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    That has got to be the dumbest video I have ever seen. Just when I think that company cannot sink any lower, they find a way... WOW
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    I'm sorry I watched like 2 minutes, and that British Accent is annoying. :No Offense to British People:
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    This is par for the course with any retail chain. The customers in the videos come off like imbeciles and the employees come off like creepy stalkers. I think the one thing this video has going for it that goes above and beyond the call of duty in the "are you serious?" category is that it promotes two stereotypes at the same time. One, that video games are alien to the fairer sex. And two, that male video game aficionados have no idea how to properly interact with females.

    I approve.

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    Meh. The truth of the matter is selling to women is different than selling to men. The problem here is we see a lot of stereotypes and it simply isn't that funny. The video wasn't meant to be seen by the public but most associates of any predominantly male oriented industry (Home Depot, Best Buy, Gamestop, etc) should know some of this stuff.

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    I don't really see how the situations in the video are specifically related to women. I'd imagine the average 40-something year old man walking into GameStop doesn't know squat about games either and is just there to buy a game for his kid. Although, I don't know why the video suggests that all women shopping for games are buying for other people. Did they ever think that maybe a woman walking into a store is buying a game for herself? Personally, I'd be pretty annoyed if GameStop employees were bothering me that much. Thankfully I haven't really experienced any especially stupid employees, but sometimes when an employee immediately asks me if I need help as soon as I walk in I get the distinct feeling that they're thinking I couldn't possibly be a gamer myself and that I must be cluelessly looking for a game for my boyfriend or something.

    I like their "you're stupid and fat" promotion, though. :P

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aussie2B View Post
    Personally, I'd be pretty annoyed if GameStop employees were bothering me that much.
    That's actually the problem with any of these training videos. They seem to exist in some parallel universe where it's normal for this by the books stuff to happen. I remember when I was training to work at Blockbuster. Corporate required everybody go through these idiotic training workbooks. When I was done, the manager sat me down and told me straight up, "Forget everything you read. If I walked into a store and somebody walked up to me wearing a big ass smile and said 'Welcome to Blockbuster, how may I help you?' I'd haul ass out the door." And it's true. What they seem to think looks 'helpful' in these videos is actually annoying and creepy.

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    Games sold to girls!?!

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    I couldn't sit through it but I do enjoy the fact that a picture of Kelly Lebrock was used in the opening sequence
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    It must be a slow day at "The Consumerist".

    This isn't any different than any other "employee" video I have ever had to suffer through...except this one had some humor.

    And a spot on assessment of male video gamers.

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    I watched about 3 minutes and couldn't take anymore. I know corporate places have to make dumb ass videos like this but they're pretty much missing the point. I think they should just treat all customers the same. Thinking that women aren't bright enough to find their way around a Gamestop store would be assuming they aren't bright enough to find their way around any store that doesn't sell drapes, groceries or knitting supplies. Women know how to shop and aren't afraid to ask for help when they need it, unlike us guys
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    Am I the only one who noticed that it's a big joke? The "segment of the species" intro? The fake Animal Planet motif? A bulky appendage known as a purse? Obviously not a serious video.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hitman Tyler View Post
    I'm sorry I watched like 2 minutes, and that British Accent is annoying. :No Offense to British People:
    Don't worry, it was a bit annoying to me as well

    And yeah, it does look a little bit like a piss-take to me, I wonder if it's real or not?

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    Seriously, if anyone finds old Funcoland training videos online somewhere, they need to be posted here. They were pretty funny.
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    i cant access the video as i am at work, but i will say that any sales person with an ounce of common sense knows how to qualify a customer (rate a customers product knowledge based on a simple conversation) and how to be helpful to that customer depending on what level of knowledge they have. people without knowledge on the product have questions and need help, while experts simply need to know product location and price.

    this is why sales people always ask if you need any help. it may be annoying to DP-type game shoppers, but when i am in a store looking for stuff for my soon-to-be-born baby, im f'n clueless and i appreciate good sales help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by j_factor View Post
    Am I the only one who noticed that it's a big joke? The "segment of the species" intro? The fake Animal Planet motif? A bulky appendage known as a purse? Obviously not a serious video.
    I agree, it's a total joke. Hey everyone, you've been punked! I just watched the first 3rd of the video and it's obvious that it's a joke. No corporation would take a risk like that by making a video that would fuel the feminist organizations. Come on, likened to animals?

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    Quote Originally Posted by monkeychemist View Post
    I agree, it's a total joke. Hey everyone, you've been punked! I just watched the first 3rd of the video and it's obvious that it's a joke. No corporation would take a risk like that by making a video that would fuel the feminist organizations. Come on, likened to animals?
    You have obviously never seen a corporate training-video before. They always have corny themes.

    I watched had to watch one at work on sexual harassment that was themed like a Hitchhock parody. And my husband brought home a 13-disc series of banking videos filmed in a local park by a guy dressed up as Indiana Jones.

    There's nothing like being assigned to create an in company amateur video that can suddenly turns the head of your department into a George Lucas Prima Donna.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daria View Post
    I watched had to watch one at work on sexual harassment that was themed like a Hitchhock parody.
    That sounds like something I'd watch for fun.

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    It's a joke? Ok....I didn't get any ha has out of it. In fact, I'm pretty sure I was offended 30 seconds in. That, and the video was probably the most annoying thing I've seen in ages. I could barely watch 2 minutes of it.

    Anyway, if it's a joke, it's not very well executed...certainly not the British humour I'm used to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by monkeychemist View Post
    I agree, it's a total joke. Hey everyone, you've been punked! I just watched the first 3rd of the video and it's obvious that it's a joke. No corporation would take a risk like that by making a video that would fuel the feminist organizations. Come on, likened to animals?
    Oh, I've been through alot of these sorts of videos, and it's pretty clearly not a joke. They always use some weird conceit to make the training more 'interesting'. You should have seen some of the sexual harassment videos I had to watch at my old company!

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