My first day @new (video-game) job :)

[hydr0x]

Hi al

last week i posted i got a new part-time job at a electronic retailer (europes biggest) in their video-game segment

well, yesterday (thursday) was my first day, it was the stores opening day, 12.000 customers at one day x_x we sold 4000(!!) dvd players (special opening offer), i think everyone in my city now owns one ;)

as it was also the Mario Kart release day here in germany, i of course bought it and i have to say it's a multiplayer killer-game :)

but i also got some nice other 'scores':

No One Lives Forever 2 (PC) 3.00
Jagged Alliance 2 (2.5) (PC) 1.99
Crazy Taxi (GC) 10.00
'Der Anschlag' (GC) 5.00
free Soul Calibur 2 poster
free X-Box Soul Calibur 2 Demo-Disc

and....

FREE Lord of the Rings - Return of the King (PS2) FULL PROMO VERSION 8-)

it was a veeery long day (12hours) but it was still fun, i could also talk to some guys from EA and some other companies (<< got that promo from the ea guy LOL )

[digitalpress]

Ah, I remember my days in retail very well. You'll have to endure idiotic customers but it's usually well worth the perks.

Good luck there, Jan!

[Darth Sensei]

That's great. ARe those prices USD?

D

[slapdash]

Probably Euro, which makes the prices sound a bit low, but not too bad.

Aber, was ist "Der Anschlag"?

[hydr0x]

prices are euro, comparing USD and Euro prices is not a thing you can do right now, you know rates have changed from 0.9:1 to nearly 1.2:1, so paying euro might seem expensive from an us point of view, but 5 euro are still 5 euro for europeans, you still get the same things for it, you only get less for your 5 USD over here ;)

'Der Anschlag' is the german name of the movie The Sum Of All Fears, i just couldn't remember the english name when posting :D

the game sucks afaik (haven't played it yet), but i'd buy every current-gen game for 5 euro new ;)

[Zubiac666]

Probably Euro, which makes the prices sound a bit low, but not too bad.

Aber, was ist "Der Anschlag"?


it's the german title of "the sum of all fears"
crap game but for 5 euros I'll get it too

[Arrrhalomynn]

What shop is it you're working at? Media Markt?

[hamburgler]

Congrats on your new video game job,hyd0x. :)

[Biohazard]

What shop is it you're working at? Media Markt?

That was my guess too Arrr LOL

[Ed Oscuro]

Der Anschlag...I'll have to remember to avoid that one XD

Just was reading through some reviews at GameSpy...the GC version got a whopping 18% score. O_o

[hydr0x]

yeah, it's MM, gotta go there now, 12 hours again :)

[hydr0x]

yeah, it's MM, gotta go there now, 12 hours again :)

[lendelin]

Congrats, Moselboy (or should I call you media markt boy? from now on :)

Great, now you have access to great deals. The last time I was in Germany I bought a new Dreamcast Bangai-O at a Media Markt realtively cheap, otherwise the prices in Europe are still a bit too high for my taste.

The prices for the games you got are really nice.

Hey, don't neglect your studies over this 12hour Media Markt frenzy. :)

[lendelin]

Congrats, Moselboy (or should I call you media markt boy? from now on :)

Great, now you have access to great deals. The last time I was in Germany I bought a new Dreamcast Bangai-O at a Media Markt realtively cheap, otherwise the prices in Europe are still a bit too high for my taste.

The prices for the games you got are really nice.

Hey, don't neglect your studies over this 12hour Media Markt frenzy. :)

[hydr0x]

Hey, don't neglect your studies over this 12hour Media Markt frenzy. :)

nah, i won't, btw this week the students here in marburg have gone on strike against the planned studying fees, so even if i would work the whole week i wouldn't really miss anything :)

[hydr0x]

Hey, don't neglect your studies over this 12hour Media Markt frenzy. :)

nah, i won't, btw this week the students here in marburg have gone on strike against the planned studying fees, so even if i would work the whole week i wouldn't really miss anything :)

[Flack]

I worked for Best Buy for a year, that was about all the retail I could handle. Indeed, the perks were awesome -- I still have my 6' x 6' Star Wars signage for the original VHS release. I was always walking out of that place with free cds, free software ... you name it. Yeah, customers suck sometimes but more often than not I just walked around talking to people. My time was basically split into thirds, first in the computer area, second in the computer software area, and third in the computer booth.

I also worked a couple of oteams (opening team) where you went to a new store and helped them the week of their grand opening. A lot of sore backs and feet that week, but all the hard work paid off.

[Flack]

I worked for Best Buy for a year, that was about all the retail I could handle. Indeed, the perks were awesome -- I still have my 6' x 6' Star Wars signage for the original VHS release. I was always walking out of that place with free cds, free software ... you name it. Yeah, customers suck sometimes but more often than not I just walked around talking to people. My time was basically split into thirds, first in the computer area, second in the computer software area, and third in the computer booth.

I also worked a couple of oteams (opening team) where you went to a new store and helped them the week of their grand opening. A lot of sore backs and feet that week, but all the hard work paid off.

[lendelin]

Hey, don't neglect your studies over this 12hour Media Markt frenzy. :)

nah, i won't, btw this week the students here in marburg have gone on strike against the planned studying fees, so even if i would work the whole week i wouldn't really miss anything :)

On strike??? :) When I was a freshman at the University of Freiburg, the students went on strike because the tuition for the entire semester (information for US citizens: independently from the number of courses taken) went up from $15 to $25. (no joke)

Americans find it ridiculous, and I think rightfully so. An American student pays $3000 to $4000 tuition per semester. Yep!! How much is the tuition fee in the meantime in Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg)?

The only ones who profit from strikes are the instructors. When students
strike they strike against themselves. :) A strike is only effective if you hurt someone financially, no University or instructor gets hurt because of a strike. :)

[lendelin]

Hey, don't neglect your studies over this 12hour Media Markt frenzy. :)

nah, i won't, btw this week the students here in marburg have gone on strike against the planned studying fees, so even if i would work the whole week i wouldn't really miss anything :)

On strike??? :) When I was a freshman at the University of Freiburg, the students went on strike because the tuition for the entire semester (information for US citizens: independently from the number of courses taken) went up from $15 to $25. (no joke)

Americans find it ridiculous, and I think rightfully so. An American student pays $3000 to $4000 tuition per semester. Yep!! How much is the tuition fee in the meantime in Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg)?

The only ones who profit from strikes are the instructors. When students
strike they strike against themselves. :) A strike is only effective if you hurt someone financially, no University or instructor gets hurt because of a strike. :)

[hydr0x]

i do pay 125 euro per semester, i don't know how much it is in BW

btw: there would be no freakin way how my parents or i could pay something like 3000 bucks per semester, that's why it's good we don't have something like that over here, equal chances for everyone

[hydr0x]

i do pay 125 euro per semester, i don't know how much it is in BW

btw: there would be no freakin way how my parents or i could pay something like 3000 bucks per semester, that's why it's good we don't have something like that over here, equal chances for everyone