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I already have my copy pre-ordered at EBGames, but I might just stop by there tomorrow @2pm...

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You know, good luck with this. I tried to take advantage of this "guarantee" when Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories came out for PlayStation 2.

I was on my lunch break on release day. It was about 2:20 P.M. I couldn't find the game, it simply was not on the floor, i.e. not available for purchase. So the employee has to go to the back, look around for the box, then open it up and give me a copy of the game.

So I go up to customer service and explain that the game was not exactly "available" at 2:00 P.M. It was, in fact, well past that time. I told him I'd like the gift card. He basically laughed at me. I asked if there was a manager available. He followed suit, pretty much saying as long as it was somewhere in the building, no dice. It didn't matter that they still hadn't put the game up for sale. On top of this, the manager was unnecessarily rude.

After this scene, I was late getting back to work and I had accomplished nothing. I guess that this policy only applies in the instance that U.P.S. shows up late. I don't know. Anyway, good luck, but I'm personally never going to that place again. (Except for when they clearance out games at $10.00, and even then, without a smile on my face.)

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Cre3ativeOnlineSurname, I know exactly how you feel. The employees at my circuit city are all morons. They never hae any of the new games or cds out in time. I was going to buy a digital camera from them once but to be catious I looked it up online to make sure it'd be in the store. It said it was in stock so I drove to circuit city. I get there and ask for assistance and they look at me like a turd. They typed some crap into the computer and told me it was out of stock. I didn't say anything and just left to best buy. I will never go into circuit city again.

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That should be *have and *cautious.

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Screw Circuit City and GameStop/EBGames and BestBuy and Walmart and all the rest of the Corporate Devil Companies that are out there. Oh yeah, StarBucks, Target, BJ's, Costcos and the rest. They are whats wrong with America and this Planet. You should all be ashamed of yourselves for supporting these evil corporations and falling into the Consume Zombie LifeStyle. You are all "Stupid Sad Human Beings". Now go drive your SUV's, losers.

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Wow... MikeVGB, have a few issues there? take it easy buddy.

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MikeVGB, you are absolutely right. We should all just take up arms against these faceless corporations, and ESPECIALLY their evil foot soldier employees who are paid huge amounts of money to support their boardroom-dwelling masters. In fact, I think I'll go to Wal*Mart right now to discuss this important issue with the local operator of the illustrious "Register Twelve". Perhaps HE will be able to assist me if I can convince him of our cause. Revolution, my brother, revolution!

This may come as a shock to you, but imagine a moment giving up the assumption that everyone who actually bothers to earn a paycheck drives an SUV. I can't even afford an XBox 360, much less a Hummer, buddy.

P.S. Just wanted to let you know that you're currently supporting Comcast / Sprint / AOL / whothehellever by paying them to be connected to the internet. Unless, of course, you're posting from the library, which would just be hilariously ironic.

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CreativeOnlineSurname,

Say hello to Noam Chomsky for me!

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Oops.. I meant MikeVGB

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10am this morning, I stop by Gamestop, no Paper Mario. Then I drop by Circuit City, no Paper Mario. I walk into Wal-Mart and they have 50 copies. Next time, I'll just go to Wal-Mart first.

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I was the first person to get Super Paper Mario at BestBuy on 45th and 5th Ave in NYC. 2pm on the dot. Woo hoo!

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Stoped by my local CC today, no copies availble. Ask someone and they claim the launch day is 11th. My newspaper add doesn't show the actual date it is availble. So they can actualy make launch day any day they want.

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Just looked at CC website add and it actually says it's avalible Teusday. I headed back to CC for my $20

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I got mine at CC today. I'm up to chapter 3! It's pretty damn good, if a bit easy (so far). I find that, like most Paper Mario games, I do nothing with the items...

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Did anyone else's Wii do a small system update when they went to play Super Paper Mario?

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Got my $20 gift card for my CC not having it after my second visit. once the manager looked up on the website and it showed it was to be availible on Tuesday.

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I was about to ask if your sarcasm detector was turned off. :)

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