I never minded some shit at GameStop until now...

I didn't mind things like getting opened "new" copies of games and some outrageous pre-ordering offers for actual games but this video below by GameStop is making me scratch my head in confuzion. 
 
  

There are plenty of reasons to hate GameStop, but these pre-order bonuses are only partly their fault.  You can't forget about the publishers who sign off on them.

" There are plenty of reasons to hate GameStop, but these pre-order bonuses are only partly their fault.  You can't forget about the publishers who sign off on them. "

Gamestop caters to people of all walks of life.  You have to remember that most people don't go to sites like this, especially those who are buying games as gifts or are being dragged their by their kids to get an M-rated game.  Most GameStop customers know little about anything regarding games and special items and DLC.

It seems weird to me that you're bothered by them asking people to pre-order DLC but not by selling you opened games as new.

Well now that GameStop is the only retailer where you can get Xbox 360 redeemable codes, whether it be for DLC or XBLA games (yeah, they signed a deal with Microsoft, which means you can't get them off Amazon anymore), they're going to be pimping their pre-order bonuses for everything. I'm not surprised they want to capitalize on digital downloads since it is a place they haven't had any presence in so far.
 
That being said, I think GameStop experiences are really different from store to store. The people at mine never give me "new" opened games and are usually really cool guys and gals.

" It seems weird to me that you're bothered by them asking people to pre-order DLC but not by selling you opened games as new. "

" There are plenty of reasons to hate GameStop, but these pre-order bonuses are only partly their fault.  You can't forget about the publishers who sign off on them. "

I worked at a Gamestop for all of three days a few years ago. I quit when I found out what asshole policies the place had. Every employee was searched at the end of the shift to make sure they weren't stealing shit. You have to make game and pre-order sales, but don't get any commission. You just get to keep your job. Spending forever alphabetizing the used games was great too because it looked like none of the lazy asses had done it in a year. It was also a real delight dealing with kids that brought stacks of games and consoles that you know they had just stolen. Yeah, screw that place.

My brain just stopped working after seeing that.
 
What a disgusting piece of advertising.

Pre-ordering DLC?! How sad. Also, I hate those fucking Gamestop ads with a passion, you're never funny so shut up.

" I worked at a Gamestop for all of three days a few years ago. I quit when I found out what asshole policies the place had. Every employee was searched at the end of the shift to make sure they weren't stealing shit. You have to make game and pre-order sales, but don't get any commission. You just get to keep your job. Spending forever alphabetizing the used games was great too because it looked like none of the lazy asses had done it in a year. It was also a real delight dealing with kids that brought stacks of games and consoles that you know they had just stolen. Yeah, screw that place. "

"I worked at a Gamestop for all of three days a few years ago. I quit when I found out what asshole policies the place had. Every employee was searched at the end of the shift to make sure they weren't stealing shit. You have to make game and pre-order sales, but don't get any commission. You just get to keep your job. Spending forever alphabetizing the used games was great too because it looked like none of the lazy asses had done it in a year. It was also a real delight dealing with kids that brought stacks of games and consoles that you know they had just stolen. Yeah, screw that place. "

I hate going to Gamestop (EB Games) because I feel bad for the guys working when they try to foist some crappy throw-in I don't need.  It's everything people hate about salesmen, but they don't get commission.  And then I have to be present while the 'normal people' ask them the stupidest fucking questions in the world and give them a hard time over the trade in value of Barbie Horse Adventures.  I pretty much go to Best Buy for anything new.  Also, because if I buy a game without a used sticker on it, and it doesn't come in wrapping, I tell them to take it back.  And I feel terrible for that, too, because it's just another jacked confrontation their job forces them to deal with.
 
@tunaburn: Your job sounds shitty too, but the fact that there are other shitty jobs does not reduce the shittiness of a specific job.  Don't be foolish.  My job is shitty, I won't be told it's not, and I won't tell other people there's isn't.

" There are plenty of reasons to hate GameStop, but these pre-order bonuses are only partly their fault.  You can't forget about the publishers who sign off on them. "

@ThePhantomnaut: 

Why does it hurt you so bad that someone is selling a product? Just relax, man. Don't buy it if you don't want it, don't visit Gamestop if you don't like them, and just relax.  I swear, your life will be better.    

" @Afroman269: I diagree, there have been some pretty funny videos in the past:  
  

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Obviously they are trying this out for Reach because they know it will sell, I wouldn't be surprised if we see this more often after this.

I can't fault them for trying to make money.  

I dont see a problem with it. 
 
I think people bitch about GameStop for no reason at all...most of the time.

" @EvilTwin said:

" There are plenty of reasons to hate GameStop, but these pre-order bonuses are only partly their fault.  You can't forget about the publishers who sign off on them. "

Not really since Gamestop was the first store to start them. Then other retailers started to complain so the  publishers had to cave and give everyone something or they wouldn't carry their goods. "

I wasn't able to get hired to begin with;  I tried to apply at a game store years ago when there was a "Now Hiring" sign up, but the manager told me (in a hushed voice) that I can fill out the application but they were only hiring to fill their racial and gender quotas, as required by law.

" @Enigma777 said:

" @EvilTwin said:

" There are plenty of reasons to hate GameStop, but these pre-order bonuses are only partly their fault.  You can't forget about the publishers who sign off on them. "

Not really since Gamestop was the first store to start them. Then other retailers started to complain so the  publishers had to cave and give everyone something or they wouldn't carry their goods. "

I can't really say if all of that is true or not, but either way, I think it's an oversimplification.  Were it true, why wouldn't every retailer have their own pre-order bonus for every game?  If retailers were threatening to not buy the publishers' games before when GameStop was the only one getting the bonuses, why not now when GameStop is the only one getting a bonus? "

It seems like a good incentive to preorder the game, which for me is always amazon even if htey dont have a bonus

" There are plenty of reasons to hate GameStop, but these pre-order bonuses are only partly their fault.  You can't forget about the publishers who sign off on them. "

" I can't fault them for trying to make money.   "

Man, I hate Gamestop.

" Gamestop caters to people of all walks of life.  You have to remember that most people don't go to sites like this, especially those who are buying games as gifts or are being dragged their by their kids to get an M-rated game.  Most GameStop customers know little about anything regarding games and special items and DLC. "

" It seems weird to me that you're bothered by them asking people to pre-order DLC but not by selling you opened games as new. "  

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@ThePhantomnaut: 

Why does it hurt you so bad that someone is selling a product? Just relax, man. Don't buy it if you don't want it, don't visit Gamestop if you don't like them, and just relax.  I swear, your life will be better.    

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It makes a good gift for mom and dad to buy for their kid, and? It helps get Arcade titles out in the public that might not get any kind of advertising. I'm a huge fan of any promoting of downloadable games/content.

" I wasn't able to get hired to begin with;  I tried to apply at a game store years ago when there was a "Now Hiring" sign up, but the manager told me (in a hushed voice) that I can fill out the application but they were only hiring to fill their racial and gender quotas, as required by law. "

that is weird that they are doing that. so i take it that gamestop is releasing expansions on disc and there is going to be the market place? why do that type of thing. there might be a little bit of traffic downloading it but your still going to be getting it sooner or later.

Gamestop isn't stupid. They know as well as anybody that digital distribution is going to be the future of video games. So, they are trying to future proof themselves against such an eventuality. Spending millions on Kongregate and trying to start up their own Facebook games like Gangsta Zombies are a couple examples. The Noble Six map pack isn't even actually a pre-order. You're pre-paying for the entirety of the pack and they are going to send you the codes to your PowerUp account page. Which coincidentally means you have to have a PowerUp card and account. Synergy.
 
P.S. For full disclosure I'm a Gamestop ASM. I could tell you some amazing stories of corporate stupidity but I enjoy getting paid.

I totally went and bought that the other day.