Sonybot: "Nintendo? Don't say that word, my ears are bleeding!!"

[cloudwalking]

Okay, so today I had a job interview, and it happened to be close by to my mom's store. So I agreed to go in and help her after my interview was over.

She recently hired a new assistant manager. I hadn't met him yet, but mom described him as a "character". Okay.

So I walked in after my interview, and I see the guy, and my first impression is that he looks like some sort of child molestor or something. Just sorta creepy-looking. But whatever, I do the polite thing and introduce myself, then I go behind the front counter and start ringing up customers while him and my mom unpack shipment in the back.

After about 15 minutes, it got slow, so I took the time to have some of my drink and bust out my DS to take a look at what time it was, and maybe play some FFIV.

Well he comes walking up to get a boxcutter or something and says, out of the blue, In an excited child sort of tone, "You hear about the PS3?"

Since he seemed creepy I decided to keep my side of the conversation pretty limited. "Yeah."

"It's gonna be sweeeeeeet."

"Yup."

"You know about all the stuff it can do?"

At this point I wanted to mention that yes, I do happen to know all about it, I read gaming news everyday and I just happened to be at E3 when they showed the damn thing. But I just said "yes."

My mistake! Even though I had just told him I have adequate knowledge of the PS3's functions, he proceeded to list everything off that it could do, including, as he put it, "You can burn your own games to a memory stick"

So then he says "Oh I just can't wait. It's going to be so awesome!!! I'm saving up for one now, and I already have a premium preordered for $150. ARE YOU GETTING ONE?!"

I was like "I don't know. It's pretty expensive. I'll probably get Nintendo's console first."

So then he does the dumbest thing, he gives me a look like he has a headache and proceeds to jam a finger in his ear.

"AUGH! I think my ears are bleeding! Nintendo, ew, if it isn't Sony I don't want to hear about it!"

Then he fucking turns around and walks into the back room like he was disgusted with me.

Are all Sony fanboys this creepy in real life? I just coudn't believe this guy.

[Eel O'Brian]

All fanboys in general are this creepy in real life.

[Van Cruncheon]

No, but Nintendo fanboys sure are. MAF will attest to their charm as they run our local GameCrazy with a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow's abandon. They both like to dress up as Mario, and one of them got angry when I told him Animal Crossing was "Fisher-Price for the hormonally disadvantaged". 

[The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment]

DEAR EVILBORE TODAY I MET ONE OF YOU IN PERSON *BLUSH*

 

[The Fake Shemp]

Anyone think there is a parallel thread at GAF being posted saying OMG THIS FUCKING NINTENDO FANGIRL APPLIED AT MY STORE TODAY LOL?

[Eel O'Brian]

Anyone think there is a parallel thread at GAF being posted saying OMG THIS FUCKING NINTENDO FANGIRL APPLIED AT MY STORE TODAY HAY GUYS DO YOU THINK I HAVE A CHANCE AT TRUE LOVE LOL?

fixeded

[cloudwalking]

Anyone think there is a parallel thread at GAF being posted saying OMG THIS FUCKING NINTENDO FANGIRL APPLIED AT MY STORE TODAY LOL?

Actually, that was one of my first thoughts. "This guy could easily post at GAF."

Oh and I didn't apply at the store, this was at my mom's store, I was just helping.

[Phoenix Dark]

EvilLore?

[cloudwalking]

No, but Nintendo fanboys sure are. MAF will attest to their charm as they run our local GameCrazy with a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow's abandon. They both like to dress up as Mario, and one of them got angry when I told him Animal Crossing was "Fisher-Price for the hormonally disadvantaged". 

Oh god, that's... sad and disturbing.

[Van Cruncheon]

I was actually trolling you, but now I feel bad.  :'(

But yeah, the two dudes who run the local GameCrazy DO have Mario costumes they wear and are incredibly grating about their fandom. They'd be annoying about ANYTHING they were interested in -- Nintendo, Sony, feng shui, colon cancer.

[Diablos]

"You can burn your own games to a memory stick"

 

[The Fake Shemp]

When I traded in my GameCube before moving to Los Angeles (July of '05), the guy at the counter said I was being distinguished mentally-challenged since Zelda and Fire Emblem were still coming out and would give the system a Donkey Kong Country-like push to beat the Xbox and catch up to PS3.

[brawndolicious]

I feel very sorry for you.

[The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment]

When I traded in my GameCube before moving to Los Angeles (July of '05), the guy at the counter said I was being distinguished mentally-challenged since Zelda and Fire Emblem were still coming out and would give the system a Donkey Kong Country-like push to beat the Xbox and catch up to PS3.

The douche behind the counter of a local GameStop acted like I was commiting a sin when I sold them my DS, and even tried to do everything in his power to change my mind.

Fuck you, pay me.

[BlueTsunami]

I'm a Sony fanboy and I assure you that i'm level headed and a perfect gentlemen

 

[MrAngryFace]

I want to destroy the twerp that works at the gamecrazy near me. I had put Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow on my wishlist for them to call me when it comes in.

I get a call:

"Calling to let you know we got a copy of Dawn of Sorrow in and we are holding it for 24 hours thats 24 HOURS to call me back, if ya dont...well...I guess im just gonna have to put it back on the shelf. I think he said something about someone else buying it to."

I wanted that game, until now. Fuck em. Im never going back.

[Diablos]

I want to destroy the twerp that works at the gamecrazy near me. I had put Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow on my wishlist for them to call me when it comes in.

I get a call:

"Calling to let you know we got a copy of Dawn of Sorrow in and we are holding it for 24 hours thats 24 HOURS to call me back, if ya dont...well...I guess im just gonna have to put it back on the shelf. I think he said something about someone else buying it to."

I wanted that game, until now. Fuck em. Im never going back.

If you can make this work, if they ever do that again (should you decide to go there), on your way to the game crazy, call him during the 23rd hour. Walk in right before it's over.
I've never done something like that but it would be pretty hilarious I'd imagine.

[brawndolicious]

I've seen game store employees argue loudly on the phone about how much effort the other guy has to put in to make their guild work or holding up a  PSP and saying "remember to wear protection" but those guys let me play through all of Halo 2 in their store so I consider them game enthusiasts, not bean- counters.  I can stand the enthusiasts, but I just want to kill the bean-counters.  Never met a wierd one.

[MrAngryFace]

I have the voice mail saved, im so tempted to go in when his manager is working and make her listen to it.

[Flannel Boy]

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[Van Cruncheon]

That voice mail was incredibly aggravating. BUCK TOOF needs a good firin'.

[Diablos]

You should post this message if possible

[Van Cruncheon]

We could record it off yer phone for posting, MAF.

[MrAngryFace]

I bet we could

[Van Cruncheon]

MWA HA, let's do that.

[Mondain]

Even if that guy was unsettling, I don't believe that it's anything too unusual.

Gaming boutique clerks who also happen to be fanboys or hardcore game fans probably get bored while standing beneath a counter eight hours a day, and sometimes like to discuss their console of choice when they notice someone that they feel will be receptive to it.

You were turned off by that guy's enthusiasm and by his innacurate informations and fanboy taunts, however put yourself in a regular consumer's shoes -- not everyone is a game industry erudite like us, and clerks are used to "enlighten" unsuspecting juvenile customers who'll respond positively and enthusiastically to their fanboy drivel and find their retorts hilarious. So, I don't think that it's anything worth taking too seriously.

[Diablos]

MWA HA, let's do that.

[etiolate]

I have to say, that if I worked at a game store and Drinky came in, it would be mucho incentive to be wearing the Nintendo pride just to annoy him.

[cloudwalking]

What I thought was funny aside from the way he acted was how just because I mentioned that I'd probably pick up Wii first he automatically had me pegged as a nintard and gave me this disgusted look.

Yeah, okay, buddy

[Diablos]

Do you even wanna know someone like that? I wouldn't, and I like Sony consoles.
What a tard he is.

[Thee Reverend Gary Davis]

Is it me or does no one actually know clearly what the Ps3's functions are? 'I heard it can shoot lazers and stuff'!!!!

[The Shadow]

When you say he looks like a child molester, I get the image of a balding, overweight, 40-ish old man. Is this accurate?

[whiteACID]

You should have told him everything you know and made him feel like a dumbass. That's what I would have done anyways.

[The Shadow]

You should have told him everything you know and made him feel like a dumbass. That's what I would have done anyways.

Have you ever talked to someone like that? They think because they heard all these "facts" from an EB clerk that they're in the know. If you try to set them straight, they'll just think you're full of shit.

[G The Resurrected]

WoW cloud met Tjhooker haha jk yeah thats most sony fanboys for ya.

I hate all those crazy biased people but heres the thing most casual people are console biased. I had to pick up dead rising and i've been pushing the ds a lot to show people its fun. And i got a bunch of guys calling me gay. It was just funny cause the jokes on them. I love the thing. Some people just arent open minded. Those people are the stuborn dumb fucks that buy madden each and every damn year and only stick with one console.

[MrAngryFace]

I always wondered where clerks and people who 'hang out' in gamestores get their gaming information, cause 90% of the time its 100% wrong.

[Eel O'Brian]

I try to spend as little time in gaming stores as possible.  Just shut the fuck up and put the game in the bag, thanks.  I'll get all my "informed opinions" elsewhere.

[MrAngryFace]

Sony Nintenbox 360 is going to be better!

I hear Sony is coming out with a Mario!

[brawndolicious]

This is why the only people I talk about videogames to are hardcore gamers...they all fucking love XBOX though and never admit when a game sucks ass.

[Eel O'Brian]

I love it when I walk in and they're in the middle of some random employee argument/debate comedy sketch and I have to tap someone to get them to pay some fucking attention to their job.  Fuck game stores.  Best Buy sells all the new games I want, I get Reward Zone points, they don't offer to fuck me on game trades, and no one says shit to me.  This is how I like my retail stores - silent.  Again, I cannot overstress how important this shutting the fuck up is to me.  Push the goddamned buttons on the register, let me swipe my card, put the game in the bag, and tell me to have a nice day.  I will tell you to have a nice day yourself, sugar tits, and leave happy.  Any extraneous conversation beyond that just makes me want to kill you.

[Diablos]

The last time I went into EB, I played Kingdom Hearts 2 for a few minutes. Some tall, SMELLY dweeb was basically drooling behind me. My god, he smelled so bad. Then he started talking for like 30 seconds about KH2. I just wanted to play the damn game. I didn't respond much, hoping he'd get a clue. But, no. He kept talking for like another minute. And then I was like "here you go dude, you obviously want to play this more than I do."

This kid had on Phil Donahue glasses, his face looked like it was smeared with dirt, he was wearing what looked like a sweatshirt/sweatpants outfit straight out of an 80's clothing magazine (complete with the flashy yet dorky adidas-like windbreaker on OVER IT).

...

I don't shop at EB much anymore.

[Van Cruncheon]

Again, I cannot overstress how important this shutting the fuck up is to me.  Push the goddamned buttons on the register, let me swipe my card, put the game in the bag, and tell me to have a nice day.  I will tell you to have a nice day yourself, sugar tits, and leave happy.  Any extraneous conversation beyond that just makes me want to kill you.

[TakingBackSunday]

There's always this fat girl who just seriously hangs out at my EB and just comments on everyone's buys.  When I went in for Kingdom Hearts II, there were a few people there also getting the game, and a couple kids were getting it as well.  One kid who looked about 7 years old went up to the counter and asked for it, and the girl was all like "Ohhhh is little Timmy gonna pway with Mickey?!? Ohhhh, there's your copy coming, drool little dude, STARE AT IT!  Isn't it wonderful?"

Ugh, I got my copy and ran out of there quickly.  The employees HATE HER.

[Mondain]

I love it when I walk in and they're in the middle of some random employee argument/debate comedy sketch and I have to tap someone to get them to pay some fucking attention to their job.  Fuck game stores.  Best Buy sells all the new games I want, I get Reward Zone points, they don't offer to fuck me on game trades, and no one says shit to me.  This is how I like my retail stores - silent.  Again, I cannot overstress how important this shutting the fuck up is to me.  Push the goddamned buttons on the register, let me swipe my card, put the game in the bag, and tell me to have a nice day.  I will tell you to have a nice day yourself, sugar tits, and leave happy.  Any extraneous conversation beyond that just makes me want to kill you.

That's why I can only bear Wal-Mart as a B&M stores to buy games now. Online rules. I even know the manager of my local EBGames, he posts on GAF and OA and will probably help me get a PS3 at launch, however the other employees are unsupportable... that's the way they do business, though. And that's why I do without.

You're right that they aren't doing their jobs, though. What I hate is going in a game store, and then the customers see me looking attentively at game boxes and then ask me for info because the clerks are too incompetent. Can't even do their own job accurately.

[cloudwalking]

When you say he looks like a child molester, I get the image of a balding, overweight, 40-ish old man. Is this accurate?

Nah, he looked sort of redneck-ish, and not quite 40 years old, I think he's 38. He has plenty of hair he just had that greasy look about him.

[Diablos]

There's always this fat girl who just seriously hangs out at my EB and just comments on everyone's buys.  When I went in for Kingdom Hearts II, there were a few people there also getting the game, and a couple kids were getting it as well.  One kid who looked about 7 years old went up to the counter and asked for it, and the girl was all like "Ohhhh is little Timmy gonna pway with Mickey?!? Ohhhh, there's your copy coming, drool little dude, STARE AT IT!  Isn't it wonderful?"

Ugh, I got my copy and ran out of there quickly.  The employees HATE HER.

I caught a guy kind of like that at EB once. He was talking about Oblivion for like 10 minutes (I was just looking at the used games), this guy knew his stuff. Every little aspect of the game. He was like a first impressions post on a forum. All the EB guy did was nod and occasionally say things such as "yeah," "really," "yeah dude", "ok". The closer I got to him the more he wanted him to shut up. Someone else came in and he just started blushing because the kid was being so VERY dorky and _loud_ (like, you could hear him outside of the store after leaving). It was hilarious.

[BlueTsunami]

When you say he looks like a child molester, I get the image of a balding, overweight, 40-ish old man. Is this accurate?

Nah, he looked sort of redneck-ish, and not quite 40 years old, I think he's 38. He has plenty of hair he just had that greasy look about him.

38? From the way you explained the encounter I would have guessed a teenager. Thats crazy

[TakingBackSunday]

I have the fortunate case where by local EB guys are really cool, and whenever one of those types of people come in, they laugh their asses off when they leave.

[Diablos]

I love it when I walk in and they're in the middle of some random employee argument/debate comedy sketch and I have to tap someone to get them to pay some fucking attention to their job.  Fuck game stores.  Best Buy sells all the new games I want, I get Reward Zone points, they don't offer to fuck me on game trades, and no one says shit to me.  This is how I like my retail stores - silent.  Again, I cannot overstress how important this shutting the fuck up is to me.  Push the goddamned buttons on the register, let me swipe my card, put the game in the bag, and tell me to have a nice day.  I will tell you to have a nice day yourself, sugar tits, and leave happy.  Any extraneous conversation beyond that just makes me want to kill you.

Ohh, you're so right.

After giving up on EB, I went to GameStop for purchases. GameStop (at least the one I go to) seems to have less weirdos around. I wanted to buy DMC3: SE. I was in a hurry, so I wasn't really paying attention when I asked them if they had the Greatest Hits for $20 (thus being the SPECIAL EDITION). I let them quickly ring it up and they threw it in the bag, I paid with cash and walked out. Then I realized they sold me the regular DMC3, just for $20. So I took it back. They made me fill out a form -- I PAID IN CASH. And they should have known I was looking for the SE. Anyway, after taking it back, when he hands me my cash he acts like a smartass and says "HUR HUR YOU WON'T FIND THE SE ANYWHERE DUDE, IT'S SOLD OUT HURRR."

...20 minutes later, I'm walking out of Best Buy with the SE in my hand, mumbling "dickheads" to myself. BB had a lot of them. I was tempted to go back into GameStop and wave the game in his face, but I didn't. I should have.

[The Fake Shemp]

There was some guy the clerks at GameCrazy would tell me about that would always trade in used games after he masturbated on the discs.

[brawndolicious]

There was some guy the clerks at GameCrazy would tell me about that would always trade in used games after he masturbated on the discs.

Were they lieing?

[The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment]

There was some guy the clerks at GameCrazy would tell me about that would always trade in used games after he masturbated on the discs.

If he's hung like an infant the discs could make one hell of a cockring 

[Diablos]

There was some guy the clerks at GameCrazy would tell me about that would always trade in used games after he masturbated on the discs.

 

Thanks for making me paranoid about buying used games! 

[brawndolicious]

There was some guy the clerks at GameCrazy would tell me about that would always trade in used games after he masturbated on the discs.

Were they lieing?

Seriously though, don't tell me they showed it to you or smelled it or....

[The Fake Shemp]

No, but the manager of Hollywood Video backed them.

[brawndolicious]

No, but the manager of Hollywood Video backed them.

Bad joke?

[The Fake Shemp]

I know the manager of Hollywood Video.  Not really the joking type.  Apparently they had to call the police.

[brawndolicious]

I know the manager of Hollywood Video.  Not really the joking type.  Apparently they had to call the police.

Damn, that's fucked up.  I'm going to hold all discs from the edge now.

[Bacon]

How could somethng so hot be considered a crime?

[The Fake Shemp]

Yeah, he said the first time the guy came in and gave them PS2 games.  They opened it and they could even smell it, and it looked fresh.  The guy apparently laughed hysterically and ran out of the store.  The second time he did it to a different clerk, and since the offender didn't leave a name or info from the last time, they didn't know who to look out for.  The manager of Hollywood Video remembered what he looked liked from the second time, so when he came in the third time, he called the cops and warned the clerk.

I almost imagine it went like Army of Darkness, when the clerk goes to grab the game and open it, his wrist grabbed by the manager who says, "IT'S A TRICK - GET AN AXE!"