Anyone else loathe GAME?

[winston000smith]

KHlover said:

winston000smith said:
I do loathe GAME a bit for when they rip you off and their *ask if you need any help the second you set foot in the shop* policy, but...

1) There is one member of staff there who I have known for years and he really knows his stuff (encyclopaedic level gaming knowledge, past and present).

2) It makes the high street more interesting. Many smaller towns would be without any kind of videogame shop, were it not for Game.

3) Unlike Amazon, I'm pretty sure Game pay their tax properly. They also have to pay staff to run stores and rent for the shops.

4) You can just go in and buy a game on a whim any day of the week - If you're feeling extravagant - then take it home and play it immediately. Sometimes this pleasant diversion is worth a few extra quid, no delayed deliveries. I always request a sealed copy if buying new.

In balance I do hate the rip off trade in prices at Game. I also feel pretty appauled at second hand games being only £2 cheaper than new - you know they've just payed some fool £13 for it.

Sorry, but that's just BS right there. Amazon also has to pay its workers etc. (who do you think pays for your free shipment?), so GAME should be able to sell the games at these prices too. Besides, MediaMarkt and Saturn for example have most games as cheap as Amazon, so why not GAME?

It's not BS.

High Street locations and customer facing staff, plus a manager for each store costs more than sending everything out from warehouses. Plus Amazon get stuff cheaper from suppliers, because they're Amazon (the REALLY big boys).

Amazon were all over the news recently for evading tax. That is, depending on your point of view, at best pretty cheeky of them. They are also rumoured to treat staff badly.

Don't get me wrong, I think Amazon provide an excellent service. But if we all ONLY buy online, the highstreet will be gone. Even HMV is gone now, and I don't know anyone who didn't enjoy a look round HMV. You will have nowhere to go while your significant other is in clothes shops, marvelling at pieces of material.

So, yeah. Occasionally I pay a bit more than I should for a game from Game. As long as it's sealed I don't mind that much. And I'm not rich, it's just a treat every now and again to impulse purchase a game.