Submitted by Ryan Weal on Sat, 05/03/2008 - 15:27
Though I am not much of a gamer
myself, my partner seems to burn through a lot of Nintendo DS games
so I have developed a sense for finding new releases in Vancouver.
That tip for you is to pass up your stop at Future Shop and
move on to EB Games
if you really want it
first.
This is not intended to be a rant about Future Shop. I'm only noting this because when asking about new releases "the" video game person at my local Future Shop store gave me a chuckle and noted that they "almost never" get things the day they are released. No further information, nothing seemingly on order.
Having worked in retail just a decade ago I know that in 2008 it is possible to get good logistics on tracking inventory. This comment spoke volumes to me about Future Shop's intention with games: "we don't care". My gaming experience changed when I later found myself shopping at EB Games for the first time. I asked for the title, they knew what I was looking for, and they said it would be there tomorrow.
I let it go for a day and came back only to get the last copy. So that employee had information and it was accurate. He said there were a few on order and here was one in my hands.
We have also been doing the occasional purchase of Nintendo DS games over eBay, but only when quantities around home are sparse. As we have previously covered on this blog, the package sits somewhere in Canada Customs for about a week in addition to the shipping time from the United States and within Canada.
This is not intended to be a rant about Future Shop. I'm only noting this because when asking about new releases "the" video game person at my local Future Shop store gave me a chuckle and noted that they "almost never" get things the day they are released. No further information, nothing seemingly on order.
Having worked in retail just a decade ago I know that in 2008 it is possible to get good logistics on tracking inventory. This comment spoke volumes to me about Future Shop's intention with games: "we don't care". My gaming experience changed when I later found myself shopping at EB Games for the first time. I asked for the title, they knew what I was looking for, and they said it would be there tomorrow.
I let it go for a day and came back only to get the last copy. So that employee had information and it was accurate. He said there were a few on order and here was one in my hands.
We have also been doing the occasional purchase of Nintendo DS games over eBay, but only when quantities around home are sparse. As we have previously covered on this blog, the package sits somewhere in Canada Customs for about a week in addition to the shipping time from the United States and within Canada.
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