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#1  Edited By XxBarretxX

 I Hate Stickers on my Video Games and movies so I am posting a video to help you the people fix you're games and movies. It has worked on Blu-rays, Paper, Cd Covers and Game Covers. Does not damage  
 
    

  
 
I hope this helps
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#2  Edited By sjschmidt93

Insert > Video 
 
It's not that hard, people. At least link it.  
 
Thanks, regardless. I may start doing this.

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#3  Edited By guiseppe

Will definately try this. If I can get a hold of a dryer.

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#4  Edited By Cameron

Thanks, I hate the stickers, but I hate the gunk they usually leave even more.

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#5  Edited By TheMustacheHero

I know an easier way.
 
Don't buy your games at Gamestop!

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#6  Edited By CaptainTightPants

I hate Gamestop stickers to, i usually just rub any left over sticky paper with my finger and it comes right off though.

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#7  Edited By Brendan

Tanks for the tip man.  Also, I wish Canada had Target.  I feel dirty whenever I go into a Walmart.  Mostly because Walmarts dirty. 
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#8  Edited By TheBigBeefy

*cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough* 
*cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*
 
I'm sorry. I was trying to say that  GameStop is not the only place that does it but as usual people blame GameStop for everything.

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#9  Edited By TheMustacheHero
@TheBigBeefy said:
" *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  I'm sorry. I was trying to say that  GameStop is not the only place that does it but as usual people blame GameStop for everything. "
I haven't seen any other place do it around here except for Gamestop, so....
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#10  Edited By TheBigBeefy
@TheMustacheHero said:
" @TheBigBeefy said:
" *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  I'm sorry. I was trying to say that  GameStop is not the only place that does it but as usual people blame GameStop for everything. "
I haven't seen any other place do it around here except for Gamestop, so.... "
So... you need to get around more.
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#11  Edited By flaminghobo

I hate stickers on my games, period.

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#12  Edited By Steve_C

Nice, i've heard of this but have never been bothered. Stickers usually come off easy for me. If there is any residue left i use a rubber/eraser over the area, and it tends to get the glue off once you've wiped off the case.

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#13  Edited By TheMustacheHero
@TheBigBeefy said:
" @TheMustacheHero said:
" @TheBigBeefy said:
" *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  I'm sorry. I was trying to say that  GameStop is not the only place that does it but as usual people blame GameStop for everything. "
I haven't seen any other place do it around here except for Gamestop, so.... "
So... you need to get around more. "
Get around more...? Instead of throwing out random attempts at insulting me, how about giving me actual examples hmm?
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#14  Edited By Slippy
@Steve_C said:
"Nice, i've heard of this but have never been bothered. Stickers usually come off easy for me. If there is any residue left i use a rubber/eraser over the area, and it tends to get the glue off once you've wiped off the case. "

You can also use the sticker itself wrapped around your finger. Just put it on and jab at the area with sticky stuff and it'll adhere to the sticker.
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#15  Edited By TheBigBeefy
@TheMustacheHero said:
" @TheBigBeefy said:
" @TheMustacheHero said:
" @TheBigBeefy said:
" *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  I'm sorry. I was trying to say that  GameStop is not the only place that does it but as usual people blame GameStop for everything. "
I haven't seen any other place do it around here except for Gamestop, so.... "
So... you need to get around more. "
Get around more...? Instead of throwing out random attempts at insulting me, how about giving me actual examples hmm? "
I did not mean to insult you honorable elder.
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#16  Edited By eroticfishcake

I've never even seen those Gamestop stickers before.

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#17  Edited By Lemmingzx

Yeah I love warping things with heat!

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@TheBigBeefy said:
" @TheMustacheHero said:
" @TheBigBeefy said:
" @TheMustacheHero said:
" @TheBigBeefy said:
" *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  I'm sorry. I was trying to say that  GameStop is not the only place that does it but as usual people blame GameStop for everything. "
I haven't seen any other place do it around here except for Gamestop, so.... "
So... you need to get around more. "
Get around more...? Instead of throwing out random attempts at insulting me, how about giving me actual examples hmm? "
I did not mean to insult you honorable elder. "
What other fucking store has stickers on them is what he is asking you.
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#19  Edited By TheMustacheHero
@Bucketdeth said:
" @TheBigBeefy said:
" @TheMustacheHero said:
" @TheBigBeefy said:
" @TheMustacheHero said:
" @TheBigBeefy said:
" *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  I'm sorry. I was trying to say that  GameStop is not the only place that does it but as usual people blame GameStop for everything. "
I haven't seen any other place do it around here except for Gamestop, so.... "
So... you need to get around more. "
Get around more...? Instead of throwing out random attempts at insulting me, how about giving me actual examples hmm? "
I did not mean to insult you honorable elder. "
What other fucking store has stickers on them is what he is asking you. "
Seriously.
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#20  Edited By Ineedaname

Yeah pretty much every shop in the UK does it. After a while you develop technique.

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#21  Edited By WilliamRLBaker

um so complicated.
If the stickers are new and well in the end even if they aren't new gamestop stickers aren't hard to get off they usually peel off without much residue left behind, you just use the sticker it self to remove that.

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#22  Edited By JJWeatherman
@TheMustacheHero said:
" @TheBigBeefy said:
" *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  I'm sorry. I was trying to say that  GameStop is not the only place that does it but as usual people blame GameStop for everything. "
I haven't seen any other place do it around here except for Gamestop, so.... "
me either.
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#23  Edited By Expletive

Thanks, I can't stand sticker residue on my games. 

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#24  Edited By memo
@XxBarretxX:  I do this to my games, dvds and so forth.  I hate those damn stickers they are damn annoying, know how you feel.  great post and good tip
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#25  Edited By XxBarretxX
@Lemmingzx:
I won't warp the plastric of the cover. Trust me I have done this millions of times
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#26  Edited By MeierTheRed

I use a brand of lamp oil we have here in my country. I just peal the stickers off if they leave the sticky residue i put a little lamp oil on a paper cloth and it just rubs off. Doesn't damage the plastic on the cover. Also its really good at cleaning thermal paste off CPU's and GPU's. Yeah i'm not fucking kidding here.

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#27  Edited By iam3green

i never thought about that. now i kind of know to do that next time around when i get to it. i've done that sticker trick to my xbox 360. i opened it.

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#28  Edited By MrKlorox

NO NO NO!!!!

 
Just butcher the sticker while trying to peel it off then coat it with WD-40 to dissolve the sticky goopy shit. Then scrape off with a straight edge like a razor or credit card.
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#29  Edited By thedj93
@Brendan: what about zellers?
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#30  Edited By W0lfbl1tzers

I buy my games at play n trade and they put a sticker that is still attached to the wax paper under the plastic. They also replace the box and, if need be, the box art. It is pretty awesome

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#31  Edited By TheHBK

What I usually do is just throw away the box and use a new one. Usually you get a box when you preorder something anyway, so there ya go.  But there has to be some kind of reason behind the use of these fucking awful stickers.  Like a way for Gamestop to cause shame.  The shame and self hatred some people feel after having sex with an ugly person.  They almost feel like they were raped.  And gamestop makes a lot of people feel that way.  I dont get why they do it.  I am running through scenarios, of people peeling them off in the store, or people peeling them off and transfering them to another game?  I don't get it.

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#32  Edited By Symphony

Awesome, thanks for the tutorial. :D I hate those stickers so much, especially when they're on new games they decided to take out of the shrink wrap, arg!

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#33  Edited By citizenkane

The Gamestops here only have the sticker on used games.  The displays for new games have stickers on them, but once you bring it to the counter, they grab a copy from behind their desks that only has the plastic wrap over it.

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#34  Edited By Brendan
@thedj93:
Does Zellers sell games?  I've never noticed :P
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#35  Edited By JDoobs
@TheMustacheHero said:
" @TheBigBeefy said:
" *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  I'm sorry. I was trying to say that  GameStop is not the only place that does it but as usual people blame GameStop for everything. "
I haven't seen any other place do it around here except for Gamestop, so.... "
How about PrePlayed, Video Game X-change, Game Crazy, and Blockbuster for starters? 
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yeah, they're a bitch to get off sometimes.

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#37  Edited By Pkshields

I laughed at the title, but its goddammed true, they are nigh impossible to take off cleanly. We even have them on new games sometimes, depending on when you buy it.

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@Ineedaname said:
" Yeah pretty much every shop in the UK does it. After a while you develop technique. "
I've only encountered "difficult" stickers when i have bought games from GAME. Gamestation and HMV use those easy peel-off ones as far as I know.
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#39  Edited By Ineedaname
@RhombusOfTerror said:
" @Ineedaname said:
" Yeah pretty much every shop in the UK does it. After a while you develop technique. "
I've only encountered "difficult" stickers when i have bought games from GAME. Gamestation and HMV use those easy peel-off ones as far as I know. "
Agreed, as long as you just peel it slow it normally takes up most of the glue, it used to be worse, in the PS2 era or so it always seemed they were proper stickers, and would leave paper behind. Now if only gamestation would lower their prices =O, HMV's cheaper these days oddly.
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Well I order all of mine from Amazon, I don't have this problem.

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#41  Edited By PureRok
@TheMustacheHero said:
" @Bucketdeth said:
" @TheBigBeefy said:
" @TheMustacheHero said:
" @TheBigBeefy said:
" @TheMustacheHero said:
" @TheBigBeefy said:
" *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  *cough*GameStop is not the only place that does it*cough*  I'm sorry. I was trying to say that  GameStop is not the only place that does it but as usual people blame GameStop for everything. "
I haven't seen any other place do it around here except for Gamestop, so.... "
So... you need to get around more. "
Get around more...? Instead of throwing out random attempts at insulting me, how about giving me actual examples hmm? "
I did not mean to insult you honorable elder. "
What other fucking store has stickers on them is what he is asking you. "
Seriously. "
Hollywood Video does.
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#42  Edited By Pepsicolaboy

The best way to remove gamestop/EB Games from your life altogether is...breathe deeply... never shop there again. 
 
Its been years since I whent into an EB and found anything that wasnt cheaper at another store.
 
I saw COD4:MW in an EB in melbourne the other day for $110.00
 
WTF?

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@Ineedaname said:
" @RhombusOfTerror said:
" @Ineedaname said:
" Yeah pretty much every shop in the UK does it. After a while you develop technique. "
I've only encountered "difficult" stickers when i have bought games from GAME. Gamestation and HMV use those easy peel-off ones as far as I know. "
Agreed, as long as you just peel it slow it normally takes up most of the glue, it used to be worse, in the PS2 era or so it always seemed they were proper stickers, and would leave paper behind. Now if only gamestation would lower their prices =O, HMV's cheaper these days oddly. "
They're owned by GAME now that's why, at least it hasn't dampened their relaxed atmosphere. Prioir to that, their Derby branch had one heck of a Retro Section, which occupied an entire floor. Good times there.
 
Getting back on topic, i usually peel slowly around the edge and work my way in, it didn't totally work some times but it was good enough. Forbidden Planet were THE worst culprits of this, they used the proper normal stickers which you talked about. now I just order my games from Steam or play.com so it avoids this issue.
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#44  Edited By Quacktastic

How to remove Gamestop stickers:
Never go into a fucking Gamestop.
 
Amazon.com

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#45  Edited By TheGreatGuero
@XxBarretxX: Thanks for the tip. I remembered seeing this thread a few days ago and now that my copy of Episodes from Liberty City has a totally unnecessary sticker slapped on it, I'll be able to remove it with ease.
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#46  Edited By bed

lol i really hate those damn stickers  
my friend bought a copy of BlazBlue and there was one of those stickers slapped on the front.  
the box art is kinda nice, too :\ 

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#47  Edited By subject2change

GooGone has adhesive remover I use. I just slowly peel the label and use this to remove the residue. However I don't buy used games at stores only happens for gutted games or used games on eBay/Half.com

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#48  Edited By JDUB_XL
@Brendan said:
" Tanks for the tip man.  Also, I wish Canada had Target.  I feel dirty whenever I go into a Walmart.  Mostly because Walmarts dirty.  "
haha
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#49  Edited By DanielJW

I wish I had known this earlier.

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#50  Edited By clush

Think you could've just said "use a blowdrier" and anyone with half a brain would've gotten the idea... I appreciate you taking care of the people without half a brain, though.