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[GamerzXtreme]

I know you are all leaving for TX (Well DM's and higher-ups leave today) tomorrow. Other than the entire free product you will get, what are your expectations? In speaking with a lot of managers (I’m no longer with the company, what a blessing, this would have been my 10th conference) I still stay in touch with a lot of them, the consensus is that it should be very boring and uneventful....

Maybe you will see a glimpse of the new POS that they have been promising for years now?

Where is the company going? Actually you might ask that to Dick and Dan in the Q & A session. I did last year and got a small grilling for it - but hey it was on my mind and it was a free forum - oh well.

Just wondering what the newb/vets were thinking.

Maybe Colin Quinn will be there again this year... he was quite funny and poked at Bill Chin a bit ...

 

[DarienA]

Maybe you will see a glimpse of the new POS that they have been promising for years now?

They were talking about this magic new POS when I worked for them years ago.... :lol

 

[Minotauro]

They were talking about this magic new POS when I worked for them years ago.... :lol

I know! Me too!

What's really funny is how they're still using dialup modems to call-in credit card authorization. I mean, don't you think they could afford something a little quicker? Especially since all employees took a discount cut a year or so ago.

 

[Wulfer]

Gamers I'm out also, it would have been ten years now. I can't say I miss it because I found a more meaningful job through my degree. The only thing I miss is knowing some inside info from time to time. I don't miss Christmas or the launch of presale titles. The best launch EVER was the DC launch (everything was done prefect).

 

[BobbyRobby]

I think they got or are getting broadband very soon. Plus, There was another discount cut this past May.

 

[DarienA]

Gamers I'm out also, it would have been ten years now. I can't say I miss it because I found a more meaningful job through my degree.

This is a sad day indeed.

I think they got or are getting broadband very soon. Plus, There was another discount cut this past May.

Really? <calls friend who is still mgr> 15% LOL

 

[Dave Long]

Meanwhile, EB has gone through like three or four different POS systems in the last ten years... at least.

 

[Diomedeskun]

At the risk of sounding like AA, I've been out for 3 years. I started maybe 6 years ago, qoit after getting held up, and returned when Electronics Boutique was about to buy them out. I stayed for a little while after Babbages bought them instead (the Barnes & Noble discount was put to good use), but it was still FuncoLand, not Gamestop when I left.

 

[Spike]

Someone mention to them that they should open up shop here in Canada. I like some of the pre-order swag they give out.

 

[sonycowboy]

Someone mention to them that they should open up shop here in Canada. I like some of the pre-order swag they give out.

This is actually a big part of their problem currently, relative to EBGames. EB has an international presence and their market share in those areas is growing much, much faster than domestic sales. Of course, EB had partners overseas until the recently cut the strings and are on their own now. I'd think that Gamestop needs to do something similar.

 

[sonycowboy]

Someone mention to them that they should open up shop here in Canada. I like some of the pre-order swag they give out.

Managers get even more swag. A free PS2, Xbox, GC, GBA, NGage, etc for first time managers.

 

[Spike]

Managers get even more swag. A free PS2, Xbox, GC, GBA, NGage, etc for first time managers.

Seriously? Woah.

 

[Wulfer]

Actually Dariena I like my job I have now better, because I get to make a difference in people's lives. Videogames are great and I miss the staff members and the customers but, todays retail is not about the customer's anymore.

 

[GamerzXtreme]

Sonycowboy - WRONG! Sony themselves have not given away a system since the old PSX's and they were refurbs.

Nokia gave NGage's away last year.

MS is the GODS!! For the last few meetings they handed out XBOX's and a whole lot of games and including 1 year XBL.

Nintendo gave away GBA's /w Final Fantasy.


WULFER - Sup. I was on the DCTP way back when. Yes, I agree with the DC launch. My old store was #4 in the company with DC system reserves - $65K for the launch day - except for the bum cd's (Midway Stuff, Sonic's etc etc). - Hands down the best system launch EVER!!!

 

[Wulfer]

Hey Gamerz you wanta trip down memory lane read this post from me.

http://alwaysgame.com/


Yep I second Gamerz there were no Sony systems given to the managers. (Talk about surprised everyone was saying there's no way Sony won't try to top M$'s giveway stuff. I remember the managers coming back so, pissed all they got was Socom which most already had, 989 bull shit(most managers traded them in) and 2 first party games and a shirt. (tee shirt that is).

 

[Randam_Hajile]

My manager is planning on bringing back games for me.

 

[Wulfer]

That's usually the only way employee's get free games now.

 

[Toshin]

I'll be the first one to admit I would love a canada gamestop in my town....there is only 1 EB I deal worth only because i know the boss and we are usually on the level, no BS..which i think is nice ( call it rare i guess to )

Besides that just for some freindly compitition among stores would be nice