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GameStop Employee Tells All
PetiePal \| 8:29 PM on 11.06.2007	15 comments

Came across this interesting article today via Digg. It involves info from the mouth of "G" a shift supervisor of a GameStop store. Cool to see some of the truth behind a lot of GameStop rumors and grievances. What are your nightmare experiences with GameStop?

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12 comments | showing # 1 to 12

Hao

Haha, I actually read this earlier today...

I honestly don't have any, erm, anger, I guess, towards GameStop. I also can't remember the last time I actually bought something from them, but, whatever.

I have had a really creepy employee ask me to pre-order Spider Man 3, because, y'know, it comes with a poster... Such a big poster.

pedrovay2003

Oh, I've got a nightmare experience. Just check my last blog.

Clockwork

Pretty cool. I liked reading about the trading in games. Cause...I've burned down a few Gamestops in my day for them ripping me off. Just kidding. But seriously...

dgenerate

A couple comments from that page that I agree with:

"Man I sure wish that my company had a bad reputation so I could write a long winded guide to how to shop correctly at my store."

[i]"Sorry- this just basically says one thing to me:
'The customer should conform to our practices' instead of the other way around."[/i]

Coonskin05

This is a prime example of Gamestop's "We're going to screw you and if you don't like it then leave" attitude. Well guess what motherfuckers. People are leaving and finding alternatives.

nademagnet

I personally haven't had many problems with Gamestop. If I don't like the people working there I usually just leave with out a purchase. There is a store near my house in Orlando that shop at ever so often. They managers there are complete nerds and they know a lot about their games and systems. They even quote internet memes when the situation applies.

notalurker

Fuck yeah, hurhur!

My Gamespot is actually really nice, and I enjoy shopping there. Guess I should assume all Gamestops are like that! (Do you get it?)

FuriousGeorge

long article is boring

gamestop is evil

pizzaface

Digg.com? what the fuck man?

Gameboi

That was one of the better articles I've read on them. Sounds about right, too.

cjpkiller

I learned things... thank you.

Aaron Mxy Yost

I'm going to come down on the side of the Gamestop manager here. He's absolutely right. People seem to think that just because they're customers they're entitled to more than they deserve... You don't like the practices of a business, don't go there. Quit whining about it on the internet like they sacrifice babies because employees nag you about preorders just so they don't lose their job. And seriously, you don't like the trade-in credit you get there? Sell it on eBay. Duh.

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