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

[konkwastaken]

Rather offtopic but here goes.

i don't get all of the hate for parents buying their kids games that are rated too old for them, when i was just the tender age of 5-8 i absolutely rocked Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Grand Theft Auto, Tekken, Abe's Oddessy/Exodus, Tenchu, Medal of Honour, Syphon Filter, Silent Hill, Driver...you get the point. Anyway i turned out fine if anything rather desensitized to the whole thing.

(and im pretty sure that all of the above are rated 15 or T depending on where you live)

 

[Supernatural Girl]

I was waiting at the cash register in GAME as the clerk searched for the disk when a woman came up to the other register and wanted to return her son's PSP because the screen was cracked. The clerk kept saying that they could get a refund because it wasn't an internal fault, but she just kept getting louder and louder, saying that that was disguisting and that the service was disguisting. Eventually, she practically dragged her son out of the shop claiming she'd never shop there again.

All I could do was give the clerk a sympathetic smile and that "WTF?" look.

Another time a son was looking through the PS2 games and his mother asked her husband, "Will these play on his xbox?"

 

[Labyrinth]

presuming you couldve cut the atmosphere with a knife...

He saw my expression and fled, leaving another clerk to actually serve me.

 

[Insanum]

Rather offtopic but here goes.

i don't get all of the hate for parents buying their kids games that are rated too old for them, when i was just the tender age of 5-8 i absolutely rocked Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Grand Theft Auto, Tekken, Abe's Oddessy/Exodus, Tenchu, Medal of Honour, Syphon Filter, Silent Hill, Driver...you get the point. Anyway i turned out fine if anything rather desensitized to the whole thing.

(and im pretty sure that all of the above are rated 15 or T depending on where you live)

We're just playing it safe - Unfortunately due to People like Mr Thompson if you turned out to be a complete nutter and decided to burn down several orphanges and then taste the end of a shotgun, games would get the blame.

And we love our games.

/hug

 

[Insanum]

presuming you couldve cut the atmosphere with a knife...

He saw my expression and fled, leaving another clerk to actually serve me.

haha "fleeeee!"

 

[devildog1170]

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.

I love amazon. You can find anything there. Not to mention, it probably saves money on gas.

 

[PhantomCritic]

"Do you need help sir?" - Said by every since employee I pass in the store.

 

[k3v1n]

don't buy Far Cry 2, buy uncharted, which is really similar either way, but with more guns...

 

[ix_tab]

After me and the sibling have a 20 minute long conversation in front of him, discussing what game she wants to buy the sales dude was like

'Oh do you play games? Girls generally prefer dvds!'

:|

 

[Joey245]

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!

LOL.

for me, my dad talked me into allowing my semi-autistic 6-year-old brother come with us into Gamstop. My gosh, that was the worst shopping experience I had EVER.

He didn't realize that we only had a PS2, so he would go and pick out an Xbox360 game, and beg for it. Then he would throw a fit when I said "No." Then I'd take it from him and put it back where it belonged, only for him to grab a PS3 game, and the cycle began anew.

If he wasn't my brother, and we weren't in a public place, I'd have smacked him one. Just one, mind you.

 

[Merteg]

Not really stupid, but I was amazed.

I was browsing a Game-Stop and the cashier was doing something odd under the desk and laughing. I was obviously confused and asked what he was doing. He held up a controller and pointed up at a T.V. screen.

He was playing Call of Duty: World at War and was no-scope headshotting people across the map. I asked to see his kills, he was tenth prestige and he had 65 kills and 2 deaths.

He had been serving people, so I was amazed. At least some Game-Stop employees are hardcore like him.

 

[scnj]

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.

It might depend on the store. If the kid had given the game to the mother out of sight and she'd come and bought it without him standing beside her, I'd have had to sell it to her, but since I saw the whole thing happen, store policy dictated that I not sell her the game.

 

[AngloDoom]

A moment in which I tried to help a mother who obviously knew nothing about what she was buying who had dragged an equally oblivious little brat to help.

Mother: "How big are the Wii Fit Boards?"

Daughter: "I think they are this big.." *Holds out hands about the same size as my foot*

Mother: "I'm not sure that's right..."

Me (Trying to be helpful): "Sorry to interrupt, but I have the board at home. It's this big." *Holds hands apart to correct size*

Daughter, Giving malicious look: "No! No it's not! It's this big!" *Points to a box with the Wii-Fit cover, rather than the actual product*

Me: "Fine, if you say so."



Mother and daughter then go off to buy a translucent blue cover for a Wii Fit board they didn't own.

They officially ruined some child's Christmas.

 

[tomtom94]

The problem with pushy parents is that even if they can't buy the game at the store where they try first they'll always be other places to try. Then there's the internet which has no concept of age ratings.
And then Little Jimmy gets his game and becomes Arrogant Spoilt Brat #6730456572.

I don't get things like this but I have to stop myself being annoyed when little kids choose bad games. I saw someone browsing 2 for £20 Wii games and they put back Mario and Sonic (!)
They did buy Dewy's Adventure though, I think. As long as the kid wasn't take in by Ninjabread Man and his Popcorn Arcade friends...

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

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?"

 

[AbsoluteVirtue18]

My Ex-Wife used to work at a local gaming shop so I hung around a lot and hear many a stupid conversation.

Most notably people would come in with like madden'02 (in the year 2004) and want to trade it for say metal gear solid 3. They then would get very upset at her for not paying them the $40 they paid for the game 2 years ago. This was a local game store so she didn't have to give in to the stupid damands of customers for fear of getting fired.

Another one that happened a lot was they had a big TV they would have demo games on and such before you buy with a '10 minute time limit' sign on it. On the door and by the counter. The sign was brightly colored and in four languages; english, spanish, sudanese, and ponca (that last one was my contribution) People would frequently ask for '10 more minutes' or threaten not to buy the game. There were kids that would come in play something for 10 minutes and leave like every day. It was really an interesting place.

This website has stories very similar to what happened in that store

http://actsofgord.com/
it's pretty dated as I think it takes place 9-6 years ago. Still funny and you see how little has changed today.

Was the store called Slackers by any chance?

Anyway, I actually saw someone come in to a Gamestop and complain that Final Fantasy XII he had bought wasn't like Gears Of War. I guess since they were both recent games the guy at the counter had suggested it to the customer but seeing as I wasn't there when the kid had bought it I wouldn't know. Doesn't help that the kid was like 10 and was cursing more than I've seen most adults do.

 

[AbsoluteVirtue18]

Kid: Can i have this one? (GTA 4) Its pre owned so its cheaper.
Mum: Wouldnt you rather have a brand new one? You dont want a game where half the stuff has already been done for you...

You see, games are like colouring books. I don't see much stupidity in games shops. Although, I did overhear a conversation between 2 kids about how different the new Dynasty warriors game was to all the others.

They might have been talking about how they changed all the characters weapons and crap in the sixth one.

Sorry, geekiness over now.

 

[sneak_copter]

When I was in the queue in Gamestation, two chavs in front of me were buying "Pimp My Ride". The man behind the counter said to them: "Yeah, this is a proper sweet game."

If it was me, I would have grabbed hold of them, shaken them and shouted "What the fuck is wrong with you?"

In reality, I would probably just scratch the disc when they wern't looking.

 

[AbsoluteVirtue18]

Not really stupid, but I was amazed.

I was browsing a Game-Stop and the cashier was doing something odd under the desk and laughing. I was obviously confused and asked what he was doing. He held up a controller and pointed up at a T.V. screen.

He was playing Call of Duty: World at War and was no-scope headshotting people across the map. I asked to see his kills, he was tenth prestige and he had 65 kills and 2 deaths.

He had been serving people, so I was amazed. At least some Game-Stop employees are hardcore like him.

Now that's a guy I want to meet at a Gamestop.