Posts Tagged ‘retail

24
Nov
07

I, Gamestop employee. Chapter 3: Black Friday and Playtesting

By Tyler Miller Leave a Comment
Categories: Editorials and Games
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Day 2: Black Friday

So there I am, my second day on the job and it’s the busiest shopping day of the year at one of the busiest Gamestops in the world. But did I worry? Heck no. Because I know what anyone receiving the minimum of OJT knows, and that is that I could always fall back on those four words that sound so sweet to the ears of any new hire: “It’s my first day”. Technically a lie, but effective enough to warrant usage. Continue reading ‘I, Gamestop employee. Chapter 3: Black Friday and Playtesting’

21
Nov
07

I, Gamestop Employee. Chapter 2: Pre-orders and Box Art.

By Tyler Miller Leave a Comment
Categories: Editorials and Games
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DAY 1

Me: Hello, thanks for calling Gamestop where we… uh.. we buy games. We buy used games, and… we trade you. Money? This is Tyler.

BT2-Fan: (pause) Yeah, I want to pre-order Battle Toads 2…

Me: Uh, one second please. (To T00thdecay) This guy wants Battle Toads 2.

T00thdecay: Hang up. Continue reading ‘I, Gamestop Employee. Chapter 2: Pre-orders and Box Art.’

20
Nov
07

I, Gamestop employee. Chapter 1: Beginnings

By Tyler Miller 1 Comment
Categories: Editorials and Games
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Alas, Babylon!

Never mind my usual derisive manner, dear reader, for this is a post of the utmost sincerity… and questionable importance. Today was my first day in the employ of the video game merchant known as Gamestop. My business is selling games, and business is good. Continue reading ‘I, Gamestop employee. Chapter 1: Beginnings’



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