Gamestop, the Evil Empire!!!

Gamers across the world have been shopping at Gamestop for a while now. Trading in their old games for crappy store credit prices. Talking to staff who don't know shit about the industry, and being constantly nagged to pre-order the next crappiest game hitting the shelves in a month or two. You'd start to assume this was normal right? And eventhough it can be a pain to shop there, it's still there for you, the gamer right? WRONG!

1. Used games can get recycled and resealed to be sold as "new" games.

This is a dirty business tactic because it ultimately hurts us. We sell them our games for shit trade-in store credit, and they turn around and mark it new to sell it at full retail price to sell it to another fellow gamer. Thats like if I bought a new bed, had sex on it for a day, and sold it on eBay as "new." I left a couple of stains, but it's ok, I used stain remover. It just isn't right at all! If your gonna charge us for the full "new" retail price. We want our product new!

2. Also under corporate policy, employees are allowed to "check-out" games for a four-day period. Once the four-day period is up, they return the game, stick it back in the case, and re-seal it. Yes, there is a policy that if the game is damaged or is missing its original contents, the employee is supposed to pay for the damages. How often does this happen though? Not often at all, considering low-level managers are being paid by the hour, they don't really have an incentive in keeping an eye out for damaged games.

3. They hire people who don't know jack shit about the industry.

4. They make you reserve games that don't even need them. Seriously, I really doubt Imagine: Fashion Party needs a pre-order. Sometimes they will even trick you ^^

5. They publish Game Informer, and tell you it's a great magazine.
It's a lie! It is just a form of propaganda owned by gamestop so you buy more shit from them, and they review games with a bias, just so you could buy it from Gamestop thinking it's a good game.

6. Buy used games for more, and sell them for less.
Now I know this is just common business practice, but there has to be a line on this one. You don't sell a used game $5 less than the original "new" retail price, and you dont buy people's games for $5 and sell it back to another gamer for $30. That is just a cycle of abuse for your customers. I have seen a customer sell Resident Evil 4 at a gamestop, and it barely covered the tax on a shitty Sonic game.


Tips to fight the power!

1. Don't go there, just don't, there are better stores that are more deserving of you money.
2. If you have to go there, demand factory sealed games, don't take the shit displays that have been gutted out!
3. Sell you used games online, FYE, or some other place. You will get a better deal, and in cash, not some shit store credit!

You don't see Walmart, Best buy, Toys R' Us, etc. pulling this shit on thier customers. Why should Gamestop be so lucky? It's up to us to not put up with this crap anymore, and warn all fellow gamers of this oppresive retail store.

And if your still not convinced, how would you feel if you were a lil gamer and gamestop sold you a not so innocent memory stick?

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/08/gamestop-sells-porn-pakced-used-memorystick/