Working at videogame stores
05-19-04, 09:08 AM
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Working at videogame stores
I plan on getting a summer job at Gamestop. Anybody have any experiences working there? Do they usually pay minimum?
05-19-04, 06:30 PM
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GameStop is Minimum. You must sell a certain amount of there card and pre-orderes a week or you will be fired. If you don't feel you should have to sell a certain amount and its 'not fair' you should not apply.
05-20-04, 10:06 AM
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How can they pay minimum wage and then overcharge on everything by at least $5-$10?? You go buy a PS2 game and it's $60. Why anyone would buy from a mall videogame store is beyond me.
05-20-04, 02:04 PM
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Originally posted by Tarantino
That's not true, I used to work there and nothing like that ever happened. I loved working there part time when I had no bills. It was a fun job.
That's not true, I used to work there and nothing like that ever happened. I loved working there part time when I had no bills. It was a fun job.
Mopower: I haven't been to GameStop in months, but in the time I've been there, they usually had "normal" prices ($49.99 plus tax for a new PS2 game, for example).
05-20-04, 04:15 PM
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Even though they pay minimum wage, I bet you get to take the games home and play them.
When I buy games from these stores, I always insist on unopened ones.
When I buy games from these stores, I always insist on unopened ones.
05-20-04, 04:37 PM
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Originally posted by Fok
Even though they pay minimum wage, I bet you get to take the games home and play them.
When I buy games from these stores, I always insist on unopened ones.
Even though they pay minimum wage, I bet you get to take the games home and play them.
When I buy games from these stores, I always insist on unopened ones.
05-21-04, 01:14 AM
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Lets see...
Lucky's Supermarket (Courtesy Clerk)
Babbages/Gamestop (Salesman)
Albertson's Supermarket (General Merchandise)
Best Buy (Merchandising Supervisor)
Yep. All retail.
Lucky's Supermarket (Courtesy Clerk)
Babbages/Gamestop (Salesman)
Albertson's Supermarket (General Merchandise)
Best Buy (Merchandising Supervisor)
Yep. All retail.
05-24-04, 11:33 AM
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Originally posted by Mopower
How can they pay minimum wage and then overcharge on everything by at least $5-$10?? You go buy a PS2 game and it's $60. Why anyone would buy from a mall videogame store is beyond me.
How can they pay minimum wage and then overcharge on everything by at least $5-$10?? You go buy a PS2 game and it's $60. Why anyone would buy from a mall videogame store is beyond me.
But I agree, I don't see why people shop at these stores when you can find new games cheaper at other stores, and used games cheaper at rental places and Ebay.
05-26-04, 06:58 PM
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Originally posted by Lethal Nemesis
You mean like a free rental? I just wanna earn some extra cash, get me a Gamecube, and buy some games for all 3 systems. I bet the employee discount isn't much, eh?
You mean like a free rental? I just wanna earn some extra cash, get me a Gamecube, and buy some games for all 3 systems. I bet the employee discount isn't much, eh?
