With many sites having buy two get one free sales, I set out to get some games for my shiny new Vita today at lunch. First, I hit up Target. Sadly, they didn't have the game I wanted most, Hot Shots Golf. Knowing that nearby was a Gamestop that was also having the same sale, I begrudgingly headed to the gaming industry's largest parasite.
When I got there, I picked off the three games I wanted and headed to check out. On my way there, somebody asked from my periphery what I was getting. I'd snagged Lumines, Hot Shots, and Rayman as my selections and talked with her for a bit. As it turns out, this wasn't just any random stranger, it was a Sony rep. What luck! So I chatted with her for a while, and relayed my tale of woe regarding the not incredibly up front way that the Launch Bundle was marketed. While I was checking out, she disappeared for a bit. Once my total was rung up, after I had to explain to the Gamestop guy what the bundle was that I bought and what happened to raise my ire, (One was on his shelf behind him. *FACEPALM*) I noticed that my total was over $120. I said, "Whoa, whoa, whoa here, this should be buy 2 get one free." Fine print got me again. Gamestop's promotion was only for Sony titles. So I go back and exchange Lumines and Rayman for Uncharted and ModNation Racers. Get back to the checkout, and then I hear... "Awww, sorry man, the only three we have in the promotion are Hot Shots, Uncharted, and Little Deviants."
I swore.
Yay for swag! |
As she heard the guy explain that it was only Sony titles in the deal, her jaw dropped and as I went to check out what I could get I could hear her say "Isn't the promotion for all games? I'm pretty sure that's how it's going at other retailers..." And then when again I couldn't get what I was looking for (I have no desire to get Little Deviants) I could just see her face fall.
It's so lonely! |
But kudos to the lady from Sony at the Gamesop in Mansfield, Ohio today. She did a fine job, really knew her product, (I chatted quite a bit with her about the various Vita titles available) and represented her company well today.
I want a PS Vita.
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