Topic: Gamestop's trickry!!

[Clara E. Leet]

In Reply To #14

Not every store gets the bonuses, and they're first come, first serve when it comes to customer collection. It's not that particular store's fault you didn't get your bonus if the company didn't send it to them or you didn't get in in time to pick yours up if they did. It's called "limited supply" for a reason.

Besides, even if you don't get the preorder bonus, reserving games are still favorable to buying it after it's out. When you reserve, you put a downpayment, and you can keep coming back to put more money down on it like a free layaway program. Besides, not every game has a bonus attached to a reserve.

If you're so bummed about the one you go to, just go to a different one if there's more than one nearby.

[Marto]

If you're so bummed about the one you go to, just go to a different one if there's more than one nearby.

And we generally have stores extremely close to each other. It's not difficult to reach the neighboring gamestop if you're willing to drive ten/fifteen extra minutes.

Heck, I live in this itsy bitsy town called Green Bay, and we have two gamestops in a ten minute drive of each other.

And as far as the bonuses, it isn't until a few weeks before the release that we even figure out if we get the bonus. So, it's never our fault really, as Clara pointed out.

[elbryan42]

I don't work in a video game store, unfortunately. But I'm in there chatting with them at least 3 times a week.

I really hope the store I preordered at gets the figures.

[Marto]

In Reply To #18

If it's a gamestop that you're going to, they should already have figured out if they're getting the bonus. I think it's a gamestop-only thing anyway.

They should have a folder that lists the title and release date, along with the bonus (if any) for every game that's coming out.

[Clara E. Leet]

In Reply To #19

Not all stores have bonus listings. At least my store doesn't.

[Marto]

In Reply To #20

Every store that I've been to have them. Strange that yours doesn't.

[Clara E. Leet]

In Reply To #21

Must be a regional or district thing.

[Marto]

In Reply To #22

I think it's regional, because all of Region 7 has it. As do the Syracuse, New York stores. ...Can't recall if the ones in Denver Colorado do though...

[DragonSlayr81]

In Reply To #14

Y'know, that's a dumb reason not to preorder from us.

Fact is, it isn't like preorder costs you anything, it still gives you the reserved copy, you've already payed a part of your cost, AND you might get the bonus this time around.

Sounds just like any OTHER Gamestop employee. I swear, they can quote this in their sleep. I remember having to push similar things when I worked for Blockbuster. "Sir, I've checked your account and it seems that you don't have a Rewards card yet...".

I preordered mine in early July I believe. Could have been earlier. First in the system to do so in the Mid-West!

I've pre-ordered from many different Gamestops, and all were the same. As I mentioned, even the online store gave me the shaft. As for regions, I'm in Los Angeles. Maybe we got a bunch of duds here. Anyways, time for me to go to Game Crazy!!

[John Capricorn]

In Reply To #11

the problem with Gamestop is often times you will go in there, pick up the display case and go to pay for your game.  here you are, paying for a new game.  they go under the counter, put the disc and contents in the display case and give you that.  whoa.  man i paid for a new game please give me a sealed copy or nothing at all.  that display case game is used now bud!  im not even being picky... everyone must be entitled to the new game if thats what they're paying for.

so i says: "its opened."  brushs it off like nothing says "yeah but its new" im all like "no baud get out of my sight" and i walk out.

[crisis]

In Reply To #25
Best post I've read all day!

[Clara E. Leet]

In Reply To #25

Well if you're buying the last game (which is usually the display box) what else are we supposed to give ya?

[Think Tank]

In Reply To #27
Why are you so defensive about Game Stop? It's not like these people are talking about your store.

[Clara E. Leet]

In Reply To #28

Not so much defensive as letting them know what we have to do. We always have to keep a display out on the floor so people know what we got. That display is to be sold last so that there's no more out on the floor. It's the same at all stores, not just mine.

But eh. Now that I think about it, we've gotten way off topic. Has anyone else picked up their 8-bit figurine? Some stores give the preorder bonuses when the game comes out, some give it early.

[DracuVamp]

In Reply To #27
Why are you so defensive about Game Stop? It's not like these people are talking about your store.

Because we've all had to deal with people like this before and would like to defend our position since we can't in our actual stores unless we want to get a complaint filed against us.