The guy probably got roasted by his boss when some mom got mad when she saw what she actually bought her kid. Cut a guy a break for covering himself.Eldarion said:
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I loled hard.Skorpyo said:Funny, the only experiences I've had with GS employees is basically...
I think Gamestop in America is worse than EB in Australia. Granted, the prices are ridiculous over here but the people who work at EB tend to be stupid more rather than retarded.
I work retail, don't try that crap with me. It is not an employees place to tell the customer what they can or can't buy unless its smokes or alcohol.Shock and Awe said:
If a parent decided that their kid was mature enough to play a game, its the guys job to sell it to her and shut up. The age ratings on games are a guideline for parents, the parent decided her son was mature enough even if he wasn't old enough.
I must be lucky, all the gamestop employees I've met were really cool. If I'm trying to buy a mature rated game (I'm 16) they ask how old I am, I answer, they'll say that they aren't allowed to sell me it. They're just doing their job. Normally I have my mom or dad with me, they read off what the game is rated m for, and my parents typically say that its fine. My parents like to think as ESRB ratings as guidelines. They see what its rated M for and judge on whether or not they want me to play the game or not (if i do play it, it means exposing my younger sisters to the content as well). Which is why I'm not allowed to get GTA4, but I'm allowed to get Bioshock.
I disagree with that bit. Its the guy's job to make sure the parent knows what is in the game that they are buying for their child.Eldarion said:
lol this reminds me of something that happened a couple weeks ago.
my friend wanted to buy heavy rain (shitty game) and it was only a day before his 17th birthday. this was only because he wanted to show me the game and we were hanging out for his birthday. i couldn't buy the game for him because even though i was already 17, i didn't have an ID. so he decided to stoop to persuasion.
my friend practically begged and said "i'm turning 17 tomorrow!".
while the employee was thinking about it, this lady checking out a game next to us said "its fine, he can get it."
the employee is all like "oh, you're his mom?"
she said yes and we went along with it
haha i'm going to miss the ordeals that came along to being under 17.
one time when me and the same friend were out wanting to get the twin snakes, we contemplated getting fake mustaches at the dollar tree next door.
now that would have been funny.
my friend wanted to buy heavy rain (shitty game) and it was only a day before his 17th birthday. this was only because he wanted to show me the game and we were hanging out for his birthday. i couldn't buy the game for him because even though i was already 17, i didn't have an ID. so he decided to stoop to persuasion.
my friend practically begged and said "i'm turning 17 tomorrow!".
while the employee was thinking about it, this lady checking out a game next to us said "its fine, he can get it."
the employee is all like "oh, you're his mom?"
she said yes and we went along with it
haha i'm going to miss the ordeals that came along to being under 17.
one time when me and the same friend were out wanting to get the twin snakes, we contemplated getting fake mustaches at the dollar tree next door.
now that would have been funny.
I went to sell some games at my local gamestop, and I already had a card with $10 store credit, he put the money on there and then lost my card, they wouldn't give my money back or anything, needless to say I was pissed at the guy that did it. He said I was the one who lost it was completely bs because i didn't even lay a hand on the card.
While that's true, it isn't the child(or teen) in question that would come back screaming at the GameStop employee if he had failed to warn them about the purchase, and they were actually offended or against the content in said game.Nautical Honors Society said:
He covered his ass while doing the parent a favor. If it takes him being slightly annoying to get parents to pay attention to what their kids are playing, so be it. As long as we don't have another parent screaming that GameStop sold their child a murder/rapist trainer, we're all happy.
I went to college! It is an employees place to inform customers, which is what the OP actually describes. He never mentions the employee saying "You shouldn't buy this for your son" just the "'This game may contain violence' and 'Online content not rated by the ESRB'" stuff that's on the packaging.Eldarion said:
It's no different from a clerk asking me if I meant to buy both an XXXXL and an XXXL sweater to make sure I'm not mistakenly buying the wrong product.
After buying two worlds 1 an employee reminded me of the returns policy, i thought it was funny.
I haven't had this particular problem at GameStop, being over 30, but I have had other problems.
I have, on occasion, had pushy and annoying employees there (at one particular location, locally, but not the other two) that tried to talk me out of purchases because they didn't like the genre those purchases were in or the platform they were on.
I will no longer buy from that location. If they don't want my money, I'll spend it elsewhere.
OP: As far as I'm concerned, if I make a decision about what my (currently hypothetical) child will watch or play, I don't want some idiot behind a counter second guessing me. Informing me? Sure. Trying to talk me out of a purchase? No. Provide me with the info, and then shut up.
I have, on occasion, had pushy and annoying employees there (at one particular location, locally, but not the other two) that tried to talk me out of purchases because they didn't like the genre those purchases were in or the platform they were on.
I will no longer buy from that location. If they don't want my money, I'll spend it elsewhere.
OP: As far as I'm concerned, if I make a decision about what my (currently hypothetical) child will watch or play, I don't want some idiot behind a counter second guessing me. Informing me? Sure. Trying to talk me out of a purchase? No. Provide me with the info, and then shut up.
Most of the Gamestop employees from around here are pretty cool. I've only had a few bad experiences with Gamestop to be honest. Like when I got my preorder copy of Dragon Age 2 the case was broken at the bottom and it looked like someone took a knife to the front of it a little. I was pretty angry but I just switched it's case with a lesser played game.
Back to the OP, that employee does sound like a bit of a tool. Just doing his job though really.
Back to the OP, that employee does sound like a bit of a tool. Just doing his job though really.
That's about as far as he should have gone. If the parent says it's fine, it's fine. Their decision, not his. If the mother in question had replied with "What do you mean," then elaborate away. But when a parent has made a firm decision, it is not the job of a low wage retail clerk to try to change her mind.
1. Good for him, I can't say how many parents have nearly thrown tantrums in the shop my gf works at because she found blood or swearing or sex in a game, and an employee forgot to tell them. They do it for a reason, guy, and that reason is saving a MUCH bigger headache for them and all patrons in the store at the time the parent explodes.
2. Gamestop employee making fun of the friend for buying Pokemon? That's immature and from what I've seen you can get fiercely reprimanded for doing that.
So I find your points moot. 1 is there for a very important reason, and 2 is circumstantial and punishable. Also, I have surprisingly never visited a gamestop where the associates were not civil and helpful, so I don't know where everyone else gets their bad luck.
2. Gamestop employee making fun of the friend for buying Pokemon? That's immature and from what I've seen you can get fiercely reprimanded for doing that.
So I find your points moot. 1 is there for a very important reason, and 2 is circumstantial and punishable. Also, I have surprisingly never visited a gamestop where the associates were not civil and helpful, so I don't know where everyone else gets their bad luck.