district manager went to every store to tell everyone the "best" ways to get Halo 2 reserves, among other things. Some of the suggestions were straight-up patronizing.
The day after the 12am launch, after telling people "if you don't reserve it, you won't be able to get it," we had 50 unsold, unreserved copies in the back.
Then again, GameStop is not immune to having jackass, know-it-all employees.
And I second William Haley's oh-so eloquent response; Fuck game stores.
They're a fucking specialty store, but they condescend to their hardcore customers like it's going out of style.
That, and they seem to hire the biggest douches on the planet (well, in western Canada atleast).
Sucks to hear about the game, you might want to call them straight away when you get home next time, my mate did that once with a CD he bought and had no problems changing it.
I went in a long time ago and pre-ordered Metroid Prime 3. Or so I thought! When I went in to pre-order BioShock, and also pay off MP3 in full, they said they didn't have it in their computer-box. And I was like, 'Dude, I totally saw a guy put all that crap into your computer-box. I was there!'
I should say that I'm in there all the time, pre-ordering stuff months in advance, and I thought some of the guys their knew me, but when this happened, I almost freaked out. I was having a little heart-attack, on the inside. Anyway, in the end, it turns out that they spelled my first name wrong when putting in the order for MP3, and since the clerk couldn't fix it, I'm officially two people in that store now. My name is not long or hard or foreign. Like Bob, but not really. C'mon guys!
Not a big deal in the end, but I've heard the stories, so when it happened, I was quite 'on edge', as it were.
One year later, my PSP is smudgy, scratched up, and the analog nub fell off.
Damn you, GameStop. SHARE THE FUCKING SWAG.
Where do you live? Cuz I don't even own a PSP. I could send it out your way if you're interested.
I'm interested.