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| - Visited this store while in town and was immediately put off by the ridiculously high prices on games and items I'd seen elsewhere in better condition for more reasonable rates. I'll preface my review by saying I'm a video game journalist and write for several high-profile entertainment publications, so I've frequented my share of used and retail video game stores.
I was willing to overlook that until I realized what kind of a visit we were about to have. The clerk was a teenager who was playing online via Xbox Live the entirety of my visit save for a few moments when he'd ask if we needed help or if we found anything, but he gave off the most disinterested vibe I've ever seen in a gaming store, and it was very clear it bothered him so much to leave his game to help us -- not to mention the profanity spewing from his mouth and irritating chats he was having with teammates, which was very off-putting as we were trying to browse the store. It was as if we had walked into someone's house and they were busy with a game, and felt as though our very presence was an intrusion.
The fact that a teenager would be left to run the store with access to Xbox Live was mindblowing to me considering a business should be professional and welcoming to customers, but I suppose that's an argument for another day.
We were interested in a stack of Nintendo Power magazines in the floor that were stacked lazily in front of another colossal stack of magazines, right where they could be damaged or trampled, and several issues were marked $20 and up. When we asked about the pricing we were told (a very flat) "the price is whatever's marked there." However, the clerk did let on that the store was "just trying to get rid of the Nintendo Power magazines" and were selling the ones without price tags for 50 cents apiece.
This is ridiculous, considering the overpriced issues were without any sort of slipcover or protection to keep them in good condition. Only hours prior to visiting this store we had gone to The Exchange, where some of the very same magazines were in pristine slipcovers to protect them since they were priced higher, so why would anyone want to drop this kind of money with books that were just laying all over the floor to be stepped on? We decided we'd take a lot of the cheaper magazines, and the kid at the register gave us a pretty lousy deal, but we went ahead and got them anyway because there were some very important pieces to add to the collection.
We must have purchased 30+ magazines, however, in two heavy stacks, and the kid had the audacity to ask if we "wanted a bag or wanted to carry the magazines how they were." Why would we want to carry 30+ magazines out across the street back to the car without a bag? Why was that even a question?
I really didn't appreciate the kid playing Xbox Live while we were there the whole time, nor his complete lack of professionalism, and the prices were way too high. It's as if they don't want your business. Don't bother with this place.
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