J.W. Stillwater
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I still have not converted my GS credit to Amazon form last time.
But the employees are not the corporation. The are employees that probably don't get paid very well and this does not affect them personally in the least.Breaking: corporations mad that consumers find a way to come out on top.
Yeah, hard to say why any one employee is annoyed about it, but it's complicated. People can get attached to their companies, even when they don't treat them well. Probably hear from their managers about how it sucks that people are doing it, etc.But the employees are not the corporation. The are employees that probably don't get paid very well and this does not affect them personally in the least.
Yeah Im not too worried about it I just kind of wanted that Destiny PS4 Pro bundle and could have gotten it for another $100 or so less had I really wanted to. I think It's probably just smarter to wait for Black Friday anyway and I'm not even sure I really want a Pro.I was about to say it's not too late. Then I look at the time and realized it's Sunday... Welp. The fact that we got two of these 70% promotion in a matter of a couple months is pretty awesome.
Most people here walked away with a brand new console and more.
Going to trade in all my games reminded me of why I never, ever, shop at GameStop. Worst experience at a retail store I've had in years.
I walk in with a bunch of PS4 games to trade and the guy behind the counter scans them all one by one and is amicable. He talks about how he's finished playing a lot of these games and asks how I like them. Started off pretty pleasant.
He then tells me about the Pro card and he says it will actually *save* me money if I got one with the trade in. So I went ahead and had him ring it up to see how much the trade value would go up. It went up $11, so obviously not enough to cover the cost of the $15 card. I tell him I'd rather not do the card and save the 4 dollars.
Him: "What?" *Gives me a look like I'm an idiot*
Me: "Yeah, it's crazy but I'm going to say no to the Pro card. This will probably be the last trade in I do at GameStop this year."
Him: "You're the first person I've ever seen who would pass on this! My friends and I save hundreds of dollars with this card."
Me: "I know. I appreciate the offer but I think I'll pass."
Him: (he gives a long winded sales pitch of what I get with the Pro card) "You do realize you're basically turning down free money right? You would walk away with more credit if you get the card."
(This was untrue; I watched him ring up the difference in trade credit earlier and it was not more. But he was publicly egging me on so hard that I believed him for a second and agreed to have him ring the card up again. Of course, it was not more credit with the card. I asked him to take the card off again.)
Him: Really?!
Me: Yes, really.
(After he realized he wasn't going to convince me, his tone got a lot colder towards me.)
Him: "Alright. Your loss. Again, you're the first person I've ever seen who would do something like this."
He handed me the card to swipe and I walked out.
Can't wait to use every cent of that store credit to get an Amazon gift card. And good f**king riddance. GameStop can burn for all I care.
I had a bad experience in one of the stores as I traded some games along with 2 that I got from RedBox (to get the 60%). They charged me $4 each for the two of the RedBox games saying that the discs had a scratch and when I asked the associate to show me scratch, he got really annoyed. I actually did clean the discs before taking them in and inspected for any scratches. The discs were in good condition.
Then when I tried to get a GS gift card the associate told that he is not going to sell anything to me in the store and literally pointed towards the door. I asked him for the name of his manager but he kept repeating that its his store and he can do whatever he wants. I kept my composure and I asked for his manager's name again. He repeated a first name 3 times. I had enough and left the store.
pretty standard depending on state law.
Similar to what pawn shops do. Here in CA they take your fingerprint
Traded in twenty filler SNES games and walked out with $502.
I think you got a shitty employee who did it to rack up their numbers knowing you'd cancel it.So I after traded in a bunch of stuff, bought a Steam wallet card, I was left with about $200. Apparently they applied this to a Destiny 2 PS4 bundle pre-order for whatever reason (despite no mention of the game/bundle) instead of just putting it on my Pro card balance.
Do I have to call them up to cancel this or will the deposit just return to the balance of my Pro card in a few days, since it's not nearly enough to pay for the bundle?
So I after traded in a bunch of stuff, bought a Steam wallet card, I was left with about $200. Apparently they applied this to a Destiny 2 PS4 bundle pre-order for whatever reason (despite no mention of the game/bundle) instead of just putting it on my Pro card balance.
Do I have to call them up to cancel this or will the deposit just return to the balance of my Pro card in a few days, since it's not nearly enough to pay for the bundle?
Ugh, ok. Thanks.You are I think going to have to go in and have them put the balance back on your card. You can't get screwed over, like you aren't stuck having to buy it, but you do have to go back for your credit. If you do it before Tuesday, the employee will lose the pre order credit he got, I think. After Tuesday he gets the credit weather you buy it or not.
Traded some GBA and Wii-U stuff too. Posted earlier that I was gonna. Had about thirty titles total. Pokemon stuff is the gift that keeps on giving.What filler titles netted you $502? That's like $25 bucks a game.
I had my clerk say that everytime you trade in a game you get $5 to apply to a pre-order. I took it to mean a bonus $5, but I see it deducted from my trade amount. After reading your post it seems they are trying to pad their pre-order numbers?So I after traded in a bunch of stuff, bought a Steam wallet card, I was left with about $200. Apparently they applied this to a Destiny 2 PS4 bundle pre-order for whatever reason (despite no mention of the game/bundle) instead of just putting it on my Pro card balance.
Do I have to call them up to cancel this or will the deposit just return to the balance of my Pro card in a few days, since it's not nearly enough to pay for the bundle?
I had my clerk say that everytime you trade in a game you get $5 to apply to a pre-order. I took it to mean a bonus $5, but I see it deducted from my trade amount. After reading your post it seems they are trying to pad their pre-order numbers?
Any truth to the $5 trade-in towards a pre-order? I put it towards Metroid: Samus Returns SE which I wanted anyway (unless I can find it at Best Buy for my GCU discount) on release day.
He did mention it, but I guess he didn't explain it right. I agreed to the $5. After checking my receipt further I see he applied the extra $5 credit to Madden 18 and then put it towards my Metroid pre-order. So mine actually good.Lately, Gamestops seem to keep a stack of their "Extra $5 Credit" coupons next to their registers. Seems to be an easy way for them to boost pre-orders in a "I'll give you this coupon if you put it towards a pre-order" kinda way. They definitely shouldn't be automatically using your credit on pre-orders you didn't ask for, though.
Yeah I almost messed up, wasn't aware that Gamestop closed at 6p on Sundays, but someone here mentioned it and I made it at 5:30p.Fffffuuuuuu i forgot
Going to trade in all my games reminded me of why I never, ever, shop at GameStop. Worst experience at a retail store I've had in years.
I walk in with a bunch of PS4 games to trade and the guy behind the counter scans them all one by one and is amicable. He talks about how he's finished playing a lot of these games and asks how I like them. Started off pretty pleasant.
He then tells me about the Pro card and he says it will actually *save* me money if I got one with the trade in. So I went ahead and had him ring it up to see how much the trade value would go up. It went up $11, so obviously not enough to cover the cost of the $15 card. I tell him I'd rather not do the card and save the 4 dollars.
Him: "What?" *Gives me a look like I'm an idiot*
Me: "Yeah, it's crazy but I'm going to say no to the Pro card. This will probably be the last trade in I do at GameStop this year."
Him: "You're the first person I've ever seen who would pass on this! My friends and I save hundreds of dollars with this card."
Me: "I know. I appreciate the offer but I think I'll pass."
Him: (he gives a long winded sales pitch of what I get with the Pro card) "You do realize you're basically turning down free money right? You would walk away with more credit if you get the card."
(This was untrue; I watched him ring up the difference in trade credit earlier and it was not more. But he was publicly egging me on so hard that I believed him for a second and agreed to have him ring the card up again. Of course, it was not more credit with the card. I asked him to take the card off again.)
Him: Really?!
Me: Yes, really.
(After he realized he wasn't going to convince me, his tone got a lot colder towards me.)
Him: "Alright. Your loss. Again, you're the first person I've ever seen who would do something like this."
He handed me the card to swipe and I walked out.
Can't wait to use every cent of that store credit to get an Amazon gift card. And good f**king riddance. GameStop can burn for all I care.
Ultimately it depends on the amount of his trade-in. If his total was more than $150 then yes he screwed up, as it would have covered the Pro fee plus whatever else the trade in value was. I traded in 7 games and got $230 so it's hard to imagine someone getting less than $115 for their games but it's possible as I did trade I'm some high valued stuff.You did mess up. It went up by $11. If it wasn't enough to cover it, it would have went down in price.
Edit: Pro costs $15 for a year, your trade in went up $11, meaning you got $26 extra from Pro.
You did mess up. It went up by $11. If it wasn't enough to cover it, it would have went down in price.
Edit: Pro costs $15 for a year, your trade in went up $11, meaning you got $26 extra from Pro.
I went in to trade some random games for cash and the worker there was really nice. We chatted about Destiny 2 and he didn't mention reserves or anything. He asked me once if I had a card and that was it.
What's sad is that he could get fired for low quota for doing something that's actually enjoyable.
I won't make them my go to game store. Their GameStop TV always makes me feel like an idiot or a noob. I'd rather have a quiet browser as my store.
We went through this yesterday. With a 60% bonus he got whatever he did. Like $168 something. If he had paid $15 and gotten another 10% it would have been $179 something (then subtract the $15 for the Pro membership), not enough to cover the cost of the membership. I still would have just paid the extra $4 or so for the membership since it'd easily be worth it but I guess he just didnt want to.
Let's say he traded in 6 games and after the 60% promo he has a total of $165.
$165 - $15 (for the pro membership) = $150 x 0.10 = $165.
So the bare minimum of him not losing any money is $165. Plus he would have gained a B2G1 coupon as well.
Even if he traded in 6 games that are only worth $20 per game (before the 60% increase) he would have easily made it over the $165 threshold.
I love stories of people thinking they are sticking it to the man just to expose that they were actually wrong. They were trying to give you a free $2 for a year membership And you turned it down bruhNier ($32)
Yakuza 0 ($40)
Cod Advanced Warfare ($3.20)
Persona 5 - ($40)
Black Ops 3 - ($12.80)
Titanfall 2 - ($21.60)
Wolfenstein: TNO - ($19.20)
Total: $168.80
Going to trade in all my games reminded me of why I never, ever, shop at GameStop. Worst experience at a retail store I've had in years.
I walk in with a bunch of PS4 games to trade and the guy behind the counter scans them all one by one and is amicable. He talks about how he's finished playing a lot of these games and asks how I like them. Started off pretty pleasant.
He then tells me about the Pro card and he says it will actually *save* me money if I got one with the trade in. So I went ahead and had him ring it up to see how much the trade value would go up. It went up $11, so obviously not enough to cover the cost of the $15 card. I tell him I'd rather not do the card and save the 4 dollars.
Him: "What?" *Gives me a look like I'm an idiot*
Me: "Yeah, it's crazy but I'm going to say no to the Pro card. This will probably be the last trade in I do at GameStop this year."
Him: "You're the first person I've ever seen who would pass on this! My friends and I save hundreds of dollars with this card."
Me: "I know. I appreciate the offer but I think I'll pass."
Him: (he gives a long winded sales pitch of what I get with the Pro card) "You do realize you're basically turning down free money right? You would walk away with more credit if you get the card."
(This was untrue; I watched him ring up the difference in trade credit earlier and it was not more. But he was publicly egging me on so hard that I believed him for a second and agreed to have him ring the card up again. Of course, it was not more credit with the card. I asked him to take the card off again.)
Him: Really?!
Me: Yes, really.
(After he realized he wasn't going to convince me, his tone got a lot colder towards me.)
Him: "Alright. Your loss. Again, you're the first person I've ever seen who would do something like this."
He handed me the card to swipe and I walked out.
Can't wait to use every cent of that store credit to get an Amazon gift card. And good f**king riddance. GameStop can burn for all I care.
"only" $20 per game from gamestop trade in lol
If this is the total amount you got after the 60% then you definitely fucked up. You would have gained $0.30 and a B2G1 free coupon at the very least.Nier ($32)
Yakuza 0 ($40)
Cod Advanced Warfare ($3.20)
Persona 5 - ($40)
Black Ops 3 - ($12.80)
Titanfall 2 - ($21.60)
Wolfenstein: TNO - ($19.20)
Total: $168.80
Damn I thought this extended longer. Does anybody know if this is returning again anytime soon?
No because the base trades of his game were like $105 total. So add 60% to that and it's $168.If this is the total amount you got after the 60% then you definitely fucked up. You would have gained $0.30 and a B2G1 free coupon at the very least.
No because the base trades of his game were like $105 total. So add 60% to that and it's $168.
Now if he had added 70% instead the total would be $178.50
Those werent exact numbers down to the penny but it was very close to that. The difference there is only $10.50 which is not itself enough to pay for the $15 Pro membership.
You can argue all the other benefits and I'd agree with you, but in his case I think he said he wouldn't be going back which would make everything else irrelevant. He'd still get the magazine too, but we'll pretend that has zero value to him also. So just speaking in terms of credit amount he'd have lost a few dollars if he decided to pay the $15 for the membership.
How did you only get $10 by adding 10%? 🤔No because the base trades of his game were like $105 total. So add 60% to that and it's $168.
Now if he had added 70% instead the total would be $178.50
Those werent exact numbers down to the penny but it was very close to that. The difference there is only $10.50 which is not itself enough to pay for the $15 Pro membership.
You can argue all the other benefits and I'd agree with you, but in his case I think he said he wouldn't be going back which would make everything else irrelevant. He'd still get the magazine too, but we'll pretend that has zero value to him also. So just speaking in terms of credit amount he'd have lost a few dollars if he decided to pay the $15 for the membership.
Umm no.
I did the math dude.
He got $168 after 60%. They would have taken -$15 off = $153 x 10% = $15.30
$15.30 would have been enough to cover his pro membership. You did your math wrong.
Actually you might be right there. If he have gotten that extra $5 bonus card. He would have been golden.They would have added it all to the base of $105. So it'd be $105 + 70% = 178.5 as opposed to $105 + 60% = $168
Actually you might be right there. If he have gotten that extra $5 bonus card. He would have been golden.
Because getting pro card adds 10% of the base value, not 10% of (base value + 60% deal applied).How did you only get $10 by adding 10%? 🤔
The poster was silly and duped himself...
Yeah me too. Couldn't make it in today. I'll be able to beat one of the games I was gonna trade in by the time the next deal rolls around.Damn I thought this extended longer. Does anybody know if this is returning again anytime soon?
I had a bad experience in one of the stores as I traded some games along with 2 that I got from RedBox (to get the 60%). They charged me $4 each for the two of the RedBox games saying that the discs had a scratch and when I asked the associate to show me scratch, he got really annoyed. I actually did clean the discs before taking them in and inspected for any scratches. The discs were in good condition.
Then when I tried to get a GS gift card the associate told that he is not going to sell anything to me in the store and literally pointed towards the door. I asked him for the name of his manager but he kept repeating that its his store and he can do whatever he wants. I kept my composure and I asked for his manager's name again. He repeated a first name 3 times. I had enough and left the store.
I had my clerk say that everytime you trade in a game you get $5 to apply to a pre-order. I took it to mean a bonus $5, but I see it deducted from my trade amount. After reading your post it seems they are trying to pad their pre-order numbers?
Any truth to the $5 trade-in towards a pre-order? I put it towards Metroid: Samus Returns SE which I wanted anyway (unless I can find it at Best Buy for my GCU discount) on release day.
Many stores have a policy to not take Redbox discs. You're lucky they accepted them at all.
I know if I was buying a used game and it was a Redbox copy i wouldn't want to buy it.
I only shop GS when abusing TIV or when they have good sales and I've never had a bad experience. Traded in a total of 6 Redbox games today at 2 stores without anyone batting an eye I just shove them in cheap paper cd sleeves. Tried removing 1 sticker using hairdryer trick and goo gone and it use made a mess so I left all the other stickers on. Had never actually tried removing these before usually the only stickers I bother pulling off is the outer layer Gamestop stickers if they will come off easily as I drive to the next GS to trade them back in lol.
Without a transaction # for a survey nobody will take your complaint seriously, Gamestop is probably the most pranked store around. Go back and buy multiple cheap items and hammer them hard via survey then return the items and get more survey slips.
It would have been okay if they didn't accept the Redbox discs. I didn't need any favors. Besides it is more about the attitude and manner the store conducted itself. But go ahead blame it on me.
I didn't know about this hairdryer trick. Maybe I'll try it next time I'm desperate to get the 60% rate on the trades.
And I did fill out the survey from the trade-in receipt.