EB Games' retail locations are what sets them apart and they are committed to being considered the first choice retailer for all customers looking to purchase entertainment products. From their expansive selection of new products plus value-added pre-owned products, to their knowledgeable and experienced team, EB Games are geared to deliver an experience like no other. Trade and save Why would you trade your old games? It's simple - because you will save money off the price of the next game you buy!
At EB Games, you can trade in just about any game and system that you have to make buying the latest games easier and cheaper than ever! How do I trade?
Working at a video games store is a lot of people's dream job, working with what you love, in the culture you're a part of and showing people your favourite games so they can try them sounds amazing. In practice though, it can be a nightmare if you work for the wrong company or the wrong people and sadly the international retail giant that is EB Games is definitely one of the worst places you can wind up working for.
With poor management, high expectations, and almost an unreal amount of pressure, it's no wonder that EB games has earned its reputation as an extremely shady business. Don't get me started on how much they'll make on that game selling it to some poor schmuck as a used copy essentially robbing the developer. EB Games has a lot of less than honest tactics. After reading this article and discovering the 20 secrets that EB Games doesn't want you to know, you'll likely be convinced as I am that they're run not by a man but by a sentient force of evil whose only goal is to crush the dreams of gamers old and young everywhere in order to turn a profit.
There's nothing like taking the shrink wrap or protective cover off a brand new purchase, it's almost cathartic to see it easily peel away, and the fact that it was shrink wrapped lets you know there's no way the product inside could have been tampered with or damaged at all. EB, however, robs you of this process in order to lower the chances of theft by having their employees open all the boxes on the shelves that claim "Brand New" on them and take the discs out to be stored in a little cardboard envelope.
Then has the gall to try and sell you that opened copy on the shelf for the full price of a new game. Most other retail stores will at least give you a deal if you're buying a floor version of something on display.
On the rare chance, you do manage to get ahold of a copy still in the shrink wrap and joyously assume you've managed to get a copy that's never been opened before then I hate to dash your dreams but just because it's got shrink wrap on it doesn't mean EB Games hasn't screwed with it.
The shrink wrapping tricks they use though don't go both ways however, say you bring in a copy of a game that for whatever reason is still in its original shrink wrap or you're trying to pull the same fast one on them that they pulled on you when you bought your "New" copy , you'll be met with suspicion and a rehearsed line about not being able to tell if a game is new or not, just based on the shrink wrap. Citing incidents in the past where people ran a used game through shrink wrap, so they could get more credit for it they'll ignore their hypocrisy and refuse to accept your game.
Simply go around the corner though, take that shrink wrap legit or not off and they'll be happy to give you 58 cents store credit for it. Pre-Ordering is a cancer on gaming and needs to be abolished as soon as possible.
EB Games, however, much like their business model is determined to keep this dying whale of a failure swimming as long as they can. They do this by literally forcing people to pre-order by purposefully only sending stores enough copies to cover the copies that were pre-ordered and then maybe 10 to 15 more to be put up on the shelves. With this tactic, they ensure that they'll run out eventually and employees will be forced to tell the disappointed customer that they can avoid this gameless fate by pre-ordering next time.
Also, it comes with a special exclusive where the protagonist's hair colour will either be a reference of a few shades darker. Ever wonder why the cashier It's not because they're under a metaphorical gun. Many stores determine which employee gets more hours based on how well they manage to push these products and services.
Fail to meet these goals and you can expect an extended meeting explaining you're not doing well enough. The customer is always right is one of the most annoying rules in retail, rewarding people for throwing public tantrums or for verbally abusing employees is sadly the norm in a lot of stores.
Meanwhile, on the poor cashier's side, you can be sure that they've been berated by management sometimes even being told to just break rules and company policy in order to ensure a customer comes back, no matter how well they had handled the situation. In the worst case, you could even lose your job over it if your manager is feeling particularly vicious. When it comes to third-party accessories like controllers, you're kind of taking a gamble on whether it's actually going to work or not.
It very well could break within the first few days of using it, but when EB Games forces their employees to advertise and push sales towards something they know is shoddy that's when it goes too far. Rather than pull all the stock and take the faulty gear off the shelves, EB Games would rather still heavily advertise, sell it, and then deal with the few angry customers who actually complain about it since it's cheaper than sending them all back.
At least since a lot of their employees are into gamer culture you can trust their recommendations, right? Grab your old games and consoles and bring them into your local EB Games store with the required identification. A store associate will quickly tell you how much store credit your games are worth. Use your credit towards anything else in store! Because legally this is not really what their trade-in regulations actually allow them to do. You are meant to spend it immediately, this pre-order cancelling system is a workaround for the customer's benefit.
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