anyone else blocked from buying the game by Wal Mart/Target?

[Peter_OS]

Re: anyone else blocked from buying the game by Wal Mart/Target?

Well just an update to my last post. The store my mother works at has the game......The PS3 version.

She says they may get the X360 version in tomorrow but if they don't i'll have to go scrounging around for it at other stores. I hope like heck I can find it as I couldn't find it AT ALL last year.

SPTO which store is it, and can I get a copy for the PS3 today? Let me know bro.

[SPTO]

Re: anyone else blocked from buying the game by Wal Mart/Target?

SPTO which store is it, and can I get a copy for the PS3 today? Let me know bro.

I've answered you in PM.

[Mr5000]

Re: anyone else blocked from buying the game by Wal Mart/Target?

Are you kidding me! Some snot-nosed 16-year-old punk prevented you from getting the game? What's it to him if it's sold early? It's not his store.

You should have opened up a can on him.

So we're gonna beat the kid up for actually doing his job? Some of y'all need to stop.

[mwjr]

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Are you kidding me! Some snot-nosed 16-year-old punk prevented you from getting the game? What's it to him if it's sold early? It's not his store.

You should have opened up a can on him.

He would have, but he probably didn't have one; the cans have a release date of Wednesday, March 9.

[JBH3]

I received another email from Best Buy about my in store order this morning, warning me to pick up my game or else the order would be canceled.

The nice woman behind the counter processed my order and told me she needed to grab the game from the back. She came back, game in hand.

Seconds later, a teenage employee came running out to tell her the game comes out Tuesday. She told him she was going to just give me the game anyway since I was there.

He protested. A lot. She backed down and asked if I minded coming back Tuesday.

I would have had it if some 16 year old at his first job wasn't such a stickler for the rules.

Stinks too. I have tomorrow off.



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Employee of the month. Fail.

[DickDalewood]

Re: anyone else blocked from buying the game by Wal Mart/Target?

Are you kidding me! Some snot-nosed 16-year-old punk prevented you from getting the game? What's it to him if it's sold early? It's not his store.

You should have opened up a can on him.

Kid was just doing his job. I GUARANTEE you wouldn't have "opened a can" either, lol. The game comes out Tuesday, the world will still continue on until then, I promise.

[brendanrfoley]

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I knew when I went to Best Buy getting the game early was a 50-50 proposition. And despite the fact he screwed my plans to have a baseball-filled day off, he was just doing his job.

I can't get truly mad at that. I probably would have done the same thing at my first job (Software Etc.).

[DickDalewood]

Re: anyone else blocked from buying the game by Wal Mart/Target?

I knew when I went to Best Buy getting the game early was a 50-50 proposition. And despite the fact he screwed my plans to have a baseball-filled day off, he was just doing his job.

I can't get truly mad at that. I probably would have done the same thing at my first job (Software Etc.).

Absolutely. Nothing wrong with you giving it a shot, and nothing wrong with it being denied. I can tell you this though, had that kid not shown up, that lady would have been pretty close to losing her job. The boxes in the back of Best Buy's warehouse are CLEARLY marked "DO NOT OPEN UNTIL 3/8/11".

She would have been in a whole HEAP of trouble.

[Mr5000]

Re: anyone else blocked from buying the game by Wal Mart/Target?

I knew when I went to Best Buy getting the game early was a 50-50 proposition. And despite the fact he screwed my plans to have a baseball-filled day off, he was just doing his job.

I can't get truly mad at that. I probably would have done the same thing at my first job (Software Etc.).

I'm not knocking you for trying. You were just doing what the email said. It's these jokers that are talking about "opening up a can" because the kid did his job that I have the problem with.

Anyway I wish they still did the preorders the way they did it back when I was in high school. If you preordered, they'd call you the day before the game released and tell you to come and pick it up. That was the perk of preordering. Now, you get some code to unlock something that should have been in the game in the first place.

[DickDalewood]

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I'm not knocking you for trying. You were just doing what the email said. It's these jokers that are talking about "opening up a can" because the kid did his job that I have the problem with.

Anyway I wish they still did the preorders the way they did it back when I was in high school. If you preordered, they'd call you the day before the game released and tell you to come and pick it up. That was the perk of preordering. Now, you get some code to unlock something that should have been in the game in the first place.

Man, I totally forgot about that! Used to be awesome.

[Mr5000]

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Man, I totally forgot about that! Used to be awesome.

If you think about it, there really isn't a reason to preorder a game anymore. They send enough to meet the demand. When I was growing up, if you didn't preorder a game, especially a major release, you might not get a copy until the store got their next shipment. Now they get more than enough copies to meet the demand.

[Blazzen]

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This thread is funny.

Should have thrown $100 bill on the counter and yelled keep the change as you ran out the door.

[stoncold32]

Re: anyone else blocked from buying the game by Wal Mart/Target?

I received another email from Best Buy about my in store order this morning, warning me to pick up my game or else the order would be canceled.

The nice woman behind the counter processed my order and told me she needed to grab the game from the back. She came back, game in hand.

Seconds later, a teenage employee came running out to tell her the game comes out Tuesday. She told him she was going to just give me the game anyway since I was there.

He protested. A lot. She backed down and asked if I minded coming back Tuesday.

I would have had it if some 16 year old at his first job wasn't such a stickler for the rules.

Stinks too. I have tomorrow off.



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Wow, you should've called the manager and told him you drove a really long way b/c you were threatened by Best Buy that your would be canceled. He would've let you have it.

Everyone doesnt have time to come back b/c of work, etc.

[Mr5000]

Re: anyone else blocked from buying the game by Wal Mart/Target?

Wow, you should've called the manager and told him you drove a really long way b/c you were threatened by Best Buy that your would be canceled. He would've let you have it.

Everyone doesnt have time to come back b/c of work, etc.

No they wouldn't have. All that would have done was got somebody fired. And why do that over a video game.

[DickDalewood]

Re: anyone else blocked from buying the game by Wal Mart/Target?

Wow, you should've called the manager and told him you drove a really long way b/c you were threatened by Best Buy that your would be canceled. He would've let you have it.

Everyone doesnt have time to come back b/c of work, etc.

Lol, no. A Best Buy GM is not taking that fine and possibly losing his job as well just so someone can have their game early. Sorry. I'm in management there, and trust me, you would not be leaving with the game today.