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Kappa said:
But you could still exchange it for another title.
GAME rentals - they arnt happy
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But you could still exchange it for another title.
Soldato
I have a mate who manages an independant console game shop. He says the only way to make any money worth making is with second hand stuff. Profit on new games is almost non existant... the supermarkets always undercut due to buying power so he ends up just selling the games for no profit and making his money when people come to trade in.
When you see £39.99 on a new game dont automatically think "god i bet this shops makes like 15-20 on this" as you would be very very WRONG.
People just want to buy a game... complete it and take it back and be offered a fair deal on the trade in, thats what he does and he has hundreds of regular customers who do it.
When you see £39.99 on a new game dont automatically think "god i bet this shops makes like 15-20 on this" as you would be very very WRONG.
People just want to buy a game... complete it and take it back and be offered a fair deal on the trade in, thats what he does and he has hundreds of regular customers who do it.
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Caustic said:
I agree 100% with you Caustic. GAME had a policy in place that was to the consumers benefit. They allowed people to buy with the confidence that if they really didn't want the game then they could return it for a full refund or exchange.
It's quite obvious from these forums that they 10 day policy has been taken advantage of by many people here. I will hold my hand up and admit that I've made use of the policy a few times for legitimate reasons and once or twice for less moral reasons.
GAME's prices are exspensive in the high street because it's a high street shop. Comparing GAME to Tesco's is not a level playing field for many reasons. The price differences are often due to Tesco's multi-million pound buying power and the that Tesco's can afford to set prices lower to tempt customers in to shop around the rest of the store. If you look at Tesco's and brand name jeans and then compare the prices to the large clothing stores like Next or Topshop etc. then you will see a similar price setup to the GAME vs Tesco situation.
GAME still recieve some of my business (99.9% online) as I do find at times they are cheaper than some other stores. I also know that if I have a problem with a game (damaged disc etc.) that I can sort out the matter in the highstreet and don't have to bother with posting back and forth to offshore/online stores.
The bottom line is that GAME don't force people to shop with them. If you don't like the prices of the high street stores then don't shop there. I've walked into other highstreet stores and seen prices as high as GAME but I've not seen anybody complaining about those such stores ripping people off.
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Just so people know, GAME, Gameplay and Gamestation are all individual companies.
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da_mic_1530 said:
I have never used this feature of GAME as i just keep all the games i buy,but its the pressure from publishers that makes some of the games being released for the 360 recently half finished.If i would have not bought Moto-gp 06 online the i would have taken it back to game and got a rufund,and i have never done that before.
THC_SsSsSnake said:
In the stores near me (i.e. Romford/Essex) theres a notice next to the till, it says whats included in the 10 day returns policy and theres a cross next to PC games but ticks next to everything else.
Maybe they meant you cant just get a refund on it.
Game cant actually compete with Tesco's et al because (now i dont know if this is strictly true or not) but tescos in a lot of cases sell the software for LESS or the same as they buy it in for.
Guy who owns quite a busy computer and console shop said he is on sony's highest discount tier and he buys AAA titles like tourist trophey and the like for £29.95 Tescos sell it for £29.99 to get the punters in.
I would imagine that Tesco's and the like get their DVD's and stuff from THE ( i know they do) whereas Game stock comes straight from the Game warehouse, its understandable that Game will be more expensive, games and consoles are all they sell, they have to make their money off them.
Guy who owns quite a busy computer and console shop said he is on sony's highest discount tier and he buys AAA titles like tourist trophey and the like for £29.95 Tescos sell it for £29.99 to get the punters in.
I would imagine that Tesco's and the like get their DVD's and stuff from THE ( i know they do) whereas Game stock comes straight from the Game warehouse, its understandable that Game will be more expensive, games and consoles are all they sell, they have to make their money off them.
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agreed 
It is a common tactic. Supermarkets make their money on food etc and tempt more people to go in there with cheap CD's, DVD's and now Games.
They keep their costs down by:
- Only selling the top few.
- No 2nd hand section.
- Limited platforms.
- Limited space.
- No demo pods etc.
- No preorders.
- No special editions.
- No staff to ask.
But the irony is, people here don't seem to care that shops like GAME do have the following things. All they want is cheap games, even if they are selling at cost (almost loss-leaders) which is hurting the retailers.
I find it a real shame that nobody seems greatful of all the things that shops like GAME do offer and heap praise on supermarkets who don't care about gamers at all.
I ask you this: Was it an online store, supermarket or high street shop that made a fuss when Beyond Good & Evil was released and the staff suggested it. Or a copy of Psychonauts put on the demo pod. Answer? GAME.
So who actually cares about games?
They keep their costs down by:
- Only selling the top few.
- No 2nd hand section.
- Limited platforms.
- Limited space.
- No demo pods etc.
- No preorders.
- No special editions.
- No staff to ask.
But the irony is, people here don't seem to care that shops like GAME do have the following things. All they want is cheap games, even if they are selling at cost (almost loss-leaders) which is hurting the retailers.
I find it a real shame that nobody seems greatful of all the things that shops like GAME do offer and heap praise on supermarkets who don't care about gamers at all.
I ask you this: Was it an online store, supermarket or high street shop that made a fuss when Beyond Good & Evil was released and the staff suggested it. Or a copy of Psychonauts put on the demo pod. Answer? GAME.
So who actually cares about games?
Caustic said:
All the info i need on games is online from somewhere or other and normally from multiple sites with non biased customer previews and reviews too.
I therefore don't need advice from game shop staff trying to flog a game that isn't selling or glossy £6 magazines that are sponsored to say something is worth 99%.
I read reviews/previews, maybe play a demo on xbox live, then buy it for as cheap as I can.
soundwave said:
This sums up my thoughts exactly... GAME maybe hammering in the nails themselves when it comes to a large portion of impulse buyers that like to browse for games they have not heard much about to buy on a day of boredum.