Dear GameStop and EBX Employee's,
Living in the United States, I am only afforded a few choices in gaming retailers. A few specialty shops, the have everything Wal-Mart, and your franchise's stores, GameStop and EBX. The specialty shops are nice, though generally overpriced. Wal-Mart doesn't really cater to gamers. So that leaves you...a store that splits the difference, catering especially to games and being reasonably priced.
The store is set up in a bastardization of the true boutiques, but it works to streamline the process and keep you a national business, and you can generally find what you're looking for by system, and for the most part, in some semblance of alphabetic order.
But why do each and everyone of you offer aid to a twenty-one year old girl who knows more about games than most of you ever will and not help the six year old looking to buy his real first game for Christmas?!? Seriously, I walked in today just to browse and see if there was a game I felt like dropping a few dollars on (there were a few, but the workers there pissed me off too much), and this young man with his mom were looking at PS2 games. He couldn't have been older than eight, and you could tell this was the first game he was getting for himself. His mother had no clue what she was looking for at all.
Now, before I go any further and you think I'm just a spoiled gamer, I've worked at GameStop in the past. I've worked at a specialty gamer store, also. I do know the craft probably about as well as you can, and I've worked my ass off to make the patrons happy.
THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE SITTING ON MY ASS BEHIND A COUNTER TALKING TO MY CO-WORKER WHILE PEOPLE ARE IN THE STORE!!!
Seriously, guys, grow a brain. These people look to you to be their guru of gaming, to help them find the game right for them, and you're sitting on your ass gawking at me, a girl who came in alone to your store and is picking up games you think are good (yeah, I can hear you muttering with your friend, dumb-ass).
I love your store, as it's generally the only alternative to Wal-Mart in smaller communities, but come on guys. You lost out on my sale, and I did your job for you. Not a good job, guys.
-Sara
p.s. Also, if someone asks you for an application, pay attention to what they're asking you and not at their chestline...jeeze!
p.s.s. I know there are good GameStop and EBX salespeople. I've been one, and I've worked with more than a few. Doing something like this is inexcusable, and there's a good chance I can get in touch with your boss's boss's boss through a friend of mine who knows him personally. So, don't do it.
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