Silliest things you've heard from game store employees

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Otakumegane on 18 February 2013

MDMAlliance said:
"Don't get Metroid: Other M, it's too hard."
jk (but a Gamestop employee did say that)

At least he was saving you the trouble.

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Mummelmann on 18 February 2013

fordy said:
I think my story takes the cake:

Harvey Norman, circa 2000

After waiting about 2 months past the release date for Final Fantasy VIII for the PC, I told one of the casual staff wandering around the store what's going on. He said he'd be right back, and got his manager, who uttered some of the dumbest stuff I've ever heard....

Manager: I'm sorry sir, but they have decided not to release Final Fantasy VIII PC in Australia.
Me: Oh well, looks like I'll have to get it imported from America.
Manager: I'm afraid you can't do that. You see, American games wont work on Australian PCs...
Me: What are you talking about? Of course they can.
Manager: No, you're wrong. We have PAL PCs here. They have NTSC PCs over there.
Me: WHAT THE HELL DO TV STANDARDS HAVE TO DO WITH PCs?!
Manager: Well I sell them for a living, so I know what I'm talking about.
Me: Well I program them for a living, so I know you're full of shit.

With that, I walked out. It's incredible the amount of shit a MANAGER spews, one that's supposed to sell these things to customers...

Oh, and I went to another store 10 minutes down the road and found the game on shelf. I haven't bought any computer related stuff from Harvey Norman ever since...

That is incredible! A lot of people that work in these kind of stores don't really know much about their products.

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platformmaster918 on 19 February 2013

TheKingofRedLions said:
I actually got a pretty nice guy at our local Gamestop

the one in my college town is really fun to talk to when I get something there and I'm normally in at a time when there's like no customers so we babble on about stuff. Then there's an Australian guy at my hometown one so I've made out pretty well lol

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