I don;t know if this is the case at all EBs or just mine, but why do they open all their games prior to selling them? How can they still sell them for new prices if they are out of the shrink wrap?
If you buy online from them, are they still shrinkwrapped?
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The EB here does not tamper with the packaging...
I just bought a game for my Mac at the nearby EB last week. In the store I noticed that the box had been opened/unsealed, so I looked in to make sure the CD was in it.
When I got home I noticed that the CD itself was unsealed - no shrinkwrap.
I figured some employee probably made a copy of it and stuck it back in the box.
Never bought software there before, but if this is a common occurence at these stores I may not buy any more.
Plus, video games are grossly overpriced IMHO anyway.
The next time you go to EB, you should confront them about it...ask them why they do that.
<strong>Lots of computer game boexs don't even come in shrinkwrap...perhaps the jewelcases inside the boxes do, but that's not always the case either. Most of the time game publishers put those little stickers on top of the box lid.
The next time you go to EB, you should confront them about it...ask them why they do that.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yeah that is the case w/ computer games...but I was talking console games. Sorry for not calrifying.
<strong>I know it's not as much fun as speculating and wondering, but has someone thought of asking someone at EBX. (If you are wondering why I put down EBX, it's the way the location next to my store has on it's sign. It's located at The Shops At Willow Bend Plano, Texas, which is suposedto be a super high fashion mall, so maybe they call it that to make it sound fancy. Sorry about going off on a tangent like that) Next time I go to work I will go over and ask the manager why. </strong><hr></blockquote>
What wouldn't be an Apple store, would it?
I just happened to be walking past the place (it's the one on 5th ave near 47th St.) on my way back to work, from lunch. Decided to pop in and look at the games and waste some time. Found a Pinball game for my Mac marked down to $7.99 so I thought what the hell and bought it.
Didn't really think about it again until this thread came up....
I don't recall any shenanegans, but then again the store I visited was in a very upscale mall (probably why they got the hell outta there).