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| - As a whole, I find just about all Gamestop stores are average-ish. I mean, some have better service than others, and some have a more modern look. Honestly? Coolest Gamestop I have seen so far has been the one in the Universal City Walk in CA. That place rocked with props!
I really don't normally come to Gamestop for anything but to peruse the box art for games that I want to buy in the future for a cheaper price. Yes yes, I am also a member of the Cheap @$$ Gamer website so I rarely ever buy a game on release for full price. My backlog of games is ridiculous, I buy them then they just sit on the shelf unopened for months. At the very least I have the comfort of knowing just about all my games were bought between 50-75% off retail.
I also buy majority of my games from another store like Best Buy or online at Amazon (no tax baby!). It's just simpler for me. The only time I make an effort to go to Gamestop is when I see a collector's edition of a game go on clearance. It's rare when that happens and when it does I'll give my local Gamestop a go. Other than that I just don't see much appeal of going here.
Trade games? Please! Gamestop makes a killing off buying most of your old games for pennies on the dollar. Then they go and mark it back up like 300%! It's like highway robbery! I don't think I've traded games into Gamestop since I got rid of my old Nintendo 64 stuff to make way for a Sega Dreamcast (that's old skool for you younguns'). Even back then I remember feeling ripped off. But I rarely trade games in and I'm not sure why (I probably love seeing my IKEA bookshelf full of games instead of books). The last trade in I made was to Amazon, and I actually thought I got a fair deal on the trade. Took a little longer to fill out a form and get a shipping box, but it was worth the value I was getting for my games.
Gamestop just doesn't appeal to me much now-a-days. In fact, the last time I went in store I was actually looking for the latest release of the Walking Dead toys. And as such, no luck. But of course I was mildly harassed to join their PowerUp Rewards club to receive 'special offers' and 'discounts' not given anywhere else...BLAH BLAH BLAH. It's probably worth it if you're a hardcore gamer that only shops at Gamestop, but for me it is just a hassle.
The best thing about this Gamestop is that it's located right next door to my local comic book store, Maximum Comics. At least I can go in there and do something a liitle more eventful with my time!
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