What's Your Worst Video Game Shopping Experience?

[@LordDagger]

The cashier at a GameStop called me "ignorant" just because I refused to pre-order RE6. Why the fuck should I be forced to pre-order a game I've no interest/dislike? Great customer service there, GameShit.

[@OfficialBioDevil]

I had one employee tell me I'd miss out on games since I said to my cousin in our conversation that I didn't like what EA had to offer. This guy went on a rant about how I'd need to worry about the economy (I was 15 at the time) and that I shouldn't have to worry about poor business practices of a company and the products or how the (derailing his argument) the KINECT doesn't spy on people (oddly enough the NSA admitted to doing just that with devices like the Kinect) long story short I never went back and from what I've been told he was fired after being caught trying to steal MW3 preorder copies. The most recent story was last year when I found out the they changed my preorder the manager and another employee got into a fit when I said I was dropping all preorders for what they did, they kept going on about "oh but it'll just be like Amazon" when I said I'm getting a better deal on Amazon. That was the last time I had ever stopped in at a GameScam.

[@DrEarthwormRobotnik]

Lord Dagger Wait a minute, they called you ignorant for not preordering what is considered to be one of the worst Resident Evil games ever made. That cashier fails at logic

[@ziotheholy]

Dr. Earthworm Robotnik That makes me sad... at the very least Leon's Campaign is good, if a little silly at times. Plus mercenaries mode? Not even close to as bad as RE5!

[@shubtakesdubs5395]

Dr. Earthworm Robotnik well technically it wasnt out at that time so we didnt know how bad it is was but a calling a person ignorant because they didnt preorder a game is stupid

[@DrEarthwormRobotnik]

True, but given that 5 wasn't that good either (at least from what my dad told me)

[@alli90]

I've never had a bad shopping experience in a video game store, but after working in one, I do have plenty of stories... So one afternoon, I had a customer call up about a 'faulty' recharge kit that she'd bought for her Wii remotes. I spent ten minutes troubleshooting with her over the phone, before she asked about the 'little white boxes' that came with the charge stand. The little white boxes? You mean...the batteries? I asked her what she'd put into battery compartment of the Wii remotes. She just goes..."Nothing. The recharge stand makes them rechargeable." She'd been trying to charge her Wii remotes for hours without the batteries in. I struggled to hold in the laughter.

[@NovemberRose6]

***** Same. While I've never had a bad shopping experience when it comes to games (that I can think of), after working in one, you really do get the other side of the story. While 95% of gamers are great to deal with and it's awesome to talk to them about the games they like, you have that 5% that make you want to bang your head against the wall. I get calls all the time that can simply be answered by Google. Like, one time a woman called because her son couldn't figure out how to kick the ball in a Madden game. -_-;

[@Matrix9056]

Tell us more stories. Pretty please with a like on top?

[@steeledminer616]

***** Instruction Manuals, what are they? But do tell more stories XD

[@BlntFrceTrma]

I need more of these stories lol

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

***** Working in them can be downright hellish depending on location. I know a lot of folks who work in the more ghetto areas and have all sorts of screwed up shit happen in or around the stores

[@DarkMProductions]

I don't know about worst, but one of the best happened to me not too long ago. I was at a used movie, music, and games store called Disk Replay, and I was just looking around, and suddenly this guy comes in with several boxes of stuff to sell. Curious, I casually look at them, and see a Breath of Fire 3 in mint condition, a game I had been looking for for years, and a number of other games I had been looking for. So, I decided to wait for them to sort through the boxes and price everything. In that time, I started talking to the guy that brought them in, and we just hit it off. Talked about games, collecting, and all manner of different things. Was a really cool guy. In passing, I told him that I had been searching for Breath of Fire 3 for so long, and right after, he walked up to the counter, told them he was no longer selling the game, and handed it to me. It was one of the coolest moments of my life, and it left me speechless. After that, he let me look through the stuff they didn't take, and said; help yourself.

[@WolfHunner]

Going into Gamestop now is so eerie and gloom to me, you can smell the employees self hatred.

[@MisterFister612]

HighLevi i have fiends who work at gamestop they say they love working there. its a familiar environment to alot of games who enjoy gaming. hell after i bought a game i somehow ended up talking to one of the employees for 30 minutes about anime. but my friend was also buying games as well so i was waiting. i wouldn't want to work their permanently i would like a more stable job that pays well but i think its good if your looking part time work. you and your employees and have alot to talk about on non busy days.

[@edouble126]

***** Yeah i was thinking of doing part time work there when i turn 16 in October

[@jeffs4329]

It's not that bad. I use to go there when new games came out. But the up selling gets really annoying sometimes so I prefer best buy. The employees aren't forced to up sell as much as game stop. I just want to buy a game I don't want to preorder stuff, get their card, their magazine subscription. Whatever.

[@Veolynn13]

I try to avoid GameStop, because I do not politically approve of Slave Labor.

[@MMTrapsYT]

HighLevi you can see it in their eyes

[@thethrashyone]

When I got my Wii U I realized my TV at the time didn't have HDMI hookups, so I went to GameStop to pick up a Wii component cable which Nintendo's official site said would work with the U. The pencil-necked dweeb at the counter dug up the cable for me, but he argued with me every step of the way that "Wii U only supports HDMI, sir." I must've told him 3 times that Nintendo begs to differ before he finally sold me the cable with that "you'll be sorry!" look on his face. Lo and behold, the thing worked when I took it home. Who knew that Nintendo would actually _tell the truth_ on their official website?

[@setsers1]

OMFG WTF

[@sniperkain]

+MeSoHornyMeLuvULongTime clearly ppl who cant afford it maybe?

[@PleaseTryAgainLater]

+pooch K YYYOOOOOOOU!!!!!!!! Be quiet you can't sit on that chair no get out my store

[@PleaseTryAgainLater]

+pooch K To Be honest HD TV's Are RARE

[@Smasho8000]

+TheThrashyOne I would have gone back there and rubbed it in his face that it worked.

[@pokemongrl1994]

I found an old n64 controller at a flea market and I picked it up to see how the controls felt and the owner came up and flipped out that I was holding it saying that I wasn't allowed to hold it so I sat it back down it was in okay condition I asked the price he said it was 5 dollars but since I held it he said it was 40 for me. -_- I left it there but then a kid came by picked it up and told the man "hey you're mean" then threw the controller on the ground and the analog stick came off. It was so funny.

[@poeticrapper1900]

damn girl thats awesome😃

[@liaezse7247]

+poetic rapper you white knighted so hard it made me cringe

[@poeticrapper1900]

liaezse no?....i just liked the story? 😕

[@poeticrapper1900]

+liaezse the ending was funny

[@tgsachris]

+liaezse Do... do you even know what white knighting is?

[@shaipharaoh6830]

When i was a kid, i went to gamestop to trade in some psp games. The cashier told me my games where broken, and I'm just like "what, no there not" so this guy takes my perfectly fine psp game, breaks it in front of me and says "Yeah, it's broken". Once again i was a kid so i didn't say anything and just went back home angry and confused

[@dankachu4448]

Damn dude I feel sorry for you I would have beat his ass and took a few games

[@garypart393]

If that had happened to me I would have pissed all over the display case

[@LordVader1094]

This particular story makes me genuinely angry. Lll

[@LordVader1094]

This particular story makes me genuinely angry. Lol

[@Zidane_Mina]

***** an asshole would. There are many out there on the wilds. :S

[@jonathan175x]

My worst experience was at gamestop with my father when saints row 3 had came out, i am under 18 so im not allowed to get it and thats why im with my father. The game is obviously full of nudity, sex and drugs and thats why i thought it was so funny (like every other guy). so i said to my dad that i would want this game and he was like okay, are you sure? and i said yes. (he had no idea that the game was like that). so we go up to the counter and my dad hands forward the game and the guy at the counter says, ¨is this game for your son?¨ and continued, ¨you know this game is really violent right¨ yeah my dad said, the guy at the counter continued ¨and by violent i mean you go around and kill people with giant pink dildos¨ and i just stood there and it was super akward. my dad just sighed and baught me the game anyways. and then he knew that i went around nude and killed people with huge pink dildos...

[@Avrysatos]

SaloXification Now see when I was under 18 the ratings system was barely in place at all. It started when I was 14. But my mother played all our games anyway. I'm now imagining her play saints row 3. Thanks for that. I'll be laughing randomly all day.

[@francez123456789]

I played this during the steam free weekend and was having a lot of fun with it so I convinced my mom (basically one of those Christians who frown on everything depicted in sr3) to buy it for me (i think it was like $5 or something) and without thinking about it or looking the game up she handed me the credit card. To this day I still don't think she knows what she payed for... She also got me SR4 with some DLC the X-Mas that came out... From Amazon... With the trailer right there... Idk if she just didn't care or if she is just ignorant...

[@TheTMC035]

nintendokings I had GTA San Andreas at 5, and I would argue early exposure to things is better. But come on, at 14 you are aware of everything you would know at 16 about the world. I was 12 when Saints Row 3 came out and of course I knew what a Dildo was and of course I knew that whacking someone in the face with it isn't a normal thing to do.

[@Avrysatos]

Tiernan McCarthy Meanwhile my little sister asked me what jacking off meant because she heard it in an Eminem song (Yes we're that old.) when she was 15. I always found it funny that most of the games I play as an adult aren't M rated, but when I worked with middle school kids most of them liked to play M rated games. I don't care one way or another, I'm not their mother, but it was amusing.

[@TheTMC035]

AmaranteStryfe I guess the internet and social standards have changed that. To be honest I heard sex on the Simpsons (or something like that) and just googled it at like 5. There was no hiding it from me. But like you I play more non M rated games than M rated, I can't stand Call of Duty and most shit that is shat onto the market each year.

[@corvusalendar5405]

This is more awkward than bad but it's pretty funny. I was about 14 and I was looking at the PS2 games and my mom left me at the Gamexchange while she went shopping. I grabbed my iPod and turned on my music and started looking at their games when a cop grabbed me and pulled me outside. I thought I was being detained before the cop said "did you witness the robbery that happend about 20 minutes ago?".i told him I was listening to my iPod but I did tell him I was there at the time. A day or two later, I was brought back to the station and saw the store security footage. In the video, you see a mugging at the cash register and MY DUMBASS IN THE BACK BARELY VISIBLE, NOT EVEN TURNING AROUND WHILE IT HAPPEND

[@andrewolseen3416]

hahaha.

[@corvusalendar5405]

Andrew Olseen Too busy listening to TOOL to turn around

[@cs181181]

Fuck, thats so good.

[@thatrandomcommenter2584]

+Corvus Alendar I don't blame you lol

[@ethanedwards3357]

Corvus Alendar Your perception must of been 1.

[@weirdo3381]

I hate when I go to Game Stop and buy a used game that I see the actual box for, and when I take it up to the counter they give me those boring, ugly game stop boxes that the disc came from.

[@weirdo3381]

I also hate when I go to Game Stop and I find a game that says "new" and they give me an opened box with no papers or book inside, put the disc in from one of those yellow sleeves, and they put a clear circle sticker on the open side of the box like if it changes the fact that it's not brand new.

[@weirdo3381]

I also hate it when I buy something from Game Stop and the person behind the desk won't stop bothering me to get a used copy of a game that says "new" after I've said NO.

[@weirdo3381]

I ALSO HATE GAME STOP.

[@shawklan27]

+Alex Ross plus why need a id to purchase a m rated game and to get actual money for trade in......that's just wrong

[@CurtisAlfeld]

Alex Ross Dude, one time my brother went to buy a "new" game, and they did that opened case bullshit, and when he said it wasn't new, and how sealed games are worth more when they're vintage, and the guy called us idiots. That store closed soon after.

[@oldschoolmatt7396]

I bought a used game at Gamestop, then got to my car, and Surprise the case is empty, I call the number on the recipient I Talked to the Manger, told her what happened, and she said to come in and they would take care of it. When I go back there I see the guy who sold me the game outside screaming at the store. When he saw me he starting screaming at me how I got him fired then he started trying to beat the crap out of me.

[@cbont000]

matt erney funny story

[@oldschoolmatt7396]

True story

[@steeledminer616]

matt erney I love people like that "YOU GOT ME FIRED FOR POINTING OUT I FAILED TO DO MY JOB EVEN REMOTELY RIGHT!" Hell, I used to work with somebody who didn't do their job, and vandalized the place with duct tape. He was genuinely surprised he got fired for it within the week.

[@oldschoolmatt7396]

jackass tried to beat me up, but his Manager- sorry former manager- said if he threw even on punch she would call the cops.

[@steeledminer616]

matt erney A manager I used to have wouldn't even wait for cops to be honest (And that has actually happened... either employees or such got threatened, and... well... She had a lot more fight than she looked... and she looked like she had a lot of fight).

[@Phi24]

One time my dad walked into a store as a child and asked for superman 64. The woman just kept asking "Are you sure?".. He didn't get the game.

[@UltimaOmegaZero]

Phikicheli That woman was trying to save him.

[@honestslug9452]

She is a hero.

[@SlendHQ]

Honest Slug A SuperWOMAN I will see myself out. *Shuts the door as I leave*

[@Greenevil89]

+Phikicheli Give that woman a fucking raise

[@anthonynguyen5788]

Phikicheli Give that woman a medal!

[@PachucoDesigns]

I used to work at a used video game store where I live. It was a place called Video Game Exchange, and has since gone out of business. Doesn't surprise me, in hindsight. The thing is, it was in a location that was almost nothing but pawn shops and liquor stores, infamous for crackheads and ne'er-do-wells of every variety. Not exactly the best location for this kind of business, not if you're actually trying to reach the target market. The reality is that they got most of their business from buying stolen items and dealing in trade with ignorant parents. That said, there are plenty of examples I can give about bad experiences like this. I can't tell you how many people came in trying to sell me a copy of the Mario/Duck Hunt combo as though it was gold, getting pissed at me when I wouldn't give them crack prices for it even after I pointed out the wall of the store FILLED TO THE FUCKING BRIM with copies of that same cartridge. Even after showing them just how rare it isn't, showing them the copies I was using to level tables with broken legs and as fucking paper weights, they'd swear it was the most valuable thing on the planet. I have lots of ridiculous stories in that regard, especially since they often decided to set their prices based on the ebay average, just like the store you worked for. But no, the worst experience of it came from the fact that the owner's wife was a racist piece of shit. She was constantly blaming me for things that she thought were missing but actually weren't, or would lose her shit any time I had a friend of mine (who is also not white) keeping me company on the slow hours, just certain that he was leaving the place after filling his pockets with rare games. The last straw came one day when she came to do inventory. We had security cameras, but they didn't record. They just fed to a monitor in the back room. If you were white, she'd treat you like she'd known you since you were in diapers. But if you had the slightest touch of color to your skin, she'd clam up, go to the back room and watch that monitor like a hawk until your business was concluded. Well, my father came in to see what DVDs we had in store while she happened to be there, and what do you suppose she did? Yep, right to the back, and profiled the fuck out of him. I asked her if she had any idea who that was, she said he looked suspicious. I told her it was my father, to go fuck herself. And I gave her the courtesy of a week to look for someone to replace me, even though I shouldn't have given her that much. She insulted my family, accused us of being thieves, and I had never done a single dishonest thing til I worked there. Thanks to that place, there isn't a security case I don't know how to break or dismantle, a skill I learned from the bitch herself. And she had the nerve to treat me like a criminal? The fucking audacity. They were paying me under the table, too. Hell, I could have cleaned out their register, cleared out their safe, left the door open and a sign in front that said "Free games, take what you want," and there wouldn't have been shit they could have done. They had no records of me working there, and the camera didn't record anything. Fortunately for her, I have a sense of honor she lacked. Turns out racism saved my life, though. It hadn't been more than a month since I'd left that I saw a news report about the murder of my co-worker at that same store, and on on a night I would have been working had I not quit. They robbed the place blind, but not before beating him to death with baseball bats and dumping his body in the back lot, where he wasn't found for another few days. The tragedy was, he'd had enough of that place's shit, too. He was only a week away from moving back to Puerto Rico to live with his family, and only stuck it out those last few weeks to have some spending cash for the trip. Guess it wasn't in the cards... It was like a situation out of Gary Jules' "Mad World."

[@Ghost8919]

***** Aww shit. The ending to that story made me really sad. May the love of what-ever Deity he worshiped follow him. Forgive me if you're not religious. I can't think of much else to say, seeing as he's gone from our plane of existence. I just hope that, if I'm correct by believing in God, your co-worker's death was swift and merciful, his soul saved by an angel, very soon into the beating.

[@PachucoDesigns]

Alexander Ghostly AKA Ghost8909 Yeah, it was a rough time. He was a good dude. No, I'm atheist. But it's all the same. He's not suffering, that's all that matters. Thanks for the condolences. I just wish he'd gotten to die where he was surrounded by people who actually cared about him. This place wasn't exactly kind to him.

[@randomforester_462]

***** Shit like this make my blood boil. Did they ever find the murderers?

[@checkjaguar1083]

Hey I know that place except mine isn't located next to crack heads and liquor stores.

[@PachucoDesigns]

Copen _ Yeah, they found them like a month later. Fucking idiots were trying to sell off some of the stuff they stole at a pawn shop less than five blocks away.

[@DevaAshera]

I had three bad experiences, the first two when the Wii was just released and the last one few months ago. 1) My mom let me skip the first few classes to wait at Wal-Mart for release. I had a Wii in my hands and an was on my way to the cashier when I felt a pain in the back of my head, an old lady hit me with her cane, took the Wii, and told me that her 'grandbaby wants this' while I was left unsure of what to do since I doubted anyone would believe a teenager over an old woman and I couldn't really take it back or she'd accuse me of stealing it from her. 2) Also at Wal-Mart, second time trying to get a Wii, I waited in line patiently for them to wheel them out and just when I was about to get one, some woman pulls up with a cart full of groceries and said she was 'in the store first' and was waiting for the Wii but decided to get grocery shopping done. The employee gave it to her since 'she was there first'. Maybe its just me, but I think if you're there for an item, you should have to stay in the area its getting brought to in order to call 'first'..I ended up having to pay $100 more then asking price to get it off of eBay in the end.. 3) At a locally run Gaming Store, I walked in wearing a Nintendo shirt (I forget if it was a Mario one, a Zelda one, or my Fire Emblem Awakening Lucina shirt) but the guy behind the counter, who was evidently the manager, started to berate me for 'supporting the worst company in Gaming'. When I calmly said that I felt that belonged to EA or Activision rather then Nintendo, he said I was wrong because 'all Nintendo does is re-hash the same series over and over with nothing new'. I mentioned Splatoon but he said 'that doesn't count, it'll never sell' and just kept going on and on about how Nintendo never does anything new or interesting and how they're 'killing gaming' until I got fed up and left the store. He did all that without me even talking to him, all I did was walk in.

[@ImperatorGrausam]

DevaAshera Gligar13Vids owns a game store? whoa.

[@carmelle127]

Damn, the first two must have sucked ass for you and the last one was completely unnecessary to happen. A rant on how Nintendo is doomed, nobody needs to hear that.

[@DevaAshera]

carmelle127 Sad thing is that it wasn't even a rant about that, he said they were 'only successful' for their 'rehashed series' so he found them fairly successful. His rant was about how they are 'worse company' then the likes of EA, Activision, and Konami..in fact saying they were the 'worst company' and were 'bad for gaming'..which is funny when most people see their policies on things like DLC good with the only complaints being about gimmicks or not being as powerful as the PS4/Xbox One are..

[@carmelle127]

DevaAshera Worst than Konami? Do you know the shit that those assholes are doing to their employees now!? Konami wil be dead LONG before EA and Activision do, Hell!!!! EA is looking at Konami and saying "Hey I may be heartless but I'm not that heartless!!!" Nintendo is not going to fall any time soon. Rant aside(I'm so sorry, I don't know were that come from) Konami is going to hell very with my Demonic Army "assisting" them(if you catch my drift) Silent Hill and Castlevania pachiko machines? With Castlevania being a hentai/porno? Yeah (Demonic Voice) *BURN IN MY BLACK HELLFIRE KONAMI!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!-* *Cough Cough* Once again, sorry for the rant.

[@ImperatorGrausam]

Worse than Konami?! At least Nintendo didn't abuse their employees, turn a successful franchise into a porno.

[@ProtoMario]

One of my worst experiences was shopping at a Gamestop, a women was extremely Irate with me about wanting a physical box and not some blank box with my game. But my absolute worst was when I went to Shelby Ohio, Stickmens a personally owned store. The store had broken tiles, old games, and looked really run down. They had promotional stuff like posters and card board pop ups, all sun damaged badly. The same women that was irate with me at Gamestop was there working the counter along with a Pot head. Smelled like straight weed, shit was everywhere behind the counter. The women didn't even look interested at all in her job. No prices on any of the games, none, zero. Never ever shop there, I could elaborate but I digress.

[@GokuAkashiya]

My worst was being kicked out of a store for saying that they didn't have a blue DS in stock.

[@gemmacleary3245]

Hey Porto didn't expect you here!

[@alexsantana1573]

Guy said it was new Charged me full price Got home Opened it There was gum on the guide book Game box seemed a little scratch and worn Obviously a used game Bullshit ... Gamestop btw.

[@tacticaltarkus2302]

I recently bought Bioshock Infinte from Gamestop, they claimed it was "new" bought it, went home, opened the case, the disk was scratched, there was what I THINK was a pubic hair under the disk, and the manual was ripped in half. "New".

[@alexsantana1573]

Eleventy Six lol

[@1994gondor]

alex santana Wow these GameStop people sound like dickheads, hard to believe they are owned by the same people as ebgames in Australia.

[@42Savv]

alex santana I bought a "new" copy of Skate 3 and when I opened it there was no manual, no code for that online pass thing that new copies had, and the disc was so scratched that the game froze almost every 5 minutes. I sold it to a friend for 5 bucks and bought a copy on Xbox Live, which also overprices their games.

[@MRSHlTWIZARD]

I only go to gamescam to buy consoles and rummage through the bargain bin.

[@keizerfreeman3320]

Am I the only one who isn't annoyed by my local GameStop? There are only around 3-6 people who work there. They may offer you a reward card but if you decline them they don't pester on. And usually have nice chats with the customers.

[@TylerPacman]

Jennifer Roggenstein Yeah, most of the people at my local Gamestop are some of the nicest people I've ever talked to.

[@edouble126]

Yeah i love the gamestop by my sister's house they have great customer service and cool conversations

[@victor5500]

Don't go to Gamestop often, but I never had a problem with them

[@pauldurst3901]

I actually go to two Gamestops in the same town I live in and 1 GameStop has some of the sweetest people you can ever meet...the other GameStop on the other hand had an extremely rude employee who ALWAYS talked shit about the customers. Luckily he got fired and they have someone new now. But yeah, it just depends who works at the GameStop(:

[@calls7989]

Nope becuase I have a gamestop who will be able to have conversations and will explain to me if soemthingf is not their like amiibos, and they help me with my wiiu debacle. So I love gamestop

[@pathosfear6290]

A lady where I lived ran a used video game store/video game rental when I was a kid during the SNES era. I had saved up all my weekly allowances to buy a game, because I knew the price. I hot 2 dollars weekly in allowance so I had saved up money for 20 weeks. That was a big achievement when I was eight, and I was finally going to the store to buy my very own game out of my own pocket. I loved zelda, my neighbour had it for his NES so I was super exited to see it on sale for 40 bucks. That was all my money, and I paid it gladly. I got home, sat down to play it and finished it in two days. Then I realised I'd likely never play it again... So I went back and asked if I could trade it in for another game. I couldn't but she said I coukd sell it back to her, and I agreed. She took my game and handed me 5 dollars. And I was confused, like, it was 40 dollars two days ago, why did I get 5 now? Look, I know that's how things work with used merchandise. That's not the main thing. She didn't explain why sge only fave me 5 bucks, and then I figured I changed my mind, I'd rather keep the hame I had just gave her. And get this. She wouldn't give ut back, becayse now it cost 40 again. I had literally gave it to her seconds ago, and now she wanted me to pay 40, for something she had just taken out of my hand for a fiver. And I was just a kid, I couldn't argue with an adult, I didn't know about if it was legal or not. I was super sad because I couldn't even get another game for 5 dollars, so I went home. My mom is a gentle, gentle lamb. I can easily count the times I've seen her angry on one hand. That was one such time, when I told her what had just happened. She got this super fucking serious look on her face and was like "I'll handle this." She loaded me into the car, drove me there and went ballistic on this woman. I swear, if there hadn't been a desk vetween them, she'd be at her throat. Eventually, out if shock and fear most likely, the woman went back on her sale, took my five bucks and gave me back my game. Now when im older I know the lady was just trying to scam me since I was an easy target, she were way out of line and deserved every ounce of rage my mon handed her. So it was a shitty experience to say the least even if it worked out for me in the end. Plus, I also found out my mom was fucking scary when angry.

[@javyisthis300]

+PathosFear Your mom is awesome dude

[@mjcw6459]

+PathosFear That's how my mom would have handled the situation...

[@Sourman1545]

+Christian Wood the one thing you do is not mess with a mamas kid. Even as a 20something i have no problems being a mamas boy because guess what mama is scarier than anything else if your cross her or mess with her kids no matter the age

[@harrymorris2361]

Mothers, they're the F*cking scariest things on the planet when p*ssed off

[@Sourman1545]

Harry Morris yes , yes they are

[@steven42087]

I wanna drink a beer with this guy Alpha. I love hearing people's stories like this. Rock n roll dude

[@MrSomeGamerdude]

i went to one gamestop to go and get an nintendo ds game. i found Pokemon black (back when the game is brand new) and wanted to buy it, but instead tried to convince me to buy all Call of duty games for xbox 360, just the xbox 360 version. i told him i just want the game that i came for and i dont own an xbox. then he went to the back. grab an xbox 360 MW2 edition toss it on the counter like a frizz-be, slide, knock the stack of call of duty games he stuck up, fell and hit the ground. and told me that would be $1050 (not $10.50). i refuse and just wanted the ds game i came for. Then he got all mad and argue that i didnt buy it and tried to tell me that nintendo is for babys and call of duty is for "real men" . and i just walked out the store, went to walmart (closest store that sells game) and bought the game there.

[@MediaManiac4926]

Mr. Some Gamer Dude I wonder what the heck is wrong with that guy.

[@MrSomeGamerdude]

timmy shemeley same

[@Fuckhead1976]

Mr. Some Gamer Dude I almost feel that's the guy that used to be at my store several years ago, who I think was a manager (and also next to a walmart) as he was always a huge douche, trash talking other people's game/console choices and going on about how great Call of Duty games and the Xbox 360 was and trying to get people to buy those instead. He clearly disliked most games, and held the customers in contempt and was always super aggressive about seeing IDs and credit cards. I once I went in with my mothers CC, so I could use it to just run in and buy my little sister a GC memory card and get out fast, while the family was shopping and made he made a massive huge stink and acted like I was some thief committing credit card fraud(for $16) even after showing my ID with the same last name and I had to have her come over from the Walmart and he still acted like a major asshole. Probably a different store but considering the guy that replaced him was also a giant asshole who clearly disliked me intensely and was always very rude (and would interrupt conversations about games with the girl that worked there, guess he was jelly.) I feel like being a huge insecure asshole is a defining trait needed to be hired as a gamestop manager.

[@DEWMNINJA]

Mr. Some Gamer Dude I'm pretty sure more than half of COD's fanbase is full of people who don't have hair on their balls yet.

[@derpbobbeh3448]

+Mr. Some Gamer Dude COD for real men? Geez, they must be lowering the standards for who qualifies as a "Man"

[@decepticonmark]

"It's like an item shop from an RPG" Hahaha that's the best comparison for small stores.

[@bruh7847-f5k]

^

[@Twinblade1984]

I remember going to gamestop back in early 2000's and they gave my pre-order away. While I was there waiting to pick it up.

[@Apprentice_of_the_Leonine]

Brandon Jones Which was totally illegal for them to do.

[@michaelal20]

This shit happened to me too!! I was like "wait what do you mean my RESERVATION isn't here"! I lost my shit, not because it really mattered but because they acted like it was no big deal

[@TBaggingSince1990]

Brandon Jones "Gamestop...Gamestop never changes"

[@Twinblade1984]

Tbagging Since 1990 Yup, the worst part was, they gave my pre-order copy away to a gamer that didn't pre-ordered. Never pre-ordered from Gamestop ever again.

[@TBaggingSince1990]

Brandon Jones Yeah I don't even acknowledge Gamestop unless I'm looking for a limited edition.. Wanted the Arkham Knight one with the statue.. They didn't have it..Apparently that shit was pre order only..Even though every time I've gone to a store.. they usually have pre order only shit still in stock. There was actually another time I bought Project X Zone for 3DS at Gamestop too.. They didn't even give me the poster and there was none in the box either.. Soundtrack was there but nothing else.

[@Nel_Annette]

Target. Just wanted to buy a video game. For some reason, three dudes from the army were there trying to recruit people, asking me and others if we played Call of Duty and just not leaving any of us alone while we were back there. I left without buying anything. I didn't even know they were allowed to go trying to recruit people like that. (Are they?)

[@Crazy_Gamer_OG]

Nel_Annette Only if the store allows it.

[@Nel_Annette]

Golden Age Gamer Maybe they (Target) just allowed it that once and got a bunch of complaints afterward. That is the only time I have ever seen them in there doing that.

[@TheRockMouse]

Nel_Annette oh man. two guys tried to recruit me while I was WORKING. And I was a cashier at a busy supermarket. Naturally, I need to keep the line moving but these guys just keep trying to find excuses why I should join. Just, wow.

[@Crazy_Gamer_OG]

TheRockMouse They probably get a bonus for every person who signs up.

[@gnarkillguch]

Nel_Annette I was a recruiter for 6 months while I was on medical leave. I'll tell you right now that there's no limit we didn't go through to get people to join. We would go to Wal-Mart, Target, the local malls, didn't matter as long as we found young guys like us to join up. No one was going to kick us out, because who the hell would be rude to a soldier? We never straight up lied to anyone, but we were definitely "encouraged" to stretch the truth a bit here and there. I feel kinda bad about it now, but at the time I was young and the bonuses were too tempting to pass up. Basically what I'm saying is never trust a military recruiter. They don't give a fuck about you outside of how much they'll get from signing your dumb ass up.

[@myleshoward7819]

used to live in a country town in Wyoming where the only used game store slightly close was about a 30 minute drive to the next town over. It was a small business run by a man and his wife who seemed pretty cool every time i came in and i had no problem taking the drive every couple weeks to buy some games from them. Well one day me and my roomate head up there to see if we could find a snes because i had found an old Super Metroid cartridge in a storage unit (original box and manual too, score!) so we get there and i look around but cant find one so on a fluke i asked if he had any in the back of the store for sale or if he knew anywhere i could find one. He tells me he has one that he was refurbishing and that i could buy it and hed send it to my address when he was done, keep in mind every experience ive had in this store up to this point went very well. So i give him the money and my shipping address ad he says it should be there in no more than two weeks and i even gave him my cell # in case anything had come up. I know what your thinking, why would i even pay for something i hadnt seen or that hadnt even been refurbished yet, but at the time i didnt even think about that, i had been looking EVERYWHERE for a decently priced snes and the only ones i could find were either way overpriced or fake knockoffs, i was just happy somewhere near me had one they were willing to sell. So i head home and waited 2 weeks and heard nothing, i called the store and the guy tells me that it was refurbished but he had forgotten to mail it to me....ok, not that big of a deal i guess, kind of a pain in the ass...whatever. I take the drive up there to pick it up and notice off the bat that it is really dusty and it doesnt look like this thing has been touched in years, let alone refurbished but i took his word for it and took it home. I hook it up and pop in my Super Metroid for a nostalgia trip and whadya know, i get a weird pixelated green screen with these weird crackly noises. At first i thought i must have plugged something on the back of my tv wrong so i leave the system on and check but it all seems alright, so then it must be the cartridge slot or the cartridge itself must have dust in it. I go to pop the cartridge out and blow in it and when i look down to the system there is SMOKE coming from the cartridge slot. I take the cartridge out and the bottom is fried and the inside of the snes didnt look any better. I call the guy and tell him what happens and he tells me that he isnt going to refund me because i could have just messed it up myself and want to rip him off, the fuck? I go down to the store with the snes to tell him i want my money back and he literally locks the door and puts the closed sign up as he sees my car park out front. I called him constantly for the next two hours but it just kept going to voicemail, this is from a STORE not just some random dude off craigslist or something....seriously dont think ive ever had a worse experience than that and doubt i ever will. Truly unprofessionalism at its finest. I actually drove by that store two days ago and its a cafe now.....suprise suprise.

[@myleshoward7819]

sorry its so fucked up to read, had to type it on my cellphone

[@thewafflefriends]

I went to a game store for a tournament, they were doing 4 player golden eye 007 on a n64. I didn't play it in while but i rekd the people there and some call of duty kid walked in and he screamed "OOH WHATS THAT!?" and he ran up to play it because it was an fps game and I went against him and when I beat him he started getting mad at me and spit on my mgs3 shirt then kicked my heel and ran out. I was so baffled by what happened BUT his mom apologized to me and I won the tournament and got a free n64 skin so it wasn't a BAD story but it was kind of weird

[@Gonzzzoo]

12 year old ?

[@tan5231]

Disrespectful shit how dare he spit on your Metal Gear Solid 3 shirt. Hideo Kojima is watching.

[@joseagustincuesta]

SonofLiberty1990 Maybe that's taking it a little to the extreme don't you think?

[@CabooseCore]

thewafflefriends that kid is so disrespectful i have respect for people who play cod and try other games and don't rage and drop f bombs and n bombs

[@monkeycaboose6872]

Gonzalo Lopez probably more like 6

[@vp_wrld]

Trying to picture alpha with short hair and clean shaven is impossible.

[@The98xander]

I was thinking the same exact thing

[@Zidane_Mina]

CHUNG-FU6699 I think he would look badass with short hair and long beard.

[@Nervene]

He'd probably look like reznov

[@FrozenPhotonX_X]

Zidane Mina He'd look like an American Uncle Jobel.

[@fiskemandenvilfred6170]

He would look Like an inkling gril whitout beard

[@TheLowlifeXssassin]

I went into Gamestop with my girlfriend and got stuck in line behind this guy flirting with the register-girl that seems to be his wife/girlfriend. He leaves after talking for a bit and buys nothing.. so I walk up already annoyed with my wait and make small talk with my girlfriend at the counter. We end up joking around about who is better at fighting games when I say "maybe you should stay in the kitchen." The register-girl responds "you should punch him" completely dead-tone to my girlfriend. We both chuckle thinking she is trying to be part of our shit-talking until she says "seriously, punch him in the face" while finishing the purchase. We ask to speak with a manager and she turns out to be it.. Decided never to shop at Gamestop again.

[@TheLowlifeXssassin]

Eleventy Six Yeah, they are horrible. It is one thing to be offended by jokes but trying to take things to a physical level is really despicable. Reminds me of a time when I quoted a joke, that I think Daniel Tosh said, at a party with a few friends about cheating. My friends knew I was single at the time but this random girl who didn't know me straight up slapped me in the face.. then laughed about it like it was funny and I deserved it. People can be really shitty.

[@Tigertanium]

+TheLowlifeXssassin thats because some girls think its ok to hit men and not ok to hit women so they do what ever they want expecting to retaliation

[@poeticrapper1900]

+TheLowlifeXssassin you know you could hit her back right? self defense☺

[@poeticrapper1900]

+TheLowlifeXssassin you know you could hit her back right? self defense☺

[@shakefan1484]

She probably didn't know you were joking. Not that it justifies what she said, but still, she most likely didn't know it was a joke.

[@2Ensta]

I am antisocial. I very rarely go into a game store, I just order on Amazon. I don't want to deal with the humans.

[@MediaManiac4926]

White Knight I don't blame you.

[@Apinhaka]

White Knight I can relate, bro.

[@if3660]

Promote this man!

[@2Ensta]

I don't dislike people. I love people. But when you go into a gamestop or just about any game store you have to usually deal with pushy people or confined spaces. Also the prices on Amazon are usually better anyway.

[@hit9819]

Same here dude. Sometimes I have trouble talking lol xD

[@TeaIngyer]

I once had a guy at my local game store refuse to sell me a copy of FFX-HD because he wanted to buy it, despite the fact it's against store policy to store games away for yourself. Heard him talking on his cell phone saying he was saving it behind the counter for himself, later pointed to it and asked to buy it, he got in a twenty minute argument about it, where I threatened to tell the owner, who I know personally. He finally relented, took it out of the back, punched the corner of the case to break it, then sold it to me. All I said was "Thanks for the game, (His name)." He got fired a week later.

[@lunarnocturne]

MarklenIngyer *Tidus laugh*

[@TiciTotyTony]

MarklenIngyer That dude should have been fired on the spot

[@theresidentevilmerchant4394]

All that over a copy of ffx hd really? That game was shipped out in the bazillions....

[@TheClawMachineMasta]

I had just gotten out of work, went to a game store cause I wanted a PS4 game. One cashier, one lady in front of me. The lady was complaining that a PS3 she bought in Ohio (this store is in NY) did not work when plugged in. The associate tested it out, and it worked fine. She said "Well my tv is brand new so its the console." She then demanded to exchange the PS3 for a brand new PS4 even though she didn't have a receipt and it worked just fine. She sat there screaming like a psycho as the line grew to about 6 people. The cashier then ignored her and took care of the line, which was fast and everyone was happy. The lady was so crazy in her shouting and threats I asked if she took her Prozac and if she is going straightjacket shopping. She called me a name and I said to just leave cause she is ruining everyones day. She threw the PS3 on the ground outside and left. Shouted as she left that the cops had her description, address, etc. She drove away quick. Worker was satisfied I was able to stick up for them, and the others thought my Prozac comment was suitable and funny. I later was hired for seasonal at that store. XD

[@KvotheSabida]

My worst had to be at gamestop. I don't remember what game it was, but I called ahead to ask if they had it in stock and the guy who picked up said "Yeah we have it." So I walk down there, which was about a 20-30 minute walk one way to get it. I show up and start looking at the shelves because it's kind of busy, and when the line is gone I go up and say "Hey, I just called like half an hour ago about a game which you said was in stock but I don't see it on the shelves." At which point he just scoffs, rolls his eyes, and says. "Duh, do you really think I was going to LOOK and see if we had it? If it's not on the shelf then we don't have it, so sad for you." That of course pissed me off because I'd walked in the middle of November when it was relatively cold to go get it, so I asked to speak to the manager. He just smiled at me with this shit eating grin and said "I am the manager." So I got his name from the nametag and called it in to the company. Went back two weeks later and he had been fired for impersonating the manager, because he was just some random hire that didn't want to get in trouble for not doing his job.

[@unfunnymemes123]

I tried to trade in Zelda Twilight Princess, the guy says that it has too much scratches. Then all of the sudden he puts the disk behind the counter, im like 'can i have my gane back?' and the he just broke the disc in half. Luckily another employee was next to him without him knowing, gave me a brand new copy and told the guy to get lost. A week later i went back to that store with my friend, the guy that gave me the new copy told the asshole was fired.

[@unfunnymemes123]

Kite Alaster i have no clue what made him break my game

[@kitealaster]

maybe he was like HOW DARE YOU BRING A DISK THAT IS SCRATCH TO THIS ESTABLISHMENT I WILL NOW CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL BY BREAKING YOUR DISK THAT YOU HAVE OFFENDED ME BY BRINGING TO MY PRESENCE

[@gnarkillguch]

Unfunny Memes He might have been trying to scratch it himself so he could charge you a refurbishing fee. That way he can give you less in trade, save a few bucks for the store, and that would boost his percentage.

[@unfunnymemes123]

gnarkillguch thats a real dick move if you ask me

[@kitealaster]

oh jeez

[@est5180]

One time, I was working at a game stop but then this fat trans guy with my little pony glasses started vandalizing the store because he didn't like the redesign of sonic or whatever. When I tried to confront him he said "Don't call anyone" then pepper sprayed me in the face.

[@loganscottwooten]

Don’t tell me you encountered... ...HIM?!

[@ethanedwards3357]

OHHHH NOOOOOOO!

[@Jimmyishere6546]

Lo Wooten oh shit

[@alexcabrera6380]

Lmao oh no...

[@thekubzscouts]

Black Ops 2 midnight release at Gamestop. Bunch of arguing from "My KDR is better than yours" type of kids and the free red bull cans offered by gamestop employees kept getting tossed in the crowd, which resulted in people getting doused in red bull (Some hit by the cans) and non stop bitching about releasing BO2 before midnight. Never went to another midnight release again

[@MegamanXfan21xx]

Kubz Scouts I've been to a couple midnight releases (Arkham City and GTAV); they weren't like that. I think yours only went like that because it was Call of Duty.

[@zeyfuller]

MegamanXfan21xx My only midnight releases were BO2 and Watch_Dogs (sigh) and it wasn't like that at all. There were people who went there just to shill Battlefield though. They didn't all make it out okay.

[@CurtisAlfeld]

Kubz Scouts You would think that they wouldn't acting like that, since their parents would probably ground them, and not buy them the game.

[@gnarkillguch]

Kubz Scouts You just gotta go to the right midnight releases. I have nothing but fun stories when it comes to midnight launches. Usually involving raiding a nearby corner store for booze, but that's neither here nor there.

[@TheLowlifeXssassin]

Kubz Scouts I had a similar experience with the 'Street Fighter' Capcom fans outside for the midnight release of their new game while I waited for Dead Space 2. They were constantly arguing and announcing how much better their game was to the people waiting for Dead Space 2.

[@Buchasaurus]

When I was younger a few years ago, about 12 I think, and I'm 18 now, so like 6 years I guess, I was at gamestop with my older brother, who at the time was 23, he's 11 years older than me. He was looking at a game and decided to buy it, and I was not interested whatsoever, it was rated M, didn't even want to look at the cover, all I wanted was pokemon or something. So he gives me the case and tells me to bring it to the cash register so I take it and my pokemon game and put it on the counter, and explain that I wanted the pokemon game and my brother wanted whatever gorey game he handed to me, and this cute looking girl behind the counter, who didn't look like she gamed pretty much at all and had no business working at a gamestop looks at me and without even thinking says "I'm sorry, we can't sell you an M rated game, you aren't old enough." Takes the game case and puts it under the counter. I try explaining it to her and she just shook her head and said "Nope, your brother can't buy it for you, he's not your legal guardian". Then my brother came up to the counter and asked what was going on, explained that he wanted the game for himself, for the second time because I already had told her. She refused to sell him the game, and he asked to speak to the manager. Manager told him the same thing. I had to actually call up my mom who was down the street at a walmart or something and had her come down and buy the game, because they wouldn't sell it to my 23 year old brother, who was the person who originally wanted the game anyway. The funniest part of the whole ordeal was my mom telling the manager that we should get 3$ off the price of the game because they made her drive all the way here and waste a gallon of gas, and asked why she had to buy a game for her 23 year old adult son, then for the third time, she told them that I was not the one who wanted the game, and it was like they didn't even hear her. The following month-2 months, we avoided gamestop like the plague and went to a place called gamecrazy that was attached to a hollywood video and we were actually treated with some respect, and we were sad when they went out of business and got replaced by a tanning salon for some god awful reason. BUT that's my story.

[@Twister980]

+Buch Almighty I had a Books for Less (small bookstore chain) nearby, their lease was up and they were replaced by a gym. Within 200 yards of a mall... Hoo boy.

[@Buchasaurus]

Extremely Photogenic Engineer I feel that, all the good independent game stores and anything else small business keeps getting replaced by other crap we don't need. Feels like most people would rather spend their money online then go to a store lately, and if you can't get it online, those places replace the stores for things you can get online.

[@Twister980]

Buch Almighty Well, I mentioned a small gamestore in another comment, I try and give them more business than Gamestop if I can help it. That way, they can hopefully stay in business.

[@Buchasaurus]

Extremely Photogenic Engineer Yeah, usually I do the same. The only thing I've gotten from gamestop in years is that I preordered the new pokemon games to reserve a copy. Everything else I try to either just get online or check if the independant stores around me have it. If they don't I go to amazon/ebay. And sometimes when you buy with amazon it's actually a store like that anyway that also sells online, so I figure it's better than gamestop.

[@Twister980]

Buch Almighty Last thing I bought from Gamestop was a Heroes of the Storm Vinyl. That should tell you something.

[@TrippinDrago]

This is how most conversations at the Flea Market go for me: "Hey! How much is this 'Super Mario' game?" "120." "Oh."

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

TrippinDrago Respond with laughter and pointing then walk away knowing you have a functioning brain that they lack

[@TrippinDrago]

Word. Most people don't know squat about what they have and go above and beyond eBay prices! But it's just fun to walk around and have some fresh air.

[@residentevil3291]

AlphaOmegaSin I had a experience once when a GameStop employe charged me 30$ dollars for a 20$ dollar game WTF

[@karnovrpg]

Never, ever get into a conversation with Gamestop employees if you want to keep your IQ intact.

[@keyboardking777]

karnovrpg This one bitch told me Uncharted 4 was coming out "next month." That was 5 months ago! How can Gamestop hire such morons?

[@fatalitynotincluded]

If said employee was a girl and attractive then there is your answer

[@keyboardking777]

***** A girl, but a fat one.

[@LordVader1094]

***** Isn't that rather sexist to say?

[@MrThunda51]

Yeah unfortunately Gamestop doesn't require employees to have any knowledge when it comes to gaming. My boss is an example of this.

[@AnimaFire]

At a game stop when I was younger. I had just finished playing Final Fantasy 7 for the first time and wanted to try 8. I bought what was supposed to be a brand new copy of the game, but I guess the guys wanted to have a joke on a little kid and gave me an old returned copy that was scratched to hell and refused to play. When I took the game back and showed them the receipt and the copy of the game, they refused to give me another copy or my money back and decided to ignore me from then on. My mom finally stepped in and went crazy on them, causing a huge scene until the manager came to the font and apologized and gave me the new copy I paid for and my money back!

[@Nera-Red-93]

My worst game shopping experience... I was at Best Buy waiting to get a copy of call of duty ghosts. I asked for 1 copy, and the 2 girls that I asked took about 1 fucking hour, then I asked a dude and he found it in seconds, and finally when I played it.... I REGRET buying it.

[@gnarkillguch]

whitegriffin92093 Moral of the story: "The fish have advanced AI, and actually swim away when you get close to them."

[@Zer0megaXX]

gnarkillguch Just like the red coins in super mario sunshine

[@NopenDope]

gnarkillguch Lol! I remember that! Not sure if they were proud of it or just trying to add to the hype haha.

[@PumpkinRow]

whitegriffin92093 >Call of Duty game >Bad I'd say I'm surprised, but I'd be lying.

[@RudeGuyGames]

whitegriffin92093 Well deserved. Nobody waits an hour for shitty CoD.

[@EdMarshall]

Bought Fallout 3, and the cashier managed to spoil the story for me. As well as Fallout 2.

[@EdMarshall]

Yeah, first it started with how much he loves the series, which is fine, I didn't want to be rude so I let him keep going, then out of nowhere he tells me the ending. Kind of a bummer. I've stayed away from that Gamestop ever since haha.

[@jovialnobody]

chumpskylark that's fucked.. it's not enough that the internet is already a hellhole of spoilers do we need real life to be to..

[@francez123456789]

Did you at least buy it on PC (I think it's silly to buy a Bethesda game on a console due to the fact that you can get more value out of the game on PC) also that guy sounds like one of my friends (who recommends anime by spoiling the major plot points). Should have just told him to shut the fuck up and that you don't want anything spoiled.

[@8superevan]

Kinzuko >furry >weeb don't even comment

[@Andrew-fi1sd]

8superevan Implying you know he's either of those things. Also, you're not on 4chan, fuck off with that edgyness cancer and meme arrows.

[@theretrogamerno1]

Very minor bad experience but here it is. Since l was a kid I used to absolutely loved my local Video Game shop - Game Cash. The dude was really awesome practically how Alpha just described 11:50 . I used to always support it spent a lot of money there too. Even brought the shop a couple of customers that he made a great profit on. About a year ago he left and this Girl now runs it. I went there started browsing and I noticed she wasn't as friendly and whatnot but whatever. I grabbed The King Of Fighters XII Deluxe Edition for PS3 before I was about to pay for it I noticed on the back of the game it said 'Includes the Soundtrack and Poster'. I was like oh that's cool so why she's grabbing the discs I noticed there was no Bonus CD or Poster so I thought either it's not included as it's used or she didn't notice or something so in a very polite voice I said excuse me but on the back of the game it mentions of having a CD + Poster. She gave me a nasty look and straight away grabbed the poster and cd from under the counter and packed it abruptly in too the case and was saying YOU KNOW ITS A USED GAME !!! YOU'RE LUCKY TO EVEN HAVE THE GAME. I was like yup. Greedy cow wanted to keep them for herself it seems. Not fair in my book.

[@james30721]

I have two stories, although neither of them have anything to do with video games. Story 1: Three years ago I got my license to drive. I'm 19 at the time and my mom asked me to go get cigs for her before I go over to a friend's house for the night. So, I figured "fuck it" and asked her to give me some money for it along with some money for my own cigs. I go to Deep Springs Grocery since the store near my house was closed for an emergency and I enter in. Alright, this is an Indian owned place so you can just imagine the incense, bongs, pipes, tobacco bags, and porn magazines. I go up to the cashier and say I need a carton of Basics and a pack of Camel Reds. I already get the money and ID out and then he stops and looks at my ID. "That's fake" I just look at him and just go "Say again?" "That's fake. You no look like that." Okay, the difference between how I looked and the picture were minor. I have a little bit longer hair, and a bit of chin hair. You could easily see the similarities. So I'm just completely lost for words. Here is how the conversation played out. "That's me dude." "No it isn't. Why do you have longer hair now and not in that picture?" "Because hair grows? And my hair grows at a fast rate." "It has to be fake. I'm calling police." "How about you call the fucking DMV and read off the DL number to see if its fake." He calls the DMV and reads the numbers off. He nods, and says thank you. He gets off the phone and just looks at me. At this point, I'm irritated and just want my cigs, so I ask if he is going to go with the transaction. "No. I'm not selling you cigarettes. You may have fool them, but you haven't fooled me." "Motherfucker, are you high? What are smoking? I want what you are smoking" "I'm not smoking anything. I'm not selling you the cigarettes." "Call the god damn police then! I just want my cigarettes." "Who are you buying them for?" "Uh, my fucking mother? Who else? I barely talk to anyone." "Fine." He gives me my ID, AFTER writing down the name and address, then I give him my money for the cigs and he gives me the carton and my personal pack. I leave and not 5 minutes before I get home, my mom calls about police officers looking for me. The stupid son of a bitch called the police on me because I was buying a pack of cigs for a minor. I get home, explain what happened, and they leave. I guess karma has a way of hitting back, because he closed down after a month because of no business. I'm guessing that everyone else got sick of his shit and took their money elsewhere. Story 2: So there is Christian bookstore in my town and about 7 months ago, I went inside just to look around. There were mostly Christian themed books, but there were some Stephen King, Jodi Piccoult, and Dean Koontz books. I browse around and out of the corner of my eye, there was a music corner. Being a fan of many kinds of music, I browse that. Lo and behold, there is a fucking Venom album. VENOM. Not just any Venom album, but their Black Metal album. Yeah. The one with a goat's head and a pentagram on it. Me being a metalhead, I said "Hell yeah" and looked for more metal albums. I shit you not, I came across Dying Fetus and Immortal. Well, I grab those as well and walk up to the woman working the register. I put the three CDs down and she just looks at me for a few seconds and says that she is going to get her manager. Well, considering this is a very Christian store, I'm guessing it's because of the metal albums I found. The manager comes by, grabs the albums, looks at them and says "I'm throwing these in the trash. I don't know how they got here." I'm completely surprised and ask why and he said, of course, that the albums were very satanic and he is not going to sell those to me. Well shit. I just look at him and then he sees my Slayer shirt and then accuses me of putting them there. Okay, this is my first time in the store, and there were price tags on the CDs with THE NAME OF THEIR COMPANY on them. I ask him how would I have grabbed the price gun and put the prices on the cds, put the gun back, and then look around for them in the span of... 5 minutes. She say he doesn't know but that he wants me out and he was putting the albums in the trash. I laugh and just say "How about you just give me those albums, that I FOUND, in the GOSPEL rack, and I'll leave you alone. I will even give you the money for them." I got a simple no and that I need to leave and he just walks out the back. At this point, I'm kinda pissed because two of those albums are legendary and one album is badass, so I just shake my head leave. However, I sneak towards the back, and see him put the albums in a dumpster. Yeah, fuck him. I'm getting those. So, he is about to walk inside when I just walk up to him, look him in the eye, walk to the dumpster, and grab the albums and leave. Before he went inside I just look at him in the eye and say "Thanks for the free albums, man. I was gonna give you money, but apparently you are too stupid to check your security tapes to see that I didn't put them there. But, hey, sometimes God works in mysterious ways." and just walk to my car.

[@NightNinjaTFOA]

William Murderface ahhh that's fucking awesome man XD I'm dying of laughter at the second story!

[@anewmodeisunlocked3600]

William Murderface That second story, that wasn't in TN was it?

[@bigpooter9771]

I went into a gamestop. Smelled like ass. Was hot and uncomfortable. Went to buy jc2. And the dude said he didn't want my business because of my appearance. WHAT THE FUCK?!?

[@GastlyDreamer]

Big Pooter Guess he didn't want money.

[@tsubakimikizawa9268]

Once the cashier at a gamestore (wasn't game stop I'm sure but I can't remember the name) And the cashier was just trying to force me to buy this game (I was like 9 at this time) and since I was a kid he thought he could force me to buy this god-awful game that I didn't want and I kept telling him I didn't want the game and he kept trying to make me buy it and after a bit he tried to make me pre-order this other game and eventually my mother came up and said "Dude, he doesn't want the game. let up." and the cashier fucking lost his shit, yelling at my mother calling her stupid and a whore and (First time I swore without getting yelled at) I told him "Dude shut the hell up and don't insult my mother unless you're insult yours the same damn way!" long story short he was fired, and we never went there again

[@poeticrapper1900]

good ending :D

[@sandromnator]

+Tsubaki Mikizawa Do you remember what game it was?

[@tsubakimikizawa9268]

sandromnator which one? The game he was trying to get me to pre-order or the game he wanted me to buy? The one at first was an older COD game that I had played before and hated and the one he tried to get me to pre-order was like the next GTA or somthing I can't really remember

[@aozorahaou2643]

+Tsubaki Mikizawa Dude what year was it because if we had cell phones in your year it would to see you curse this dude and seeing get fired

[@tsubakimikizawa9268]

RokuNami4ever (Roku Uzumaki) I'm pretty sure he did get fired, and it's not like it mattered anyway one main thing I remember about that place was that it was shut down about a year later

[@kilroyjenkins1]

I used to rent games from blockbuster. I had rented 3 games mass effect, banjo kazooie nuts and bolts (because i didn't know better), and Mafia II. Rented them out for 2 weeks played through them had fun (not with nuts and bolts). Went to return them and the store closed down. And apparently there wasn't another blockbuster around for miles and miles. So I couldn't return them and they kept charging me. I tried to call and get them to stop being dicks but they basically told me to eat shit. They charged us the full 60 dollars for each game.

[@ultitronic]

That's probably the worst one. Hands down paying around $200 for rented games because the store you rented from closed down!?!? That's the fucking worst sorry man

[@anthonybalista7421]

kilroyjenkins1 Yeah that fucking sucks bro but you should have canceled your card right then and there. Pain to get another one but worth it to stop that shit.

[@MegamanXfan21xx]

kilroyjenkins1 So, the store you rented from didn't give a warning they were closing? Because that's what I would have done. I doubt you were the only one that happened to.

[@steeledminer616]

kilroyjenkins1 Aren't stores supposed to give a closing notice? Should have been at least a month time of warning. If they suddenly closed down then people should have been reimbursed...

[@civdung1758]

kilroyjenkins1 Back in ancient 1995, my older brother rented _X-Men 2: Clone Wars_ from our local Blockbuster. The store had already closed for the day when I showed up to return it, so I deposited it in the slot. Big mistake. They called us and claimed we hadn't returned the game. My brother went over to sort it out but they insisted the game was in our possession and that we either return it with ever-mounting late fees or buy it outright. We maintained our innocence and things got nasty. After an irritating couple of months, big bro was disgusted by the whole affair and cancelled his membership. West Coast Video welcomed our business.

[@moist__owlette]

A Gamestop employee tried to tell me Uncharted was an RPG.

[@MalonzeProductionsGaming]

Sister was completely ignored in gamestop for being a girl gamer.. were were talking about GW2 or something and when she tried chipping in, the employee cut her off to continue talking to our male friend. She then asked about buying a game and he again, ignored her to talk to the male friend.

[@DieWorm]

That could just be an awkward fuck, lol.

[@ladynikkie]

I would have cursed that jackass out.

[@TeaIngyer]

I don't see how the issue was gendered. I've been ignored by a woman at EBgames who was talking about Phoenix Wright with her male co-worker. Was it because I'm a male gamer?

[@Kaiser499TV]

Gamestop employees always trying to get you to buy shit you have no interest in.

[@michaelal20]

Season pass Strategy guides $5 insurance

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

michaelal20 Perhaps a credit card? Wanna sign up for power up rewards? Looking to pre-order anything else?

[@EndeavorSSB]

Yeah but one of them DID get me XenoBlade Chronicles... FUCK YEAH

[@highonhorror3296]

ALSO. One time I had to shit really badly. And the gamestop employees knew it, since I told them. And they purposely took their time and was slow and kept saying....You aren't in a hurry are you? And they would giggle. I was do you have a bathroom in the store? And they said no. And I was like ok well you better hurry the fuck up or I'm gonna shit behind that gears of war display. Well they sped up after hearing me say that. Fucking gamestop. Smh

[@jamaicanbacon363]

DubaJuice Xo1 I'm dying lolol

[@Suave2459]

😂😂😂

[@TheAir97]

DubaJuice Xo1 Favorite comment ever.

[@bLahssassin]

DubaJuice Xo1 You couldn't have went to the bathroom before you went to gamestop?

[@highonhorror3296]

The best part is when I ran into the local Wawa ( it's like a 7-11 ) and just unloaded in the bathroom. The workers asked my friend if I was ok....it was echoing though the halls

[@ReffyReflet]

Everyone has all these bad gamestop stories and I'm just sitting here thinking about how much I love my local gamestop. Every person who works there is nice as hell. I walked up to the counter with two of the three uncharted games, uncharted and uncharted 3. Guy asked me if I wanted to buy the full collection, said yes. Took my copy of uncharted 1 which had the shitty blank case and gave me a new case with the real cover on it.

[@Gordoniankid]

+Sʜɪʀᴀᴢ I also have nothing but nice things to say about GameStop really, worst possible thing involved the PowerUp Rewards people, clerk told me I could use that account to pre order Black Ops 3rd DLC pack ( really loved Zombies ) so I did, when it releases I got no email at all or anything for the code, go the store and they say call the Rewards people, call them with their Sonic 2 music that plays for being on hold, which then cuts out since it doesn't loop, they say to talk to Gamestop, I go back and tell them what happened, we call them at the store instead and then Rewards people say my card doesn't even exist to them despite saying it did earlier and has been for years, clerk says "fuck it!" and just buys me the DLC code since he knows the customer support line sucks, besides that nothing really bad and the Gamestop store itself wasn't really at fault ( also they did let me swap out a PS3 copy of Black Ops for a 360 version since the pre order was for some reason under PS3 ).

[@notaexistingchannel]

+Sʜɪʀᴀᴢ I never really had any problems with my local ones either. In fact one time was kind of interesting. I went in to preorder Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and Persona Q and the lady at the counter said she was a fan of the Persona games and preordered Q as well. As she was putting in the transaction she mentioned she was working on an Elizabeth cosplay costume for a convention. She even whipped out her iPhone and showed me the pictures of her project. Not sure if she still works there or not. Rarely go to GameStop these days.

[@slhoffman8]

+Sʜɪʀᴀᴢ It really depends on the people who work at your local GameStop. If the people there are friendly and offer advice on what to buy without being too overbearing about it and is actually helpful to the customer, then all is good. Some people just aren't so lucky.

[@squidney4204]

+Reflet So jealous of you right now.

[@random123games6]

So jealous

[@sunhawk88]

Mine are more mildly annoying. Edit: In retrospect #2 is pretty bad IMO 1.) Go into Gamestop to pick up a pre-order, has my game in his hand and keeps holding onto it while trying to sell me more stuff. After a few minutes to what effectively became him holding my pre-order hostage until I bought more stuff. I went and got his manager (who I normally deal and get along very well) 2.) This one isn't mine but one of my best friends goes into buy a few games for her Wii and PS3 and few games for my Xbox she and I can play together, well she's a Mormon so she doesn't play or buy M rated games, she plays stuff Ratchet & Clank, Spyro, Skylanders etc. Has an employee harass her, trying to get her to buy games she's not comfortable with, was being pushy and rude about how "real" gamers buy the games he was pushing. It's pretty much a requirement that I go shopping with her from now on because she's scared to go to Gamestop or the comic book store by herself.

[@steeledminer616]

sunhawk88 As soon as you scare the customer, unless you run a halloween shop, you've fucked up.

[@Avrysatos]

sunhawk88 Argh. She has a right to be able to buy the stuff she likes in peace. I would have probably told him off six ways to sunday. Good for you on looking out for your friends!

[@francez123456789]

Wow those are fucked up stories o.o I refrain from pre-ordering games and the 1 time I did was on steam (still waiting for Shadowrun: Hong Kong to come out so I can binge on it for 2 days straight)

[@sonicheroes8364]

sunhawk88 I know how she feels - I am not afraid to buy a videogame I have interest within, like, I play GTA (not the more recent ones as I dont have the consoles for them) but, Im happy to buy games of the nature - I also play sonic the hedgehog - I am fine going to the shop counter and asking to purchase a sonic the hedgehog title. But theres some titles I wont buy because of the "fear of redicule" the fear that - buying this game for my enjoyment is actually "socially unacceptable" I would not go into a store and buy a pokemon game for THAT reason alone. I know pokemons popular - but I would never buy one from a store, not that im a fan of the franchise or anything, I would not buy it in person because of the stereotypes that are made about pokemon fans, then theres some people who are like O__O How can you not like pokemon!? they are not fans, but they play the games from time to time, and have played a number of the titles. Al the power to you, anyone who likes pokemon - but I feel uncomftable going to the store counter and saying - 1 copy of pokemon please (not that this is how we do things in the UK...) I must admit a simular thing with animal crossing. (in honesty) although it does seem to be more nintendo orientated - although I do play nintendo games, just I ordinarily would not buy through a store directly. Heck - I am considering Banjo Kazooie on the N64. I actually would like a platformer, I can spend time going around the levels and exploring - kind of like super mario 64, but not mario 64. the reason I have NOT purchased the game, is the fact the music - and how everything has eyes, and its more of a "childrens" game - of course, up for debate there, but my hesitation to purchase comes from others going, your an adult - why are you buying this? those who are completely comftable in that position - regardless of what it is, all the power to you.

[@Tyesupersam94]

So this was one of my first experiences at Gamestop. I had been a 360 owner for awhile, but I recently acquired a ps3. Up until that time I purchased my games from Walmart. What I wanted to do is trade in my 360 games for ps3 copies. I thought it was simple as i give them dmc4 for 360 and they give me dmc4 for ps3 (so naive). This is obviously not what they meant by trade up. What really pissed me off was that I explained to the Gamestop employee what I wanted to do, and said "yeah, we can do that." After I sell all my games (about 12 games) he says I can afford like three games i traded but for ps3 with the money I made from the trade in. I was like wtf, then he plays stupid because I explained in great detail what I wanted to do. So I just told him to give my games back, I didn't want the money, I wanted ps3 versions of my damn games. This bastard says "I can't do that, but you can buy them back" I was so pissed off I didn't go back there for years. I realize I was completely misguided, but I explained to him exactly what I wanted to do and he ripped me off.

[@BoolXor]

Tyesupersam94 I never trade in anything at Gamestop unless it's an absolutely worthless game.

[@Chewyzard]

I don't think anyone would allow you to do that at all, it wasn't even worth trying imo.

[@tali6844]

Tyesupersam94 Say a game is defective, then they give you a brand new copy, since the copy is new, you give them that game and ask for a ps3 copy, it took my friend 1 week of continuous stops at the store but he eventually traded 15 360 games for about 12 ps3 games.

[@Tigertanium]

+Tyesupersam94 ugh the read more comment button is gone for me and its so annoying!

[@iSTEFIXi]

+Tyesupersam94 i would break his fucking store

[@Futurefighter4900]

I once bought a game from my local retailer, there was a manual but no disc. Always check the box for the disc.

[@Futurefighter4900]

I also forgot they charged me full price and didn't give me a refund.

[@jefftheindianchief8279]

+Futurefighter49 Had a similar scenario myself quite a while ago. I had bought two games at a Gamestop that was a couple hours away from my home. I always open the boxes out of childish glee, and thank goodness I did back then because one case was missing a disc. I saved myself from the disappointment before driving too far on the highway. You, my good sir, deserve a thumbs up for the good advice!

[@razor2341]

My worst experience was about a year and a half ago when I was actually laughed at by the manager on duty at a Gamestop, who thankfully no longer works there. What happened was I found a very old giftcard that had 60$ on it, I don't remember ever getting it, but it was a giftcard depicting the original God Of War on the PS2. I thought, oh yay free game. I went in, asked for The Last Of Us and handed him the card. he made a simple comment that went something like, "I guess you lost this for a while huh?" referring to the age of the card. I basically said yes and then refused the 3 zillion promotions he offered. Though when he tried scanning the card it wouldn't read properly. He went to put in the code manually and at this point the manager walked over and saw the card, he then looked at me. Now I was in kind of raggedy ass clothing because I was working outside and decided to say screw it, then the manager laughed, called me poor (not entirely untrue but still rude), and said he wouldn't take the card because "It must be stolen it". I still got my game because the cashier still put it in manually and all that, he then wrote on the back of the receipt that he would report him as well as said that I should do the same on the website. Cashier guy was cool, fuck the manager.

[@ericshun2552]

When I was about 10 I took my my Nintendo Ds everywhere I went, one day my mom took me to the swap meet, while she shopped I went to the section where they sold used games to entertain myself. One of the venders thought I shoplifted from them and took my Ds away, I tried to explain to the guy it was mine and just turn on the system you'll see my name but he wouldn't listen . He grabbed my arm and told me to take him to my mom. Problem was I didn't know where she wandered to, she just told me to stay put at the games section till she was done. I tried to tell him if we waited she'll come. Instead he decides to drag me around the place till we ran into her. It took a lot convincing from my mom but eventually I got it back.

[@steeledminer616]

eric shun Why do so many people accuse others without proof? "HE HAS A DS! HE MUST BE SHOPLIFTING DESPITE THE CLAIMS OTHERWISE!"

[@buenogoodlive]

***** Cuz the used game vendors at swapmeets are utter dicks! The ones at mine always give me dirty looks and try to take me for a fool when they don't know shit about what they're selling! Makes me sick! But at least once I got Snowboard Kids 2 from one of em for 4 bucks..hehe.

[@Ajf42000]

Am I the only one here that has never had a bad experience at Gamestop? The one near me is great. Employees are nice and everything.

[@triforcers9883]

Same I seem to be lucky with this because these stories seem extreme

[@casualgamergirl3973]

+Nocturnal to be honest, the only issues I've ever had with my local one is that its too small, they need a bigger space cause it gets cramped. But I always have a good experience whenever I go in, the guys and gals there are friendly and I always have a good conversation/ good time and they are super helpful. Like I remember going in one time with a friend (I wanted to preorder Dragon Age 3 cause Dragon Age XD) and both my friends and I were being dorks. Rather than get mad at us for being silly people, they totally joined us in joking along/ having a good time. It's when I go mom and pop places/ retail stores that I have the issues.

[@aozorahaou2643]

+Nocturnal Nope my Gamestop is good never had that problem

[@ImperialOffic3r]

where i come from we have mostly nice people so i havent had a bad shopping expirence

[@ImperialOffic3r]

+Karl Vesisulm *experience

[@Blandrew]

My parents bought me Rock Band for my birthday the year the 1st game came out, and the disc was defective(this was a common thing for Rock Band). And then they refused to refund the money, so my mom went Angry Black woman on the manager. Needless to say...we got a new game for free lol.

[@dankachu4448]

The power of a angry black woman always wins

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Blandrew way to go mom!

[@MrJakybaby]

Blandrew i see we have a big eared gamer fan :)

[@WhipplyWorld]

I remember going to a really cool retro gaming store called Replays, and there was this guy trying to sell an NES and a SNES. The guy kept having a bunch of hissy fits about the price the employee was offering. I just stood in the other side of the store. Eventually, the guy said he wanted to speak to the manager. The employee was silent for a second, and then said, "I am the manager." I was trying so hard not to laugh.

[@javyisthis300]

+Vladski RWBY is ftw

[@NigzBlackman]

back when I was 13 I went to a local game store and they had those new baterang shaped ps1 controllers made by some 3rd party and I was like those are the ugliest thing I've ever seen, to which the manager gets up says "YOU'LL NEVER GET YOUR GRUBBY HANDS ON IT" and I'm like...k...well I don't want it.*leaves* course a week later I came back with 50$ in pennies to buy a game and the same manager was like I can't take all these to which I told him he can ether take the money or I'm throwing them all over the store and he'll have to spend all day picking them up.

[@Cornyassjohnny]

Pretty much every time I go into Gamestop

[@michaelal20]

Yeah I hate when they lie or try to force season passes or strategy guides down my throat

[@calls7989]

+johnnyx23 honestly they got me a wiiu situation fixed and were able to help me out in some decision making, and were open to my humor on some of their games. GameStop will always be my gaming store because of their customer service

[@TBaggingSince1990]

michaelal20 Right? Last time I was there picking up Arkham Knight they were trying to force the season pass down my throat.. "You can get this for really cheap $45(or something idun remember the price they gave me)" .. "Nah I'm going to wait until I can get it on sale for really cheap digitally" .. "It's never going to be cheaper then this..One all the content is released the season pass is going to go away and they're going to raise the price to $30 each price" .. HAHAHA .. I wanted to reach over the counter and slap her for the stupidity she brought into a place of gaming.

[@xbuttxz4136]

I feel like this happens to me too.

[@Petey0707]

johnnyx23 It depends on the people working there, like any place.

[@15gaminglord]

I WAITED 3 HOURS FOR FUCKING NESS' AMIIBO....3 HOURS AFTER THE PREORDERS WERE OPEN

[@Gonzzzoo]

Was it worth it ?

[@15gaminglord]

Gonzalo Lopez ............YES

[@SageOwl]

Gonzalo Lopez Nope because they went online about 3 months later. Yeah I sat in line for 2 hours as well for it. Note that I had worked out prior and hadn't had anything to eat. The struggle was real, and I genuinely felt bad for the GameStop manager guy working the register when his wife and kid were there just wanting him to go on break so they could get lunch.

[@CabooseCore]

Gaminglord lol why did you wait 3 hours

[@temepeku]

Gaminglord i'm still waiting for Ness Amiibo. the only actual store i've found selling them in finland sold ONE for a ludicrous price of 60€....i'm not joking. other than that i have no idea where the hell it is... no stores online seem to have them available whatsoever... weird.

[@SNESLegend]

I remember a few years back, having a discussion about which Final Fantasy we liked best with one of the employees at Game Stop. When I told him that "VII" was my favorite, he immediately started bashing me for it and tried to make me feel like complete shit. The whole time, I'm just sitting there with a calm expression on my face and he gets even more pissed off because I'm not retorting. Found out the next day, he was fired due to unacceptable behavior. The manager there, who is a friend of mine felt awful, but I told him don't worry about it because going back and forth about it isn't worth it. How you handled those situations Alpha, I applaud you dude.

[@crystallakedood]

My BEST experience was at a Disc Replay in the Northern Chicago suburbs. A buddy and I went in looking for an N64 to replace his broken one. We picked out all the stuff we wanted. Console with cables, 3 controllers, memory expansion, rumble packs, and 6 games... they charge us only $25 for everything, in 2005! My WORST experience was back in November of 2014 I ended up deciding that since I'm studying to be a game developer, I may as well get familiar with every portable system, since I already have experience with regular consoles and PC. So I head to Ebay to grab myself a cheap PSvita. I find a deal of $200 for the system, charger, 5 games, a 16gb memory stick, case, and ergo grip device. I HOPPED ON THAT DICK. I paid for it, and it shipped in about 2 weeks. It arrives, and there's only 2 games, and a Lenovo laptop charger... So I politely message the guy and tell him what's wrong. He replies saying that I'm lying, and to stop bullshitting him. He gets really mad and says that he wants it back and blah blah blah. I say no, and tell him to fuck off. Days later, he messages me saying "Oh, sorry about the other day.... I actually need that laptop charger back, turns out I did give you the wrong one. Contact me and we can work something out." So I reply with "Are you going to pay for shipping with the extra money you got from the 3 games I didn't get?" He then rants more about how he clearly told me they were digital games (even though players can't transfer games between profiles on PSN anyways. But he never once said they were digital copies of games) and that I would be getting no refund or any payment from him, and that if he didn't get the charger in 5 days he'd call the cops and have me arrested for theft. I did nothing, and unsurprisingly, didn't get arrested or contacted by police.

[@Vincent_Van_Vega]

Bullet1520 HAHHAHAHAH

[@CurtisAlfeld]

Bullet1520 You should have contacted eBay after the first message. They would sort that out.

[@sonicheroes8364]

Bullet1520 That did sound like a good deal - But that really sucked. One of the things I am always concerned with regarding EBAY (just generally to anyone) Never buy pre-stock imaged items. Just incase, and that you should ALWAYS have image references - If you are a seller - I would say outright, as much freaking detail as possible. Even if its not entirely relivant to trying to go - Great deal here, Just make sure under condition - it is CLEARLY labelled and stated, its this condition, and just go through each item - lets say, second hand PSP. Console - any small nics great, manuals, boxes, charger - condition of any other items included. I recently bought (using birthday money) a gamecube with controller, memory card and sonic adventure 2, (including cables) all for 40 quid (the console and cables are around that price) System works fine, but missing a panel (weirdly) and the game was advertised as good working condition, I mentioned about the panel being missing and some pink-stuff within the connectors which is a bit of a deal for me as I wanted to get the gameboy player at some point. and the game, would not run - at all. seller got back intouch with me, appologised (I got some insight to them selling it in the first place) and had no idea the panel was missing or that the game was not working at all. as they tested everything around 6 months prior when they were debating what to do with the stuff. they offered me a refund of 5 quid for the game not working. I then accepted and said I completely understand and bid them good day - got refunded and bought another copy of the game. advertised as GOOD working condition. This copy, scratched the hell up - but it DID work. my first copy, was good condition, but just would not run at all - this new copy I bought, scratched like hell and works fine (for the most part) Earlier I was having a small gaming session on the gamecube and it gave me a disk error on a particular boss fight. I wish people would be completely crystal clear on the items they were selling. I actually have a stack of PS (Not the PS1 or PSX, its the PS) titles, I actually dont care for, that have been building up that I was thinking about selling - the total amount of money I could get from each individually on ebay (at the time) was around all in all 40-60 quid. I have not sold them at all (because I am not a seller and I cannot afford to do shipping/postage costs at the moment and have never done such a thing before and would rather not have to worry about that.) Some of the cases had some cracks in them, and one of the game cases disk holder did not hold the disk in. But I ensured myself IF I made the listings - I would state which work, and which dont - because condition varied between, mint to scratched. and one or two unplayable. The reason I would have them up for ssale, would be some people might be looking to get the manuals/cover arts - And would directly list it as that. and would say, I have included the disk because I cannot get it to work - you might be able to. Different systems work better than others, either because they are newer or because they are worn out. My PS2 is a good few years old, and probably is worn out.

[@joshuamender2852]

+Bullet1520 wait ur the thief after u payed for it and he mailed it to u. wow just wow, the stupid shit stupid people say.

[@williamshaughnessy1740]

+Bullet1520 I love Disk Replay. Got a Gameboy Color for $13, LOTS of cheap Gamecube and PSP games and some great DS games. Great service for the most part.

[@bpeace1100]

Went to a GameStop to pick up a a special edition of a video game I pre ordered a couple of years back. The employee informed me of another game that I wanted and I pre ordered it. All was well until the cashier said........ "Who is this special edition for" ".....me" "You play street fighter" "......yes" "And you play assassins creed too?" "......yes" "Wow I thought you were getting it for your brother or something" "............you work at GameStop you mean to tell me that you have never seen a female come in here and buy a game for herself" "No" ".................." My mind was blown

[@joseagustincuesta]

Brittany Peace That doesn't sound too bad, maybe the employee had honestly never seen a female buy a game for themselves... or was too stupid to notice that many of the women buying those games where for them and not someone else.

[@bpeace1100]

Your right it wasn't to bad.more awkward than anything because he was acting like I was a unicorn or something.

[@joseagustincuesta]

Brittany Peace Unfortunately, it's just something female gamers have to deal with. Some people don't get that games are for both men and women.

[@InfinteIdeas]

Brittany Peace I have been to Gamestops where it is 50/50 and i have been to ones where i have never seen a female, I guess it depends on the area

[@CurtisAlfeld]

Brittany Peace Holy shit! It baffles me that people are still unaware of female gamers. Back when I was in elementary school there were plenty of girls who played video games, and that was well over ten years ago!

[@patrickandrews1692]

I know this is the exact opposite of what this video is about, but I actually had an amazingly awesome experience at a Gamestop one time. I went into one just a few years ago looking for a copy of Silent Hill 2 for PS2 since I unfortunately had to sell my own copy many years ago (Silent Hill 2 probably in my top 5 favorite games of all time btw), and the employee working there sold me the one copy they had in the store, in near mint condition, that he was holding on reserve FOR HIMSELF. Needless to say I thanked him like 100 times and called into the store later to tell his manager just how awesome his employee is.

[@dreamingwitch7543]

(Disclaimer: I'm asian, so don't call me racist) So I was shopping at an asian mom and pop game store, and no one knew anything about video games (except for the owner) and everyone spoke poor English (I know English is a hard language, but don't work in a place where talking to customers is a key part of the job) , I could automatically tell that the only reason why they got the job was that they were related, so back to the story, I was looking for a mirco sd card, so I was like "Hey, do you have mirco sd cards?" and the asian 18 year old FOB was like "For what system?" And I said "No, a mirco sd card" and he yelled "For what system!" Looking at me like I know nothing about games eventhough it was actually him that knew nothing and rolled his eyes. I just gave up after that and walked away. I know that I'm probably making a big deal out of nothing, but I won't tolerate that attitude, especially in a working place where I'm the customer, I'm not gonna give you my hard earned cash.

[@Vipes3]

john nguyen Nah, I'm with you. I work in a pawn shop, and if I ever think a customer is confused about what they want or are getting, I try to talk them through it, as long as they don't get nasty. This is just me, but I would of made him realize he was being stupid, THEN walked out without buying anything.

[@steeledminer616]

john nguyen I would have at least tried to reason out what it is at first, and if that didn't work then said nevermind and walked away.

[@ModPlaythruChannel]

john nguyen 'for what system' i would laughed about that. it's funny that he was serious about it. can't you see the humor in it?

[@puffnisse]

You can still be racist if you're Asian, dumbass.

[@if3660]

At what point were you racist. The store was racist but not you.

[@GentleSecurity]

I literally spent more time reading the comments then I could've watched this video x2 Dammit.

[@Godmother__Skully]

Erblühende you and me both man, you and me both, i'be already read quite a few, hell, they're so fucking outrageous and jaw dropping bizarre that I have to take screenshots of my favorites

[@henrytownshed5304]

I stood in line to get a Wii for my brother in law, when they were hard to get at a midnight sale. The person ahead of me, fell over and started to cry out she was in pain. It felt really awkward buying a wii when they were dialing 911. She was sprawled out on the floor, and her daughter was crying over her. It is something i will never forget.

[@AkaruiSora]

Mine was at Target of all places, really. It was the week before Memorial Day and I was saving money to go to a Anime Convention at my state's capital for the weekend with some friends. (Animazment if you've heard of it.) I had a few games I didn't play anymore and I was like "Eh, I can sell these somewhere and get some extra cash." I found a sales Paper for Target saying that they gave out x3 the trade-in value for games for the week only. I looked ALL over the paper for any catches/small print/ect. and it seemed legit and the nearest Target was rather close by (Driving Distance at least). So, me and my mom drive up there, and of course since it's dealing with games, I head over to the games section with games in hand. I asked a Worker there and showed him the paper and he said "Oh, that's not for this store, this is for Target Mobile stores only." I asked him to point out where it said that and he refused. Frustrated, I try to leave the store, but not without another worker chasing me down and trying to pull my games away from me. She thought I had stole them. Why? Honestly, I think it's because I'm an African American male in an area mostly populated by Caucasian people. No alarms went off, police weren't called, there was no reason to think that I had stole them. Hell, I saw myself on the camera feed walking in with them. This was like two years ago and I have yet to set foot in a Target again.

[@ThePenumbra44]

+sorakeyblade99 Race had nothing to do with your encounter.

[@Sonic3nKnuckles]

December 20-something Christmastime 1996. The year of Tickle-Me-Elmo, supply was very low and demand was very high. I was in Toys R Us with my brother, we were picking up an N64 game. The P.A. System comes on saying ATTENTION, THERE ARE FOUR TICKLE-ME-ELMOS IN AISLE 24. The brutish 50-something year old female in front of me in line IMMEDIATELY turns around, practically knocks me and my brother over and yells OUT OF MY FUCKING WAY.

[@rederci939]

So one day when I went into Gamestop to sell some old Wii games. How much do I get offered for like 5 games in great condition, each complete? About $7. My vision starts to blur. I feel lightheaded and stumble around the room dizzily. In my daze, I bump into the Nintendo section. My eyes happen upon a copy of Pokémon White 2, no manual and a bit of water damage on the cover art. Full price. THAT GAME HAS BEEN OUT FOR YEARS. My legs feel weak. I suddenly find myself kneeling on the ground, clutching my abdomen. The pain is crippling. I keel over, realizing MY KIDNEYS HAD SPONTANEOUSLY LIQUEFIED. A bright light blinds me. Game over, man. ...ok in all seriousness I've been lucky enough to never have a bad experience shopping for games. At worst I'd describe it as "happened". Literally the most un-notable shopping experience ever is the worst as it's ever gotten for me. Hearing these horror stories makes me so glad to have always had decent stores near me. EDIT: Ok I though of one less than decent experience. I bought a used copy of Mario Sunshine from a Gamestop near my grandmother's house. I get back and find that the disc is scratched to hell. I go back the next day and say, "Hey this disc is scratched to hell." The guy behind the counter looks at it, tosses it in the trash. "Wait here." He comes back from the store room with a more or less pristine disc. The end. I mean, I was a little annoyed they didn't check that the disc was in an at all usable condition before selling it, but all in all it's nothing horrid. Just a little less than decent.

[@sneky8611]

Possibly my worst game shopping experience was at a car boot sale or whatever anyone else calls it and I finally found a squirter plushie and went to ask him much it was, after I bought it the person went to pick it up and this random kid who looked about 7 went and asked how much it was and the person said that someone else had bought it and pointed at me, he then ran over to me, kneed me in the balls and went back to his mum to complain, she was holding a shit ton of stuff and came over to me as I was holding the squirter, she then hit me in the face and tried grabbing the squirtle but I guess some of the people who actually work there to protect saw this and grabbed her and gave me my squirtle back and so I casually walked of the the bitch was shouting at me saying 'fuck you, you prick but I just ignored it. The end

[@aozorahaou2643]

Damn O.O

[@morgancarey1374]

+metal madness13 I went to a car boot sale (theyre on all the time in England) and bought a game Fallout 3 I think but definitely an 18 or whatever and then thing kid who was like 10 years old came up and yelled at me saying he had dibs on it then when I said "ok I but I just bought it so its mine unless you want to buy it off me." He ran off and got his dad who was like 6 foot and he punched me in the face grabbed the game and ran off with this 10 year old. I later bought the game online for the slightly more but in mint. WORST SHOPPING EXPERIENCE EVER!

[@darkability1393]

+Morgan Carey wait what? really? O.O

[@morgancarey1374]

Nick Newton Yeah since then Ive never gone to a car boot sale, or insulted a 10 year old

[@kiriminney6906]

oh i have a funny one. So as a girl, I grew up with a mom who played video games (i'm talking atari and nintendo back in the 80s) and got heavily into gaming thanks to her. When we moved from FL to WV my mom bought a Gamecube FOR HERSELF to play pikman. It was when we were at the store that the story is funny. So we're waiting in line and my little brothers are running around looking at games and being quiet thank gods, and we get up to the register. They come running up and ask to have this game and that game..yada yada yada. The dude laughs and asks if my brothers are excited to be getting a gamecube from their grandma. My brothers go, "We're getting your gamecube mom?!?" The guys face is confused as fuck because my mom looks older with her white hair and I'm 10yrs older then the younger two, plus I looked like I was 21 when I was 17. He is beet red at this point as my mom is telling my brothers they might get to play her gamecube if they do all their chores, while I've walked out of the store dying in laughter. My mom currently owns a Wii/WiiU, a 3ds, and plays games on her ipad and she's nearly 60! XD

[@poeticrapper1900]

cool story miss..not white knighting...already have a gf just making it clear cause i hate being called a white knight

[@littlebigcomrade]

I went to Gamestop, I asked for the Ratchet and Clank REBOOT. The staff said, "That game isn't avail either in stock currently, you can come back next week." I went to see a case of it in the PS4 isle with the fucking game inside it. I told the motherfuckers, "Why is it in the FUCKING case then?!!" "Hey everybody, this guy said that this game is out of stock and I have in my fucking hand!" "GET OUT." the clerk said. "No motherfucker I want to pay for this game. Hell, I'll pay you double." "Get the hell out!" I left and bought it at Walmart. It was cheaper at Walmart anyway.

[@AGamingGuitarist]

Thankfully, I haven't had any *AWFUL* shopping experiences. But, I can think of 2 somewhat recent occasions that were questionable...I'll try to keep em short and to the point. 1.) At Wal-Mart with intentions to buy Resident Evil: Revelations 2 for the Xbox One. I find the game for the 360, but not the One. I ask the employee if he happens to know if they might have it for the One. He immediately says "No we don't." Basically before I can even finish my question. I decide to get GTA V instead. Just as we turn the corner to head for the register I spot the game within my peripheral vision. It's sitting horizontally at the very bottom in the display surrounded by 360 games. He says "Sorry, I didn't know." Yeah because you didn't make *ANY* effort to check, you just said no. 2.) At a local game store, I spot Eternal Darkness for the GameCube. Guy wants $45. I ask if he'll negotiate with the price at all. He says no. I go on Amazon on my phone and show him I could buy the same game complete, for $24. He says "But, you don't want to wait for shipping, right?" Nah I can wait I tell him. I ordered it right there from my phone in the store and leave. Get it in the mail 4 days later. :D (Also it doesn't have that Players Choice crap on it either.)

[@AGamingGuitarist]

Should probably mention that I primarily do all my game shopping on Amazon now, unless I want to play a certain game on midnight.

[@Chewyzard]

Yeah, it's pretty bad when employees don't know anything about what they're selling, I remember being at Target and a couple was looking for a CoD edition Xbone for their son for xmas, the employee said "nope we don't have it". So they leave saddened since they haven't been able to find it, I was just browsing and I see the CoD xbone at the bottom of a shelf, it wasn't with the xbone merchandise, it had it's own shelf, so I just try to look for the couple, surprisingly they were looking at toys, and I told em there were there, and they were pretty happy and thanked me.

[@DavidGodd]

A Guy That Games Eternal Darkness for 24 ?? Well shit.

[@Daniel-xp1jy]

+DavidGodd lol

[@aldosantin1485]

I hate video game shopping at Walmart. No one is there to attend the games. One time I ended up waiting for 30 min for someone to unlock the game. I asked like 3 employees to call for someone to unlock a fucking door for a fucking game. There were other people waiting too and they kept us all waiting for 30 min? They were also asking employees help and it took forever for us to get any help. You know, despite GameStop having some shitty business practices, they still provided excellent customer service. Not once did I have a complaint from GameStop.

[@nightruler666]

walmart still has the nerve to charge $50 for metriod other M

[@ladynikkie]

Walmart sucks. I had a similar experience before me and another guy waited 45 minutes and there were several other employees hanging around the electronics sections doing jack shit.

[@gamingwizard4792]

Man that sucks

[@Viper505repiV1]

Yeah had the same thing happen. There had to have been at least 10 other people waiting around for someone to open up the stupid games for us while the workers there were standing literally about 10-15 ft away doing absolutely nothing but stand around despite more than one person asking if they could open it up for us.

[@TiciTotyTony]

Pizza Jango Same thing with Target....and i should know....i work thereb

[@Rustbucket184]

My worst game shopping experience was when i went to my local game store. I was looking for some games for my PS4, I was mostly looking for fallout 4 when suddenly this guy shows up, description wise he looked like he was in his late 40's and had a seriously creepy smile and asked me: "how much money did you bring?" I brought 30 pounds (over 41 dollars) and I lied saying I didn't bring any and I was just browsing. So when this guy ( let's call him Cain ) exited the store I had double checked he legitimately left so then I bought a few pre owned games for my 3DS. So after I exited the store i had the strange feeling that I was being followed and when I turned around Cain was there and was in a shitty hiding place. That was the proper time I thought of high-tailing the fuck outta there out of Cain's view. I chose a pretty dark alley and hid behind a dumpster. I hid there for 10 minutes until I saw Cain walking by with what looking like some sort of knife, I then called the police.

[@Rustbucket184]

From what they told me, he was a serial killer who mainly targeted teenagers. When i saw Cain being forced into the car he gave me the most blood-curdling death stare ever saying:"I know where you live". After that I always slept with my pocket knife.

[@doom3380]

holy shit...glad you're alright :O

[@tomboyraider1015]

o.O Damn. Out of all the stories in this comment section, this one is literally the scariest!

[@Johnsonmedic68w]

I'll take "shit that never happened for $600, Alex"

[@Phantom_Gabriel]

holy shit that happend to you

[@BlackKoshinomi]

I went to gamestop to buy a new copy of fallout 3 .And the guy starts talking me up about pre orders . So while he's getting my game i am watching him take the sticker off a used copy wrap it up in new plastic and then he says here your new copy of fallout 3 . I just said WTF left the store and ordered off amazon lol

[@MisterFister612]

I had food poising and the Runs. so i was going to gamestop but i had to run out to the subway next door to use their bathroom 5 times in the row. i had to quickly pick up 2 games because my parents told me to hurry up so i had to make a quick choice. so i bought Final Fantasy X-2 and the Sims 2 for PS2. i regret buying those games. but when i got home and started playing Final Fantasy X-2 i had to use the bathroom. i started to throw up from both ends. probably i sign on how bad Final Fantasy X-2. i was stuck in the bathroom all day not knowing witch end to put in the toilet. it was of of my worst days i ever had. lesson of the day dont eat curly fries at fairs especially if they are green.

[@antman1001000]

HAHAHA that comment made my day

[@thegaminggalaxy2318]

Green curly fries had me weak.

[@giznad138]

***** LOL. Best comment ever.

[@quintonthevillain2745]

***** Eh, X-2 wasn`t that bad if You just looked at it like a small spin-off.

[@jonprz]

***** Subway next to gamestop? was there a starbucks on the left side?

[@silenceenigma587]

My sister was going to sell Call Of Duty World At War & Black Ops, Naruto Rise Of A Ninja, Borderlands 2 and Fable 3 to GameStop and they were going to give her $6 for those games. She kept the games and eventually gave them to me.

[@NEON_ZEX]

SilenceEnigma Who else but GameStop?

[@justsimon4196]

+NEON 7 It's GameStop! GameStop! " We fuck over our customers because fuck logic"!

[@reesekhalil]

+SilenceEnigma How old were the games at the time

[@silenceenigma587]

Khalil Reese This happened back in 2013. Probably early 2014.

[@venomnbk3326]

+SilenceEnigma Those are all dirt cheap titles, $6 was more than generous.

[@adrian.c6460]

the worst experience i had is when i walked to my local game store early in the morning to collect a pre order got it walked back home there was no disc or manual it was just an empty case so i rang the store back up and waited on hold then i explained the shituation everything was ok my roomate wasn't awake yet so i decided to walk back and i eventually got the game and they gave me some free knick knacks then i got home a played it the experience wast that bad it was just disappointing to come home to find nothing in there

[@cpt.cuckmeals4332]

+Adrian .C "Shituation"

[@adrian.c6460]

Baby Shpee that was intentional

[@DarthAndrew520]

Well I would like to spin this around and actually mention one of my better experiences. Both of these things happened at the same Gamestop. I wanted to buy a copy of Dead Space 2 and find a used copy and the guy tells me to put it back and go grab the collectors edition on the shelf and he sold it for the same price. Same thing when i went to go buy star craft2 heart of the swarm, I go to buy it and this dude (not the same guy as be4) and brings this huge ass limited edition box and is like "here". I understand Gamestop is kinda ehhh, and there are a lot of bad stories like what you mentioned, but theres a bunch of good ones too :)

[@tydaman93]

DarthAndrew520 The Gamestop that I use to go to(don't live by there anymore) was pretty good. I became really good friends with 3 of the workers and now one of them is my roommate.

[@myriad9518]

I have a story about a positive experience at GameStop. One day my brother wanted to buy Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 for the 360. Phew brought it to the counter to buy it used. The GameStop employee said there were no used copies so he let my brother buy a new copy (sealed) at the used price. :P

[@metazare]

No personal horror stories. But I do remember waiting in line at my local game stop back when GTA 3 had come out and a mother was buying it for her clearly too young to be playing that shit kid. The clerk gave the woman like a 5 minute long explination why it's inappropriate for children and she just rolled her eyes and was all "Just gimme the fuckin game asshole" So she buys it, leaves. A few days later I was actually lucky enough to be in the store again at the same time the woman had come back trying to return it. She was outraged and yelling at the clerk who had sold it to her, saying that it's absolutely appalling they sell these types of games and she wants her money back. Instead of giving her the money back the manager said keep the game and don't come back into my store because you're no longer welcome here.

[@DrMatrix1231]

The world is just infested by stupid people, its nice that the manager didn't want to deal with that mothers bs so just told her to get out

[@dopecactus1749]

I got sold Donkey Kong 64 without the expansion pack, at the time I didn't know it needed it and they didn't bother to tell me :(

[@TheOmegaLeaf]

rangerreview he was probs a kid at the time.

[@NESRomancer]

I bought the original Assassin's Creed for full price. The dude smiled at me.

[@tdireloaded2516]

My friend and I were at Walmart, looking for a movie that was Rated R, it was this sick looking robot anime movie. Okay so we find it and we go to the self check out and slide the case over the scanner, it beeped and told us to wait for a employee. This old woman comes over and asks "Is this all you're buying?" and my friend replied with "Yes" and then she asked him if he had his ID, he did and showed it to her, THEN she asks if I have my ID, I didn't cause I wasn't buying the movie. She says "Sorry I cant let you buy this movie because you dont have an ID to show that you are old enough"...I'm 19, 6'4, and have a beard...I told her again that I wasn't buying it and that I was 19, she said "I cant sell you game since you dont have an ID to prove that you're of age." My friend and I look at each other, and he's like 2 feet shorter then me, exchanging eye contact as if saying this wasn't worth it. So we just nodded and handed her the DVD and left. I know it's store policy but my friend and I have done this many times and this was the first time an employee denied us service.

[@MDiPietro16]

If they require an ID then it doesn't really matter how old you look. I worked at a gas station that required us to ID everyone for alcohol. One guy I had to ID was born in 1920.

[@viciousservant5151]

+TDIReloaded If your friend was the one buying it then why did they check your id? I know they've done that to me too but it's like, do they check the id of some guy and then deny him service because he had to take his little brother along with to the mall too? wtf.

[@WizeDemon]

late reply but in retail if you believe the person is buying it only to give to the one next to them who has no ID or looks underage then you need to ask them as well, plenty of parents buying beer for their teenage kids and talk about it infront of the cashier, with that we can refuse to sell it as we feel we are helping it be sold to a minor which can get the store/company in big trouble.

[@XxNoahTakerxX]

My worst experience was when I was with my friends to get a new copy of my favorite game (of all time) Arkham City and also to check the price on WWE 2K15 and i'm gonna give some backstory my friends are like huge metal fans and they dress sort of like crazy fuckers i don't know why they just did. But we walk in and the 45 year old dude just watches us like a hawk so I got to grab a copy of Arkham and he went "hey you get out now" and I said "why,what did we do?" and he was acting like we were gonna take it. He even got a big dude to push us out so one of my friends Stephanie was all 'your gonna be an asshole well here you go" so she sees a stack of boxed Ps3' and did like a fucking chun li high kick and knocked them out of the box. i already left the store before it happened. All i wanted was to check the price of a game and buy a game.

[@joseagustincuesta]

XxNoahTakerxX Dude, I don't know your friend, but she just won the fucking Internet.

[@buenogoodlive]

José Cuesta Destruction of property wins nothing but a jail sentence.

[@TheFirelordist]

so when I was about 12, I went to gamestop to sell a few games with my dad. When we got there, they took a look at the little stack and said they would buy it for $6. My dad got pissed saying that this is a stack of complete games in great condition, and there is no fucking way this stack of games is only worth $6. We left after a few minutes. Not even 30 seconds later, a dude was about to walk into the store, stopped us and asked, "you try to sell those?" Dad said, "yeah" He takes a look at the stack, and just says, "I'll give you thirty bucks for them." Deal, and we left.

[@ashleyjohnson4139]

The worst for me was purchasing an OPENED video game from Game Stop, priced as brand new. I paid $60 for a game that was taken out of its original shrink wrap. To some that's trivial, but to me brand new means original shrink wrap only! When you remove that it's automatically used and should be priced as such. Anyway, after that happened I now purchase my brand new games elsewhere. I don't need employees getting finger prints and scratches all over my $60 video game disc. I'll pay $60 scratch/fingerprint free at Target or something.

[@thearmoredbluedragon113]

ashley johnson I agree. Every time Gamestop does that to me I say never mind and cancel the purchase and they usually get all huffy. New means factory sealed and untouched.

[@ashleyjohnson4139]

Exactly! New means new. Amazon, Target, Walmart, Kmart, Best Buy, etc. all understand that. Gamestop doesn't for some reason.

[@rhyadil5309]

I had pretty much the exact opposite problem. I went in to buy Epic Mickey 2, but my dumb ass didn't look at the upper right corner where it said it had to be played with two people. I go home, pop it into my Wii, and instantly realize my mistake. So I head back to Gamestop, it hasn't even been fifteen minutes, but they refused to take it. And that was how I blew $15.

[@jdamstudios8454]

This isn't necessarily the fault of the store, but the people In it. I was about 12 or so, And I went to go buy GTA: San Andreas (note that my mom was in our car). I got the case and went to checkout where was a line. There was this older guy behind me, about 30 or so, and we sparked conversation. He was actually getting a game for his daughters. That's when he asked what game I was buying. I told him and he about fucking exploded. Apparently he was highly religious, and he started going on and on about how the game was going to ruin my life, and how he was sad to see a poor soul be lost to God. He then stormed out of the store. That's Utah for you!

[@poochiebar]

Religious shithead, you should've clocked him in the fucking jaw!

[@jdamstudios8454]

Trust me, I would've if I could in that situation. I kept telling him that there are games way worse than GTA, and that seeing someone be shot in a virtual world is not going to fuck me up in any way. I definitely would have screamed at the guy, but there are about 10 or so more people in the store.

[@steeledminer616]

Nick Brown Shoulda asked if he ate bacon. And if he said yes grilled him for that.

[@YoshifreakZX]

Religious people can be dumbasses sometimes.....

[@SonofAGunFrom410]

@yoshifreak2000 so can Atheists. Hell, why even make the distinction? Everyone can be a dumb*ss.

[@Freakazoid444]

Worst video game shopping experience? anytime you buy any sort of video game related or anything in the electronic section of walmart is always a bad experience, workers are always nowhere to be found

[@Lyoko42o]

agreed!!!

[@punkrockjared8628]

+Freakazoid Walmart would be 10x better than gamestop if they sold used games

[@FlashgodX]

There are three things in this world that are infinite: the universe, human stupidity, and the benefits of our special Rewards Card

[@CurtisAlfeld]

One time my brother and I were at a local shop that was operated by one of our friends, so we would hang around there for a few hours, just talking about shit with the owner, having a good time. So, we're just having our conversation, when this woman barges in, dragging her twelve year old son by the wrist, and shouted "I thought I fucking told you not to buy from him!" at the owner. Everyone was confused as to what the fuck was happening. Then she goes on about how her son sold them a game, and how they should know better than to buy from a kid, and how it should have been obvious that he didn't pay for it with his own money, and just causing a scene. And pretty much everyone else in the store was a regular, so we all sort of knew each other, and we're sticking up for the owner. My brother told her something along the lines of "well, maybe you should make sure your son knows whats acceptable", and then she turns to him and starts calling him an obnoxious little shit, and how he should mind his own goddamn business. The owner then decided he just wanted the bitch out of his store, so he asked her what game her son traded in. "I don't know, Soul Caliber V". That game was still about a month away from launching. And she didn't fucking believe anyone when we told her otherwise. Finally, we found SC IV on one of the shelves, and convinced her that it was probably the game she was thinking of. Then she tried to explain that she shouldn't have to pay anything for it, since it was already hers, and she wasn't going to pay $8 for her own game. Five minutes later, she finally gives the owner some money, and leaves. As soon as the door closed, some said "wow, what a fucking bitch", then we all laughed and talked about what happened for the next half hour.

[@slumpnessmonster]

A gamestop employee was telling my sister that she wasnt a "real" gamer. she was trying to buy harvest moon or something on 3ds. he told her that there are much better games she should be buying than that. I was in the store when it happened but i couldnt hear him at the time. if i did, i would have told him how much of a douche he was. and she does play other games Skyrim, Facry, Halo just to name a few.

[@TheLastRaven6]

***** LOL that guy was clearly a dumbasses, real men and real gamers play harvest moon. and HARDCORE MEN PLAY RUNE FACTORY 4!

[@tonymars3767]

Clearly that guy has shit taste in games, Harvest Moon is fucking amazing

[@joseagustincuesta]

***** The Harvest Moon games are actually pretty fantastic, the guy must be one of those who think the only good games are the ones that are supposedly mature.

[@CurtisAlfeld]

***** Harvest Moon is so fucking awesome. I once told some friends about it, and when my friend gave me shit for playing a farming game instead of Call of Duty, my exact words were "fuck you, Colby, farming kicks ass!"

[@DatcleanMochaJo]

***** "May I interest your sister into a very great game, that I personally find to be a video game classic that reminds those assholes that video games are art- a game like, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare?"

[@matthias_music]

Alphaomegasin has to be the most genuine guy in the world, so straight forward and just awesome I love your videos, keep this up

[@herotrev]

God. Awful gaming shopping experiences are plenty, and pretty damn funny looking back at it. Although my 'worst' Video Gaming shopping experience way, way back. My family and I went to a local rental shop Rogers because I had been going there seeing they were about to do a huge sale on used games, and a friend of ours had gotten just out of jail because of personal reasons. That week my parents had gotten a puppy for the family too, and my sister wouldn't let go. So my older brother, little sister, parents, and our family friend went to the store pretty late at night but we lived closed to the store. 'bout 6 blocks. My sister holding the barely 4 month old dog, and we end up there at about 7 pm. I see some games, and got to pick two games I wanted. Grabbing my two games I asked if they were okay. After getting approval I went to see my sis with the puppy near the demo section of the store, and then a store robber, with a hatchet kicks the door in, and the kids of the family ran to the back of the store with my parents at the front counter basically being held hostage. Two guys held up the store, and it blew by in an hour with the robbers sadly getting away with my dad hot on their heels. with cops behind my father. After having the crime scene die down for a while, and my father came back. We asked to still purchase our things as the store owner had to tell us; "our systems ruined by the robbers." So we couldn't get the games I wanted, and the movie my sister wanted. But in all my haste of semi childish anger, the family friend held my shoulder, asking me to check my leg. My family's new dog Ellie got scared from the scene, and pissed all over my right ankle... I was 11 when this whole predicament happened.

[@randomforester_462]

herotrev Did the assholes get caught?

[@herotrev]

I honestly don't remember. I was still in my growing up phase, and my mind only remembered that my dog pissed on my ankle. But since i'm going to say yes because the police did chase after them knowing the car at least.

[@randomforester_462]

herotrev Hopefully.

[@garret432]

Holy shit man....

[@carmelle127]

Damn bro...... That had to be pretty intense. No one was hurt right?

[@DARKSIDEXIII]

Alright I got a story for you. I went in to a GameStop once to get the physical copy of the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft the day it came out. The guy working there asked me if I had it pre ordered. I told him no and he just started going off on me. He could of just told me sorry the game came out today and you need a pre order to get it. But instead he starts giving me attitude trying to lecture me about the importance of pre ordering well at the same time his voice is gradually getting louder and more angry. Then he somehow shifts to rant about how less PS3 and 360 games will be made when Xbox One and PS4 come out. Then he starts talking about how games will all be all digital only one day and how GameStop will go out of business because of it. By that point he was on the verge of screaming. And he was doing all this with a bunch of people in the store. Before he could go any further I was just like okay whatever bye. Maybe I was in the wrong thinking i could get the game with out a pre order. But the guy didn't have to be a dick about it.

[@DARKSIDEXIII]

***** I don't know what the guys deal was. Maybe he was having a shitty day or something. He must have got fired or something because I haven't seen him there since.

[@Daealis]

DARKSIDE X Anyone who has been playing in the past year knows not to preorder one goddam game anymore. Aside from a select few indie gems, not one game has come out in a proper state, and almost every major triple-A has been shit, even unplayable at launch. And as is the case with the latest Batman, still are, months after release. So "Mr. Importance of Pre-Order" can fuck right off a cliff.

[@kitkatjacking]

DARKSIDE X I don't know what the guys problem was, because last time I asked somebody if they had animal crossing new leaf, and the guy asked me if I preordered I said no, and he just gave me the game to buy. and it was at a gamestop also.

[@DeathBringer769]

DARKSIDE X Sounds like that dude was taking out his frustrations on you for no reason. People can get blinded like that and use any little opportunity to feel "justified" and just go off on someone...

[@NISSANZ33]

Dude these were awesome stories. That MGS2 story was funny

[@kevinsmithfan37]

1 thing you have to know about the story I'm 6'1 and i look alot like AOS (beard, long hair, deep voice, sleeve tat. worst one i had was at an old video store, i think blockbuster. Anyways, I bought an ex-rental copy of RE4. took the case to the counter paid for it then took the sticky tape off it to look at the manual. (still in front of the register btw) and the disc wasn't inside. I said to the guy "hey man, their is no disc in here what's up". So he says "oh maybe it's in the ex-rental draws behind him" so he looks for it and nothing then says "sorry dude, must have been stolen". I'm bummed, but like it's not his fault so I say "it's cool" and hand him the receipt. he looks at me and says "no refunds". I'm like are you fucking high! you didn't sell me anything, If i bought it and changed my mind that's one thing but you literally don't have the item so by law you have to give me a refund. He still refused so I said look mate you can explain to you're boss that you made a small mistake and had to give me my $30 back or I can get on my phone.....and trust me when i say you really don't want me to do that. He tried to call my buff so send a few txts to my friends in the area all the txt said was "call my phone and don't stop calling it till someone picks up then when they do threaten the shit out of the guy that picks it up. if they don't pick up call this number (the stores number till someone picks up)". I put the phone down on the counter and look at the guy and say calmly "Look man, i'm a reasonable person. we all make mistakes. I understand that, but the guys I just messaged....see, they don't understand that. and the only thing that's keeping them from doing harm to you is me, so it's in your interests to keep me happy...do you understand? He looked at me then he looked at the phone and told me their was nothing he could do and it was store policy. then the phone started to ring. It just kept ringing. the second it would stop ringing, it would start again and every time it would start again i would look the guy dead in the eyes just as if to say "this isn't going to end well for you". but the guy held. then around the 5-6 my phone stopped ringing but the store phone started to ring. it's at that point I gave the guy a knowing look and the guy froze cold and goes "if i give you a refund will you leave?" I say sure, but then i say "but first you better hand me that phone cause the people you pissed off don't play" so i lean over the counter and pick up the phone and get a spray from my friend till i say it's me and that it's just a misunderstanding and that everything was is gonna be sorted. I get my refund and as I walk out I very (no country for old men style) say to the guy "every once in a while you are going to think back on this moment and what could have happened. When you do I want you to do something. I want you to think about how long ago this moment is from that moment in you life you are currently in and just.....and just be thankful. Then i smiled at the guy and walked out.

[@poeticrapper1900]

awesome

[@tgsachris]

+infinityplus0ne Jesus Christ... where do you live? I want to give you a high five buddy that was awesome

[@kujas]

+infinityplus0ne i'm jealous you have reliable friends.

[@alpha_child9477]

+infinityplus0ne man, you're fucking badass XD

[@LaBerengenaAtomica]

+kuja Yeah, mine would be like ''The fuck you want me to call you for? Nah, mate.'' and do nothing, hahaha.

[@shadowmariogalaxy64]

I walked into a Book and Music Exchange only to find a copy of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde worth $10.00. Considering my views on the game after beating it and currently owning a copy, that's 25 dollars too much. Multiple flea market venders that don't know how bad the product actually is...too many stories

[@checkjaguar1083]

It's amazing when you come across a completely oblivious vendor that underpriced their games. Found a new copy of Conker's bad fur day for n64 for $25. I bought it and sold it on eBay for $70.

[@TheSkullkid777]

Paul Mann IV As of late, I decided to buy a n64 since I never really had the console for long (had it, but then I got a playstation 1 and my dad sold the 64), long story short, I noticed a lot of bad games are sold for a lot, superman 64 for example, is like, priced at 100 something something pesos, almost 10 dolla bills.