I just need the one in my town to survive til the new consoles are out
The Rise And Fall Of GameStop
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Sankofa Alwayz
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Sad to see, because going to Gamestop as a youngin was like a special thing for me
Making all A's the going to Gamestop was a mighty accomplishment for me back in the day
Funcoland and EB Games were more of a special thing for me as a yungin
Devilinurear
Veteran
fukk gamestop
humminbird
Veteran
GME put city
they been doing that shyt in store for the longest
I remember in the early 2000s...bought my little cousin a game for PS2 on his birthday...I took what I thought was the display case to the counter and to my surprise he pulled a “CD” envelope out from a drawer and put the game in the case and rang it up...I’m like it’s supposed to be new...he said it is...we just do that to prevent theft...I’m still pissed cuz it’s supposed to be a birthday gift and now it’s looking like I’m giving dude a used game...gave it to him and told his pops to test it out after I explained what happened at gamestop...shyt didn’t work...PS2 couldn’t read it...everyone was like chill we about to cut the cake but I couldn’t let it go...speeded back to gamestop immediately and was ready to go off if they didn’t give me a return or a new game...a real new game not that bullshyt they do...so dude gave me a shrink-wrapped game...shyt worked this time smh...that might’ve been the last time I bought a physical game from them
High key the reason why I stopped going there. nikkas can sell you opened games, and games that employees “borrow” as new. But if you buy a shrink wrapped game from them, open that shyt right in front of them, then try to return it, they won’t do it. fukk outta here
At a basic level, it sucks to see them close, since having less places to buy games will ultimately be back for the consumer.
But as someone who has had almost nothing but negative experiences there, fukk this company. With most companies, they at least try to mask how hard they're fukking you. With Gamestop, their trade-in rates compared to what they sell used games for are so blatantly fukked up that it's sickening. On top of that, their aggression with driving pre-orders makes any interaction inside a Gamestop the absolute worst.
I remember rolling into Electronics Boutique and enjoying just browsing. There were times I would pick up a fun bargain bin game solely because I was able to get in and out without having to say no for a solid five minutes over shyt I wasn't there for, and had no interest in.
But as someone who has had almost nothing but negative experiences there, fukk this company. With most companies, they at least try to mask how hard they're fukking you. With Gamestop, their trade-in rates compared to what they sell used games for are so blatantly fukked up that it's sickening. On top of that, their aggression with driving pre-orders makes any interaction inside a Gamestop the absolute worst.
I remember rolling into Electronics Boutique and enjoying just browsing. There were times I would pick up a fun bargain bin game solely because I was able to get in and out without having to say no for a solid five minutes over shyt I wasn't there for, and had no interest in.
Buying a brand new Xbox game and dude took it out of a package and put the game disc on
I go home and there is a massive scratch on the game
last time I ever bought anything from there
good riddance
I go home and there is a massive scratch on the game
last time I ever bought anything from there
good riddance
Champion
#RxLife #UCF #FAMU
I haven't shopped there in years but I think the people that want to see them close are crazy. Software prices just went up and you asking for less options on where to buy games? 
Nah I can't cosign that.
Nah I can't cosign that.I haven't shopped there in years but I think the people that want to see them close are crazy. Software prices just went up and you asking for less options on where to buy games?
It's less that people want one less option, people just don't want THEM to be an option. Their business practices are really just that bad.
Buying a video game shouldn't take 20 minutes minimum, or happen in an environment as depressing as the inside of any Gamestop is.
Bruce Wayne
THE GODDAMN BILLIONAIRE
I haven't been back to these a$$holes since Injustice 2 came out, Bad Experience. They didn't give me the Hard Cover Comic because they ran out, they then told me that they would give me a Bullshyt Store Credit of $10 for my Inconvenience.
Sankofa Alwayz
#FBADOS #B1 #D(M)V #KnowThyself #WaveGod
fukk GameStop
