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wiigirl
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no he can have his opoion but i have mine exactly maybe jb-hi5 games a cheaper but you can price match at eb games which makes it easier and better cause what if someone has got cheaper than jb-hi5 they cant price match it but eb games can thats my evidence!
30/12/2007
nowhere
leeman34
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Anxiety said:
CONTINUE ON:
See, I don't get why people do this.. If the EB store is next to JB why not walk the extra 1 meter to it.
People like this are still making EB Games sell games which is keeping them in business.
The refunds are shocking at EB.
The one near me you need to bring 100 points of ID JUST FOR A RETURN. Then they make up some lame excuse, purposely scratch the disc and then reject it and you're stuck with a fail game.

joe is that you ? its joes story.
and the reason i dont walk the xtra 5o steps is like i said in my post the staff at jb are rude 15 year old kids that dont know anything about games. the staff at my eb are very nice and play games thus know what there selling. the will hold games for me if i ring and will price match without checking, why would i not go there ?.

but like i said all that is in the past now as i just download all my games for free thanks too wiikey
30/12/2007
Soul Calibur Legends
I am a GOD
RerunWii
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I love everyone's opinion about the service of the EB staff, you do realise that that opinion is redundant until you've been to every store in Australia? Please use a phrase along the lines of "At my local EB...", or don't and keep me happy...
30/12/2007
Street fighter 2 turbo;hyper fighting
The land of Prosperity...ok Brisbane
Guyver
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RerunWii said: I love everyone's opinion about the service of the EB staff, you do realise that that opinion is redundant until you've been to every store in Australia? Please use a phrase along the lines of



General pricing would be the same across the franchise, 1 out of 3 staff members at my local EB knows his stuff, the other 2 are a bit iffy, I asked about Orange Box on PS3 the day it was released and they said it doesn't exist, a few hours later it's in my PS3
30/12/2007
Resident Evil 4
Shut up Slippy, I'm sick of saving your ass.
wiigirl
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really
30/12/2007
nowhere
ShuffleZ
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I hate it when EB staff think they know more than more than you and try to dumb it down for me

So i said dont patronize me, and walked out
BUT! It wasnt my local EB Store.
30/12/2007
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Melbourne, Victoria!
RerunWii
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Guyver said:



You bought that for the PS3? Wow, guyv, does is suck like it says it does in the reviews, apparently there were tonnes of bugs...
30/12/2007
Street fighter 2 turbo;hyper fighting
The land of Prosperity...ok Brisbane
Guyver
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RerunWii said:

You bought that for the PS3? Wow, guyv, does is suck like it says it does in the reviews, apparently there were tonnes of bugs...



I can't really say at this point I'm saving the game because I still have have 3 Wii games to get through and I'm currently hooked on COD4, I've had a quick play and have really noticed anything yet but I guess I have to get deeper into the game to find out.
30/12/2007
Resident Evil 4
Shut up Slippy, I'm sick of saving your ass.
iaculch
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Anxiety said:

WHAT THE HELL.

Mad Prices? They have the worst prices ever.

Go to JB Hi-Fi, so much cheaper than EB Games.



mate... you can't say that jb is cheaper then EB because EB has price match which means NOTHING can be cheaper than EB.
30/12/2007
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Sydney, Enfield
Guyver
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iaculch said:

WHAT THE HELL.

Mad Prices? They have the worst prices ever.

Go to JB Hi-Fi, so much cheaper than EB Games.

mate... you can't say that jb is cheaper then EB because EB has price match which means NOTHING can be cheaper than EB.



Correct me if I'm wrong but price match mean the same price on request, not lower.
30/12/2007
Resident Evil 4
Shut up Slippy, I'm sick of saving your ass.
iaculch
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Guyver said:

WHAT THE HELL.

Mad Prices? They have the worst prices ever.

Go to JB Hi-Fi, so much cheaper than EB Games.

mate... you can't say that jb is cheaper then EB because EB has price match which means NOTHING can be cheaper than EB.

Correct me if I'm wrong but price match mean the same price on request, not lower.



your correct. But as i said. Nothing can be CHEAPER than EB. I didn't say that EB is cheaper than everything else
30/12/2007
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Sydney, Enfield
jac33au
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To me it doesnt matter about the price match, ill go to JB if its cheaper. EB staff are (in the 6 or so stores ive visited over time) pricks. They have little to no knowledge and think that eb staff are above all other citizens. for this i wont shop there. In retail customer service is as much a product as the games on the shelf. its a product that should never be out of stock and always high quality. or i wont buy it.
30/12/2007
Wii Fit
Hervey Bay, Queensland
chucky110
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barcafc said: I like eb alot!

decent prices, alot of stock, you can find a eb almost everywhere you go.

you must be being sarcastic about their prices, as if they have decent prices, is that the only shop you have ever been to
31/12/2007
Ninja Gaiden
Melbourne, Victoria, MarioKart Code (0087-2690-4577)
jrp95
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But that is not american what about american dollers?

Anxiety said:

31/12/2007
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Seattle WA, United States
kv95
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man gamestop is terrible at trading games for money iwas gonna give them call of duty 3 but all they would ive me for it is 5 dollars what the heck is that! sometimes they do have good prices but its not common the only thing i like to get from them is gameinformer magezine wich i always subscribe to
31/12/2007
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
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ICC_06
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iaculch said:
But as i said. Nothing can be CHEAPER than EB.



Umm... No EB have the most expensive prices places like JB have cheaper prices to begin with and then EB will only match them if they have any in stock which defies the purpose of price matching since you may as well go buy it from the cheaper place. Also what about Ebay? thats cheaper than EB for Preowned.
31/12/2007
Super Mario Bros.
ten four to that!
Nyko
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Too pricey, too busy ...

The staff is usually knowledgable but everytime I go their seems to be too busy to have a chat with you ...

And hey their expensive ... what the deal with exchange your old ps2 +50 game and get $10 off a Wii ... ridiculous !!!

The web is my favorite place to shop around ... Ebay not EB !
31/12/2007
SSX Blur
Perth
Anxiety
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iaculch said:

WHAT THE HELL.

Mad Prices? They have the worst prices ever.

Go to JB Hi-Fi, so much cheaper than EB Games.

mate... you can't say that jb is cheaper then EB because EB has price match which means NOTHING can be cheaper than EB.



Of course I can say that JB is cheaper.. Because the prices they're listing on their games (see my post on the last page) shows that they retail their games for much much less in the long run..

JB also does price matching if you've ever been there.

Some people (parents inc.) don't have time to 'research' to see what the best prices are available and they just walk into EB Games pick out the game and don't bother with 'price matching'.

EB is suckering so many people into doing this, for the amount of times they do price match they're making ~500 dollars in between that ripping others off.
31/12/2007
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The
Sydney, Australia
iaculch
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Anxiety said:
Of course I can say that JB is cheaper.. Because the prices they're listing on their games (see my post on the last page) shows that they retail their games for much much less in the long run..
JB also does price matching if you've ever been there.
Some people (parents inc.) don't have time to 'research' to see what the best prices are available and they just walk into EB Games pick out the game and don't bother with 'price matching'.
EB is suckering so many people into doing this, for the amount of times they do price match they're making ~500 dollars in between that ripping others off.




The only reason i go to EB instead of JB is because JB have the rudest staff. The lied to me about when my wii was coming. I have NEVER had a problem with EB and have never had to show any proof for them to price match. Just tell them the price, where it is and thats it i get it for that price
31/12/2007
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Sydney, Enfield
Anxiety
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iaculch said:

Of course I can say that JB is cheaper.. Because the prices they're listing on their games (see my post on the last page) shows that they retail their games for much much less in the long run..

JB also does price matching if you've ever been there.

Some people (parents inc.) don't have time to 'research' to see what the best prices are available and they just walk into EB Games pick out the game and don't bother with 'price matching'.

EB is suckering so many people into doing this, for the amount of times they do price match they're making ~500 dollars in between that ripping others off.

The only reason i go to EB instead of JB is because JB have the rudest staff. The lied to me about when my wii was coming. I have NEVER had a problem with EB and have never had to show any proof for them to price match. Just tell them the price, where it is and thats it i get it for that price



JB may have rude staff in the store you go to, but my previous experiences with JB have been fine - always been serviced and got what I wanted without having to explain to the retard at EB what JB Hi-Fi is, show a catalogue, then call someone, and then actually give me what I want.
31/12/2007
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The
Sydney, Australia
arceus83
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they are not aS good as gamestop
31/12/2007
Wii Sports
land of the birds
iaculch
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Anxiety said:
JB may have rude staff in the store you go to, but my previous experiences with JB have been fine - always been serviced and got what I wanted without having to explain to the retard at EB what JB Hi-Fi is, show a catalogue, then call someone, and then actually give me what I want.



like I said. Ive never had to show ANY proof at a EB store for pricematching. By the way your speaking to me I understand why their doing all that
31/12/2007
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Sydney, Enfield
wiigirl
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i completely agree!
31/12/2007
nowhere
ICC_06
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EB generally have the rudest staff who have no idea what they are talking about. Now they do have some good employees but most generally seem to just make up release dates because apparently mario galaxy was a launch title for the wii and SSBB was meant to be out at the start of this year
EB=Bull****
31/12/2007
Super Mario Bros.
ten four to that!
gokhan
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You know, I've never encountered any rude staff at any JB or EB I've ever been too, must be a problem with you guys... EB is only good when they have their world famous sales, but preowned games selling for almost retail, nice try EB. EB is to video games what Harvey Norman is to computers, for taking advantage of people who know no better, although at least with EB people that do know better can use price match and the 7 day return policy to their advantage
31/12/2007
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
 
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