Sorry for the crappy title. But does anyone here try to influence sales at retailers in any way?

I do.

You know at some stores, they have a "New release" or "top 1, 2, 3, etc" section at games? I constantly remove the crappy games from that space and replace it with games like Zack and Wiki and Medal of Honor Heroes 2. You know, games that are good, but will probably sell like crap.

I'm also thinking about sneakingly sticking post-its on the shelfspaces with stuff like "buy Zack and Wiki!" written on them.

What have you done to influence sales? Maybe talking innocent costumers into buying a game you like? Putting crappy games behind the good ones? We wanna know!

lol. That's funny. but no, I do not. I waste my time here instead.

No ... usually, I'll stalk folks at my local Wal-Mart and tell them that the PS3 and Blu Ray are the second coming.

OT: No, I have a life and wouldn't do anything so petty. Thanks! Please pull forward ...

do you get paid to do all that? because frankly, if Customers ask me (working at bestbuy), i tell them what's good, but I don't go out of my way to promote anything, i don't get paid enough to promote one company.

Sorry, I think you misunderstood. I don't promote one company, I just try to help the sales of underrated games. I'd never try to influence sales of a game like Super Mario Galaxy or Halo 3, because those games are good and sell well, too.

Besides, it's more fooling around than anything else. You're taking it way too seriously.

Is it just me or is that pathetic??

>I just try to help the sales of underrated games.

well, those aren't underrated at all, it's just undersold.

I wouldn't mess around, it takes too much effort to say the least. If people ask me what's good on Wii, i'd tell them Z&W or Galaxy,

P.S. if you took my last post as sarcasm, no, i didn't mean it that way, I was simply asking if you are working for a specific company.

 thats pretty considerate of you, helping the customers and developers. 

I work in retail and people ask me all the time "what's the best game on so-and-so system" and I ask them what they like and try to recommend something good in that genre, so yes I influence people in my store often. I don't give my opinion if no one asks for it though, and I don't move things around in the store cause I'd be required to move them back to where they're supposed to be.

Some people on these boards try to make themselves look like they have a life by telling others they have no life.