# Grrr at Game Stop..lol **URL:** \ **Category:** Ghostbusters Video Games\ **Created:** [June 12, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188 "2009-06-12T19:19:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TAPS\_Family\_Anthony](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/848f3c/32.png) [@TAPS\_Family\_Anthony](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/TAPS_Family_Anthony)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/1 "2009-06-12T19:19:13Z")
I called today and checked on my pre-order and its sitting in the store ready to go and i can’t get it till Tuesday at 10 am!!! GRRR..lol…silly street dates!! ---
**Author:** ![TAPS\_Family\_Anthony](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/848f3c/32.png) [@TAPS\_Family\_Anthony](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/TAPS_Family_Anthony)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/2 "2009-06-12T19:35:14Z")
spoke to a dude named Jeff lol..he told me i could pick up my t-shirt early…yay… _curses in a dozen languages_ ---
**Author:** ![kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/kingpin/32/188026_2.png) [@kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/kingpin)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/3 "2009-06-12T19:38:14Z")
> [@TAPS\_Family\_Anthony](#): > > I called today and checked on my pre-order and its sitting in the store ready to go and i can’t get it till Tuesday at 10 am!!! GRRR..lol…silly street dates!! My heart weeps for you. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/4 "2009-06-12T19:47:02Z")
Once again! If GameStop breaks street date **They will be heavily fined and the employee fired**. As an Employee of GameStop, I can vouch for anyone that works there that: THEY DO NOT WANT TO GET FIRED. ---
**Author:** ![DaveFrehley](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DaveFrehley](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/DaveFrehley)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/5 "2009-06-12T20:25:35Z")
Anthony, is your gamestop doing a midnight release? I’ve been trying to find out from the gamestop I preordered with if they’re going to be doing a midnight release & it’s like pulling teeth. The guy told me earlier this afternoon that I should call back after 5pm to find out because they were having some kind of meeting this afternoon about next week’s releases. Hey some\_guy… being a gamestop employee perhaps you can shed some light on this for me. What factors influence whether or not a store will do a midnight release? I know the number of pre-orders is an obvious one, but is there anything else? It just baffles me that some areas have had these midnight release events planned for a couple months now, but this gamestop is really waiting to the last minute to decide whether or not they’re going to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/6 "2009-06-12T21:04:13Z")
It’s usually passed down from the head offices. Call of Duty World at War was supposed to have a Midnight, then it was suddenly canceled. Pre orders are indeed a factor, but sometimes people don’t even show up. Guitar Hero Areosmith was a huge bomb. 4 people showed up. Sometimes Stores who get a lot of pre orders E-mail their district manager for Midnight approval, if they get the greenlight, it’s good to go. Other stores don’t do it unless the higher-ups order us to. That’s what I’ve been told from my manager; I don’t know how much of it, exactly, it’s 100% true or correct. But what I do know is that GameStop will never, EVER still a game before street date. So don’t waste your breath, lol. ---
**Author:** ![TAPS\_Family\_Anthony](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/848f3c/32.png) [@TAPS\_Family\_Anthony](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/TAPS_Family_Anthony)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/7 "2009-06-12T21:35:06Z")
I didnt ask him to sell me the game. I didnt ask anyone to break street date. I was expressing excitement, not contempt. I actually like GameStop and get most of my games from them. I am perfectly content to wait until Tuesday its just that i needed to express some sillyness and get out some energy. Also you have to understand my personality. It’s one of wit and sarcasm and humor. Can’t take everything I say seriously. now then… …where are the twinkies??! ---
**Author:** ![lvilleGB](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lvilleGB](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/lvilleGB)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/8 "2009-06-12T21:37:09Z")
the game is set in stone, but you can get your t-shirt, guide, etc. early.. they let me hold the game for a min.. then they had to wipe the drool off :sigh: ---
**Author:** ![numb56](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/bb73d2/32.png) [@numb56](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/numb56)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/9 "2009-06-12T21:43:21Z")
4 days people after friday it’ll be 3 days try to contain yourselves everyone. (no ghostbusters pun intended.) ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/10 "2009-06-12T21:43:48Z")
> [@TAPS\_Family\_Anthony](#): > > I didnt ask him to sell me the game. I didnt ask anyone to break street date. I was expressing excitement, not contempt. I actually like GameStop and get most of my games from them. > > I am perfectly content to wait until Tuesday its just that i needed to express some sillyness and get out some energy. Also you have to understand my personality. It’s one of wit and sarcasm and humor. Can’t take everything I say seriously. > > now then… > > …where are the twinkies??! Oh, okay. There’s just so many damned topics about getting the game early from GameStop and Walmart and shit, Lol. ---
**Author:** ![TAPS\_Family\_Anthony](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/848f3c/32.png) [@TAPS\_Family\_Anthony](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/TAPS_Family_Anthony)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/11 "2009-06-12T21:46:37Z")
People are just super excited for it…they gotta show their love and that excitement can spill out… its like a massive necromanic shockwave of gigantic, nay biblical proportions of Ghostbusters goodness! …ah well…back to work. _heads back to his desk_ ---
**Author:** ![Juan\_Martinez](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@Juan\_Martinez](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Juan_Martinez)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/12 "2009-06-12T22:51:32Z")
> [@Some\_Guy](#): > > Once again! > > If GameStop breaks street date **They will be heavily fined and the employee fired**. As an Employee of GameStop, I can vouch for anyone that works there that: > > THEY DO NOT WANT TO GET FIRED. Shoot, I would. Since they seem to only hire part time people, I wouldn’t mind getting fired to get something early. ---
**Author:** ![JasonOfGBNews](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@JasonOfGBNews](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/JasonOfGBNews)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/13 "2009-06-12T23:18:51Z")
I know in Canada we usually need about 75-100 for it to actually be possible for a midnight release and then when need the “ok” from head office to do so. I pushed the hell out of this game to customers and we ended up around 60+ pre-orders for all systems… still not enough for us. grrrr ---
**Author:** ![DaveFrehley](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DaveFrehley](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/DaveFrehley)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/14 "2009-06-12T23:26:43Z")
> [@Some\_Guy](#): > > It’s usually passed down from the head offices. Call of Duty World at War was supposed to have a Midnight, then it was suddenly canceled. Pre orders are indeed a factor, but sometimes people don’t even show up. Guitar Hero Areosmith was a huge bomb. 4 people showed up. > > Sometimes Stores who get a lot of pre orders E-mail their district manager for Midnight approval, if they get the greenlight, it’s good to go. Other stores don’t do it unless the higher-ups order us to. That’s what I’ve been told from my manager; I don’t know how much of it, exactly, it’s 100% true or correct. > > But what I do know is that GameStop will never, EVER still a game before street date. So don’t waste your breath, lol. Excellent! Thanks for the info! i just called my gamestop & they’re not doing a midnight release. :sigh: ---
**Author:** ![noslliT](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/nosllit/32/5954_2.png) [@noslliT](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/noslliT)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/15 "2009-06-12T23:27:41Z")
my gamestop up the street is having a midnight release starting at 10pm on the 15th. I’m defintely going to show up in gear for this ■■■■■ ---
**Author:** ![gb4ever](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gb4ever/32/13_2.png) [@gb4ever](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/gb4ever)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/16 "2009-06-12T23:30:14Z")
Mine isn’t either… :whatever: I might go to Lewisville instead. Just for the party since I couldn’t transfer my per-order without losing my swag… ---
**Author:** ![DaveFrehley](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DaveFrehley](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/DaveFrehley)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/17 "2009-06-12T23:55:35Z")
> [@gb4ever](#): > > Mine isn’t either… :whatever: I might go to Lewisville instead. Just for the party since I couldn’t transfer my per-order without losing my swag… Yeah, that sucks! I was going to get a couple copies at best buy, but I’m thinking about going to walmart instead since they’re opened 24 hours. It’ll be like a midnight release but there may not be too many people there. i’ll see what happens. ---
**Author:** ![NLCollings](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/4da419/32.png) [@NLCollings](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/NLCollings)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/18 "2009-06-13T00:37:14Z")
I work at Hollywood Video and we got our copy’s in today. We aren’t even allowed to rent it until Tuesday. If anybody sells it early they will be fined and fired. Also if you see anybody selling it report them immediately. ---
**Author:** ![LordRikerQ](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@LordRikerQ](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/LordRikerQ)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/19 "2009-06-13T04:56:20Z")
I dont like Gamestop, they always try to sell me used games at full price. I love how the clerks try to tell me with a straight face even though the Seal is broken and the disc wasnt in the case, its brand new and full price. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188/20 "2009-06-13T05:00:53Z")
That’s called a Display case. How else are we going to show off the game? GameStop isn’t stupid enough to leave live cases out on the wall, that’s a -fantastic- way to LOSE MONEY. It’s not like we’re throwing it on the floor and stepping on it. It’s placed in a clean sleeve, carefully handled, and placed into the case. That would’ve been a last copy if needed. Think about clothes. Do you buy clothes new? How do you know it’s new? Someone could’ve tried it on hours, or even days before you looked at it. Guess what! It’s used and you bought it for full price! [Next page](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/grrr-at-game-stop-lol/30188.md?page=2)