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GameStop Employee Tells All
PetiePal | 8:29 PM on 11.06.2007 14 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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Hao's Destructoid Blog
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's Destructoid Blog
Oh, I've got a nightmare experience. Just check my last blog.
Clockwork's Destructoid Blog
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's Destructoid Blog
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's Destructoid Blog
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's Destructoid Blog
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's Destructoid Blog
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's Destructoid Blog
long article is boring


gamestop is evil
pizzaface's Destructoid Blog
Digg.com? what the fuck man?
Gameboi's Destructoid Blog
That was one of the better articles I've read on them. Sounds about right, too.
cjpkiller's Destructoid Blog
I learned things... thank you.
Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
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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