Memorable Video Game Store Moments

[Trace2010]

This is every time I go into EBGames..

Store Clerk: *Picking his nose at the register*
Me: *Walks in*
Store Clerk: *Continues nose picking, deeper within the nasal cavity now*
Me: *Walks PAST the Gamer Girls section towards the XBox section*
Store Clerk: *Finger action slows and he raises an eyebrow*
Me: (Upon approaching cash register) Hi there. I'd like to buy this please?
Store Clerk: *Withdraws finger, I Choose You, Confused Tone!* That's Call of Duty 4.
Me: ..Yeah.
Store Clerk: You have boobs.
Me: ..Yeah.
Store Clerk: ..Did you notice our Gamer Girl section?
Me: ..Yeah.
Store Clerk: ..'Kaaaay, that's $59.99.
Me: Thanks.
Store Clerk: ..'Kaaaay.

What a vegetable!

 

[Handofpwn]

This is every time I go into EBGames..

Store Clerk: *Picking his nose at the register*
Me: *Walks in*
Store Clerk: *Continues nose picking, deeper within the nasal cavity now*
Me: *Walks PAST the Gamer Girls section towards the XBox section*
Store Clerk: *Finger action slows and he raises an eyebrow*
Me: (Upon approaching cash register) Hi there. I'd like to buy this please?
Store Clerk: *Withdraws finger, I Choose You, Confused Tone!* That's Call of Duty 4.
Me: ..Yeah.
Store Clerk: You have boobs.
Me: ..Yeah.
Store Clerk: ..Did you notice our Gamer Girl section?
Me: ..Yeah.
Store Clerk: ..'Kaaaay, that's $59.99.
Me: Thanks.
Store Clerk: ..'Kaaaay.

Now that makes me wish I could be a girl for a day. Poor EB Games employee's, so ignorant, even more unintelligent.

Me too! Oh... wait... you meant to go into EB games... Okay, Box of Shame time now... Damn it.

I frequent this local used game store and this lady comes in asking about this pokemon game she had brought in to have the internal battery replaced... A year ago. Apparently she never came to pick them up and went off on the poor clerk. I love that store, btw. Best service in the world.

 

[Avatar Roku]

Most memorable at this point in time is a kid wanting mum to buy Dead Rising for him (back when it was 15+)

(oh and kid has been begging her for it, and saying all this crap how it's appropriate and crap)

So stupid mum is about to buy her 9-10 year old brat (I could tell as I saw him earlier in the mall, doing stuff I would rather die than see again), when I step in and act casually with the following conversation:

ME: Oh Dead Rising, that game is good.
Mother: *looks at me with a who are you and are you going to steal my handbag? expression*
ME: Yeah I love all the blood and gore in it. I can see why they rated it *puts lots of emphasis into this bit* 15+. My little brother who's about this little guy's age, saw me play it and had nightmares for ages. Really not appropriate for little kids y'know.
Mother: *takes the hint*. *angry tone*Ok David. This game isn't for you. Let's go now.
David: *glares at me* but...*about to throw tantrum*
Mother: *really pissed* David. Out. Now.

When they leave she's like screaming at the kid for tricking her.

Well done. I had a similar experience, where a little kid (I'm bad with ages, but he seemed 8-10) convinced his mom to get him GTA: Vice City (and by convince, I mean asked once and she, on her phone, agreed, clearly not caring), and I'm just standing there in line thinking maybe I should say something, but I didn't because she wouldn't have given a shit anyway, and probably would have gotten angry at me for (in her perception) implying she was a bad parent (she was that mom. You know what I mean)

 

[Victim 19]

Once i was just about to grab a game(resistance:FoM)it was the last 1 there and this guy grabed it and ran out of the store without paying so this guy tackled him to the ground and put it bak on the shelve it was awesome but it felt awkward for me to grab it so i ended up getting timeshift.

 

[Avatar Roku]

Once i was just about to grab a game(resistance:FoM)it was the last 1 there and this guy grabed it and ran out of the store without paying so this guy tackled him to the ground and put it bak on the shelve it was awesome but it felt awkward for me to grab it so i ended up getting timeshift.

Oh, really? You gave up FoM for Timeshift? You shouldn't have felt awkward, you should have just gotten what you wanted.

Also, they keep the disks on the shelves? I thought it was just the boxes, and then they put the disks in when you pay.

EDIT:That "oh, really?" was meant in a "that's sad" way, not to be incredulous.

 

[Incompl te]

Most memorable at this point in time is a kid wanting mum to buy Dead Rising for him (back when it was 15+)

(oh and kid has been begging her for it, and saying all this crap how it's appropriate and crap)

So stupid mum is about to buy her 9-10 year old brat (I could tell as I saw him earlier in the mall, doing stuff I would rather die than see again), when I step in and act casually with the following conversation:

ME: Oh Dead Rising, that game is good.
Mother: *looks at me with a who are you and are you going to steal my handbag? expression*
ME: Yeah I love all the blood and gore in it. I can see why they rated it *puts lots of emphasis into this bit* 15+. My little brother who's about this little guy's age, saw me play it and had nightmares for ages. Really not appropriate for little kids y'know.
Mother: *takes the hint*. *angry tone*Ok David. This game isn't for you. Let's go now.
David: *glares at me* but...*about to throw tantrum*
Mother: *really pissed* David. Out. Now.

When they leave she's like screaming at the kid for tricking her.

Well done. I had a similar experience, where a little kid (I'm bad with ages, but he seemed 8-10) convinced his mom to get him GTA: Vice City (and by convince, I mean asked once and she, on her phone, agreed, clearly not caring), and I'm just standing there in line thinking maybe I should say something, but I didn't because she wouldn't have given a shit anyway, and probably would have gotten angry at me for (in her perception) implying she was a bad parent (she was that mom. You know what I mean)

If only I was there...It would've went like this:

Me: *grabs phone* Hi. This bad mother can't talk right now she's busy getting a lecture from me *hangs up phone*
Mother: *speechless and trying to think of something to say*
Me: Yeah your son is about to buy a game rated 15+ and you don't even know or care. What does that say about you?
Mother: *makes rant about it's her son she can do whatever she wants with it*
Me: Ok then, have fun watching your kid turn into a really violent teenager and something worse in adulthood! *runs out laughing*

In that situation hopefully other shoppers will say something about being a lousy mom and such. Or the assistant just won't serve her...

 

[Raptoricus]

When I worked at EB I'd often get the 'Your a girl, what could you possibly know about COD 4/ Gears of War/ etc' look from customers, but I have to say that the old bloke who came in one day and spotted me and said "There's a girl in the boys shop" takes the cake, as he was being serious.

People really do this? If I was in his shoes, I'd be like, "You've got a good taste in games, fancy going for a drink sometime " ignorance is a wierd thing.

 

[I-Con]

I ripped my pants an a game rack twice in the same visit, on each side.

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

Man, I wish that the game stores where I live were half this interesting... The scenario usually goes like this:
Me: *picks up game* *goes to register*
Cashier: Hi, *rings up game* alright that'll be $60.75.
Me: "Kay." *gives dude cash" "Thanks" *walks out of store*.

 

[soren7550]

One time (had to be around Christmas of last year) this woman thought that Loony Toons:ACME Arsenal would be a good gift for her kid. Wanting to do a little good for the world (for a change XP), I greatly advised her to pick something, ANYTHING else for her kid. She just sneered at me and gave me a look as if I took a giant wad of horse shit and rammed it up her prissy nose. She bought the kid that mess. I imagine that the kid burst out crying when he got it.

Better yet was a few summers back, a Hillary Clinton promoter -or whatever the hell you wish to call them-, asked the guy at the register if he wanted some Hillary Clinton posters in his windows. He said that he couldn't because EB Games can't show support for any one person running for office (or whatever). Once she left, the guy said something along the lines of her being a complete retard. For those who don't know, she's one of the people who believe that video games are a blight to the world, and should be banned from this country. But she and others like Jack Thompson never learn that such a thing can never happen in this country because it's unconstitutional.

 

[Aqualung]

I ripped my pants an a game rack twice in the same visit, on each side.

o-o; What do you wear, toilet paper?

 

[RobotoWorks]

Hah, I got into this habit, for about 2 months, to prank call this one certain GameStop. I mean, I did everything in my power to piss them off (Yeah, call me whatever you want, but it was fun). One day, I just went off on the employee, and by "off", I mean, literally exploded into a ball of bored anger. He threatened to call the cops, and have my phone tracked down, which I'm sure he was bluffing, because no official came to my door, called me, or anything.

Then a week after that last incident, I was in that GameStop, browsing for games, when I decided to call them from inside the store. I quickly call from behind a rack, but the phone in my pocket, and continue to browse games. I just let the phone ring, and after the hang up, with a clearly pissed off expression, they say "Musta be that stupid kid". I laughed quietly.