I Want Free Gold!

"Can I have one of those posters?"

"I'm afraid not.  They were only available to people who had pre-ordered the game before it came out."

"Why can't I have one?"

"Technically, I just told you why."

"Can't I have that one?"

"I'm sorry, no.  The one is on hold for a customer who has to pick up their copy of the game."

Blah blah blah.. .so tired.  So very tired.  I'll finish this later.  Probably move it to Chronicles.  … so tired….


Amateurs

<Ring>

"Is Jamie in please?"

(note: Jamie had stolen a PlayStation rental system.  She provided a false address and false phone number, but she did not realize that Gord took down her address off her ID. This was a follow-up call after first confronting her. -ed)

"You'll come to fear the shadows!"

(note: This was Jamie's mother)

"That's nice."

"I'm serious!"

"Oh no!  The fat woman says her shadow is going to crush me!"

<click>


Run Forest, Run!

"What game are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for, uhm… err… ah… I'm looking for, uhmm… Megaman…  But it's not here."

"Which one?  I have all five of them on the PlayStation right there."

"I'm, uh.. Not looking for anything…"

Kid runs out door.


The Magic Box of Gold!

So the Gord decided to go with the idea put forth to him that he should liquidate all his crap PlayStation games that haven't sold in a while by putting them in a grab bin, as "grab bins are cool."

So Gord instead created a "Magic Box" full of $10 games.  Just like a grab bin, only magical! (You can watch the games disappear! -ed)

Customer sees magic box, looks through it, walks away to used game section that is across the store.  Customer grabs Xenogears (priced at $50), walks back to magic box, looks in it again, and then walks up to front counter.

"I'd like to buy this please."

"Very well then, that'll be $57 with tax."

"But everything in the grab bin there was $10.  I got this from that bin."

"It doesn't count if you put the game in there in the first place."

<dramatic pause>

"No I didn't."

"Yes you did.  I saw you."

"I would never!"

"You just did."

"No I didn't."

"Why would I put one of the most expensive and rare used games for the PlayStation in a stack of crap commons on sale for $10?"

"Uhm…"

"So, your answer is that you think I am retarded?  I'm sorry.  One of us has to go.  Care to guess who?"


Why Yes, I Make Money Not Selling Games

"Do you have any copies of Gran Turismo 3 in?"

"I'm sorry, it won't be out till mid-July."

(note: it was mid-June at this point).

"The Wal-Mart flyer has it advertised."

"That would be because they print their flyers months in advance and they had expected the game to come out by the time it was sent out."

"It's available!"

"If it was out, wouldn't I be trying to sell it to you?  That is, after all, how I make money.  Plus, if Walmart has it, why don't you try there?"

"I didn't see any.  They must have been sold out."

"Of course."


Odd Duck

"Do you rent VCR's?"

"Nope.  We're a video game store.  We strictly do video game related products."

"Then why don't you rent VCR's?"

"Well, VCR's aren't really a game machine.  They are used to watch movies."

"Well, how do you hook up a PlayStation to an older TV then when the TV doesn't have A/V jacks?"

"I sell little devices which are called RF adaptors that hook up a PlayStation through the cable adaptor.  They sell for $12.  Or rent for $1 a day."

"Oh."

Down With Big Brother

Gord has a nice cooler he keeps a good selection of beverages in for people to buy and drink at the store.  Though he never got around to getting pop delivered.  Instead, he just gets it from the bulk place.

And the bulk place is like a Costco where they have someone at the door to check your receipt on the way out to make sure you aren't stealing anything.  Not withstanding there is nothing to steal from between the door and the cashier.

So one day Gord said "to hell with this", skipped the line, and started to just walk out the door.

"Sir!  Sir!  Your receipt!"

"Yep, got it in my wallet."

And Gord just keeps on walking with his purchases.  Leaving a confused receipt checker and a line of angry customers who hate how Gord does not "respect the rules."

Hey!  Treat Gord like a customer, and not a thief.

But now the fun times are over.  Gord set up accounts at Coke and Pepsi yesterday.