ripped off by gamestop

[monkeychemist]

How did he get ripped off? He knew of gamestops business practices ,

Actually I didn't until it happened


knew he could it cheaper online
That's absolutely untrue, I could have gotten it for the same price online or more expensive due to shipping


knew he could get it sealed online.However he still gave them his money being self aware of all his options.

Actually for the time that I wanted the game this was my only option


You just ripped yourself off by giving into convenient .I think a rip off is more along the lines of the phrase bait and switch , however this didn't take place with the deal you got since your self aware and informed of your purchase options. We know buying from Game Stop sucks however we don't have the need to vent about it all the time.

This is my first time venting about GS since it was my first purchase. I now realize that this topic has been done a bunch of time so sorry for wasting your 2 minutes reading and writing on this thread, but hey, no one forced you to read it :)

[shopkins]

Really, I order things from Amazon all the time and it almost never takes more than a week for it to get here. Standard shipping is about 3 to 5 business days, even free Super Saver shipping is about 5 to 9 days. I'm not criticizing you for not wanting to wait, I understand that sometimes you need something right now. I'm just saying that in the future don't be too worried about having to wait forever for Amazon purchase.

This is if you buy it directly from Amazon. Amazon Marketplace Sellers can be slower.

[Icarus Moonsight]

If the place totally bugs you, don't shop there.

I missed this post last time I checked... I just want to say; Stop mixing calm reason into all this venting and biting sarcasm! It's like watering down a beer. Sure, It makes sense (profit/discussion-wise) but, It's Oh. So. Wrong.


This is my first time venting about GS since it was my first purchase. I now realize that this topic has been done a bunch of time so sorry for wasting your 2 minutes reading and writing on this thread, but hey, no one forced you to read it :)

After reading I didn't complain because I expected your post to be in Gaelic either. Even though I knew it wasn't and I really didn't expect it to be... I COULD HAVE DAMN IT! :p

If that ever happens... Kill me fast and merciful before I infect others.

[Nature Boy]

Unfortunately your idea is just too idealistic

I actually think bitching about the practices on a forum and thinking it will change things is the overly idealistic approach.

If enough customers bring their dollars elsewhere they'd have to eventually do something to get those customers back. If that doesn't happen (and it likely wouldn't with a retailer as large as Gamestop) and you've gone elsewhere who cares? By definition you've found somewhere else to buy your stuff *anyway,* so the practices of Gamestop make no difference. In fact you'll feel better about purchasing games at your new store *because* Gamestop still exists and you know you're not supporting them.

In the end it's your own satisfaction that matters, not anybody else's.

[Nature Boy]

I missed this post last time I checked... I just want to say; Stop mixing calm reason into all this venting and biting sarcasm! It's like watering down a beer. Sure, It makes sense (profit/discussion-wise) but, It's Oh. So. Wrong.

I *totally* apologize. There's nothing worse than watering down beer! :cheers:

[TheDomesticInstitution]

I think we should start a positive gamestop experience thread considering 95% of the hate gamestop threads are all user error.......

And it shall be known as:

"Blown by Gamestop"

[Press_Start]

Too many stickers
Selling used discs for complete price.
Selling used games as new.
18-day trade-in wait period.
Etc.

"Devil's in the details" pops to mind when it comes to Gamestop. It's not just one little thing that tick gamers off, it's a LOT of little things. Kinda like sitting on a chair with pointy rock hiding in the cushion. Instead of one, there's ten. Funny, with the billions in profit, you'd think they invest some of those funds in a think tank to improve customer service (even if they're "minor").

Me thinks they've gotten too big for their britches and developed a swelled head as a result of "monopolitus". (Side effects include rapid white hair growth above the lip, top hat compulsiveness, and addicted to colored paper with numbers. :pimp:) Do you guys sometimes think it'd been better if Gamestop "dissolved" back to EB, Funcoland, Software Etc? You know before GS gobbled them up.

[scooterb23]

Me thinks they've gotten too big for their britches and developed a swelled head as a result of "monopolitus". (Side effects include rapid white hair growth above the lip, top hat compulsiveness, and addicted to colored paper with numbers. :pimp:) Do you guys sometimes think it'd been better if Gamestop "dissolved" back to EB, Funcoland, Software Etc? You know before GS gobbled them up.

And anyone who knows me, knows I hate Monopoly! :P

Maybe having 3-5 national chains all selling the same stuff would be more competitive... and the prices would be lower. But truthfully, they all would probably think working together as one is better than fighting with each other...and they would have merged anyway.

We just needed people in charge that put the collector and condition-anal people first ;)

[monkeychemist]

on another note, Oblivion is really awesome! I am having a blast with it. It was definitively worth getting ripped off by GS :)

Though, I should not have read all the character build faqs. I put athletics as a major skill because it's supposed to be controllable and it keeps gaining levels with that. Maybe I jump too much? haha

[shopkins]

Jumping is my main method of getting around in these games. It just seems faster to hop from place to place than to run.

Well, except when I enchanted an amulet that gave me permanent powers of flight in Morrowind.

[Kyle15]

word: reseals...

Um, I said factory sealing. There's a big difference between reseal plastic and factory sealing. ;)

[PapaStu]

I looked at the online stores like you mentioned but if you go with the free shipping option on amazon, or ship to store at Walmart/Target you have to wait two weeks. Don't believe me, pretend to buy it and look at the expected receiving date, yup it's in 2 weeks. The only way that they ship within 24 hours is if you pay for shipping. Shipping is usually $4-5 which is more expensive than FL tax (~$2). So with that justification I felt that it was worth paying the tax to have my game here immediately (and it supports my State).


I just did a pretend 'purchase' and i've got a receives in 5-9 business days as it lists for all stuff shipped Saver. I have many many times pre-ordered games, clicked saver and gotten them 2 days after release. I will be glad to buy the few games in my cart that are new and in stock with Amazon and note their time it takes to get to me here. But what I don't get is, if you wern't happy with the potential condition and have been waiting 6 months for the game, why you just didn't wait the additional 'week*' to get it and make you happy with.

* Just because it says 5-9 days does not mean it takes 5-9 days to get shipped to you.

[Icarus Moonsight]

on another note, Oblivion is really awesome! I am having a blast with it. It was definitively worth getting ripped off by GS :)

Though, I should not have read all the character build faqs. I put athletics as a major skill because it's supposed to be controllable and it keeps gaining levels with that. Maybe I jump too much? haha

Don't change the subject! You'll never win back your black cherry if you simply run from your problems! :p

[monkeychemist]

I just did a pretend 'purchase' and i've got a receives in 5-9 business days as it lists for all stuff shipped Saver. I have many many times pre-ordered games, clicked saver and gotten them 2 days after release. I will be glad to buy the few games in my cart that are new and in stock with Amazon and note their time it takes to get to me here. But what I don't get is, if you wern't happy with the potential condition and have been waiting 6 months for the game, why you just didn't wait the additional 'week*' to get it and make you happy with.

* Just because it says 5-9 days does not mean it takes 5-9 days to get shipped to you.

ok first of all 5-9 business days is 1-2 weeks. I have ordered many things from amazon, they always take 2 weeks to get here.

where did you get that I waited 6 months for the game? I just started to get interested about a week and a half ago when I started the topic Fallout vs. Oblivion...

[PapaStu]

ok first of all 5-9 business days is 1-2 weeks. I have ordered many things from amazon, they always take 2 weeks to get here.

I never seem to have the problem with them taking 2 weeks to get to me, I have the occasinonal problem of them processing an order in a timely manner (especially as of late), but shipping never takes me two weeks to get. Normal shipping is 2-4 days going through saver.


where did you get that I waited 6 months for the game? I just started to get interested about a week and a half ago when I started the topic Fallout vs. Oblivion...


yes, that's why I ended up buying it because everywhere else was depleted. Yesterday was my birthday, I am poor so when I get money to buy a game I don't feel like waiting 2 weeks to get it. I get about 1-2 games a year, so my anticipation is already pretty strong.

There. I read, I' get about 1-2 games a year so my anticipation is already pretty strong' as meaning this is about time for that one game every 6 or so months and i've been chompin at the bit to be able to buy and play this game i've been anticipating for quite a while. I didn't place your thread of this last week (Fallout vs Oblivion) as the instigation behind the purchase.

[TonyTheTiger]

Gamestop, for whatever flaws the business side might have, is certainly convenient and sometimes incredibly inexpensive when they have their fire sales on old merchandise and buy 2 get 1 free deals/coupons. Not too long ago, I must have scoured 15-20 stores for old Game Boy games. Not one of those stores was more than 20 minutes away and I ended up getting at least 20 great games for what couldn't have been more than $60-70. And after factoring in the store inventory search on the website, it makes finding something a breeze.

Just yesterday I used the inventory search to grab a Gamecube broadband adapter for $1.06 after tax. I personally cannot justify swearing off the company because it likes to put stickers on things. The inconvenience of carefully removing a sticker is substantially outweighed by the benefits. I'm not saying that anybody who does decide to boycott the place is foolish or misguided or anything (it's their dollar to spend where they choose, after all) but I'm trying to say that a little perspective can go a long way.

This isn't to say that I wouldn't like it if more classic game stores or mom and pop shops that have a different breed of inventory started popping up. It's good to have that kind of diversity. But I'm not going to fault Gamestop for being successful.

[shopkins]

The fucked up thing about Amazon's shipping policies, I'm starting to become convinced, is the way Super Saver Shipping seems to work. When I order something and pay for shipping, it seems like I get a message saying they shipped it around the next day and then it comes in three days. When I order something Super Saver, I get a message saying they shipped it four days later and then it gets here in, yep, three days. So it seems like Super Saver isn't some kind of less expensive shipping method for Amazon, it's just Amazon intentionally slowing down your order to try to encourage you to pay for shipping. That's my theory, anyway.

[NayusDante]

Super Saver shipping means that you don't care about processing time. I believe that it puts your order at the end of the queue, rather than the front. Amazon's shipping system is very automated, as in, computer-guided conveyor belts and stuff, so it's just a matter of telling the computer when to put your items in a box. Look up some video of Amazon's warehouses, quite an interesting place, with men and machines working at the same time.

[TonyTheTiger]

Look up some video of Amazon's warehouses, quite an interesting place, with men and machines working at the same time.

You ain't kiddin'.

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/8804/amazon.jpg

[NayusDante]

That's Casshan/Casshern, right? I've been looking for that for a while, and it seems that Amazon is going to be my only option.