Awesome experience at Gamestop at the mall in Augusta, Ga. I went to grab a copy of Crafting Mama for my kid and Arkham Asylum (360 version) for myself. The store was out of Arkham Asylum but the guy sold me a copy of Crafting Mama. At the checkout, I grabbed a copy of Game Informer with Zelda on the cover.
"Oh, you want that mag?", the guy asked. "I can get you a subscription and a discount card....." I cut him off. I told him that I already have the card and the subscription but my mag doesn't come all of the time (I think somebody at the post office is stealing it). He gave me the mag for free. Then he asked me about pre-ordering Arkham Asylum. I told him about my piss poor experience with Gamestop when I pre-ordered Gears of War 3 Limited Edition. He apologized for that Gamestop. Then, he called a couple of other Gamestops to track down Arkham Asylum for me.
The third one he called had the game in stock. Somewhere in the middle of all of this, we got into a conversation about gaming (which I always avoid to make people think I'm cool). The guy really knew his stuff. I was just impressed by the whole thing. Wish there were more employees like him. I even pre-ordered WWE 2012 even though that particular store is waaaaaaay out of my way. If I could have given him a 15% tip, I would have.
Garrett, you're the best!
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