GameStop training video light on training, heavy on hilarity
by David Hinkle 
on Feb 25th 2009 7:32PM
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Posted: Feb 25th 2009 8:32PM (Unverified) said
We got this in during the early Christmas season, and I enjoyed it immensely. Granted, it was because our shitty store DVD player played it back at about double speed and would advance several minutes at a time in some spots, leading to odd phrases. I then had to re-watch it in a different DVD player. Ugh. The staff made it about 5 minutes before I just turned it off. Embarrassing.
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 8:37PM Giroro said
You heard it here first, Wii Play is challenging for adults. 4:10
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 8:38PM JoshMilewski said
From the YT video description:
"I think it's cool how it's both sexist and derogatory to men and women alike. :)"
That about sums it up.
GameStop still seems to be stuck in the "games are for nerds" way of thinking.
"I think it's cool how it's both sexist and derogatory to men and women alike. :)"
That about sums it up.
GameStop still seems to be stuck in the "games are for nerds" way of thinking.
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 9:07PM MystileArmor said
Atleast now Gamestop employees know what to do when Charlie Brown's mom comes to shop....
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Posted: Feb 25th 2009 8:39PM (Unverified) said
I guess I'll have wait until I get in front of my pc. Unfortunatly, it's 50/50 on being able to watch a YouTube video on my iPhone. Sometimes they don't stream properly. I guess it's server volume.
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 8:42PM (Unverified) said
wow... Tell a large woman about shaping her body... sure that will go well for ya.
And BTW that is the whitest black guy i've ever heard talk:)
And BTW that is the whitest black guy i've ever heard talk:)
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 8:51PM (Unverified) said
This ''Alex " is a pretty weak salesmen ,he didn't even get her to preorder anything.
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 8:44PM (Unverified) said
I liked the video because I thought Ima Smartone was pretty cute. Does that make me sexist?
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 11:03PM In A World said
No, it just means you have low standards, cuz she's damn ugly! LOL Amirite?
She's therefore not qualified to be in a video meant to elicit amusement and/or customer service training.
See what I did there? I made a superficial judgement about her appearance to evaluate her job performance and her human worth. Now THAT'S sexism!
But seriously, she's pretty cute. But stupid. Nothing at all to do with her looks she's just stupid I mean the video's stupid I mean I wanna bang her no I don't yes I do I mean I'm not sexist ok bye.
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She's therefore not qualified to be in a video meant to elicit amusement and/or customer service training.
See what I did there? I made a superficial judgement about her appearance to evaluate her job performance and her human worth. Now THAT'S sexism!
But seriously, she's pretty cute. But stupid. Nothing at all to do with her looks she's just stupid I mean the video's stupid I mean I wanna bang her no I don't yes I do I mean I'm not sexist ok bye.
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 8:48PM APV said
At point 7:18
I will have nightmares of this lady now. Thank you.
I will have nightmares of this lady now. Thank you.
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 9:09PM mrmobius said
This video should be ashamed for justifying someone's decision to study a degree in Womanly Studies.
I now realise why so many Americans want to punch Gamestop employees. The guys at GAME in the UK never pester me unless I want them to, and they are pretty great at talking about games. The guys in the store near me are avid gamers, so it's not hard to talk to them. If any women are in the store though, I think they have to revert to this sort of crap, although GAME never does such stupid things as that as far as I know.
I'm a Nintendo fanboy, and I wouldn't try to sell Wii Play to someone like in that video. As far as I'm concerned, it's great for a £5 game, but I have it because I wanted an extra Wii remote, not the opposite way round. I doubt even Fernando would disagree. For a video that seemed to be trying to be feminist, I'd have been insulted to have been a female gamer. Lets face it, some guys of the age those women were also have no idea what is going on when they go into Gamestop.
I now realise why so many Americans want to punch Gamestop employees. The guys at GAME in the UK never pester me unless I want them to, and they are pretty great at talking about games. The guys in the store near me are avid gamers, so it's not hard to talk to them. If any women are in the store though, I think they have to revert to this sort of crap, although GAME never does such stupid things as that as far as I know.
I'm a Nintendo fanboy, and I wouldn't try to sell Wii Play to someone like in that video. As far as I'm concerned, it's great for a £5 game, but I have it because I wanted an extra Wii remote, not the opposite way round. I doubt even Fernando would disagree. For a video that seemed to be trying to be feminist, I'd have been insulted to have been a female gamer. Lets face it, some guys of the age those women were also have no idea what is going on when they go into Gamestop.
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 9:31PM (Unverified) said
Further proof that all corporate sponsored attempts at wittiness are doomed to abysmal and embarrassing failure.
I wonder how they do that time freezing effect? Must've hired the team who did the special effects for the Matrix.
Poor man's Lara Croft, HA!
I wonder how they do that time freezing effect? Must've hired the team who did the special effects for the Matrix.
Poor man's Lara Croft, HA!
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 9:38PM (Unverified) said
How short is that girl?
god sakes she cant be more than 4ft 5in.
god sakes she cant be more than 4ft 5in.
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 9:44PM (Unverified) said
Oh man. I work at a gamestop and played this video. It's hilarious and baaaad.
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 9:41PM Tuggie said
What is this, National Geographic?
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 9:48PM (Unverified) said
Also, guys? Pretty sure she's trying to do a Jane Goodall impression or whoever the chick was with the gorrillas. Not croc hunter.
And also, both of my gamestops are pretty cool. we don't usually pester the customer unless we think they'll go for it and enjoy talking about games to gamers and non-gamers alike. It's the asshole customers who think that either
a) they know more about videogames than we EVER could because they read an online blog or
b) treat us like shit because we're just trying to work for a living and we happen to work at a corporation.
And also, both of my gamestops are pretty cool. we don't usually pester the customer unless we think they'll go for it and enjoy talking about games to gamers and non-gamers alike. It's the asshole customers who think that either
a) they know more about videogames than we EVER could because they read an online blog or
b) treat us like shit because we're just trying to work for a living and we happen to work at a corporation.
Posted: Feb 26th 2009 12:03AM (Unverified) said
I'm not sure if people's experiences are extremely different from mine, but I've been in several Gamestops on opposite sides of this country and never felt pestered in any of them. Someone coming up to you and saying, "Hi how ya doing? Do you need any help?" etc. is not pestering. It's being polite. If they keep repeatedly bothering you then either you look really in need of assistance or they do suck at their job (or just want to get rid of you...I've worked in retail so I've been in that position once or twice haha).
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 11:29AM (Unverified) said
Kino: Watch out, if your higher-ups find out you don't pester every single customer, that's a write-up!
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Posted: Feb 25th 2009 9:53PM Courtney said
With the umpteen billion dollars they're making a year, they seriously can't afford to hire a few people who know how to make a decent training video that isn't patronizing to everyone who is, and isn't, their customer?
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 10:14PM (Unverified) said
It's times like these when I'm glad I don't work there anymore. But I do miss the free swag.
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 10:17PM ChiTownRuler23 said
horrible
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 10:42PM Lithium98 said
About four and a half minutes into it I thought to my self, "why am I watching this?"
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 10:46PM Ryudo said
So glad i don't work at that crap company anymore,I see since they have become even more crap..did I hear right that they sell good housekeeping mag now..was not bad enough they sold that propaganda grap GI mag and BS edge card? Wow...just wow yeah I will continue to buy/sell my games on amazon.
Got Madworld for 40$! no goodhousekeeping though :(
Got Madworld for 40$! no goodhousekeeping though :(
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 10:53PM SirUrza said
I feel cheated. My gamestop never offered me magazine subscriptions.. except for Game Informer.
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 11:20PM Vidikron said
Sadly, cheesy internal training videos like this really aren't that uncommon or exclusive to Gamestop. I've seen many such videos.
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 11:20PM robotoid said
This is GOLD! hahahaha
sneaky bastards and their techniques
sneaky bastards and their techniques
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 11:21PM zsavior said
hiya doing? Is an abrupt entrance into gaming jargon? Holy cow I think DMX needs to do the next employee training video... I mean he needs the money.
DMX: AYE YO BITch! AYE YO BItch! Buy sharpen the mind and some body shit
::Shoves crapware into female gamers hand::
See how Mr X didn't allow her to flee why closing the sale and making sure she knows her local gamestop employee isn't no mark ass punk bitch? Excellent work Mr X.
DMX: AYE YO BITch! AYE YO BItch! Buy sharpen the mind and some body shit
::Shoves crapware into female gamers hand::
See how Mr X didn't allow her to flee why closing the sale and making sure she knows her local gamestop employee isn't no mark ass punk bitch? Excellent work Mr X.
Posted: Feb 26th 2009 12:26AM (Unverified) said
I love how they show that first employee practically running the woman over before he starts talking to her...geez, no wonder she ran away I'd run too if someone came right up to me before I was 5 feet in the damn store. I hate when store employees do that...give people some space to figure out whether or not they need/want help.
Posted: Feb 28th 2009 3:02PM (Unverified) said
I think this is a good summarization of the video (may be NSFW):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtvhceQWlAo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtvhceQWlAo
Posted: Feb 26th 2009 12:40AM (Unverified) said
I only got to 1:40 and had to stop.
"...an absolute dislike for being condescended to or ignored."
I don't know about that.. a lot of the relationships I have been in, the women seem to positively react to this type of treatment. :)
"...an absolute dislike for being condescended to or ignored."
I don't know about that.. a lot of the relationships I have been in, the women seem to positively react to this type of treatment. :)
Posted: Feb 26th 2009 12:42AM Spiritof said
This video is very essence of why I hate going to Gamestop.
Posted: Feb 26th 2009 1:02AM Atomicwaist said
Just wanted to say for those who didn't notice, this was shot in a Barnes and Noble, probably because the company saved Babbage's Etc in the mid 90s (by purchasing the company) and who now owns the majority of GameStop's public stocks. But I still don't see how that relates to these things called women and video games >.
Posted: Feb 26th 2009 1:43AM (Unverified) said
Why is she in a bookstore?
Posted: Feb 26th 2009 3:26AM Nmaster64 said
"An absolute dislike for being condescended to..."
"Buy a bunch of exercise stuff and get a free subscription to Cosmo!"
"Buy a bunch of exercise stuff and get a free subscription to Cosmo!"
Posted: Feb 26th 2009 8:35AM TheDarkWayne said
I would think a ridiculously wealthy company like gamestop would be able to afford better than standard powerpoint transitions
Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:04AM Mognet T said
How long until Gamestop pull this from Youtube? That was sad.
Posted: Feb 26th 2009 10:50AM craigbo 180 said
Whats with the always having to pop up from behind shit? She seems to be enjoying this whole thing a little to much...
Sell a DS bundle and she is practically wet.
Sell a DS bundle and she is practically wet.
Posted: Feb 26th 2009 11:44AM betabetamax said
Is it really necessary to link to the Wikipedia entry for Zach Morris? Come on People!!!
Posted: Feb 26th 2009 12:31PM jumpshot said
Wii Play is an excellent choice? THAT'S why it's selling so well!
Posted: Feb 26th 2009 12:59PM (Unverified) said
I've been subjected to dozens of these videos and I've got to say this thing is an oscar winner compared to nearly every other internal piece of crap I've seen.
