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Why I don’t like Wal-Mart (among other reasons…)

Last Sunday was the release day for Rock Band 2.  I love Rock Band so naturally I tried to get it at the stroke of midnight on release day.

Unfortunately, no stores were doing midnight releases so I had to go to my only 24-hour option, Wal-Mart.  I walk into the Wal-Mart on Sheridan around 12:05am and ask one of the stock girls if I could grab a copy of Rock Band 2.

She tells me that lots of people have been asking about it that day and her manager told her it doesn’t come out until October.  Now, no offense, but video game nerds KNOW their release dates.  I asked her one more time if she was sure and she nodded.  A group of fellow nerds heard the conversation and walked over to correct her as well.  She gave into the presssure and said she’d have someone check in the back.

About 5 minutes pass and whoever she had called to go look came to her and said they don’t have it.  WTF?  One of the nerds calls up another Wal-Mart close by and they said they have about 5 copies left.  We all rush over there and sure enough, I was able to get my copy.  The guy that helped us even said “Ya, they probably didn’t even bother looking, I’m sure they have it”.

Aside, from the helpful guy at Wal-Mart, the vast majority of them just don’t really care.  I wish if they had a specialized department, they’d have some competent staff working there.  I understand it was the late night stockers but they could at least check the computers or something instead of just blowing people off.

Ranting aside, Rock Band 2 rocks my socks.