My little experience in a EB games

[mike_intellivision]

I have four Gamestops within five miles of my house.

I prefer to go to the one where I have known the manager for over a decade. I trust his judgment on games. Also, the new manager of another store in town also has a Wii and seems to be able to give good advice.

As for others, I tend to talk with the managers/assistant managers/clerks. You can quickly learn what they like, what they have, and what their biases are. You can then use that information -- and know whether or not they are worth listening to.

But it is true that most part-time, lower-level clerks are not worth listening to because they are ill-informed and/or biased. Also, ill-informed may be they only see the trends in their stores, which given their demographic is very different than the overall market ... so without additional research, they would not know any more.

The best thing about Gamestop is that you can return a used game within seven days ... no questions asked. That means if you are unsure, you can check out a game risk-free.

Mike from Morgantown

Who is on a first-name basis with Gamestop managers in three states.