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Game Store Horror Stories

Something Awful: "You'd think that people who willingly classify themselves as gamers would rank "playing video games" at the top of their list of fun activities, but it falls somewhere behind gettin' mad about video games on internet forums, building impossible-to-meet expectations, and bitching about video game stores.

The type of person who complains about their shopping experience is a special breed of nerd. One must be antisocial, but not enough to stay home and buy games online. Offenses - both real and imaginary - must be perceived with crystal clarity and stored in memory for future reference and embellishment, but not responded to in any meaningful way when they actually happen. Dragon shirts must be tucked into grey stonewash jeans.

For eight years I have observed some of the most popular gaming forums, carefully preserving every video game retailer horror story that I came across for future generations. These are some of the most fascinating entries in my collection."
Johnny Cullen - contributor
Published: 325 days 3 hours ago | Article | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii | PC
 
 

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bodybombs - 325 days 2 hours ago
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people just like to complain, thats all it is. if they cant do that then they aren't happy
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Dark General - 325 days 1 hour ago
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Did you read the story? It was hilarious, sounds like made up stories making fun of the "game store horror stories".
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FantasyStar - 325 days 1 hour ago
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Did you even read the article? Or anything past the first story? I'm pretty sure this article is just making fun of the horror stories.

GameFLOP..I gotta use that one sometime!
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bodybombs - 323 days 22 hours ago
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i did, but i used to work at gamestop and i know for a fact people act like this. i've had customers like these
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dktxx2 - 325 days 1 hour ago
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The second one is pretty stupid. So what if he asked you if you needed a strategy guide? Its just a question. No need to get pissy.

I hope these things are made up.
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hay - 325 days 1 hour ago
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No need to hope, they're made up. Maybe except the second one where the guy's obviously an b*tchy idiot who can't say a jack in someone's face and insead he just writes lame posts/blog articles how hardcore he could've been but wasn't.

I can't understand all this hate on sellers. I agree, they are pretty painful and irritating sometimes, but I always try to treat people with respect. Sometimes being calm and not saying anything is just too painful so... you know. I almost got kicked out of university for saying some really bad words to some important people.
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barakiu - 324 days 23 hours ago
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double facepalm
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velaxun - 324 days 22 hours ago
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you folks seem to have missed the part where he said "I payed for the game and strategy guide"...... lrn2read
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f789790 - 324 days 22 hours ago
2.4 - Doesnt matter if they are made up. Its just stupid.
I wanted horror stories and all I got was people being in a bad mood. I'm to go to the http://consumerist.com/
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FantasyStar - 325 days 1 hour ago
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The funniest bit about this article is almost every single story is related to Gamestop.
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Captain Tuttle - 325 days 1 hour ago
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Something Awful is brilliant
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Skerj - 325 days ago
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The one with the pipe smoking WoW player is full of win.
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