GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
02-02-17, 09:24 PM
#1126
DVD Talk Hero
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Originally Posted by Supermallet
The quotas are nothing new, although it sounds like they have gotten higher since I worked there. I remember when I was a manager, they took the loyalty card that was $5 and attached it to a Game Informer subscription for $25 IIRC (it might have been $15 but I think it was $25). Corporate came up with all these pitches to sell people on the idea of paying $25 upfront and likely not seeing any discounts on their purchase (I don't remember at what point they started saving money, but it wasn't with the purchase of a single new game).
Well, not surprisingly, card subscriptions plummeted almost immediately. And corporate was fucking pissed. They put pressure on the district managers to get the numbers up. I remember getting phone calls from my DM asking why my numbers were low. I told them that very few people considered the new program a deal, and most people don't want a physical magazine sent to their house these days (2007). He told me I must be pitching it wrong, and so I rattled off all the corporate pitches they had taught us, not just from memory but as an actual pitch, as if I believed their bullshit about it being a good deal.
The DM was absolutely stumped as to why my numbers weren't better. I had all the pitches down. Corporate said it would work. He couldn't fathom that maybe the people working their stores would know the customers better than some number crunchers at the corporate headquarters.
They truly are a clueless, awful company. I haven't bought a game from them in years and don't intend to start back up ever again.
Well, not surprisingly, card subscriptions plummeted almost immediately. And corporate was fucking pissed. They put pressure on the district managers to get the numbers up. I remember getting phone calls from my DM asking why my numbers were low. I told them that very few people considered the new program a deal, and most people don't want a physical magazine sent to their house these days (2007). He told me I must be pitching it wrong, and so I rattled off all the corporate pitches they had taught us, not just from memory but as an actual pitch, as if I believed their bullshit about it being a good deal.
The DM was absolutely stumped as to why my numbers weren't better. I had all the pitches down. Corporate said it would work. He couldn't fathom that maybe the people working their stores would know the customers better than some number crunchers at the corporate headquarters.
They truly are a clueless, awful company. I haven't bought a game from them in years and don't intend to start back up ever again.
Originally Posted by mattysemo247
I swung by Gamestop when we were at the mall over the weekend and they were trying to get me to order some Pokemon 3DS that is coming out. Kept telling me that I should put $50 down so I don't miss out. When I told him that I have a Vita I barely touch, he said that I would play the 3DS a lot more. Not sure where he was coming up with that theory, but...ok.
I did spot one cool thing while I was there. They had a bunch of steelbooks for indie games. Rogue Legacy, Axiom Verge, Guacamele, Thomas Was Alone, Chariot, etc and were $20 each.
I did spot one cool thing while I was there. They had a bunch of steelbooks for indie games. Rogue Legacy, Axiom Verge, Guacamele, Thomas Was Alone, Chariot, etc and were $20 each.
NO, I do not want an extended warranty.
NO, I do not want to give you my e-mail address.
NO, I do not want to buy a loyalty card.
NO, I do not want to sign up for your store credit card.
And then you get these clerks who won't take NO for an answer and start arguing with you. But it's a good deal! You'll need that warranty. We won't spam your e-mail address.
Just knock it off. If I didn't already hand you my money I would walk out of the store right now.
02-02-17, 11:30 PM
#1128
DVD Talk Godfather & 2020 TOTY Winner
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Originally Posted by mattysemo247
I did spot one cool thing while I was there. They had a bunch of steelbooks for indie games. Rogue Legacy, Axiom Verge, Guacamele, Thomas Was Alone, Chariot, etc and were $20 each.
02-03-17, 11:36 AM
#1129
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
More on the Circle of Life policy at GameStop.
'We Are All Scared For Our Jobs': GameStop Employees Share Their Circle Of Life Stories.
http://kotaku.com/we-are-all-scared-...ium=socialflow
'We Are All Scared For Our Jobs': GameStop Employees Share Their Circle Of Life Stories.
http://kotaku.com/we-are-all-scared-...ium=socialflow
02-03-17, 11:43 AM
#1130
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Originally Posted by Decker
Damn you matty! You made me venture into a dreaded Game Stop. I had hopes of picking up a Steelbook of Axiom Verge. You forgot to mention that these were PC copies, not PS4 versions.
02-03-17, 12:54 PM
#1131
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Originally Posted by Decker
Damn you matty! You made me venture into a dreaded Game Stop. I had hopes of picking up a Steelbook of Axiom Verge. You forgot to mention that these were PC copies, not PS4 versions.
Hopefully you bought a few used games or some Funko Pops before you left.
02-11-17, 10:29 AM
#1132
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Just a reminder if you are a pro member, they are giving an extra 10% off games and accessories. I took in some games I have not played in a long time and got $118.00 in store credit.
02-15-17, 04:29 PM
#1133
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Body found behind a Gamestop
http://www.wtoc.com/story/34512533/b...r-21-in-rincon
http://www.wtoc.com/story/34512533/b...r-21-in-rincon
02-15-17, 04:37 PM
#1134
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Dumpster diving gone wrong?
03-23-17, 12:32 PM
#1138
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
I've only been to gamestop I think once in the past 10 years. So I was all prepared for a Vile experience in trading in my PS4 launch and some odds & ends towards a PS4 Pro. But it was actually quite a pleasant experience.
I had forgotten the HDMI cable, and she offered to take it out of my new Pro.
She didn't push the Rewards Pro program that hard, in fact she applied everything to see what the benefit would be, and it wouldn't be worth the $15 cost so she took it off.
I had a Gold Wireless headset I was considering trading in, but she says the system doesn't have that, and could only offer $1, so she said to keep it (which I obviously would have done anyway).
Was in an out in <10 minutes.
No push for pre-orders or trying to sell me a used PS4 Pro.
I may go back in another 10 years.
I had forgotten the HDMI cable, and she offered to take it out of my new Pro.
She didn't push the Rewards Pro program that hard, in fact she applied everything to see what the benefit would be, and it wouldn't be worth the $15 cost so she took it off.
I had a Gold Wireless headset I was considering trading in, but she says the system doesn't have that, and could only offer $1, so she said to keep it (which I obviously would have done anyway).
Was in an out in <10 minutes.
No push for pre-orders or trying to sell me a used PS4 Pro.
I may go back in another 10 years.
03-24-17, 08:31 PM
#1139
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
GameStop is set to close between at least 150 stores following fourth quarter sales declines in almost all of its segments.
The Texas-based company said Thursday that hardware sales declined 29.1%, and new software sales fell by 19.3% for the quarter, CNBC reports. Shares of GameStop then dropped more than 10% in early trading Friday.
GameStop said it expects to close 2-3% of its stores, however it will be opening 65 new Technology Brand stores and 35 Collectibles stores, according to USA Today. The American video game and electronics retailer cited weak sales of particular video game released during the holiday season as well as other retailers using "aggressive" promotional techniques as reasons for the decline.
A spokesperson from GameStop told Fortune that the closure of the stores is part of an "annual strategy" to close up to non-productive stores that was announced more than three years ago. "This is something that will take place throughout 2017," their statement added.
The Texas-based company said Thursday that hardware sales declined 29.1%, and new software sales fell by 19.3% for the quarter, CNBC reports. Shares of GameStop then dropped more than 10% in early trading Friday.
GameStop said it expects to close 2-3% of its stores, however it will be opening 65 new Technology Brand stores and 35 Collectibles stores, according to USA Today. The American video game and electronics retailer cited weak sales of particular video game released during the holiday season as well as other retailers using "aggressive" promotional techniques as reasons for the decline.
A spokesperson from GameStop told Fortune that the closure of the stores is part of an "annual strategy" to close up to non-productive stores that was announced more than three years ago. "This is something that will take place throughout 2017," their statement added.
03-25-17, 03:37 AM
#1140
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Does GameStop offer the 20% off like best buy and Amazon. If not, maybe they should because if they don't adapt, they perish, much like Blockbuster.
03-25-17, 04:02 AM
#1141
DVD Talk Hero
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
They don't. Maybe 20% off a guide if you buy a game from them. Or 10% off used games.
They don't even price match.
They don't even price match.
03-25-17, 12:42 PM
#1142
DVD Talk Hero
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Originally Posted by adrenaline78
Does GameStop offer the 20% off like best buy and Amazon. If not, maybe they should because if they don't adapt, they perish, much like Blockbuster.
03-25-17, 01:09 PM
#1143
DVD Talk Hero
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Yeah, stores like BB and Amazon can afford loss leaders and/or getting bigger discounts from publishers by buying in bulk to offset that 20% discount, Gamestop cannot do that.
03-26-17, 01:42 AM
#1144
DVD Talk God
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
GameStop makes zilch off new product. They make their money off the used product with high mark ups. Not really surprised that sales were slow on that end.
Really hard for a store like GameStop to mark down new product when the profit margin is so small.
Really hard for a store like GameStop to mark down new product when the profit margin is so small.
03-26-17, 04:00 AM
#1145
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Originally Posted by fujishig
How are they going to make more money by offering bigger discounts and making their crappy used game prices look even more pathetic?
03-26-17, 08:56 AM
#1146
DVD Talk God
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Originally Posted by slop101
Yeah, stores like BB and Amazon can afford loss leaders and/or getting bigger discounts from publishers by buying in bulk to offset that 20% discount, Gamestop cannot do that.
03-26-17, 09:27 AM
#1147
DVD Talk Hero
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Originally Posted by Deftones
This isn't true at all. GameStop has as many or more stores than BB does. They buy in volume just like any other big retailer does.
Not to mention, there may be more GS stores, but each of those other stores buy way more copies of the games, and have more bargaining power. I guarantee you that those stores pay way less per game to the game publishers/distributors than GS does.
03-26-17, 03:31 PM
#1148
DVD Talk Hero
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Originally Posted by adrenaline78
To get people into the store. Retail 101
But yeah their profit comes from used games, hence the whole mandate reported earlier not to sell New when a used one is available. If new games are 20% off, how are they going to sell that used game at 5 to 10 percent off?
03-26-17, 06:47 PM
#1150
DVD Talk God
Re: GameStop is Vile and Disgusting Part XXVII
Originally Posted by slop101
What's not true? That stores like BB, Target and amazon sell much more than just videogames, so unlike GS, they can take a hit on those and get people to buy other things along with their games?
Not to mention, there may be more GS stores, but each of those other stores buy way more copies of the games, and have more bargaining power. I guarantee you that those stores pay way less per game to the game publishers/distributors than GS does.
Not to mention, there may be more GS stores, but each of those other stores buy way more copies of the games, and have more bargaining power. I guarantee you that those stores pay way less per game to the game publishers/distributors than GS does.
