My friend walked into EB and asked if they still sold pong, I dared him to do it.
They of course said "no"
They of course said "no"
The Stupidest Thing That Has Been Said When You Have Bought Something at a Games Store.
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Im the otherway around, im 20 but get id'd for practically everything. Grr. (<--- EDIT - Wasnt paying attention)Cpt_Oblivious said:
It was christmas eve last year, I was in a GAME store, Specifically in bolton. a guy had seen on the website that they had some random game (i never overheard which game) pre-owned for like £15 - He wanders into store, Not in stock - And he dropped a nut! Shouting at the manager saying he was going too sue.
Just to add irony, They HAD it in stock, brand new, For like £10 more.
Some child was probably deprived of a game because muggins didnt shop earlier.
Wow i'm surprised that people in games shops are this retarded. Not including my particular incident, they usually try to act professional and wear button-and-collar shirts with ties (this is at EB btw). I think i should hang around for longer to see if i can find someone to laugh at.
It was more annoying for me. I had to suffer the embarassment of buying Mirror's Edge for you. At least I won't have to do that again, though.elitecrewer said:
i think the utmost supid thing has to have happened on wednesday.
i walked into game and i asked did they have tenchu z as my old copy of the game was destroyed by my git of a flat mate.
the man checks the computer and says yeah we got it its £13.
so i say yeah hold on ill go get my money out of my bank i walk across the street and take some money out i was literally gone for 30 seconds.
i come back and theres a different person behind the counter so i tell him what i had told the other guy he just blankly looks at me and just says its actually called tenchu senran but ill look for you.
he then says no we dont have it perhaps you should go buy halo or gears of war you wouldnt like the game anyway.
that or the time some guy used the its my first day excuse
i went in to buy falout 3 and this man asks me for I.D, i said to him do i look like i need I.D?
he just said hey its my first day i dont want to get fired. i just shouted at him not its fuxing not youve been working here for more than six months you sold me gta 4.
i still dont know why he lied about that.
i walked into game and i asked did they have tenchu z as my old copy of the game was destroyed by my git of a flat mate.
the man checks the computer and says yeah we got it its £13.
so i say yeah hold on ill go get my money out of my bank i walk across the street and take some money out i was literally gone for 30 seconds.
i come back and theres a different person behind the counter so i tell him what i had told the other guy he just blankly looks at me and just says its actually called tenchu senran but ill look for you.
he then says no we dont have it perhaps you should go buy halo or gears of war you wouldnt like the game anyway.
that or the time some guy used the its my first day excuse
i went in to buy falout 3 and this man asks me for I.D, i said to him do i look like i need I.D?
he just said hey its my first day i dont want to get fired. i just shouted at him not its fuxing not youve been working here for more than six months you sold me gta 4.
i still dont know why he lied about that.
When I was buying a PSP and Crisis Core.
For the record, I live in Japan. Therefore, every bit of this conversation was done in Japanese.
Me: *carrying a card for a PSP, plus a case for the PSP, a holder for games, Crisis Core, and a DS game I was buying for a friend* Hi, I'd like to get this PSP and these.
Clerk: OK. *gets PSP* Is this the one you wanted?
Me: Yes.
Clerk: How will you be paying? In cash or with a credit card?
Me: Cash.
Clerk: Do you have a point card?
Me: Yes, I do, but I'm not sure if I can still use it, since it's a bit old. Here it is.
Clerk: It's expired, do you want to make a new one?
Me: Yes, please.
Clerk: OK. *explains the warranty on the PSP (with me nodding the whole time)* This warranty is only valid in Japan.
Me: That's fine. I live here.
clerk: OK. *goes back to ringing up and pauses* ...This PSP is only in Japanese. Are you sure you can use it?
Me: *having a serious "Woman, what language have we been speaking for the last five minutes?" moment* ...Yes. I can. Thank you.
And for the record, my "only in Japanese" PSP is set up in English, through the magical power of the Languages Settings options.
For the record, I live in Japan. Therefore, every bit of this conversation was done in Japanese.
Me: *carrying a card for a PSP, plus a case for the PSP, a holder for games, Crisis Core, and a DS game I was buying for a friend* Hi, I'd like to get this PSP and these.
Clerk: OK. *gets PSP* Is this the one you wanted?
Me: Yes.
Clerk: How will you be paying? In cash or with a credit card?
Me: Cash.
Clerk: Do you have a point card?
Me: Yes, I do, but I'm not sure if I can still use it, since it's a bit old. Here it is.
Clerk: It's expired, do you want to make a new one?
Me: Yes, please.
Clerk: OK. *explains the warranty on the PSP (with me nodding the whole time)* This warranty is only valid in Japan.
Me: That's fine. I live here.
clerk: OK. *goes back to ringing up and pauses* ...This PSP is only in Japanese. Are you sure you can use it?
Me: *having a serious "Woman, what language have we been speaking for the last five minutes?" moment* ...Yes. I can. Thank you.
And for the record, my "only in Japanese" PSP is set up in English, through the magical power of the Languages Settings options.
So I'm in line at a GameStop and this guy is buying 3 games at once.
2 We're for 360, the third one he asked for was MGS4 for 360....the whole store went quiet when he said that. I wanted to hit him when he left...
2 We're for 360, the third one he asked for was MGS4 for 360....the whole store went quiet when he said that. I wanted to hit him when he left...
This happened to me while I was going to buy SSBB.
Me: Do you have Super Smash Brothers Brawl in? I didn't see it on the shelves.
Clerk: Oh, just a moment. Yes, we appear to have it in the warehouse. Should I get some copies out?
Me: Yes, please.
Clerk: <goes out, fetches box of games, pulls out sealed stack of games> I guess I'll open this.
Me: Please do.
Clerk: <opens package of games, pulls out one> So, would you like to buy this?
Me: No, I just wanted to look at it.
Me: Do you have Super Smash Brothers Brawl in? I didn't see it on the shelves.
Clerk: Oh, just a moment. Yes, we appear to have it in the warehouse. Should I get some copies out?
Me: Yes, please.
Clerk: <goes out, fetches box of games, pulls out sealed stack of games> I guess I'll open this.
Me: Please do.
Clerk: <opens package of games, pulls out one> So, would you like to buy this?
Me: No, I just wanted to look at it.
Seconded. I hate to use Family Guy as a reference, but here goes:MaxTheReaper said:
Stewie: Ok, now if I get a fax, can I stay online and still receive the fax without a dedicated line?
Foreign employee: (Points to fax machine) Yeah, you can put a piece of paper in here, and make like a phone call, and your friend will get another piece of paper with the same picture.
Stewie: Can I possibly speak to someone who didn't come to this country on a floating door?
I think so too, but the corporations, they always need a trump card.Samurai Goomba said:
For some reason, they always feel the need to keep you by the balls.
Driving license? Personally I use my license for everything, it's still only provisional but it's better than carrying my passport everywhere, especially to nighclubs. Fits in my wallet so less chance of me losing ittheCMNDER said:
Anyway, I've been ID'd a fair amount in Game and Gamestation, and I remember getting ID'd for L4D in Zavvi before it went bust (well, it was after technically, the Leeds store stayed open for a few months afterwards to clear stock then bought more and started trading again as 'Head'...). I'm 18 and I had stubble then, so I did look 18 for once (normally I don't after I've shaved, but it grows back in a couple of days
). Otherwise, can't say I've had many 'stupid sayings' that I've heard in game stores...
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.
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.
Cpt_Oblivious said:
i worked at a game shop
me:...he can't have it even if you are buying it for him
mum: i'll decide what my child plays
me: ~explains manhunt~
mum ~pauses...~
ME:...yeah...
~kid starts crying and throwing a fit~
mum: look i'm buying this
-___- great parenting
I had a serious "..." moment at that. Especially since she didn't say anything about the games I was buying, which were Japanese only (and one of them was frickin' Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokimeki_Memorial_Girl%27s_Side], a dating sim, and therefore ALL TEXT), but the PSP, which can be set to dang near any language you want.Darkrai said:
Can we forget about this?! First because I didn't pass for 16 even though I was, and further because I bought Mirror's Edge for some reason.Anachronism said:
Back in 2001(?) I did go to local gameshop to buy Half-Life Box (that with OF and BS). Then... this little conversation happened:
Me: Yeah, do you have that new edition of HF with OF and BS around?
Clerk: Not right now. But we have Daikatana, it has better gameplay and graphics than Half-Life! You should try it. (more talk about how great game it is, cant really remember).
Me: I may be young... but not that stupid. (walk away)
I think they were desperate to sell Daikatana, I remember that the shop had some copies left even 2004.
Me: Yeah, do you have that new edition of HF with OF and BS around?
Clerk: Not right now. But we have Daikatana, it has better gameplay and graphics than Half-Life! You should try it. (more talk about how great game it is, cant really remember).
Me: I may be young... but not that stupid. (walk away)
I think they were desperate to sell Daikatana, I remember that the shop had some copies left even 2004.
Getting IDed can be a pain in the ass, but think of it as the gaming industry covering itself against people who complain about 'wah, I bought Manhunt for my 65 year old, and it's too violent. It's the store's fault'. It's a small price to pay really.
Also, in Canada they are required by law to check ID for adult games. Not sure about other places though.
Also, in Canada they are required by law to check ID for adult games. Not sure about other places though.