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5:00 PM on 01.25.2010
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But there's also a Gamestop in the same mall, not too far away.
sounds like the mall near me. 1 side has the funcoland still and then the other side...Gamestop.....then less than 5 mins away is a Gamestop in the strip mall.
I miss the real fucnoland for sure...but dammit was that hard to watch with a straight face. I hate ANY type of training vids. always outdated.
Game cleaning solution < blowing in the system. Just ask my Nintendo.
Employees who try to up-sell me crap I don't need annoys me.
If I could go back in time to that store I would rack up on playstation games and possibly dick punch Adam.
As someone who collects employee training videos (yeah, I know I'm weird) I have to say this made my fucking day.
Sadly, managers are entirely too quick to force every employee to upsell at every opportunity. The unfortunate truth is that it actually does work for most of the population. My time working at a movie theater demonstrated that.
I agree it's annoying...they should create some kind of button or indicator that people can wear that tells retail employees not to try selling more crap to them.
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"Cleaning systems will make it last longer." then jamming a plastic gimmick into the cartridge slot.
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Also, what business doesn't try and "go the extra mile" for customers?
I still remember the the most expensive game on the resale chart was Ogre Battle SNES lol.
What do you think brings me here? I'd like a car and a Philly cheesesteak sandwich while you prepare my taxes. That's why I'm here.
If such evil was defeated by Gamestop, the minds behind that store must be truly terrifying.
Also, I thought that was a fun corny video rather than awful.
What the hell is a Funco?
Where in the fuck did that name come from?
Always wondered that while driving by that place...
Also, I told the guy once I liked RPGs and he pointed out a nice little gem (un)known as suikoden.
Now I'm so engrossed in video game news online I don't really need a second thought to figure out what games I what but back in the SNES days this place was a miracle.
During college, I worked at EB before it was swallowed up by GameStop. I worked there for 2 years, eventually becoming the store manager. I got some good experience there and met a lot of great folks from the local developers. Working there was my doorway into the games industry, so I don't regret it at all. Still, retail was rough and it only seems to get worse. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
That made no sense.
Speaking as the manager of a retail store, there are two points to this type of video.
1. If the person is a half brained sheep, sell them as much as possible.
2. If they're not, treat them accordingly, help them as much as you can without annoying them, and they'll come back to your store.
It's up to them to decide which category you fall in.
@ LoopholeJumper
Thank you for profiling me based on the methods I use to pay my bills, I bet you're one of the first to cry "unfair" when gamers are put under the eye for a "games cause violence" crusade.
Cleaner solution spill? Buy our video game cleaner wiper cloth!
Wiper cloth thrown around? Buy our video game cleaner wiper cloth cabinet!
Not enough space in your room? Buy our video game cleaner wiper cloth cabinet warehouse!
Warehouse cost too much money making you sad and depressing causing you to look for temporary avenues of entertainment to alleviate your problems? Buy a video game!