Obnoxious GamesStop employee's

[ryai458]

God forbid an employee actually give a shit about what oblivious parents are getting for their kids.

The employee has no right say anything about what the parent decides is appropriate for their kids.

No, but they have every right to let them know what is on the game.

 

[Jatyu]

For those complaining about being under age to purchase a game, just come to Australia. A fifteen year old can purchase whatever game they want. Also, they'll sell you r18 movies if you're 15, we seriously don't care.

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

its the guys job to sell it to her and shut up

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.

No it isn't. Its the parents job to know what they are buying for their kids.

And its the employees job to inform them.
The guy was doing his job. It might not be a legal requirement in the US, but its still company policy, and if he doesn't explain it, bam disciplinary.
And you keep harping on about how its the parents job, but how many parents actually sit down at a computer and research the games their children want? you can bet the answer is not many.
you've obviously never worked in a game store have you. if you had, then you would know, to put
it simply, you're wrong.

 

[Addicted Muffin]

as a gamestop employee... i can say, sometimes this is the best course of action...

everyone in my store is a young gamer who is concerned about the future of the medium...
if mommy and little billy of age 9 walk in and want CoD, we try our hardest to talk her out of it, because it is a mature title, the kid's mind is still developing, and shit might be implanted in his molding mind....

but if timmy of age 16 or 17 walks in, we sell them the game... they're old enough not to know to go to the mall and try to get a high score...if you get my drift...

ESRB is there for a reason.. though sometimes it's a bit rediculous

 

[Krion_Vark]

*SNIP*

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.

No it isn't. Its the parents job to know what they are buying for their kids.[/quote]
Hm so someone who works in retail isn't allowed to inform someone upon the contents of their purchase? I have no idea where you learned how to work in retail but 90% of the job is informing the consumer on the contents of their purchase.

Also if the ERSB is just GUIDELINES like you said why are AO games banned from being sold in regular stores? They are merely guidelines for the consumer and shouldn't be left out just because of some stupid letter on the box.

Exactly. Its the parents choice, not the store clerks.

And it always went directly to the parents choice. Did the store clerk EVER say no I am not selling that to you for your kid? No he didn't he told her what the game was and still sold it to her. The OPs friend could have told his mom something like this
"Oh hey I want this game all my friends have it and I won't be cool if I don't have it."
"Okay whats the game about?"
"BUT ALL MY FRIENDS HAVE IIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTT." "Fine lets go get it."
(MEANWHILE AT GAMESTOP)
*SLAMS PHONE DOWN*
"I am sick and tired of getting parents who call and complain about what they bought for there kids because apparently I am supposed to inform them of everything."
(Kid and Mom walk in. Kid runs over to get BlOps)
"Here it is Mommy."
"Okay lets just pay for it and get out of here."
"Hey did you know that there is a lot of killing people with guns and a lot of blood in this game?"
"No I didn't I was just told all his friends had the game."
"Oh well then I guess you don't know about what they say online then. There are a lot of people that are being racist yelling out the N-Word, and they swear a lot too drop a lot of F-bombs."
"Oh I don't think this game is appropriate for my little Jimmy then. Come on Jimmy we are leaving."
"BUT MMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!"
"Don't give me that you did not tell me what I was buying for you and I do not like it."

Like people have said parents do not really know what they are buying for their kids when it comes to video games. Most people don't even know what the hell they are buying for video games they just buy what their friends have.

 

[moretimethansense]

2. You're not mature at 16. Sorry but you're not.

Some are, obviously this one isn't but qute a few can be mature at 16.
As for myself, I'd hesitate to call myself mature at 16 (hell, I'd hesitate to do it now at damn near 22), but I was at a state where violance in games, no matter how graphic would bother me, neither would nudity for that matter.

While a huge number of folks aren't mature at 16 frankly it bugs me that peo9ple aren't alowed to see gore and sex till 18 because frankly, most kids reaction to an asploded head would be "Awesome!", trying to protect them from this sorta stuff only hinders their mental deveopment, but now I'm ranting so I'll stop here.

 

[Broken Orange]

Funny, there is this one Gamestop in Austin (near the Westgate Movie Theater, if you are in the area) which has this cool employee. I forget his name, but I feel like I can have a nerdy conversation with him. In fact, overhearing him talking about the Bulletstorm demo convenced me to buy the game.

 

[Hosker]

I believe there should not be an apostrophe in "employee's". We do not have Gamestop around here, so I can't really agree or disagree. But he was enforcing the law by not agreeing to let you have a videogame that you are not old enough to play; he could lose his job otherwise.

 

[Wicky_42]

God forbid an employee actually give a shit about what oblivious parents are getting for their kids.

That was my instant reaction. I'm pleased to hear that employees are taking at least some measures to defend gaming, and examples like this can be used against the wailing 'think of the children' hordes imagining 9 year-olds with their rape and murder simulators. That said, I think he went a bit far with going into online insult topics and requiring three confirmations n all that.

At least he tried - you can never be sure of a parent's level of education

 

[Wicky_42]

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.

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.

Hm so someone who works in retail isn't allowed to inform someone upon the contents of their purchase? I have no idea where you learned how to work in retail but 90% of the job is informing the consumer on the contents of their purchase.

Also if the ERSB is just GUIDELINES like you said why are AO games banned from being sold in regular stores? They are merely guidelines for the consumer and shouldn't be left out just because of some stupid letter on the box.

I agree with you on the guy being in the right to question her decision to purchase the game.

However, what AO games are there that are banned? I didn't think that sort of thing had happened - wasn't the whole Californian thing about trying to do that? Didn't it fail?

 

[Krion_Vark]

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.

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.

Hm so someone who works in retail isn't allowed to inform someone upon the contents of their purchase? I have no idea where you learned how to work in retail but 90% of the job is informing the consumer on the contents of their purchase.

Also if the ERSB is just GUIDELINES like you said why are AO games banned from being sold in regular stores? They are merely guidelines for the consumer and shouldn't be left out just because of some stupid letter on the box.

I agree with you on the guy being in the right to question her decision to purchase the game.

However, what AO games are there that are banned? I didn't think that sort of thing had happened - wasn't the whole Californian thing about trying to do that? Didn't it fail?

Pretty much AO is considered the Kiss of Death because a lot of STORES ban the sale of them in their stores which is why you do not see any in places like Wal-Mart or Best Buy.

 

[Wicky_42]

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.

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.

Hm so someone who works in retail isn't allowed to inform someone upon the contents of their purchase? I have no idea where you learned how to work in retail but 90% of the job is informing the consumer on the contents of their purchase.

Also if the ERSB is just GUIDELINES like you said why are AO games banned from being sold in regular stores? They are merely guidelines for the consumer and shouldn't be left out just because of some stupid letter on the box.

I agree with you on the guy being in the right to question her decision to purchase the game.

However, what AO games are there that are banned? I didn't think that sort of thing had happened - wasn't the whole Californian thing about trying to do that? Didn't it fail?

Pretty much AO is considered the Kiss of Death because a lot of STORES ban the sale of them in their stores which is why you do not see any in places like Wal-Mart or Best Buy.

Interesting. What games were considered too extreme for an R18+ category though? Are we talking smut games or something? Or Postal?

 

[vashthblackseed]

I'm sorry to inform you OP, but it is GameStop's policy to try to convince parents not to buy M rated games for under aged children. An employee caught NOT making such an attempt can be subject anything from disciplinary action to termination.

 

[Krion_Vark]

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.

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.

Hm so someone who works in retail isn't allowed to inform someone upon the contents of their purchase? I have no idea where you learned how to work in retail but 90% of the job is informing the consumer on the contents of their purchase.

Also if the ERSB is just GUIDELINES like you said why are AO games banned from being sold in regular stores? They are merely guidelines for the consumer and shouldn't be left out just because of some stupid letter on the box.

I agree with you on the guy being in the right to question her decision to purchase the game.

However, what AO games are there that are banned? I didn't think that sort of thing had happened - wasn't the whole Californian thing about trying to do that? Didn't it fail?

Pretty much AO is considered the Kiss of Death because a lot of STORES ban the sale of them in their stores which is why you do not see any in places like Wal-Mart or Best Buy.

Interesting. What games were considered too extreme for an R18+ category though? Are we talking smut games or something? Or Postal?

They are pretty much porn games but there are a few that have been different than that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AO-rated_products

 

[jhlip]

Good for that employee. He was doing his job, it doesn't matter if you disagree.