Ah Office Depot did that same "threaten your job" bullshit too, but they didn't stop there:Same, I worked at Kohls all employees whose main job was register were required to get a minimum number of credit card sign ups per month. Failure to do so would result first in a warning, second offense was counseling (I remember hearing once the phrase "don't quit until you have heard 3 firm no's), and finally you were fired.
Most online websites (Amazon, Target, etc.) will also ask you about a protection plan before you check-out. For example, here's a screenshot I just took on the Amazon app for a printer:Upselling was more acceptable 10 years ago. Now I can get that same printer cheaper than in store, shipped overnight for $4, without having to drive anywhere at all, and without anybody trying to sell me things that I didn't put in my cart.
They cease to exist, not like it matters though cause most people don't even buy magazines anymore. It's a dead format.
The optional opt-in on Amazon is nothing like the in-store F2F pressure of buying more stuff than you actually intended. It's not just Gamestop and it's not just US retail, and it really sucks when you want to quickly buy something and the staff bother you with a milllion questions like "do you want X? do you want Y?". My understanding is that Gamestop were even worse than the average retail store where staff would actually obstruct you from buying anything new (games or hardware) just to hit their quotas.Ah Office Depot did that same "threaten your job" bullshit too, but they didn't stop there:
1) They made us come in every Sunday morning (before the store opened) for "training" to sell protection plans.
2) We used to get a flat 10% commission for protection plans, then they eliminated our comission altogether, because fuck the employees.
Most online websites (Amazon, Target, etc.) will also ask you about a protection plan before you check-out. For example, here's a screenshot I just took on the Amazon app for a printer:
Funco land was like Disney land for me and my bro back in the day. I remember the snes section and they had a newspaper type list of all games and prices. So cool to browse.It's surprising how many people seemingly don't know that funcoland is literally GameStop.
Literally. GameStop. And Babages for that matter.
They cease to exist, not like it matters though cause most people don't even buy magazines anymore. It's a dead format.
Lol no, GameStop could surely find a buyer for Game Informer and it's 6 million+ circulation. I don't know which media conglomerate would gobble GI up, but it's literally one of the largest magazines on the planet
Tbh I haven't willfully bought anything from Gamestop for the past 10 or so years. I'm surprised they've lasted this long.
Oof.Stock hit a new low today. Bank of America analyst expecting physical sales EBIT to reach "$331 million and nearly breakeven in 2021."
Lol no, GameStop could surely find a buyer for Game Informer and it's 6 million+ circulation. I don't know which media conglomerate would gobble GI up, but it's literally one of the largest magazines on the planet
They lost my customership as soon as they started to do this. Always thought this was BS, no matter the reason behind it.So I guess the practice of trying to sell people used stuff when they are trying to buy new stuff isn't working out?
They lost my customership as soon as they started to do this. Always thought this was BS, no matter the reason behind it.
This logic is flawed unless you have numbers for subscribers that actively want Gameinformer. I don't but it's free with power up rewards. Gameinformer will die with GameStop, just maybe not initially.
Tick tock. Adapt or die.Stock hit a new low today. Bank of America analyst expecting physical sales EBIT to reach "$331 million and nearly breakeven in 2021."
It's not flawed really. No one has any idea how much revenue GameStop allocates to GI per subscription (if anything).
6 million print + web = plenty of ad revenue too.
It's folly to think that a big media company isn't looking at a magazine with 6 million circulation, the web presence and the prestige GI has, and isn't thinking they can find a way to monetize that. It could just as easily be bought by a media company who then strikes a deal with Best Buy to provide it to Their customers, etc
I'm not saying GI will stay as large as it is, but to think it's just going to vanish is insane.
GI is far too valuable and an actually successful part of their business
All the music chains started selling books, action figures, coffee mugs, and all sorts of other knick-knacks to bolster their profits, so GameStop must have figured they needed to as well.Their strategy of buying think geek and shoving nerdware into their stores has been hilarious and sad to watch. Meanwhile there's no actual effort in advertising a core product. I honestly feel like they'd be doing just fine if they just remodeled how the stores themselves look and focused on selling new games with better visual retail appeal.
I get this feeling as well when GameStop pops up. I always have a good conversation with my localgamestop employees and they all seem to be generally pretty happy and knowledgeable. And this is across 3 different cities and statesAs someone who isn't as averse to human interaction as others seem to be, the GameStop off the highway on my way home from work is by far the quickest, easiest, most reliable way for me to acquire a physical copy of a new game. It would be a bummer if it disappeared. Hopefully the company finds a way to adapt, improve and survive.
And what happened to those music chains?All the music chains started selling books, action figures, coffee mugs, and all sorts of other knick-knacks to bolster their profits, so GameStop must have figured they needed to as well.