The Stupidest Thing That Has Been Said When You Have Bought Something at a Games Store.

[Chris^^]

Some fat guy next to me was bragging about how he had served 7 times in the Iraq War. Is that even possible?

No, the war ended years ago. in 2003 or 2004. It wasn't considered a war after that, by the U.S. Government.

I hate going to game stores. I usually stop in to see what games are out, then go back and order them on amazon.

amen to that! loving the amazon
though i often shop at CEX - which is a great shop that deals exclusively in second hand media - i.e. games, dvds and cds
epic, epic chain

 

[lonercs]

"Are you sure this will work on your PC?"

Even when buying games that are several years old.

I know they have to ask, but it really irritates me every time. I wouldn't be buying the game if I didn't know I could run it.

It always feels like a "This coffee is hot" moment.

Some old games won't work on new computers. The game is actually to bad/old for you pc.

 

[soaringbiscuit]

Another time was when someone in front of me pre-ordered a game and handed the clerk 60 dollars.

I don't know what store it was, but several places I've been you can put down up to the full value of the game... So if they don't get in enough copies or something, you get first dibs. Also the reason I sometimes do it is so I don't forget about the pre-order and spend my 45 'extra' dollars before the game comes out.

This wasn't one of those stores. The clerk gave the lady her 55 dollars back.

 

[Bat Vader]

This is totaly unrelated, but you need to introduce me to your friend there...wait how old is she? Oh it doesnt matter...ok i just plain dont like this avatar of yours. Also wal-mart sucks, a lot.

13 or 14, I think.

...Don't give me that look.

Was your old Avatar your actual self-portrait?

 

[soaringbiscuit]

Alright, I'm looking at the wall of used shit, when this HUUUUUUGE black guy with a tatoo on his face walks in. If you've ever seen "Dodgeball" he looked a lot like me shell. So anyways this guy walks up to the counter and asks in a half angry voice "you got a my little pony videogame?"

That's priceless. I once saw something exactly reverse, in a little 6 year old girl asking her Dad for Unreal Tournament 3, and the Dad buying it.

 

[Simalacrum]

*me, tries to buy Fallout 3*

store person: "sorry, you can't buy it without ID"
me: "awww maan, i'm like, 18 in a week! you sure I can't get it?"
sp: "nah sorry, i'd risk my job"
m: "damn, fair enough..."
*pick up Civ: Revolution instead*
m: "aha, I can get this!"
sp: "ooooh I dunno, I'll need to see a PG-rating ID..."

I lol'd

 

[Srkkl]

I went to buy a mature game for my older brother by myself as a suprise gift, RES4 for the wii, and the guy asks me, an obviously 12 year old kid, "can I see your license?" I asked him are you serious and he didn't get what he had done wrong.

 

[lonercs]

A few years back I was in Wal-Mart. There was a game in the music section so I put it with the other games when 2 guys walked up to me and asked for a game...I think. I was like "Uhh...I don't work here?" The one guy said to his friend "well he was putting the games on the selves."

 

[Hulyen]

Probably when i buy an expansion pack and the 'helpful' moron behind the counter asks, 'do you realise that you need the original game?'

...because a lot of people don't know that they're buying an expansion pack and think that they're getting a full game?

 

[Toners]

Do you have any I.D?

This happens every time I buy a 15 rated game. I'm almost 17. I usually carry my passport around now.

It sucks when you're over-age. I've never had it happen directly to me, only friends (yet), as I can usually pass as 18 for buying pretty much anything. (I'm 16)

i get the same kind of thing, but sometimes I hand over my ID just for the novelty. usually they laugh and say it's a reverse fake or say "holy shit, you're 18?!"
I literally look mid thirties when I've not bothered to shave for a while

 

[neuromasser]

When Wii came out I thought about buying it, but not until I see if it is really worth it. So I went to game-s, shop which had a "game room", where you can try games and whatnot.

Clerk: How can I help you?
Me: I noticed that you offer playing on Wii before buying, can I try?
Clerk: Only if you want to buy it.
Me: I will probably buy it, I just want to see if it is as in commercials.
Clerk: So you're not buying it now?
Me: No, in a few days.
Clerk: Well than you can't play it.
Me: Wait, If I buy it now, I can test it, but otherwise no?
Clerk: That's correct.
Me: Goodbye.

 

[Kinguendo]

When I worked at the entertainment desk in my local store over Christmas.

Kid (about 7 or 8): *Puts copy of Gears of War 2 on the counter*
Me: I'm sorry, I can't sell this to you. It's only for people over 18.
Kid: But my mummy said I could have any game I want.
Me: Well, I'm really sorry, but you're not old enough.
Kid: *Takes game to his mother in clear view of me*
Mother: Yeah, I'll buy this please.
Me: Look, I know you're buying it for your son, so I'm not allowed to sell it to you.
Mother: No, it's for me, really.
Me: He just asked me to sell him the game, and I watched him ask you for it.
Mother: Just sell me the damn game.
Me: It's store policy. I'm not allowed to sell you this, or I could be fired, placed under investigation and possibly fined.
Mother: Fine. Fuck you.

She not only tried to buy an unsuitable game, she swore in front of him too. Parents these days.

Hmm, interesting. when i was only about 13 i wanted CoD the original, but the guy said i wasnt old enough, so i came back with my dad, and so we bought it and had no problems.

But im seriously tired of playing Gears 2 online with kids who are 8yrs old and from the UK and having to listen to them act like tough shit.

Oh yeah, British kids are absolute arseholes in recent years. When I was that old I wouldnt even think about bad mouthing a person a year older than me, now I am 19 and 6'4 and the little shits think they can take me? Where did that confidence come from? I think its all those E numbers and sugar being removed from everything, now instead of being hyper and happy they are kranky and pissed off... and they smoke... probably. XD

 

[wordsmith]

15 and a half, I went up to get my lovely preordered copy of Oblivion. "Do you have any ID?"... What sort of ID would a 15 year old have?

Then I get on the bus home, the bus driver charges me full fare because he doesn't think I'm under 16... Life is much easier once you get a driving license.

 

[BenMcMichael]

when i got that very game, it didnt fucking work!!!!! hmm the quote thing seems to not want to work, yes i bet this seems out of context right now but basically the game in question is baulders gate 2 dark alliance

 

[Kinguendo]

Alright, I'm looking at the wall of used shit, when this HUUUUUUGE black guy with a tatoo on his face walks in. If you've ever seen "Dodgeball" he looked a lot like me shell. So anyways this guy walks up to the counter and asks in a half angry voice "you got a my little pony videogame?"

No way! NO WAY! This can't be true... or that is the most dedicated parent ever... although you would be crapping your pants if you knew you were about to break out in laughter when he said that, you would be praying to every god out there to stop you laughing at this man who could eat your face. XD

 

[Davey Woo]

I was in a very long queue in a GAME store near my house, and there was a kid who's birthday it must have been or something, he got in the queue to get the little steering-wheel thing for the wii-motes and a wii racing game, a total of around £50. Then in the time it took to get from the back to the front of the queue, the kid kept going and finding other things for his dad to buy him, and at the check-out it ended up being a total of about £250.

I was speechless.

 

[Neotericity]

"Is Sonic Unleashed a good game."

"Uh.."

"Nevermind I'll get it anyways."

He returned it the next day...

 

[bookboy]

Probably when i buy an expansion pack and the 'helpful' moron behind the counter asks, 'do you realise that you need the original game?'

...because a lot of people don't know that they're buying an expansion pack and think that they're getting a full game?

Hulyen has a point, some poeple attempt to buy games without realizing that the game is an expansion pack and they need the base game in order to play it. I'm guilty of this myself. so while they may seem moronic to certain (apparently inconsiderate) people like you. In the long run it probably saves them a lot of grief from people who buy the games and then come back Irate and/or confused that their computers refuse to play the game.

the only exception to this rule would be possibly with Company of Heroes or F.E.A.R., both of which use stand-alone expansions.

on topic: the stupidest thing I've ever heard in a game store was when two people were arguing about whether or not Starcraft and warcraft were strategy games or not. which is stupid by itself, but moreso when you consider that neither of them realized they were both saying they are indeed strategy games!
apparently they weren't sure which one to get...

 

[Chris^^]

go into Game in Lincoln to buy Endwar, bearing in mind I'm 16 at the
Guy - 'This game is a 15, you got I.D.?'
Me - 'no'
Guy - then you can't have it'
Me - 'aww come on, I've almost finished my GCSEs, i need a new game to relax'
Guy - 'I guess you should get home and study then.'
Me - 'so you believe that i actually am 16 - my real age'
Guy - 'yes'
Me - 'so sell me the goddamn game then'
Guy - 'no, no ID, no game its store policy, we could get in trouble if people see it'
Me - 'its half seven at night and i'm the only customer!'
Guy - 'I don't care'
*i storm out*

i subsequently sent a 20 year old friend of mine, who had ID in there to buy the game for me, they refused to serve him either because it was the last refused purchase

enraged, i have never shopped there

I don't get what's stupid about that. He asked you for ID, you couldn't produce any. Tough shit, man.

fair point, it was just the rediculousness of the protracted conversation, that he knew i was the right age and noone else was there... i dunno it made me laugh.
i got the game the next day anyways