Why do I hate Gamestop so?

[Phrancheyez]

If you've read GameStop Diaries Pt1 on the 360, then this is a repost that you may have already read, so skip it.

Wow..I like gamestop. A lot actually. I'm not even an employee - and never have been - and they let me borrow games like that=P I take extreme care of anything under my care tho, and always return games in perfect shape. On top of that, if they have a game 2 days before it's official release - I have it 2 days before its official release. Gamestop treats me good, so I can't really complain. I can understand the frustration from people who don't get this treatment but hey..all i can say is - be nice. I go to gamestop, buy games, reserve games, talk to the guys, hang out. They know me pretty well by now, it's where I buy all my games and they know it..so they know a valued customer when they see one I guess. I also buy all strategy guides there (because everywhere else sells strategy guides, they just NEVER have the one you need) and I also buy all of my hardware there - controllers, USB cables, play-n-charge kits, etc etc.

But you could also say this is because of where I live. There are only 2 stores where I live that sell video games - GameStop and Wal-Mart. And I don't go into Wal-Mart unless theres a gun at my forehead, so no matter how bad I thought GameStop was, I'd still shop there..otherwise I'd have to drive 45 minutes to find somewhere else.

Addition: I understand why that would bother people, and if I was like 99% of their customers, it would bother me too. But as of right now, I'm benefitting from it - not to mention I've only borrowed a game once, but they'd do it again in a heartbeat for me. Maybe you guys' GameStop just has crappy employees - all the guys who work at the one I used are around my age, real easy to get along with, really into games and have a lot of experience with games. That being said, they're into a lot of the same games I am, and some I'm not, so they're really good at reccomending say one soccer game over the other, or basketball, or FPS, etc. They're good to me - I can't complain.