# Eat my poo Gamestop

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-my-poo-gamestop/401213>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 22, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-my-poo-gamestop/401213 "2007-04-22T22:39:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-my-poo-gamestop/401213/41 "2007-04-24T18:42:13Z")

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You’re not going to get the game before they release it, but you can get the instant it’s available. You don’t have to wait on shipping. You can preorder online, but it’s hit or miss. Sometimes you’ll receive the item before it’s “officially” available, but sometimes not for another week.

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-my-poo-gamestop/401213/42 "2007-04-24T19:00:48Z")

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[QUOTE=Carnick]  
I disagree, having gamer employees is helpful. I like being able to say “I want C&C3” and having the salesperson instantly know what I mean. It’s frustrating as hell when you get a person who doesn’t know the merchandise he’s selling.  
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That and gamers probably aren’t waiting on the next Pokemon game.

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**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-my-poo-gamestop/401213/43 "2007-04-24T19:20:20Z")

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I’m happily playing Pokemon Pearl, thank you. It reminds me of playing Final Fantasy on my old NES.

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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-my-poo-gamestop/401213/44 "2007-04-24T21:03:57Z")

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[QUOTE=adam yax]  
That and gamers probably aren’t waiting on the next Pokemon game.  
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Says you. I pre-ordered both Diamond and Pearl, one for me and one for my son. A few stores had lines this past Sunday morning waiting on the new Pokemon releases.

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**Author:** ![ReuvenB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@ReuvenB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReuvenB)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-my-poo-gamestop/401213/45 "2007-04-25T14:21:21Z")

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[QUOTE=adam yax]  
That and gamers probably aren’t waiting on the next Pokemon game.  
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I’ll add one more to the “gamer who waited for pokemon” demographic. Me.

hijack:  
**Amp** and **E-Sabbath** , care to exchange friend codes? PM if you’re interested.

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