Leaving Gamestop

[aholbert32]

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I don't like preordering for one reason and one reason only...I'm lazy...and I don't know if I'll be near the local GameStop the day a game comes out. There's about 4 other stores that sell games that I pass on my way home, and GameStop is just out of the way.

So...for me...it's a "I don't feel like driving all the way to GameStop" thing. That's why I won't preorder.

You could get a refund if you dont buy it from Gamestop. I see it as a guarantee that you will get the game day 1.

[jmood88]

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I dont work for Gamestop but I've never understood why people hate preordering. If I plan on buying the game the day it comes out why wouldnt I put 5 dollars down to guarantee that I will have the game the day it comes out. Also comparing a particular game to shoes or groceries isnt fair. If I wanted Jordans the day the came out, I would preorder. If I didnt care when I got them than I would take a chance and not preorder.

Because games are rarely, if ever, sold out. I wouldn't care about preordering one way or the other if gamestop employees didn't harass anyone who came into the store. I was having a conversation with one of the employees about different games and everytime I said a different title he asked if I wanted to preorder.

[jmood88]

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I am going to shed some light on this pre-order topic.

Pre-orders equal guaranteed sales for the company. And its not only Gamestop that does it. Wal Mart, Target, Toys R US, Circuit City, C&C Games, GameForce, and quite a few others do pre-orders.

The reason people don't like gamestop is how they go about the pre orders. If I go to Walmart or Target they don't ask me if i want to preorder 50 times while I'm in the electronics.

[Virix]

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I dont work for Gamestop but I've never understood why people hate preordering. If I plan on buying the game the day it comes out why wouldnt I put 5 dollars down to guarantee that I will have the game the day it comes out. Also comparing a particular game to shoes or groceries isnt fair. If I wanted Jordans the day the came out, I would preorder. If I didnt care when I got them than I would take a chance and not preorder.

1. It doesnt actually guarantee anything, other than your need to return to the store. Gears of War, Splinter Cell Double Agent, BFII and GTA SA are just a few of the games I was "guaranteed" to get but didnt because they didnt have enough copies. I walked into Best Buy and got Gears of War on release day, but Gamestop couldnt fill my preorder from months in advance.

2. There are about 8 gamestop/eb stores within 5 miles of each other in my town. If I have to waste a trip to one just to get my preorder money back, thats an emmense waste of time.

3. Ive never had to go to more than 2 stores to get the game I wanted. Even when Rock Band came out, I walked into best buy and picked it up. No need to be one of the 20 or so people who preordered it from gamestop but didnt get it.

4. If they offered some sort of discount for not filling a preorder, they would get many more people willing to put money down.

[aholbert32]

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1. It doesnt actually guarantee anything, other than your need to return to the store. Gears of War, Splinter Cell Double Agent, BFII and GTA SA are just a few of the games I was "guaranteed" to get but didnt because they didnt have enough copies. I walked into Best Buy and got Gears of War on release day, but Gamestop couldnt fill my preorder from months in advance.

2. There are about 8 gamestop/eb stores within 5 miles of each other in my town. If I have to waste a trip to one just to get my preorder money back, thats an emmense waste of time.

3. Ive never had to go to more than 2 stores to get the game I wanted. Even when Rock Band came out, I walked into best buy and picked it up. No need to be one of the 20 or so people who preordered it from gamestop but didnt get it.

4. If they offered some sort of discount for not filling a preorder, they would get many more people willing to put money down.

You are the first person Ive ever heard that happen to. I've been preordering for over 5 years and NEVER had trouble with getting my preorder the day it came out. Also most people arent blessed enough to have 10 video game retail stores in a 5 mile radius. Most have one Gamestop and maybe a Walmart, Best Buy or a Target . I also find it funny that going to get a refund is a "emmense waste of time" but having to go to more than one store isnt.

[aholbert32]

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Because games are rarely, if ever, sold out. I wouldn't care about preordering one way or the other if gamestop employees didn't harass anyone who came into the store. I was having a conversation with one of the employees about different games and everytime I said a different title he asked if I wanted to preorder.

Again, I'm talking about getting games day 1. You can find every game at a number of retailers later in the release week. I live 10 min outside of Baltimore and I have 12 video game retailers in a 15 min radius. Ive seen Halo 3, GTA SA and Halo 2 all sold out the first day of release in my area for 2 reasons. 1) All the gamestop games were sold to preorders and 2) The Best Buy and Targets didnt get their shipments on the first day or had small shipments. I'd just rather have peace of mind and know I could get the game the day it came out than take a chance that I ahve to travel to 3 or 4 stores to find a game.

Also, the preordering "harrassment" is no different than any store imo. I get pressured to buy stuff all the time like Best Buy pushing hard on warranties.

[coffeeholic]

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I wouldn't care about preordering one way or the other if gamestop employees didn't harass anyone who came into the store. I was having a conversation with one of the employees about different games and everytime I said a different title he asked if I wanted to preorder.

My thoughts exactly. If I had a dollar for everytime I go in asking for any sports title game and they brought up pre-ordering stupid Madden,
Well-I'd probably be rich.

[jmood88]

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Again, I'm talking about getting games day 1. You can find every game at a number of retailers later in the release week. I live 10 min outside of Baltimore and I have 12 video game retailers in a 15 min radius. Ive seen Halo 3, GTA SA and Halo 2 all sold out the first day of release in my area for 2 reasons. 1) All the gamestop games were sold to preorders and 2) The Best Buy and Targets didnt get their shipments on the first day or had small shipments. I'd just rather have peace of mind and know I could get the game the day it came out than take a chance that I ahve to travel to 3 or 4 stores to find a game.

Also, the preordering "harrassment" is no different than any store imo. I get pressured to buy stuff all the time like Best Buy pushing hard on warranties.

And I'm talking about the release date as well. I saw Mass Effect in stores on day 1, Halo, nba2k8 etc. I have never seen a game sold out in any store, let alone an entire area. As far as the harassment, when I go into other stores I don't get bothered like I do if I go into an EB games or Gamestop, the people hound you nonstop to preorder anything and everything in the store. I've lived in a lot of different places and I've never had a problem with getting games on the release date, maybe I'm just lucky.

[Virix]

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You are the first person Ive ever heard that happen to. I've been preordering for over 5 years and NEVER had trouble with getting my preorder the day it came out. Also most people arent blessed enough to have 10 video game retail stores in a 5 mile radius. Most have one Gamestop and maybe a Walmart, Best Buy or a Target . I also find it funny that going to get a refund is a "emmense waste of time" but having to go to more than one store isnt.

Well, since Ive had to go to more than one store fewer times than I had to return for a refund on an unfilled preorder it seems that not pre-ordering makes more sense.

Not everyone is blessed with as many game stores, but Id rather be blessed with one that would actually have the games in stock. There is no reason to preorder when almost everytime they have it any way. If Im leaving school, I go to a different store than if I am leaving work. If I am at home, I got to a 3rd store. If Im preordering months in advance, there is no way to know if Im working, or need to go to the library etc. Preordering is a waste that has no benefit for me...I get the game on release day anyway.

On that note... off to pick up my "limited quantity" UTIII that I didnt pre-order

[Graphik]

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And I'm talking about the release date as well. I saw Mass Effect in stores on day 1, Halo, nba2k8 etc. I have never seen a game sold out in any store, let alone an entire area. As far as the harassment, when I go into other stores I don't get bothered like I do if I go into an EB games or Gamestop, the people hound you nonstop to preorder anything and everything in the store. I've lived in a lot of different places and I've never had a problem with getting games on the release date, maybe I'm just lucky.

I understand where aholbert is coming from. Nothing beats a piece of mind knowing that the game you desire will be waiting for you on day 1 without question. Me and a few others in here may not have a problem finding a game but there are many places where gamesops, watmarts, etc aren't readily availible or recieve shipments in a timely manner.

[Brandwin]

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I never have a problem when I preorder and they get the games in here, in ym city a day or two quicker than Best Buy, Toys R Us etc...so for me pre-ordering a game is a must if I want it on release day or sometimes a day sooner. I lose nothing, it's the closet store to my house...it's a win win for me.

[Virix]

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I understand where aholbert is coming from. Nothing beats a piece of mind knowing that the game you desire will be waiting for you on day 1 without question. Me and a few others in here may not have a problem finding a game but there are many places where gamesops, watmarts, etc aren't readily availible or recieve shipments in a timely manner.

...and what sucks is having that peice of mind and them not having your game when you get there.

[Graphik]

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...and what sucks is having that peice of mind and them not having your game when you get there.

I've heard stories like that as well. As well as pre-ordering and them not getting the shipment in till late in the afternoon while another GS in the area has their shipment. For me, I just like to keep my options open so I dont pre-order. I often enjoy the adventuring aspect of finding a game on release day anyway cause I usually can do it on the clock at work.

[Pared]

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You could get a refund if you dont buy it from Gamestop. I see it as a guarantee that you will get the game day 1.

And the gas you spend going back and forth ends up making the game cost more in the big picture.

[CMH]

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The simple answer is this.

There is nothing wrong with preordering. If you want to do it then go ahead.

However, if someone doesn't want to then stores should respect that decision and let that person be.

Everyone is right except GameStop. They're always wrong.