Internal GameStop video on selling to women

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Link (The Consumerist)

[8-bitNesMan]

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

[Hitman Tyler]

I'm sorry I watched like 2 minutes, and that British Accent is annoying. :No Offense to British People:

[TonyTheTiger]

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.

[FlufflePuff]

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.

[Aussie2B]

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

[Mayhem]

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?

[Oobgarm]

Seriously, if anyone finds old Funcoland training videos online somewhere, they need to be posted here. They were pretty funny.

[chrisbid]

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.

[Howie6925]

I couldnt watch it, got to where the guy introduces himself as as she walks into the store then goes all charlie brown and shut it off.