In my area, albeit a small area. You can't shake your dick (or cunny) with out hitting a Gamestop. The town next to mine, which maybe has a population of 100,000, there are 5. FIVE! I since discovering Goozex (not sex with geese) haven't set foot in one. I try to send my money to more Indy online shops as they have gone the way of the non-partisan news channel.
I though I was content with ordering Bioshock and waiting out the mailing time, but last night when I go home from work I couldn't take it! My room mates and I recently got a good deal on a 42 inch monolith of a television and some high def. speakers. So the pain of only playing FFXII on this thing was killing me. I hear Circuit City had copies for $49.99, but would they have any left? On the way to the ugly red conglomerate I passed one of the Gamestops with had tons of people walking in and out of it. Some happy (reserved) some not so much (didn't give their $5 up last week). I bypassed this dump needless to say.
1.3 miles down the road I walk into Circuit City and ask "Bioshock?". "Yeah, a TON of em". He also states, "people have been frantically running in here looking for it saying its sold out everywhere". I say "It's $10 cheaper here too". We'll I got mine and everyone else drove in between Gamestops looking for what can come so easy.
Why (other that special editions) does any one continue to frequent these dumps? Another small example is last year when Okami and Rocket Slime came out on the same day I walk in to Gamestop (before my angry ban) and ask;
Me; Can I get a copy of Okami?"
Stooge; "Did you reserve it?"
Me; "No"
Stooge; "Well, you're lucky. This is the last unreserved copy!"
Me; "Oh cool, can I also get a copy of Rocket Slime for the DS?"
Stooge; "Did you reserve it?"
Me; "No"
Stooge; "Well, you're VERY lucky! I have one left"
Me; "Am I really supposed to believe this?"
Stooge; Looks away and rings me up ask "I have to ask this.....Do you want to reserve any thing while you're here?"
WTF SANDWICH!
P.S. I have nothing against you doing your job if you're a Gamestop employee, but don't be SUCH a tool!
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me: hello, do you have bioshock in stock?
Lady in R zone: no we do not, it comes out next week. but we do have need for speed most wanted in stock.
Me:oookay
I try to avoid that store like the plague and yesterday when I went to go pick up the game, I was reminded why. After I paid for my copy, the clerk asked, "How would you like to reserve Halo 3?" "Noooooo thanks." "What about Mass Effect?" "No. I don't want to reserve anything." "How about Jericho?" "Noooooooo". And then I ran out of there.
Ugh. I really wish there were some non-evil entities around here to buy from. Unfortunately, all the brick and mortar spots in Orlando are well up the devil's ass.
Also, I haven't heard "cunny" since I was 14.
Clerk: "Gamestop. Can I help you?"
Me: "Do you have SNK Capcom Card Fighters DS in stock."
Clerk: "Did you pre-order it?"
Me: "Yep."
Clerk: "Oh. We don't have it."
Me: "Yesterday was the release date. Why isn't it in stock?"
Clerk: Checks with manager and is forced to stop being an arrogant prick and apologize.
Good stuff. The really funny thing is that I pre-ordered it the day before and figured it wouldn't be in. I just hate that the bastard always asks if a game is pre-ordered in a very snide voice.
Pricks.
it has happend to me 3 times.. and i hate going to gamestop if the game hasint just came out that same week.