[General Discussion] No sir, you wouldn't want this game, naaahhhhhh.....

So has there ever been a situation where you walk into a gaming or electronics store (ie EB Games/Gamestop/Best Buy etc) and go and pick up a game and/or gaming equipment, go to the counter to pay for it, and the guy either says "oh of all the games you decided to pick this game? Why oh god..." or just gives you the look like "holy shit, do you play games? Do you read reviews? This game got 26%, how the hell would you be paying for this?"

I think the only time I got such a glance was when I was picking up (oh shit, confession time) FFX-2, because, by god, I basically needed an FF fix since FFX, and wanted something on the PS2 that didn't require monthly fees (so no FFXI, duh), and wanted to settle once and for all this wish wash of reviews for FFX-2 and see for myself what this would be. The guy basically doesn't say anything, but gives me the look.

I just shrugged it off, but later walking back to my car it rubs on me, like I want to go back to the clerk and say "Hey buddy, if you've got something to say about your merchandise, then I'd like to hear it." But I didn't bother, who the hell cares anyways what they think. Well, I can sort of understand if he gave me that look, so I can't blame him too much.

Also, if you've worked in retail and someone wanted a, I don't know, let's say an N-Gage for example, what would you have done when talking to the customers?

How ya doing, buddy?

Y U BUY MA SPINACH! THEY HAVE E-CO-, oh nevermind. Just give me your money, thank you come again.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

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You really only need to know maybe a total of 10 games or so to work at a game store.

Seems like it.

Spatty: "Can I preorder Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence"
Fag: "duuuuuuuuuunnnnnhhhhhhhhhhh for what system."

Spatty: "Can I preorder Final Fantasy XII"
Fag: "duuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhh for what system."

Jesus Christ sometimes.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

On the other hand, one time I asked if my local EB Games had, by the devils luck, a copy of Valkyrie Profile (the PSX version) kicking around or hiding somewhere, and out comes the Holy shit you're basically asking for one of the Holy Grails of RPGs, you sure ain't as hell gonna get it from this store response of the "pssssssssshhhhhhhhhh" lip movement and an eye roll, then followed by a chuckle from the guy stocking other RPGs on the shelves.

That hurt my feelings.... ;___;

It felt like a pretty dumb question, which in a way it is, but hey, I've seen Lunar 1: SSSC there used, so how far off could VP1 be right? The stupid thing about that though, is I DIDN'T BUY LUNAR 1 WHEN IT WAS SITTING RIGHT THERE.

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$110 Devil May Cry 3

That price there, Monkeydude, is unacceptable.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Heh, if the cover bugs you that much, then just go to cdcovers website and print off the generally MUCH more aethestically pleasing Japanese covers. I did that for ICO (used the PAL cover, actually).

I was speaking idiomatically.

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then tell them about the 7-day return policy.

Then your retail store would almost turn into a rental store. I'm not familiar if Rhino's is primarily a retail or rental, because I never stepped in one.

This was one of the things that EB was trying to combat, turning into another Blockbusters or Rogers, hence the newer, more stringent return policies, according to one of the managers that I chatted with.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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Unfortunately (and to the sheer anger of numerous EB employees) Gamestop effectively ended that.

I'm not too sure what you're saying here. Are the EB employees not happy with the current return policies to combat "buying for the weekend-return it Monday?"

FELIPE NO