5.04.2009

"Man I Hate GameStop" Contest

I rarely shop at GameStop, but sometimes I forget why that is and wander in, false hopes high, only to be quickly reminded of how much they hate games and the people who play them. I did that at the mall this weekend, and almost bought a "new" game until I was informed by the employee that the sticker-covered case with no disc inside that I picked up off the shelf was the one I was about to take home. I put the game back and decided to write a song to remind myself why I should never set foot in there again.



The mp3 can be downloaded here:
ManIHateGameStop11.mp3


These are the lyrics:

I'm pissed right now, right
I- I feel sick
If you know this store
would you please sing along?

Man I hate Gamestop
They make me broke when they should be bankrupt
Everytime I leave there I feel like I hate people and games both
Sells "new" games post-opening
Ugly stickers on everything
Sold a game for free, bought it back for 10,
feel used myself, then I do it again.

I wanna take the "stop" back out of "games"
Put those same games back into their cases
Give employees more than 5-cent raises
Wipe smug smiles off managers' faces

Make a rule saying that reserved is reserved
meaning not "accidentally" sold to people on the curb.
Not bogus with the pre-order bonus
meaning not pre-picked over by staff who don't know us.

Keep new games sealed I might pay more;
you don't shelve cases like a video store.
There's three classes of game: new, used, rental:
Renting games to staff? You must be mental.

Man I hate Gamestop
They make me broke when they should be bankrupt
Everytime I leave there I feel like I hate people and games both
Sells "new" games post-opening
Ugly stickers on everything
Sold a game for free, bought it back for 10,
feel used myself, then I do it again.

Man I hate Gamestop
I hate those stickers,
edge cards, fake gamers.
Man I hate Gamestop

Sad thing is the method actually works:
a store ripping people off managed by jerks.
That's how you make a multi-million dollar profit:
Make people think they got no other option.

But trading used games is so damn easy:
type in a google search "gametz"
Input the game's you'll trade and the one's you want
and you can trade most 1-to-1

Wanna buy a new game that hasn't been scratched on?
Try Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, or Amazon
A company offending every element of what they sell?
Forget the bottom line: go straight to hell.

Man I hate Gamestop
They make me broke when they should be bankrupt
Everytime I leave there I feel like I hate people and games both
Sells "new" games post-opening
Ugly stickers on everything
Sold a game for free, bought it back for 10,
feel used myself, then I do it again.

Man I hate Gamestop
I hate those stickers,
edge cards, fake gamers.
Man I hate Gamestop

Now, if everybody would please put their finger as high as they can, as high as they can, and repeat after me.

No more business: No more profit.
No more business: No more profit.

Suck this!
Suck this!
Suck this!
Suck this!

No more business: No more profit.
No more business: No more profit.

GameStop games not.
GameStop games not.

Man I hate GameStop. I hate it!
Aiight everybody, we gotta put the smack down a little bit.

Man I hate Gamestop
They make me broke when they should be bankrupt
Everytime I leave there I feel like I hate people and games both
Sells "new" games post-opening
Ugly stickers on everything
Sold a game for free, bought it back for 10
Feel used myself, won't do it again.