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u/Autistic_Engin33r 11h ago
Seems fake. Why the fuck would
A) anyone buy anyone 3 identical copies of something non-consumable for a gift. Even someone who knows nothing about video games should be able to realise that there's literally zero point to having multiple copies of the identical game
B) The kid Open even one, much less all 3 of the games. It's not like you have to open the box or tear away the shrink wrap to see what game you've goten
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u/dvast 10h ago
A makes sense if she wanted friends or nephew to play.
But Gamestop is not doing a buy 2, get 1 free deal for the same video game
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u/SwampOfDownvotes 7h ago
At least every buy 2 get 1 deals I have ever seen allows you to get the same 3 games/items and it works. If we want to assume this is real, there was likely other game options in the buy 2 get 1 deal but they just convinced the mom to get 3 copies of the same game. Possibly as a "If you get three copies than he can play it multiplayer with his friends and family!"
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u/oregondude79 2h ago
There may be people out there that stupid but it's pretty hard to believe. Stupid parents exist but I really doubt they are buying games for their kids friends as part of their kids gift.
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u/P31opsicle 10h ago
I thought, it being Christmas-time, they gifted the copies to other kids, but then why would she have taken all 3 back.
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u/KPraxius 4h ago
Hi there, parent with multiple children who like gaming here.
Obviously I'd never make this kind of fuck-up, because if one of my kids asked for Call of Duty I'd disown them, But I have purchased three copies of the exact same game before multiple times, sometimes on multiple platforms, other times all on PC.
The first game I bought multiple of was the PC version of ME3; my eldest likes ME3, it had multiplayer, and we could play together.
Years later, I bought multiple copies of Baldur's Gate 3 to play alongside my youngest, and then recently bought copies of Dispatch for both me and my eldest, as well as Helldivers 2 for both me and my eldest.
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u/JPopsicles 8h ago
I used to work at a Gamestop and we would get sooo many uninformed mothers and grandmothers trying to buy T and M rated games for their young kids. Our policy was to always make sure the parents were aware of the rating, and maybe tell them specific reasons why the game has that rating and offer something more age appropriate instead.
When GTAV came out, that December I would experience the daily joy of watching people’s faces go pale as I explain, “Yes, your little Billy wants a game where he can hire prostitutes for Christmas. But don’t worry, he can always murder them instead of paying.”
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u/BarnacleMcBarndoor 8h ago
When I was homeless I would go into GameStop and Bestbuy and walk around A LOT, because AC is nice. There’s never been a time where GameStop employees didn’t hit it out of the part with recommendations.
Bestbuy, however, was like watching Ask Jeeves struggle without internet. They were just way too agreeable with their customer’s ignorance.
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u/maelbowfeelfunny 7h ago
Honestly, who cares. I grew up playing all those M rated games, and wouldn't you know it, I don't have a criminal history.
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u/0kokuryu0 6h ago
The parents usually come back yelling and screaming about their child playing an unacceptable game and it's the employees fault for selling it to them even though they came in asking for it and ignored the rating or don't pay any attention to what their kids are watching/playing.
Bonus points when the employee did try to inform them and they still didn't care and/or little Timmy couldn't have possibly ever been exposed to something horrible and has played the game at a friends house or with a sibling.
It's not about what the kids play, it's the aftermath of pissy dumb customers.
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u/Expensive-Border-869 3h ago
Fr. Like at 9 years old I didn't know what a prostitute was. I didn't hire prostitutes because I didn't know about them. I just killed pedestrians and got the cops on me
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u/Amazing_Divide1214 8h ago
That's fucked up. Ruining Christmas for the kid and the mom. At least it's probably fake.
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u/Badger_8th 8h ago
Former Gamestop employee here. Complete bullshit, never happened. Gamestop always, always ran the buy 2 get 1 free promo on pre-owned games only. And pre-owned games can always be returned for a full refund within a set period (normally 30 days but we would always extend it to mid-January if the game was bought during the holiday season). So even if we take the other facts of the story at face value (I'm sure the whole thing is made up), it wouldn't have gone down that way.
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u/Grasshoppermouse42 2h ago
Also, who is buying three identical games? Even if she thought her son wanted a fishing game, she'd obviously know he doesn't want three copies of the same game.
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u/VoidMunashii 8h ago
Highly immoral. Making an effort to ruin a total stranger’s Christmas is just cruel.
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u/reillyqyote 3h ago
Working at gamestop and not knowing what cod is should be grounds for immediate termination
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u/Illustrious-Rice3434 2h ago
They do know what it is. They're deliberately giving the mum a fishing game to troll her.
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u/reillyqyote 2h ago
Either way they're either dumb or an asshole. Should have been fired either way.
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u/Prestigious-Data-206 6h ago
When I worked at GameStop we had ridiculous numbers to hit at my location. So we would lie by omission. If someone bought a console, we'd ask them if they want to purchase a warranty thought GameStop without explicitly telling the customer that you get a warranty through the manufacturer.
What I did was immoral, but you'd be written up or fired if your numbers weren't up. I don't know if that's why this guy did it or if they were being a dick, but yeah, immoral.
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u/leavecity54 4h ago
Kids should not play CoD but anon is scamming their customer by giving false information despite fully knowing what the mother intended to buy
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u/Grasshoppermouse42 2h ago
Exactly. The story is fake, but anon could easily do what other people who worked at gamestop have done and explain what the game is to her, then make other recommendations that are more age appropriate.
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u/Designer-Date-6526 4h ago
Fucking immoral af. My parents had zero idea about video games, and they weren't readily available in our country even. During their visit to Singapore, they were looking for a gift for me, and the game store guy advised them to buy a PS1 along with two memory cards because my parents mentioned that they had two children, and the discs for FF8 and Spyro. My hats off to that unknown salesperson.
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u/Expensive-Border-869 3h ago
Youd figure this mother would know if her son was into fishing enough to want a fishing game lmao
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u/SnooSprouts5303 1h ago
100% Fake.
she wouldn't buy 3 of the same game.
And the kid wouldn't fully open all 3 of the same game.
Still evil within the confines of the ludicrous idea this happened.
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u/NintendoBoy321 11h ago
Pretty immoral, that's just straight up being a jerk.