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Last week was my first time gaming at an official GW store...

The situation at the GW store was really funny.

People came in and ask if they sold, Minecraft, Wii, Call of Duty etc...

I heard from my friend that one time a guy just stormed in dropped his NDS at the counter and said "I want it to be fixed when I get back in an hour", then he just left

Do you guys have any funny stories at stores?

Same thing happened to the store i was in one time. This mom comes in like, wtf? I thought there was games here.

Makutsu wrote:Last week was my first time gaming at an official GW store...

The situation at the GW store was really funny.

People came in and ask if they sold, Minecraft, Wii, Call of Duty etc...

I heard from my friend that one time a guy just stormed in dropped his NDS at the counter and said "I want it to be fixed when I get back in an hour", then he just left

Do you guys have any funny stories at stores?

My question is what was the reaction when he got back... xD
Regardless you'd think they'd check if they fixed the things and even if they did you'd need to know what was wrong with it first...

But hey, we get similar things, people coming in asking for video games, consoles, all kinds of random stuff.
The staff also count how many people each day pull on the door clearly labeled push.

people are rather dull witted, I work at a sushi place and I get people that ask is this an at&t store

Yeah, a guy came in looking for the original Pacman once. But the best one that has happened whilst I've been in store was when a guy phoned the store asking if they had any second hand Ford Fiestas.

As anyone with even a modicum of retail experience can tell you, the average American consumer is dumber than a bag of hammers.

I remember here on dakka a story someone told of an Irate mom storming in with a Mature video game and ranting at the manager about letting her kid buying it, he politely took her outside, showed her the GW sign and the game stop one next door and she went off embaressed or some such.

That one always cracked me up.

Hello,
Actually I see this a lot at a great many local game stores. It is difficult for many to comprehend that there are games that do not involve pixels. I find thsi rather strange as many of these adults should know better due to age, at they are closer to my age. Alas ingnorance continues to breed at a phenomal rate.

Regards,
Carl

Kung Fu Hamster wrote:As anyone with even a modicum of retail experience can tell you, the average American consumer is dumber than a bag of hammers.

I've seen it happen here too, I doubt it's restricted only to America.

There was a dude that came in and indignantly snorted that there weren't any comics. Then argued with the employee about what GW should sell in their stores for like 15 minutes.

Employee: "I love it when people come in and tell me what GW should do."

I like that someone came into the OP's store to buy Minecraft, which doesn't even have a physical release you can buy.

I've had people call my FLGS looking for Nintendo Wiis and such before, but that's about it.

Before i knew what GW or 40k was, I went in one (now closed) asking for the shadowrun 4th editon book.

I had the usual odd looks of course; the racks of game books and minis, 'sorta figured they were RPG-ers and the store weas selling RPG-minis of sorts..

I once had this random bloke come in while I was observing / rule guiding a game of fantasy, he was all like "so what's this all about?" I told him, then he picks up a dice, rolls it 3 times, calls out "5, 2, 6, excellent, they're the numbers on the dogs I'll be betting on later, see ya!"

Ghiest1 wrote:It is difficult for many to comprehend that there are games that do not involve pixels. I find thsi rather strange as many of these adults should know better due to age, at they are closer to my age.

Honestly, if it's not on the news/TV and Little Timmy isn't asking for it, you'd be surprised at the amount of people that don't know what things we take for granted are. I know a lot of people in their 20's that don't know what D&D is because Nintendo and other video games have been their only game exposure and D&D hasn't been news worthy since it was linked to devil worship in the 70's/80's. I can't tell you the amount of times I say I'm a gamer and people respond with "You mean like WoW and Xbox?"

I seriously want to kill the entire video game industry for stealing that word.

Platuan4th wrote:

Ghiest1 wrote:It is difficult for many to comprehend that there are games that do not involve pixels. I find thsi rather strange as many of these adults should know better due to age, at they are closer to my age.

Honestly, if it's not on the news/TV and Little Timmy isn't asking for it, you'd be surprised at the amount of people that don't know what things we take for granted are. I know a lot of people in their 20's that don't know what D&D is because Nintendo and other video games have been their only game exposure and D&D hasn't been news worthy since it was linked to devil worship in the 70's/80's. I can't tell you the amount of times I say I'm a gamer and people respond with "You mean like WoW and Xbox?"

I seriously want to kill the entire video game industry for stealing that word.

Indeed. It took me bloody ages at work to explain to my boss what Warmahordes was (mainly the function of the cards) after he saw me playing around with War Room and my iPhone.

OT: A friend of mine when he used to be a manager for GW was doing a stint in the Liverpool store, who should walk in, but John Barnes. He thought it was a CD store.

Ooops

Ovion wrote:

Makutsu wrote:Last week was my first time gaming at an official GW store...

The situation at the GW store was really funny.

People came in and ask if they sold, Minecraft, Wii, Call of Duty etc...

I heard from my friend that one time a guy just stormed in dropped his NDS at the counter and said "I want it to be fixed when I get back in an hour", then he just left

Do you guys have any funny stories at stores?

My question is what was the reaction when he got back... xD
Regardless you'd think they'd check if they fixed the things and even if they did you'd need to know what was wrong with it first...

But hey, we get similar things, people coming in asking for video games, consoles, all kinds of random stuff.
The staff also count how many people each day pull on the door clearly labeled push.

They just gave it to the store's Orangutang, he fixed it in no time.

Platuan4th wrote:

Ghiest1 wrote:It is difficult for many to comprehend that there are games that do not involve pixels. I find thsi rather strange as many of these adults should know better due to age, at they are closer to my age.

Honestly, if it's not on the news/TV and Little Timmy isn't asking for it, you'd be surprised at the amount of people that don't know what things we take for granted are. I know a lot of people in their 20's that don't know what D&D is because Nintendo and other video games have been their only game exposure and D&D hasn't been news worthy since it was linked to devil worship in the 70's/80's. I can't tell you the amount of times I say I'm a gamer and people respond with "You mean like WoW and Xbox?"

I seriously want to kill the entire video game industry for stealing that word.

I say, "Im a wargamer" They then ask what that means.

Inquisitor Jex wrote:Before i knew what GW or 40k was, I went in one (now closed) asking for the shadowrun 4th editon book.

I had the usual odd looks of course; the racks of game books and minis, 'sorta figured they were RPG-ers and the store weas selling RPG-minis of sorts..

If i recall, when they first started the physical stores didnt they sell general RP books and such too (up till they got their slight sales boost ;P ). May be wrong on that one, but im like 70% sure ><

Zygrot24 wrote:There was a dude that came in and indignantly snorted that there weren't any comics. Then argued with the employee about what GW should sell in their stores for like 15 minutes.

Employee: "I love it when people come in and tell me what GW should do."

I've had that happen the other way once - not at a GW store though. I grew up in a small town with one store J&Bs Comics and Books - that sold all manner of gaming stuff - so I grew up just calling it "The Comic Book store". Move to a big city and after a year or so a friend takes me to a huge gaming store. I wander about in wonderment then proceed to buy a ton of games. At the cash I compliment them saying the store is amazing and I haven't been able to find a Comic store since moving here and I love your store etc etc.

Dead silence... the cashier's face turns slightly red as his grey-bearded father indignantly drops his copy of Historical Wargamer Quarterly and they both inform me that this is NOT a comic store, this is a Gaming and Hobby Emporium. Very embarrassed I try and explain - they both just keep interrupting me to remind me that they are NOT the same thing and to STOP confusing the two. Left feeling very sorry and ashamed. Funny... I don't shop there much anymore... :p

At our local GW they also get a ton of people asking about video games - always with a really really confused look on their face. They always walk quickly inside then just come up short - looking around in kind of a semi-frightened daze. "Wha... where am I... what's happening? Why is there so many skulls here? Why is this teenager trying to sell me something called Dreadfleet???!"

Rather than just internally admitting their mistake and walking out these poor misguided shoppers always soldier on and ask about the video games anyway - as if there might be another store just behind this tiny, smelly, skull-infested one.

Cryptek of Awesome wrote:

Zygrot24 wrote:There was a dude that came in and indignantly snorted that there weren't any comics. Then argued with the employee about what GW should sell in their stores for like 15 minutes.

Employee: "I love it when people come in and tell me what GW should do."

I've had that happen the other way once - not at a GW store though. I grew up in a small town with one store J&Bs Comics and Books - that sold all manner of gaming stuff - so I grew up just calling it "The Comic Book store". Move to a big city and after a year or so a friend takes me to a huge gaming store. I wander about in wonderment then proceed to buy a ton of games. At the cash I compliment them saying the store is amazing and I haven't been able to find a Comic store since moving here and I love your store etc etc.

Dead silence... the cashier's face turns slightly red as his grey-bearded father indignantly drops his copy of Historical Wargamer Quarterly and they both inform me that this is NOT a comic store, this is a Gaming and Hobby Emporium. Very embarrassed I try and explain - they both just keep interrupting me to remind me that they are NOT the same thing and to STOP confusing the two. Left feeling very sorry and ashamed. Funny... I don't shop there much anymore... :p

At our local GW they also get a ton of people asking about video games - always with a really really confused look on their face. They always walk quickly inside then just come up short - looking around in kind of a semi-frightened daze. "Wha... where am I... what's happening? Why is there so many skulls here? Why is this teenager trying to sell me something called Dreadfleet???!"

Rather than just internally admitting their mistake and walking out these poor misguided shoppers always soldier on and ask about the video games anyway - as if there might be another store just behind this tiny, smelly, skull-infested one.

Wait your GW acknowladges ttheir own games other than 40k and fantasy? huh.

I also see a lot of people come in become interested and then leave with a big sad face (pretty sure you all know why).

Anyways, the guy that came in for Minecraft actually asked the guy "are you sure you don't have it?"

Ironically enough, my mum took me and my brother into a GW store in London when I was 14 to see if they had any board games like monopoly etc.

She had no idea the gravity of her decision to pick that store...

hotsauceman1 wrote:

Platuan4th wrote:

Ghiest1 wrote:It is difficult for many to comprehend that there are games that do not involve pixels. I find thsi rather strange as many of these adults should know better due to age, at they are closer to my age.

Honestly, if it's not on the news/TV and Little Timmy isn't asking for it, you'd be surprised at the amount of people that don't know what things we take for granted are. I know a lot of people in their 20's that don't know what D&D is because Nintendo and other video games have been their only game exposure and D&D hasn't been news worthy since it was linked to devil worship in the 70's/80's. I can't tell you the amount of times I say I'm a gamer and people respond with "You mean like WoW and Xbox?"

I seriously want to kill the entire video game industry for stealing that word.

I say, "Im a wargamer" They then ask what that means.

I also play P&P RPGS, collectible games, and card games. Wargaming is only one aspect of my hobby. Since I play a variety of game styles, I use gamer.

Besides for the normal "Wait, you don't sell video games" folks, I have been berated for not playing fantasy in a GW store.

In a conversation with some of the players, I mentioned that I don't like fantasy for numerous reasons (Larger unit sizes, the fantasy setting, movement, unit composition ETC...) I was then told for 5 minutes that I "wasn't a REAL wargamer, that I suck because I only play LIGHT games, that I wasn't really INTO the hobby", despite owning 4 40k armies and 2 Warmahordes armies at the time. I ended up playing the guy who was saying all this in 40k, where he knew none of the rules. Probably my worst experience in a GW, but funny in retrospect.

The Plymouth store is next to an optician's...........need I say more?

My local GW, not long after the new paints landed in the racks.

I'm there getting the paints I need to move my army out of its 'Uplifting Primer' colour scheme. I get chatting with one of the staff I knew quite well, and who was moving to a different store in a week or so, and after a few minutes we move to the till. He starts scanning the pots. Once he's finished scanning, rather than the usual 'do you need primer, glue, etc.?) he asks if I need a pot of Screaming Bell.

I comment on it being a bit of an odd suggestion, but before he can answer the manager, who was doing something or another on the store computer, jokingly says "I told him to sell some Screaming Bell because he is one". Once I've finishing giggling like a schoolgirl I buy two pots and go about the rest of my daily business.

kitch102 wrote:I once had this random bloke come in while I was observing / rule guiding a game of fantasy, he was all like "so what's this all about?" I told him, then he picks up a dice, rolls it 3 times, calls out "5, 2, 6, excellent, they're the numbers on the dogs I'll be betting on later, see ya!"

Foolproof. The guy is probably a millionaire now. While we are left with our miniatures...

I saw a guy do an epic face plant on the front door. Was like watching one of those windex commercials.

wowsmash wrote:I saw a guy do an epic face plant on the front door. Was like watching one of those windex commercials.

Lol, you just reminded me of a guy that tried to bunny hop his bike over the kerb, failed, and went right over the handle bars, that was piss funny