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I for one welcome our new Overlords.

As do I.

Kneel before MOD

One day out of the blue, a redshirt told me that they were no longer letting people use their paints unless it was a painting lesson. I was pretty confused, as the next day the painting station was full of people clearly not getting painting lessons.

Also when I dropped off my resume at a local GW once the redshirt started asking about all the armies I had, and after every one he mentioned "OMG WHY?!" Needless to say afterwards I waited till said dude left the store before returning.

I hear redshirt a lot now. Must be for every other country because in England, the guys wear black GW shirts...

Stalking is the top of the mark thing I fear. When you interested in going into the store, picking up you stuff and leaving. You get a strange individual who stands next to you, smiles, and follows you around the store without saying anything. You can see he wants to discuss 40k stuff, but he just stands there staring at you, like he wants to eat your soul!!!!!!

ricekake87 wrote:You can see he wants to discuss 40k stuff, but he just stands there staring at you, like he wants to eat your soul!!!!!!

Psshaw!

You're in a GW store, you've already lost your soul.

ricekake87 wrote:Stalking is the top of the mark thing I fear. When you interested in going into the store, picking up you stuff and leaving. You get a strange individual who stands next to you, smiles, and follows you around the store without saying anything. You can see he wants to discuss 40k stuff, but he just stands there staring at you, like he wants to eat your soul!!!!!!

Since GW pays next to nothing, the redshirts rely on victims. Its how they get paid. In souls. Kinda like tips.

Final OT bit: I've created a new thread in the OT forum dealing with Political Correctness and some other off-topic posts in this thread so as not to de-rail it. Here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/235096.page#643640

See you there!

Jack in the tank said: I hear redshirt a lot now. Must be for every other country because in England, the guys wear black GW shirts...

Actually redshrits are the underlings in the store while Blackshirts are managers. I thought in England it was Blueshirts are the underlings and Blackshirts are still managers.

You are mistake corpses, that is a freak.

(OT Note: I'm going to start a new thread in off topic to discuss the language issue, since I think it's interesting. Come join me!)

Here's one that made me laugh (But only after I had calmed down!)

Young customer: What's the latest you have stayed after closing time when playing a game?

GW Drone: Man, I've playede here until 2 in the morning!

Same staff member comes over to the table where myself and my opponent are playing an excellent game of LOTRSBG.

GW Drone: Okay lads, finish up after that turn! (Store closes at 6pm, it's now 5:40pm!)

Ozymandias wrote:You know, every time I've been to a GW store (and I've been to a lot in several countries), I'm always treated with respect. They always ask what game I play and what armies and ask if I've seen the new xxxxx but it's never pushy and always cordial. I'm not old but I'm not young so maybe that's part of it but I've never had one of ^those^ moments.

My wife has been to the store without me a few times (picking up presents and the like) and she says every time it's like the old western movies where the piano player stops and everyone looks at the door.

That's a good one - funny scene, I'll bet.

Wait - you're married???

I hate tension when you walk into the room. If people go silent after someone does/says something who I know I always go....

"Soooo..... anyone watch ----------- last night?"

The only time I've ever been in a GW was when I was in New Zealand. They were playing Lord of the Rings and having fun with it, and were polite to us as we shopped around, but not at all pushy.

That was the first I'd ever heard of GW, come to think of it.

The only local store that sells 40k products used to be run by a couple of friendly stoners, but now it's under new management from a couple of mousey old cat ladies who only want to talk about Boggle or Scattergories. Bleh. Ha, actually, I got yelled at once for swearing (with no children present!) and asked to leave the store.

I only shop for 40k stuff online nowadays.

what has been said is kinda true, as when ever i walk in there it's "soooo, what armies do you play", and regardless of my answer they try to sell me case.

Dumbass Redshirt's reply after I asked a question about 40K:
"You'll have to ask the other guy when he gets in. I don't play 40K."

You know, while I've never been to a GW, I feel uncomfortable wearing my red work shirt to work now.

Konrad Carstein wrote:Perhaps there should be a thread of annoying things that customers have said to GW staff?

Because you would never believe any of it?

jackinthetank wrote:I hear redshirt a lot now. Must be for every other country because in England, the guys wear black GW shirts...

Odd, at GW Bedford the staffer wears blue...

Red Shirts? Blue Shirts?

In Australia, they just wear regular clothes. That's right, if the store is full the staff blend in and can just ambush as you don't know they're staff until you get close enough to see the nametag!!!

Goliath wrote:

jackinthetank wrote:I hear redshirt a lot now. Must be for every other country because in England, the guys wear black GW shirts...

Odd, at GW Bedford the staffer wears blue...

Bottom rank UK employee's have blue shirts and upper rank have black shirts

Heh. Over here, blueshirt is a euphamism for facist.

In the UK, they went from Red, to Black, to Blue.

IF I've got the job with my local store (I have a Trial Hour in Brighton. Not sure what that indicates, but am guessing it's good) I'll have examples of all three.

doc, does that mean you will set up a hate thread against this one if you get the job?

No, I prefer to rise up above such pettiness

glad to hear that
was worried for a mo that i would need to cut parts out of my posts

Love the thread so far guys. I have a great story from about 10 years ago for the thread.

I was 11, it was my birthday, and I went into the local GW to pick out an item for $30. I was taken there by one of my older brothers of 25 years. Now he was and still is completely uninterested by the hobby as a whole. He has no problem with it, and respects the time that goes into the painting/ modeling/ strategy of the game. He was the sports type while I was the gamer in the family.

We got into the store, which was packed to the gills on a saturday afternoon,and while I shopped around for what I wanted he stood by the doorway waiting for me. A GW employee approached him, and this is the conversation:

GW: So, you play with any of our products?
BRO: No, I am just here to help my brother pick something out.
GW: Oh, yea? What armies does he have?
BRO: I dont know, I do not follow the hobby.
GW: Really, you sure you don't know? Come on man your his brother you should know! Well what does his army look like?
BRO: Like little toy figures.
GW: We sell models not figures, you can take your brother to buy toys in the toystore.

At which point my brother calmly walked over to the counter, asked the employee behind it who the manager was and after 5 minutes of conversation with the manager managed to get me a free blister to go with my purchase because the guy was a jerk.

So there was a good and bad side to the story.

Meh. At least 90% of the tales in this thread are exaggerated in my opinion.

And you won't find complaints about me, unless someone is a real arse, as I intend on turning round my would be Store Community to make it kick arse again.