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

[Samurai Goomba]

I walk into a GS with a full beard (I'm 20 this June) and they almost always still card me. I think anyone who can grow a beard like mine is either 17 or so manly they don't need to bother with ratings.

I can't think of anything particularly stupid that was said, usually it's the stoned employees forgetting to put my game in the case that gets my goat.

Well, I guess one time recently I asked for a copy of The Orange Box to give as a gift. I asked for it new, so what did the lady do? She started looking through the used section to find me a used copy. I politely suggested the new games might be in the new game section (not really, I'm nice even when they don't listen).

 

[Strong Intelligent]

LITTLE KID: Ooh, what's this? SIMS 2: Seasons! Can I have it?

ME: D'you have the base game?

LITTLE KID: What, Sims 2?

ME: Yeah.

LITTLE KID: Why would I want that one? It's old!

 

[Inco]

A guy at EB games asking me when i was pre-ordering prototype when it was going to be released, when it was in fact in big bold letters saying 'JUNE 10' right behind him on the promo poster.

-or-

When a women was buying GTA 4 for her sons 12th birthday, i literally froze and turned to look at her from my PC game section when she said it, then went meh when i saw her, she looked like a dole bludger so it made sense as they are the only people who seriously do that.

 

[ace_of_something]

the last time (like two years ago) I bought a game at a gamestop or maybe it was eBgames the gentlemen behind the counter and I exchanged this dialogue

Clerk: "I have a used copy of this game are you sure you don't want it you would save $2!"
Thor: "No, that's alright most people seem to use their games for beverage coasters shortly before selling them"
Clerk: ?Well, it has insurance you can return the game in 30 days if it?s broken for store credit?
Thor: ?How much is this insurance??
Clerk: ?Only about $2!?
There is a pause for about 5 seconds
Thor: ?So I could get a new copy of it for $30 or I could get a used copy that might not work and the only way I?ll be able to return it if it doesn?t is if I pay $2 more dollars, that?s not actually saving me anything. Just ring this up.?
He does
Clerk: ?Well, also the new games aren?t guaranteed so if doesn?t work you?re stuck with it?
Thor: ?If this new game doesn?t work that means it?s not a new game and I?ll be coming back here and you?re not going to like what will happen. This will be my last purchase at this chain of stores ever that?s a fucking scam.?

I have kept my word since.


Ps. I?m pretty sure the game in question was ?baldur's gate dark alliance 2? for the ps2

 

[Gashad]

When returning a game because it didn't work, "are you sure your computer could meet the requirements?" The game was chess master and had requirements like 64mb ram...

 

[-Seraph-]

"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.

Yea I know how you feel. It really irks me as well, but they gotta do it for those inept people and parents. I've gotten REALLY annoyed with that statement since the two EB's that I go to I'm a regular at...they KNOW me, you'd think they'd stop asking that bloody question.

 

[Jamous]

-walked in to the store, pick up Okami-

Game clerk: "Wow Okami, wouldn't you rather get 50 Cents new game?"

Me: "Wouldn't you rather live in 2009? It's that new ~street thing~... every body's doing it..."

WOOO! Okami!

 

[NeonZombie]

Man : Excuse me, how much is a playstation 3?
clerk: (i can't remember the exact price but it was the xmas they came out so lets just say..) £300?
Man : Fuck..that.. *walks out*

classic

 

[ben---neb]

I went into a game shop and bought Lego Star Wars 1.

Checkout guy: I got this game, it's really good, my girlfriend loves it.

Me (in my head): Liar, you don't have a girlfriend and can't you see the sign above my head saying I DON'T CARE!
Me(outloud): Ugh.

Next year I went into the same shop to buy Lego Star Wars 2.

Checkout girl: I love this game, my boyfriend got it for me, it has stormtroopers in y-fronts in it.
Me (in my head): Worst chat up line, ever.
Me(outloud): Right.

 

[ace_of_something]

the last time (like two years ago) I bought a game at a gamestop or maybe it was eBgames the gentlemen behind the counter and I exchanged this dialogue

Clerk: "I have a used copy of this game are you sure you don't want it you would save $2!"
Thor: "No, that's alright most people seem to use their games for beverage coasters shortly before selling them"
Clerk: ?Well, it has insurance you can return the game in 30 days if it?s broken for store credit?
Thor: ?How much is this insurance??
Clerk: ?Only about $2!?
There is a pause for about 5 seconds
Thor: ?So I could get a new copy of it for $30 or I could get a used copy that might not work and the only way I?ll be able to return it if it doesn?t is if I pay $2 more dollars, that?s not actually saving me anything. Just ring this up.?
He does
Clerk: ?Well, also the new games aren?t guaranteed so if doesn?t work you?re stuck with it?
Thor: ?If this new game doesn?t work that means it?s not a new game and I?ll be coming back here and you?re not going to like what will happen. This will be my last purchase at this chain of stores ever that?s a fucking scam.?

I have kept my word since.


Ps. I?m pretty sure the game in question was ?baldur's gate dark alliance 2? for the ps2

Did it work?

Yes, It did. Lucky for him.

 

[IntoxicatedKnight]

I was buying a replacement for my original Oblivion, so I got the GOTY Edition with the expansions added on.

I went in and was browsing some other games at the time when one of the assistants came over. I explained that it was a replacement and he started spouting off about the species' you could play as, the hugeness of the maps etc etc. So basically I said, "Yeah, alright then I know about it, can I just go and buy it please.

It just baffled me how ignorant they were!

 

[DigitalSushi]

When I was pre-ordering LittleBigPlanet, the clerk asked what I wanted it for. One of my finest fanboy moments, I looked him square in the eye, and said "A fucking rock. What do you think?"

haha, I commend you and your attitude.

the last time (like two years ago) I bought a game at a gamestop or maybe it was eBgames the gentlemen behind the counter and I exchanged this dialogue

Clerk: "I have a used copy of this game are you sure you don't want it you would save $2!"
Thor: "No, that's alright most people seem to use their games for beverage coasters shortly before selling them"
Clerk: “Well, it has insurance you can return the game in 30 days if it’s broken for store credit”
Thor: “How much is this insurance?”
Clerk: “Only about $2!”
There is a pause for about 5 seconds
Thor: “So I could get a new copy of it for $30 or I could get a used copy that might not work and the only way I’ll be able to return it if it doesn’t is if I pay $2 more dollars, that’s not actually saving me anything. Just ring this up.”
He does
Clerk: “Well, also the new games aren’t guaranteed so if doesn’t work you’re stuck with it”
Thor: “If this new game doesn’t work that means it’s not a new game and I’ll be coming back here and you’re not going to like what will happen. This will be my last purchase at this chain of stores ever that’s a fucking scam.”

I have kept my word since.


Ps. I’m pretty sure the game in question was ‘baldur's gate dark alliance 2’ for the ps2

superb!. Did he manage to keep a straight face while trying to rip you off?.

I've been laughed out of a gamestop, here is the transcript;
Me" where are your gamecube games?"
Clerk "*wry smile and muffled laughter*, we dont sell obscelete products"
I then got laughed out of the shop by kids, wanting the upper hand I did that rather embaressing thing of > "THIS SHOP IS SHIT!, I'M NEVER BUYING ANYTHING HERE EVER AGAIN!"

also
Sush "I'd like an Xbox360 please"
Clerk "which one?"
Sush "the new one, *points at box*", "that thing, plays halo."
Clerk "well there are different model, theres the core/premium/elite"
Sush "which ones the better model?"
Clerk "the Elite"
Sush "i'll take the elite please"
Clerk "out of stock sorry"
Sush "well i'll take the one with the hard drive then"
Clerk "were completly out of stock of all models"
Sush "why didn't you say that in the first place?, you've wasted 2 minutes of my life."


holy shit wall of text, sorry peeps

 

[DigitalSushi]

Sush "i'd like Oh-karmee please
Clerk "no its pronounced Okami"
Sush "ok, sorry, I'd like Okami please"
Clerk "we haven't got any"
Sush "i'll see you next week for more enunciation lessons then"

 

[Grampy_bone]

I usually repeat this conversation in some form every time I buy from Gamestop:

Me: "Hi I'd like to buy a copy of [game]."
Clerk: "Do you have a preorder?"
Me: "No."
Clerk: "Oh, too bad."
Me: "Why? Are you out of copies?"
Clerk: "No, we still have some in."
Me: "Great, I'd like to buy one."
Clerk: "Well, you still should have preordered..."
Me: "Why? The game I want is in stock."
Clerk: "You wouldn't have to go through this hassle though."
Me: "As long as people like you work here, I doubt that."

I got to give it to them, it takes some cojones to tell a customer they should pay extra money for you to be less of a dick to them.

 

[DRADIS C0ntact]

I went into a Gamestop long, long ago and decided to buy another copy of Everquest. I hadn't played it in about a year and wanted to see how things had changed.

When the girl at the counter saw what game I was buying she said something like, "You shouldn't buy that game. You could die." After fighting off the urge to laugh, I asked her what she meant. She said some guy had committed suicide because of the game (which was true) and that it was too addictive for anyone to play normally, so she takes it upon herself to warn everyone who attempts to buy it that it's a threat to their lives.

I bought it anyway, and never shopped at that particular Gamestop again. Maybe she thinks I died...

 

[Asehujiko]

Picking up a copy of Sins of a Solar Empire, i get to the checkout and get told that there's a discount on some ps3 game. I reply that i don't have a ps3 and get asked if i want the 40gb or the 80gb version. After stating once again that i was there for SoaSE i get asked if i really don't want a ps3 because the sale for the game lasts only untill friday.

Then there's the event where an old lady was shopping with her grandson about age 6 who kept picking up games loudly proclaiming that he wanted them. His selection? Gears 2, Empire Total War, Wiifit, Silent Hill Origins, a DS and the GalCivII Anthology box. He got all of them exept for the DS because it was too expensive according to his grandmother.

 

[devildog1170]

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

 

[elitecrewer]

It's actually not bad looking under your age. Example, at age 15 (2 years ago), I could buy 15s with ID, but could get cheap kids seats in the cinema. I only recently stopped doing the cinema thing, but it's a bit annoying when people ask for ID in Game. Lucky now I have my provisional.

As for stupid things I've heard, I was told 'you know that's old, right?' when buying Starcraft.