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I've been going to game for quite a long time now because that is the only "games only" shop around where I live. I go to game because the only thing I find annoying when I go into stores like virgin megastore is that you can't expect the shop assistants to know about nintendo, microsoft, sony , sega etc because they might have good knowledge in music and know nothing about games.
Well, I went into game a week ago with my mate and asked some release dates for mario sunshine and the freeloader (and some more I can't remember), the shop assistant (who looked a bit thick and had lots of spots) just stared at us like we had something on our faces, then my mate whispered to me, "you've got some chocolate on your cheek." And so I did. After that, I wiped the chocolate off and thought I would get a different reply from the shop assistant, I didn't. So, we asked him again he said "sorry, we don't have any games releases until they are released." Fat lot of good that was. So we looked at some games and cossacks for the PC caught my eye, I thought it was an expansion so I looked round the box and found nothing so I asked the shop assistant if it was an expansion he said very slowly, "I don't know" (even more help!). My mate and I left.
So, I went to game yesterday and (thankfully) there was two different shop assistants I asked them if when the freeloader came out and one said "Datel have said that it should hopefully be out for the sixteenth of august" (he sounded like he was a walking talking information centre but wasn't one)Great! I thought. Before this though I had bought cossacks at the bigger game which is a bout 15 miles away. I was just walking out the store and I heard the shop assistants talking to each other talking about silent scope coming to GBA and they were saying things like "will it work?"etc
They actually knew what they were talking about! Hope the next assistant is like that because they made my shopping a heck of a lot quicker than the dumb assistants that are just trying to get some money on weekends.
The moral of this story is this,
"Don't go to market unless you know who you're dealing with." (Oh wait that's not it that's off that advert the real moral of the story is) erm,
"I don't like thick assistants?" (no not that either..... )
Well, I went into game a week ago with my mate and asked some release dates for mario sunshine and the freeloader (and some more I can't remember), the shop assistant (who looked a bit thick and had lots of spots) just stared at us like we had something on our faces, then my mate whispered to me, "you've got some chocolate on your cheek." And so I did. After that, I wiped the chocolate off and thought I would get a different reply from the shop assistant, I didn't. So, we asked him again he said "sorry, we don't have any games releases until they are released." Fat lot of good that was. So we looked at some games and cossacks for the PC caught my eye, I thought it was an expansion so I looked round the box and found nothing so I asked the shop assistant if it was an expansion he said very slowly, "I don't know" (even more help!). My mate and I left.
So, I went to game yesterday and (thankfully) there was two different shop assistants I asked them if when the freeloader came out and one said "Datel have said that it should hopefully be out for the sixteenth of august" (he sounded like he was a walking talking information centre but wasn't one)Great! I thought. Before this though I had bought cossacks at the bigger game which is a bout 15 miles away. I was just walking out the store and I heard the shop assistants talking to each other talking about silent scope coming to GBA and they were saying things like "will it work?"etc
They actually knew what they were talking about! Hope the next assistant is like that because they made my shopping a heck of a lot quicker than the dumb assistants that are just trying to get some money on weekends.
The moral of this story is this,
"Don't go to market unless you know who you're dealing with." (Oh wait that's not it that's off that advert the real moral of the story is) erm,
"I don't like thick assistants?" (no not that either..... )
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RM18 wrote:
> Did you have a test er-no?
They bent the rules to employ me, I am under the 'Holiday' contract which allows them to employ 17 year olds. They wanted me that much, I know what I am talking about. Not as much as the assistant manager.. but a lot.
Just come in and find out. You will probably leave with an XBox or something. :D
> Did you have a test er-no?
They bent the rules to employ me, I am under the 'Holiday' contract which allows them to employ 17 year olds. They wanted me that much, I know what I am talking about. Not as much as the assistant manager.. but a lot.
Just come in and find out. You will probably leave with an XBox or something. :D
Did you have a test er-no?
RM18 wrote:
> There should be a rule that assistants should past a test to ascertain
> their gaming knowledge. I have faith in er-no that he is clued up, but
> there is no limit to the amounts of time when I have been patronised
> by a member of staff in GAME or EB I am supremely confident knew less
> than me.
Probably why the GAME in Wimbledon is one of the best performing of them all in the UK.
*feels smug*
*walks into a door*
> There should be a rule that assistants should past a test to ascertain
> their gaming knowledge. I have faith in er-no that he is clued up, but
> there is no limit to the amounts of time when I have been patronised
> by a member of staff in GAME or EB I am supremely confident knew less
> than me.
Probably why the GAME in Wimbledon is one of the best performing of them all in the UK.
*feels smug*
*walks into a door*
There should be a rule that assistants should past a test to ascertain their gaming knowledge. I have faith in er-no that he is clued up, but there is no limit to the amounts of time when I have been patronised by a member of staff in GAME or EB I am supremely confident knew less than me.
Should come into GAME where I work. I know everything and don't shy away from telling anyone. :D
No really, thats a bit rude of the spotty fool. Which branch of Game was that? Probably one of the ones low down in the list of the performing ones.
No really, thats a bit rude of the spotty fool. Which branch of Game was that? Probably one of the ones low down in the list of the performing ones.
I've been going to game for quite a long time now because that is the only "games only" shop around where I live. I go to game because the only thing I find annoying when I go into stores like virgin megastore is that you can't expect the shop assistants to know about nintendo, microsoft, sony , sega etc because they might have good knowledge in music and know nothing about games.
Well, I went into game a week ago with my mate and asked some release dates for mario sunshine and the freeloader (and some more I can't remember), the shop assistant (who looked a bit thick and had lots of spots) just stared at us like we had something on our faces, then my mate whispered to me, "you've got some chocolate on your cheek." And so I did. After that, I wiped the chocolate off and thought I would get a different reply from the shop assistant, I didn't. So, we asked him again he said "sorry, we don't have any games releases until they are released." Fat lot of good that was. So we looked at some games and cossacks for the PC caught my eye, I thought it was an expansion so I looked round the box and found nothing so I asked the shop assistant if it was an expansion he said very slowly, "I don't know" (even more help!). My mate and I left.
So, I went to game yesterday and (thankfully) there was two different shop assistants I asked them if when the freeloader came out and one said "Datel have said that it should hopefully be out for the sixteenth of august" (he sounded like he was a walking talking information centre but wasn't one)Great! I thought. Before this though I had bought cossacks at the bigger game which is a bout 15 miles away. I was just walking out the store and I heard the shop assistants talking to each other talking about silent scope coming to GBA and they were saying things like "will it work?"etc
They actually knew what they were talking about! Hope the next assistant is like that because they made my shopping a heck of a lot quicker than the dumb assistants that are just trying to get some money on weekends.
The moral of this story is this,
"Don't go to market unless you know who you're dealing with." (Oh wait that's not it that's off that advert the real moral of the story is) erm,
"I don't like thick assistants?" (no not that either..... )
Well, I went into game a week ago with my mate and asked some release dates for mario sunshine and the freeloader (and some more I can't remember), the shop assistant (who looked a bit thick and had lots of spots) just stared at us like we had something on our faces, then my mate whispered to me, "you've got some chocolate on your cheek." And so I did. After that, I wiped the chocolate off and thought I would get a different reply from the shop assistant, I didn't. So, we asked him again he said "sorry, we don't have any games releases until they are released." Fat lot of good that was. So we looked at some games and cossacks for the PC caught my eye, I thought it was an expansion so I looked round the box and found nothing so I asked the shop assistant if it was an expansion he said very slowly, "I don't know" (even more help!). My mate and I left.
So, I went to game yesterday and (thankfully) there was two different shop assistants I asked them if when the freeloader came out and one said "Datel have said that it should hopefully be out for the sixteenth of august" (he sounded like he was a walking talking information centre but wasn't one)Great! I thought. Before this though I had bought cossacks at the bigger game which is a bout 15 miles away. I was just walking out the store and I heard the shop assistants talking to each other talking about silent scope coming to GBA and they were saying things like "will it work?"etc
They actually knew what they were talking about! Hope the next assistant is like that because they made my shopping a heck of a lot quicker than the dumb assistants that are just trying to get some money on weekends.
The moral of this story is this,
"Don't go to market unless you know who you're dealing with." (Oh wait that's not it that's off that advert the real moral of the story is) erm,
"I don't like thick assistants?" (no not that either..... )
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