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I just wanna read some funnies really... Mine's not that great.

I went into a GW specifically to buy a dull yellow with which to paint Librarian Ezekiel's banner... I pointed it out in the codex and the guy tried to sell me a foundation paint (fair enough)... I told him that I didn't quite like those so he instead recommended bubonic brown, which I went for, throwing in that I could "always highlight the edges with a mix".

I then got "Ahah! Well then you might want to consider this in addition" and he tried to flog me another paint :-/

Actually, reading that back... I guess he was just being helpful but NO MATTER! I wanted to mix up some bleached bone with it at home... anyway, someone post some better stories

Nothing really. I occasionally get a "got all the glue/primer you need?" But I'm a regular at the store, plus I bought like, 3000 points of High Elves in the last week. So I think they figure I'll buy plenty without being pestered.

I'd have to say though, I think in principle, the most ridiculous thing would have to be that paint board thing they make. I think there are very few uses for that, and even then, nothing you couldn't get with a simple, cheap piece of wood or something.

. A (small)bottled coke for a 3 dollars. FETHING NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK POLICY.

Sarnath666 wrote:. A (small)bottled coke for a 3 dollars. FETHING NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK POLICY.

Now that sucks. We're allowed drinks (no food) in our local GW, but they have to be resealable (AKA bottles of coke) but then they don't sell any products for consumption (unless you like to sniff glue and drink paint....?)

White dwarf. They always try to sell it.

One tried to flog that £150 table to my friend once. He didn't succeed.

Oh that's true, Dracos.

I've only ever bought one copy... it's a rip-off and all the good stuff is eventually made into a .pdf

I came in once looking to buy a warlock, and I was told that I could use some support batteries,

by explaining that they were in fact awesome, because they could destroy a monolith. Of course he was undeterred that my list consisted of fire prisms, wave serpents, jetbikes and warp spiders, I totally needed this immobile squad of t3 5+ save heavy support guys...

Went to buy 3 copies of space hulk (one to paint/play, one to put up the back of a cupboard and another as a gift), so ALREADY going to give them a ton of cash.

GW manager saw me looking at the new space wolves boxes, and spent the next half hour trying to sell me a $1500 space wolf army complete with 5 thunderwolves and drop pods for every unit, despite me telling him straight up it wasn't happening when he started and again every 2 minutes after that, and doing everything in his power to not sell me my space hulks without any space wolves. If there had been ANY other way for me to get those 3 space hulks I'd have walked out of the store (as I have before when dealing with this guy), but I needed them and the only other staffer was busy running an apoc game for all the kiddies and couldn't help.

A Space Marine tactical squad after I told them I was buying a Rhino for my Sisters.

Melissia wrote:A Space Marine tactical squad after I told them I was buying a Rhino for my Sisters.

I've seen this one happen.

Maybe they thought you were buying a Prom Rhino and the Sisters needed dates?

Y'all get those Space Hulks in the end, Ktulhut?

Lulz.

I do recall someone attempting to sell me hellhound kits (my least favorite IG vehicle, as useful as it is I just don't like it) despite me specifically saying I wasn't going to buy it.

And people wonder why I prefer to shop online...

Henners91 wrote:Maybe they thought you were buying a Prom Rhino and the Sisters needed dates?

Y'all get those Space Hulks in the end, Ktulhut?

Yip. In the end I told him his options were: sell me 3 copies of space hulk NOW, without any space wolves; sell me NOTHING ever again. As one of his best customers, he gakked his pants upon hearing this.

Ive actually never experianced a GW staff trying to sell me anything, ive always found them to be incredibly friendly and very helpfull. either their trained in mind manipulation of they really are friendly helpful people.

WANT TO BUY A BANEBLADE WITH THAT SPRAY GUN? YOU'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO USE IT ON!!!1

'no thanks'

ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO BUY THE ISLAND OF BLOOD

'No...Go away!'

I dont have a local GW, sometimes that makes me sad :(

I go into a GW to buy a Warboss.
Redshirt: Hey there! Looks like you need a force for him to lead!
Me: Nah, I'm good.
Redshirt: Are you sure? He probably needs a wagon to ride in!
Me:No.
Redshirt: Maybe you need some terrain?
Me: SODDOFF.

They're nice people, but a bit overbearing.

Unreal Toast wrote:Ive actually never experianced a GW staff trying to sell me anything, ive always found them to be incredibly friendly and very helpfull. either their trained in mind manipulation of they really are friendly helpful people.

Most of them ARE like this, once they've met their quota. You see, GW staff have to meet a sales quota or they're fired. If they're behind on their quota, they will upsell you like their life depended on it (because their job actually does!). Although the manager in my story was just being a cock. He knows I regularly spend money there and he sells most of the starter kits so his quota is always safe. IMO he just wanted to brag to his regional manager that he conned some guy into spending more than 2k in a single visit.

Ktulhut wrote:

Unreal Toast wrote:Ive actually never experianced a GW staff trying to sell me anything, ive always found them to be incredibly friendly and very helpfull. either their trained in mind manipulation of they really are friendly helpful people.

Most of them ARE like this, once they've met their quota. You see, GW staff have to meet a sales quota or they're fired. If they're behind on their quota, they will upsell you like their life depended on it (because their job actually does!). Although the manager in my story was just being a cock. He knows I regularly spend money there and he sells most of the starter kits so his quota is always safe. IMO he just wanted to brag to his regional manager that he conned some guy into spending more than 2k in a single visit.

That'll explain why the person ay my local GW doesn't do that he's the only one there and it's the only decent store for the entire city.

Is this for real?
Genuinely honestly 100% bona fide fact?

I was looking at a codex, and a GW dude told me I should buy the rulebook.

I went to buy my first army, after seeing this absolutely delicious chaos marine army on display (this is before I knew how badly they were gimped by their new codex.. anyway!) I just HAD to have them.

So I decided to go for the battle force and the GW staff guy there says "So your getting a force eh? why not get two DP's or lords to lead it? we even have these wing bits here for sale too!, Oh and youll need some oblits. how bout 6 to start?"

By then I was freaking out and ran off with my battle force.

bucketwalrus wrote:By then I was freaking out and ran off with my battle force.

I certainly hope you payed for it .

But something along these lines went down at a GW near me, just last weekend. I'm never going there again.

*At the counter, paying for the IG Codex.*
GW: So are you are starting a Guard army?
Me: Yes, I'm going to do a count-as Genestealer Cult.
GW: Oh well then you should buy the battleforce, it's a great start.
Me: No thanks, I think I'd rather just buy the Codex and give it a lookover before I buy any models.
GW: Well how are you going to make them look like Genestealer Cultists?
Me: I was thinking of maybe using bits from the Crypt Ghouls.
GW: Oh! Well then you should get a box of Ghouls and maybe a box of Cadians.
Me: I probably will eventually, but for now I think I'll stick with the Codex.
GW: Oh c'mon you know you want to.
Me: Nah, it's alright man. Can I just get the Codex?
GW: Listen kid, I've been playing 40k for four years. Any good player knows that when you're starting an army you should at least buy some models when you go to buy the Codex. It's what any smart person does.
Me: Well I've been playing since 2003, and I assure you, I know what I'm doing. I just want to buy the Codex so I can get an idea of what units I want to buy before I spend cash on stuff I don't need.
GW: Just buy the Cadians.
Me: No, I just want the Codex.
GW: Fine, but you're being really stupid.

At that point I was done with the prick. I proceeded to pull the Codex from him as he went to scan it, I returned it to the shelf, and walked out of the store without buying anything.

Did not happen to me but to a kid in store:

GW- So what army are you looking to start?
Kid- Well these look cool (points at Tau box)
GW- Well those guys rock...

He then proceeded to explain to the kid how awesome those firewarriors were and how they were even good in close combat!... at that point my friend stepped in and confronted the GW employee for pitching crap.

Unreal Toast wrote:Ive actually never experianced a GW staff trying to sell me anything, ive always found them to be incredibly friendly and very helpfull. either their trained in mind manipulation of they really are friendly helpful people.

Thank you! As a former retail wage-slave (not at a GW, however), people complained all the time that we tried to add sales to the tab, especially when I sold fridges and cameras. It's called add-on sales, and many retailers make more off of those than the products themselves. At first I was hesitant to be an adder-oner, but after a while, perspective kicked in. How many times have any of you purchased, say, a camera and the salesperson never offered batteries. So when you get home, "Dang! no batteries!" Some salespeople suck and are a-hole pushers, but some are honestly looking to properly accessorize your purchase. Too many people have one bad experience and, through no perspective of their own, class everyone in that same position as a pushy jerk.

Try humping that job, at minimum wage and no commissions, and see if some of them don't care. Of course there will be a lot of people. Ever feel like they care at 7-Eleven? Hell no! For some salespeople, this is just a job and their management barely runs the place, so yes, you will hear an unscrupulous salesperson pulling $%#$ out of their @$% to make a cheap sale. These people will eventually quit anyway. Politely call them out and save a potential victim. I have been in camera stores, waiting to make a quick sale, and overheard some crap that the salesperson down the counter is trying to peddle; sometimes, the potential victim knows me and bows out, then asks me. Some salespeople are just automatons, not all, some...

Just try and see thinks from the other side before classing everyone as a jerk. C'mon, they're not pushing priceless gems or life-support... these are freaking little army men! Lighten up!

Darth Bob wrote:
something along these lines went down at a GW near me, just last weekend. I'm never going there again.

*At the counter, paying for the IG Codex.*
GW: So are you are starting a Guard army?
Me: Yes, I'm going to do a count-as Genestealer Cult.
GW: Oh well then you should buy the battleforce, it's a great start.
Me: No thanks, I think I'd rather just buy the Codex and give it a lookover before I buy any models.
GW: Well how are you going to make them look like Genestealer Cultists?
Me: I was thinking of maybe using bits from the Crypt Ghouls.
GW: Oh! Well then you should get a box of Ghouls and maybe a box of Cadians.
Me: I probably will eventually, but for now I think I'll stick with the Codex.
GW: Oh c'mon you know you want to.
Me: Nah, it's alright man. Can I just get the Codex?
GW: Listen kid, I've been playing 40k for four years. Any good player knows that when you're starting an army you should at least buy some models when you go to buy the Codex. It's what any smart person does.
Me: Well I've been playing since 2003, and I assure you, I know what I'm doing. I just want to buy the Codex so I can get an idea of what units I want to buy before I spend cash on stuff I don't need.
GW: Just buy the Cadians.
Me: No, I just want the Codex.
GW: Fine, but you're being really stupid.

At that point I was done with the prick. I proceeded to pull the Codex from him as he went to scan it, I returned it to the shelf, and walked out of the store without buying anything.

That is truly awful, but I think that particular GW staff member just had a bad attitude. My local store is quite friendly and not pushy but when I was younger I lived in a different city, and the manager their was awful for pushing things on you.

I had just started the hobby in september and had shelled out over £300 on ogres, rulebooks, paints etc in my first two months. Then the manager started to push me to start a new army in november and so I opted for skaven because they seemed cool in the books I had read....and brought, in store. Anyway I spend at least £250 getting an army together over the next few months, however as I was doing this he was also pushing me to start playing 40k, which I had never shown any interest in playing even though I had watched some other gamers play it, and talked to them about rules, tactics etc...it just didnt interest me at the time.

If I was instore playing a game and hadnt brought something that day, he would approach me, and I remember one day he wouldnt let me sit on the stool at the gaming table because I hadnt made a purchase.

So there I was, at the age of 18, still at school, not much money, having shelled out over half a grand in under 6 months, with a manager who used to make me feel guilty for not spending more. It put me off the hobby for a long time, and I still feel guilty if a a week goes buy and Ive not brought something, even though I do around three armies a year.

Yeah, Darth Bob, you truly heard one of the GW mouth-breathers there...

Usually, its a sermon of 'glue, paint, brushes' here, so anyone visiting a GW store buying minis has to deny some additional sales rather than
additional boxes/blisters.

One day, walked into a store and grabbed what I wanted from a list.
Some Marines, some Guard and a third army I am not sure which it was ( Inq or necron? ) none of it troops or HQ.
At the counter, first suggestion was to get the AoBR box too.
So what? Nothing hinted at me starting the Hobby or any interest in orks....
Still took the staffer 5 minutes of debate and a threathening stare of mine to realize I wont buy this box.

Maybe its good their staffers here are rather small people...

Seems they got a 'sell our actual boxed set NOW' order, can't think of anything than space hulk,AoBR,or apoc formations shoved at customers.
But if we also look at their managers, they look so similar, maybe they re all clones?

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Is this for real?
Genuinely honestly 100% bona fide fact?

If you mean the sales quota stuff then yeah, I'm friends with several staff/former staff at my local GW and that's exactly how it works, apparently.