I just witnessed a Kid's birthday ruined

I went to wal-mart last night(about 10:00), to purchase RE4 for the Wii(but there were no more copies:x). I overheard a Mom asking one of the employees if there were any Wiis in stock (not likely, especially this late). The parent went on and on about how her son was turning 13, and how he has been dying to get a Wii. It was funny how she pronounced it, because she always dragged the word out. "I'm looking for a WIIIIII". I glanced at the employee, and I could tell she didn't know much about gaming. She looked like she was in her late 40's(not like I'm saying age matters). The lady told the MOM that there were no wiis in stock, but she told her that she heard of a thing called Nintendo cube that was very similar:shock:. I was about to jump in, but since it was none of my business, I stayed out of it. The Lady said it was in stock and cheaper. All the Mom heard was cheap, and said I'll take that with no hesitation lol. This all went on while I was playing Lost Planet, and now that I think about it, I should have said something, since I was right there. I can just imagine the kid opening the box all excited, and see in big bold letters, GAMECUBE, instead lol. I would be so pissed if I was him.

That just shows how bad some employees are, you can't always count on them...

btw, I have a Gamecube too, but I got it a few months after launch

Wat a tragedy luckily when i wanted a game i explained exactly wat it was and the name and other info so that there would be no mistakes.

i got hooked on gaming because of my dad trying to make me live wit him when my parents were going to different collages he promised me a N64 and a PS when i was 3

now that's just being cheap...that's cruel sales.

Dude, you did not live up to your moral duty as a gamer! That poor kid.

But yeah, on the otherhand GC still has better games than the wii. Still!

Aww man, that totally sucks. Oh well, hopefully the kid will eplain that to his mom and return the cube immediately.

Man, fricken employees that don't know what they're talking about... it's ok if they're ignorant, just don't pretend you know what you're doing when you don't.

Aww man, that totally sucks. Oh well, hopefully the kid will eplain that to his mom and return the cube immediately.

Man, fricken employees that don't know what they're talking about... it's ok if they're ignorant, just don't pretend you know what you're doing when you don't.

Delessangelles

In the words of Adam Carolla, store employees are more incompitant now that everything is open 24 hours

I went to wal-mart last night(about 10:00), to purchase RE4 for the Wii(but there were no more copies:x). I overheard a Mom asking one of the employees if there were any Wiis in stock (not likely, especially this late). The parent went on and on about how her son was turning 13, and how he has been dying to get a Wii. It was funny how she pronounced it, because she always dragged the word out. "I'm looking for a WIIIIII". I glanced at the employee, and I could tell she didn't know much about gaming. She looked like she was in her late 40's(not like I'm saying age matters). The lady told the MOM that there were no wiis in stock, but she told her that she heard of a thing called Nintendo cube that was very similar:shock:. I was about to jump in, but since it was none of my buisness, I stayed out of it. The Lady said it was in stock and cheaper. All the Mom heard was cheap, and said I'll take that with no hesitation lol. This all went on while I was playing Lost Planet, and now that I think about it, I should have said something, since I was right there. I can just imagine the kid opening the box all excited, and see in big bold letters, GAMECUBE, instead lol. I would be so pissed if I was him.

That just shows how bad some employees are, you can't always count on them...

btw, I have a Gamecube too, but I got it a few months after launch

Shadow338

lmao my mom would nerver do that to me. i hope not :?

but thats funny! the same thing happen to me but with the ds and the game boy sp but i jumped in!

Sometimes I correct people when that happens at a Gamestop or something like that but usually I stay out of matters.

I did stop a woman from picking up Killer 7 for her 7 year old son though (she said his age).

The **** gonna hit the fan when the kid opens his present. It serves the MOM right for accepting a replacement console instead of what the kid asked for, Just hope the MOM kept the reciept!

Thats an awesome storey

Wow... I don't know what Ito say..16bitkevin

"Son of a b****"

:lol:

Imagine if this is a kid like the N64 kid, imagine the reaction he'll have...

Wii: $250

GameCube: $ 130

The look on mom's face when she gets beat to death with gc: Priceless

I feel bad for the kid. He's not going to want to hurt his parent's feelings, so he has to pretend like he's happy.

The employee is at fault. If you would have jumped in and explained things that would have been nice, but ultimately the employee should have known. I think they could return it though, but yes, that birthday is ruined

:lol:

Imagine if this is a kid like the N64 kid, imagine the reaction he'll have...

_TheJoker_

Ouch! Yes, they are pretty similar (lol) unlukcy, you should have really butted in. But ah well.

Dude, you did not live up to your moral duty as a gamer! That poor kid.

But yeah, on the otherhand GC still has better games than the wii. Still!

Xenophone_

You should have helped the poor guy. Its kind of strange, he will never know that he had a whole forum devoted to him and his tragedy.