I'm sorry if this has already been posted elsewhere, but I've looked through the comments and not seen anything about my area. Feel free to flame, post links to comments where it was answered, or whatever.
Does anyone know if this has been spotted in the Houston, TX, USA area? Especially the suburbs on the north side, like Spring? If you've heard anything about us down south, I'd love to find out so I can deal with it.
You know, when I look at all of the negative opinions I see in this thread, I have to wonder if I shop at a Bizarro Gamestop. I hear people talking about how their employees are crooked, rude, and pushy, how the game selection is limited, and their prices are a ripoff. But my store just doesn't seem to work that way.
For me, the local Gamestop is the best place to pick up games instead of the worst. We've got a Best Buy close by, but their selection of non-PC games is mediocre, and their service is simply worthless. On the other hand, when I go into the Gamestop by my home, I find a better variety of games and employees who are more or less exactly who I want to talk to when I'm buying a game. They know me, they know my prefences (I never hear about sports titles, but if there's a new RPG/adventure game on the market, they make sure I know about it - AND whether it's any good), and they're not pushy salespeople. They're gamers who happen to work at a game store. And they give this kind of service to everyone, not just a few regulars.
When a gamer needs to know if a new title is worth playing, they have a review or opinion ready. When a kid comes in with their mom to pick up an M-rated game, they talk to the mom first, and make sure she knows exactly what she's buying and is okay with it. When they get abused used hardware in, they simply refuse to sell it. The store is as neat as possible, organized and alphabetized (well, mostly - what do you expect when kids move the cases all day?), and most stores' "going the extra mile" for customers is their way of going the first mile.
No store's going to be perfect, but they come fairly close. They make sure to get new PC games if there's any interest in them. If there are errors, they fix the problem fast and apologize for the mistake. And they're just plain nice to do business with.
Maybe most of their sibling stores aren't the same. Maybe it's true that most Gamestop stores are teh debil. I wouldn't know, though. I shop at the Bizarro Gamestop. If you happen to be on the north side of Houston, drop by store number 2243. I don't think you'll regret it.
Look: the SOB said, BEFORE HE WAS EVEN ELECTED THE FIRST TIME, "what this country needs is a little less free speech."
He said this. Openly, in response to attack ads against him. Not to sidetrack the already-sidetracked discussion, but you wouldn't happen to have a source for that, would you?
See, I voted for him the first time. If I'd ever seen that, I wouldn't have.
I'd like to know where I wasn't paying enough attention to, so I can do better research for the NEXT election.
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I'm sorry if this has already been posted elsewhere, but I've looked through the comments and not seen anything about my area. Feel free to flame, post links to comments where it was answered, or whatever. Does anyone know if this has been spotted in the Houston, TX, USA area? Especially the suburbs on the north side, like Spring? If you've heard anything about us down south, I'd love to find out so I can deal with it.
You know, when I look at all of the negative opinions I see in this thread, I have to wonder if I shop at a Bizarro Gamestop. I hear people talking about how their employees are crooked, rude, and pushy, how the game selection is limited, and their prices are a ripoff. But my store just doesn't seem to work that way.
For me, the local Gamestop is the best place to pick up games instead of the worst. We've got a Best Buy close by, but their selection of non-PC games is mediocre, and their service is simply worthless. On the other hand, when I go into the Gamestop by my home, I find a better variety of games and employees who are more or less exactly who I want to talk to when I'm buying a game. They know me, they know my prefences (I never hear about sports titles, but if there's a new RPG/adventure game on the market, they make sure I know about it - AND whether it's any good), and they're not pushy salespeople. They're gamers who happen to work at a game store. And they give this kind of service to everyone, not just a few regulars.
When a gamer needs to know if a new title is worth playing, they have a review or opinion ready. When a kid comes in with their mom to pick up an M-rated game, they talk to the mom first, and make sure she knows exactly what she's buying and is okay with it. When they get abused used hardware in, they simply refuse to sell it. The store is as neat as possible, organized and alphabetized (well, mostly - what do you expect when kids move the cases all day?), and most stores' "going the extra mile" for customers is their way of going the first mile.
No store's going to be perfect, but they come fairly close. They make sure to get new PC games if there's any interest in them. If there are errors, they fix the problem fast and apologize for the mistake. And they're just plain nice to do business with.
Maybe most of their sibling stores aren't the same. Maybe it's true that most Gamestop stores are teh debil. I wouldn't know, though. I shop at the Bizarro Gamestop. If you happen to be on the north side of Houston, drop by store number 2243. I don't think you'll regret it.
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