At the Gamestop I work at the same thing happens. It is standard procedure to "gut" a certain amount of games to use as display cases as most Gamestops do not have a security sensor. The only time you will get an open case is when it is the last copy and even then the games are all stored safely behind the counter or some other secure spot. I make sure to tell every customer when they are getting an open case and explain that it is the last copy so the only thing left is the floor model. Most people don't mind when you assure them that it is not used, but if someone ever does complain we can offer a 10% shopworn discount. Unfortunately, not all of my co-workers seem to think this is important to the customer and often neglect to tell them before hand that they are receiving an open case or why they are receiving it. In truth, Gamestop really does value its customers even over its own employees which I have seen first hand. If you are unsatisfied you can bring it back as the case most definately has some sort of "new" price sticker on it and you will receive a refund as long as you have the receipt. Instead of never going to Gamestop again, why don't you just ask for a sealed case if they are available and if not, then don't buy it or ask for a discount. Gamestop employees have no reason to cheat anyone with a new game sale especially since most of the employees are dedicated gamers themselves and the fact that the majority of our profit comes from used game sales.

Crap from Soulja Boi and Lil Wayne require no musical talent whatsoever. It does require a combination of stage presence and knowing the right people. You could be a extremely talented musician and still make no where near the amount of money that some of these rappers make. My point being that you have to be marketable to the stupid masses of musically tasteless people who are just looking to eat up the new fad or number one song on the top ten chart. This does not mean the rap as a whole is the culprit but some rappers are certainly a part of the problem and they just happen to be some of the most famous. Of course many people try to dismiss others who expose this truth as "haters." There is no doubt that some of these people are successful and make tons of money, but that doesn't mean that their music isn't bad.

[QUOTE="ChevelleFan"][QUOTE="AnObscureName"] Then let's just agree to have different views on what constitutes a "race".AnObscureName

I have no problem with accepting that we have different views. In my eyes a race is described by the physical features of a group of people and region in which they originate which is not at all confined to the boundaries of nations or countries. The original peoples of Africa were black, the peoples of Europe were white, the people of America were what we call Native Americans, etc. I know it sounds ignorant to some people but race is really just the grouping of people based on region and appearance who may or may not come from different cultural backgrounds or nationalities. I think people should take pride in their race while embracing others. We shouldn't have to live in fear of being labled as prejudiced or racist just because we acknowledge that certain races do exist. Of course it gets hard when you get into Slavic versus Germanic because there are many different Slavic groups.

I have been saying all along that the mentality you mentioned is source of the problem. If you are white, then you are white whether or not you live in Sweden, the US, or South Africa. The concept of race is reality.

[QUOTE="ChevelleFan"][QUOTE="AnObscureName"] So are Germanic people the same race as Slavic ones? AnObscureName

In short, yes.

I have no problem with accepting that we have different views. In my eyes a race is described by the physical features of a group of people and region in which they originate which is not at all confined to the boundaries of nations or countries. The original peoples of Africa were black, the peoples of Europe were white, the people of America were what we call Native Americans, etc. I know it sounds ignorant to some people but race is really just the grouping of people based on region and appearance who may or may not come from different cultural backgrounds or nationalities. I think people should take pride in their race while embracing others. We shouldn't have to live in fear of being labled as prejudiced or racist just because we acknowledge that certain races do exist. Of course it gets hard when you get into Slavic versus Germanic because there are many different Slavic groups.

[QUOTE="ChevelleFan"]

What is up with everyone saying that "white" is not a race? Apparently no one here has ever had to fill out any forms where it specifically asks for your race among which "white/caucasian" is a choice. Race is not defined by nationality. I wouldn't say someone is of the Japanese or Chinese race, I would call them asian. Just as well I wouldn't say someone is of the Jamaican or African race, I would call them black. The fact is that race does exist and that the only problems people have with accepting that fact is that somehow we think that it makes us less tolerant to acknowledge that we look different. The biggest problem comes when people start discriminating based on race rather than embracing diversity. Your nationality, is just that, your nationality. Back to what the TC is saying, I feel the same way. It has more to do with a lack of knowledge of ancestory and heritage rather than just being white in America. The only things I can point to as my sense of culture are commercialized American holidays that many other countries are starting to celebrate as well.

modernsapien

Ok, let me adjust my comment to better suit this line of thinking. If you want to get more in touch with your race, in this case white, you can looking into The history of western civilization as a whole. In American specifically its a bit more challenging being that were all mixed together. Of course American revolution is a big part of American " white " history. Democracy in this country was founded by white people so you can connect with that.

I'm not saying there aren't races in the world ( white, black, asian ) I just figured the question was more about breaking down ones individual culture.

I am not trying to knock on you. My whole point is that culture is an issue of nationality not race and that nationality has nothing to do with race although some seem to think that it does. In general as Americans we don't have much of a distinct culture. When you break it down to the nationalities of ancestors or your original heritage then there is usually a far greater sense of a special and meaningful culture. The problem is that many Americans don't really know anything about their ancestry and this includes white and black people.

[QUOTE="ChevelleFan"]

What is up with everyone saying that "white" is not a race? Apparently no one here has ever had to fill out any forms where it specifically asks for your race among which "white/caucasian" is a choice. Race is not defined by nationality. I wouldn't say someone is of the Japanese or Chinese race, I would call them asian. Just as well I wouldn't say someone is of the Jamaican or African race, I would call them black. The fact is that race does exist and that the only problems people have with accepting that fact is that somehow we think that it makes us less tolerant to acknowledge that we look different. The biggest problem comes when people start discriminating based on race rather than embracing diversity. Your nationality, is just that, your nationality. Back to what the TC is saying, I feel the same way. It has more to do with a lack of knowledge of ancestory and heritage rather than just being white in America. The only things I can point to as my sense of culture are commercialized American holidays that many other countries are starting to celebrate as well.

AnObscureName

In short, yes.

What is up with everyone saying that "white" is not a race? Apparently no one here has ever had to fill out any forms where it specifically asks for your race among which "white/caucasian" is a choice. Race is not defined by nationality. I wouldn't say someone is of the Japanese or Chinese race, I would call them asian. Just as well I wouldn't say someone is of the Jamaican or African race, I would call them black. The fact is that race does exist and that the only problems people have with accepting that fact is that somehow we think that it makes us less tolerant to acknowledge that we look different. The biggest problem comes when people start discriminating based on race rather than embracing diversity. Your nationality, is just that, your nationality. Back to what the TC is saying, I feel the same way. It has more to do with a lack of knowledge of ancestory and heritage rather than just being white in America. The only things I can point to as my sense of culture are commercialized American holidays that many other countries are starting to celebrate as well.

Next year I will be going to college and I am wanting to rake in as much dough as possible during the summer. I am tired of working as a bag boy at my local grocery store and I do not want to work at a fast food joint. Can somebody give me some insight and answer the following questions?

1. How old do you have to be to work at Gamestop? Is it hard getting a job there?

2. Does EB Games have the same hiring procedure as Gamestop?

3. Do you know of any good places to work at?

stupid4

I am currently working at a Gamestop in my local mall as holiday help. For this reason I cannot guarantee that the hiring process will be the same based on the nature of my employment and requirements that may vary slightly from location to location.

1. Most Gamestop/EB Games employers will be looking for somebody at least 18 years of age. There are currently two permanent part-time employees that work at my location that are 18 years old. The rest are in their mid-thirties. I am 18 and I am sure that the fact that I was looking to fill a holiday help position played a factor in my employment. In short I am not sure how hard it is to get a part-time job at Gamestop or EB out of the holiday season, but I know for sure that before my manager handed me the application form he made sure that I was at least 18 years old. BTW I had no previous retail experience and only one past summer job on my application. Employers will like to see that you know what you are talking about when it comes to video games though.

2. EB and Gamestop are technically the same franchise so I assume that they would have the same or atleast similar hiring procedure. The Gamestop that I work at now actually used to be under the EB name but even after the name change little has changed beyond the sign outside the store.

3. You mean other businesses? I would have no idea.

Keep in my mind that just because you may be working at a game retail store it doesn't mean that the job will be easy. Just like any other retail store you need to be comfortable talking to people, answering phones, working behind the register, and resolving issues with customers that may or may not be angry at you. You would be surprised by the amount of people that seemingly have nothing better to do but to blame you for every single one of their problems. The job is not physically strenuous in the least bit, but it can be very emotionally draining and mentally stressful. Don't get me wrong because I love my job, but there are nights where I lose sleep because of anxiety and stress. I used to work for my dad doing menial jobs and physical work and some days I get home from my current job feeling more tired than I ever did when I was throwing boilers and water tanks into dumpsters. My point is that you should know what you are getting into especially if you plan on working at a mall location during the holidays.

[QUOTE="ChevelleFan"][QUOTE="jointed"]

:lol: at the people saying English.

I'd say one of the Asian languages. Just look at Japanese and Chinese...they've got different words describing one thing depending on your mood.

jointed

I am pretty sure English has one of the most extensive if not the largest vocabulary of any language. If you think about it there is a word for almost everything. In Asian languages such as Japanese there are actually loan words adapted from English to Japanese. For example the word for cheese in Japanese is chizu. This means that there are words that did not originally exist in languages like Japanese but must be adopted to accomodate a language such as English. Of course my example was not the best. In any case I don't believe that different politeness levels count as different words either. To those arguing that Chinese has a word for every syllable, well that is mostly true but it does not mean that you need a different syllable to make a new word. Chinese uses the tones of syllables extensively to create new words. For example "shi" can be translated many different ways depending on which of the four tones it uses. In one case "shi" may be used as the verb of being and in another it may mean the number ten. One should be aware that when I say Chinese I am referring to Mandarin as it is the only dialect I have experience in. I may be wrong in some of my arguments as I am by no means a linguist, but I am not coming from a completely uninformed position either as I am currently studying Japanese and Chinese as well as having already taken three years of Latin.

Wait, if you've been studying latin for 3 years, you'd know that English has borrowed words from both the Spanish, French and Lain languages. Does these words not count all of a sudden or what?

Italian, Spanish, French, etc. were all derived from Latin, so I guess we exclude them because none of those languages count :roll:. The point I was trying to get at is that English does not contain direct imitations of Spanish or Latin words (yes there are some actual French words used in English). English is derived from Latin to get words like "perfect" which comes from the Latin "per + facit" which literally means thoroughly made. Derived words from Latin is what makes up a large majority of the English language but it is not like people developed English and then realized that they needed to adopt Latin words for things they did not originally have words for. I am not trying to knock on the Asian languages which I think are far more beautiful than any Western language, but you can't argue that some words in Japanese are not taken directly from English especially when they are written in Katakana (the Japanese script used mostly for foreign words). I am not saying that those words don't count, I am just trying to show that English obviously has alot of words that some languages don't have native words for. I also stated that I wasn't claiming that English was the definate answer to the question posed by the TC.

[QUOTE="jointed"]

:lol: at the people saying English.

I'd say one of the Asian languages. Just look at Japanese and Chinese...they've got different words describing one thing depending on your mood.

mrbojangles25

my sister speaks fluent Japanese and says it is the exact opposite. There can be one word, but depending on how you say it the word can mean 10 different things. That is why Japanese is so challenging to learn.

It is more so in Chinese I think. I am not saying that your sister is wrong, but ten different ways is a bit of an exaggeration. Japanese and any other east Asian languages such as Korean or Chinese is naturally more difficult for a Westerner to learn because the writing system and grammar is totally different. Not only must one learn to read and write a language like Japanese from scratch but the intonation of the voice and pronunciation of syllables can be hard to master as many do not exist in a language like English.