Well then.. fuck you too Gamefly.

Gamefly..

Millions of people pay out hard earned money every month to these fucks.

I am one of them.

And I'm begining to wonder.. why?


So.. I wake up yesterday morning, just like every morning.. and head downstairs. Of course the first thing on my mind after a quick stop at the bathroom is.. Wonder if I made any sales on Amazon. After that I check eBay.. then I end up at Gamefly.com.

Today, (yesterday if you fuckers are following me), I have awoke to find that the game I placed in my "Q" over 9 months ago.. was not sent out to me. As a matter of fact.. it's now on "low availability".

In short, this means that I won't be able to play this game for a very long time.. about 2-3 months actually. So.. instead of having an anurism, I go through the checklist.

1> Ok.. It's the number one game in my Q...

2> And.. I have an open slot in my Q...

3> It's been in my Q for almost a year..

4> They got paid...

5> What the ever-lovin-fuck is the problem..??!?

So. In an insane amount of "pissedousity", (feel free to use that word in everyday conversation.. your welcome) I decided to fire off an angry as fuck piece of Gamefly hating email. For you see.. I'm sick of this shit.. it's bad enough they screw me over.. but.. this is the FOURTH time in the last 30 days.. the following is the exact transcript of the conversation:

Me: Just as a heads up.. this is the 4th game this month that even though I had an open slot in my Q the day it is released, and even though it had been in my Q for months.. it was not sent out. I've had to go out to Blockbuster and pay $9.00 per rental extra just to play the games I want to play because you won't send the games in my Q to me. You'd think that a person who's been a member for over 2 years would'nt have to deal with this kind of thing. I don't play old games.. I only play new releases. That's why I pay for your services.

Again, I always have an open slot in my Q when these games are released.. and they have been in my Q months before they are even released.. but still you just won't send them out. The "Cars race o rama" game my daughter wanted to play took almost 3 months to be sent.

I am pretty sick of this, I pay you guys $40.00 a month for a service you only half the time provide.. then I have to go and rent the same games at Blockbuster half the time, for 9 bucks each, and just take said games out of my Q because after it says "low availability" it will be 2-3 months before you send it.

This game in paticular, I've been waiting on for almost 9 months.. and of course yesterday morning, you didn't even bother to send it.

Before you reply with the whole "availability" tutorial speach, just let me say that being a member for over 2 years.. I completely understand it. And still theres no reason for this.


Gamefly: Fuck you internet hatemonger...


Well.. that not actually what they said.. but I tend to read between the lines. They actually sent me this email back:

Gamefly: Thank you for your inquiry. As you have noted, the demand for the stated game has been very high. We use information from our members’ Game Q’s to identify the most popular titles and anticipate customer demand. Circumstances such as a rush of signups or a sudden demand shift can make titles suddenly unavailable. In most cases, the unavailability is temporary, as the games being returned by other members and additional game purchases make these titles available in a few days. We pay close attention to our inventory levels and will continue to work to minimize the number and duration of unavailable games.

We understand that our members want both their first choice and rapid shipping. While we try to meet these expectations every time, exceptions occur and we realize that they can be frustrating.

We apologize for any inconvenience. If we can be of further assistance, please let us know.

Sincerely,

The GameFly Team


Translation: Fuck you retard internet hatemonger...

They basically just avioded my inquiry altogether, opting for an email that explains how their stupid fucking system works.. Like after being a member for over 2 years, I would have no fucking clue.

This is the way Gamefly treats their costumers.. like shit. And now I have to be on the damn phone all day calling every mother fucking Blockbuster in town, asking if they have a game for rent that was released yesterday. I'll let you guess how this shit will turn out.

I'll probably just have to buy the damn thing.. Gamefly, die in a fucking house fire.

Reader Requests Vol. 1

Well now...

Christmas is over, and the dust has finally settled. I hope you had a great one.. If next years ends up like this years did.. I may have to re-mortgage my house. But hey, its all in good fun.. right? To see the looks on your loved ones faces, as they open their gifts.. and see that what you bought them is way less fucking expensive than what you received.. priceless.

So.. now that that shits over with..... again, we can looks forward to the new year with a drink in one hand and a bottle of anti-depressants in the other. It seems like every year just goes by faster and faster, doesn't it?

Ok, on to the topic of today's post..

I asked my readers and my friends in the PSN crowd who are readers as well, to submit topics for discussion. And by discussion.. I mean my solo unbridled hatred. I got more then a few topics to work with, but I am going to do them one at a time. First come, first served style.

After reading my blog, a good friend of mine.. who just so happens to be an admin. at PSNfriends.com, sent me a topic he would like me to expand on. And it just so happens its a subject that I have alot to say about.

Iroc-J
This ones for you...



BAILOUTS..

I remember back when I was just a kid in school.. we had many different classes. Art, Science, English, lots of classes.. And then when I reached high school.. we had slightly different classes.. Algebra, Chemistry, Physics, FUCKING ECONOMICS...

Now, I won't go into the gorey details of my economics classes.. but I would like to make a few points.. touch some bases.. if you will.

In layman's terms, basically.. this is what I learned...

A) 90% of the time, small businesses fail.

Yes.. this is America, and yes.. everybody deserves to have a dream.. But if your dream is to open an eating establishment where you serve ground up kittens.. Guess what, you belong in that 90%. (And your an asshole.) You must have not only luck, but a gimmick, some money, a few friends, investors.. maybe even a slush fund for your hookers.. fuck I don't know. But, its very rare in this day and age, to succeed. And the point is.. everything must be perfect. Now, with it being said that 90% of SMALL businesses fail.. what's that say about BIG business.


B) Supply and Demand

The most basic rule in business..

You have shit + I need shit = You sell shit.

Or, A+B=C for you algebra fuckers. To put it into even simpler terms.. You sell ground kitten, I don't want ground kitten.. see listing A.

In order to sell things, you must have a target audience.. Fuck, even those Sham-wow fuckers know that.. They cater to the OCD crowd. It doesn't take a genius to know that its hard to sell porn in a church. Wait a minute, maybe thats a bad example.. But you get my fucking point.

Long story short.. if you want to sell something, then make sure you have a GOOD something to sell. Stand behind your product.. and give people that false sence of security they love so much.

Also with supply and demand, one other point.. If demand is high, you charge a bit more. If demand is low, you lower the price. If supply is high, on the other hand.. you might want to have a sale. If supply is low, raise the price.. because its more rare. You see, its really not that hard to understand.

C) Investors

There are two kinds of investors.. like the two kinds of gamblers.. One faction like to stick with what they know.. and make it work for them. And the other, maybe favors roulette, as to where luck would play a larger part. With investors, some people like to invest in Nike or Pringles or Trojans.. because they wear or use that shit. Others hear from a friend of a friend, or the news.. that a certain stock is going to be hot.. so they dump all their cash into it.. and pray.

Either way, large and small businesses cannot live without investors. Someone stupid enough to give up their money for a worthless piece of paper, in the hopes that maybe the paper will turn to gold.


Now.. here's the problem. Lets forget about small business for a minute and focus on big business.

Big business, had lost their fucking mind... there, someone had to say it.

They have taken to 3 basic, common knowledge points that I have made above.. and wiped their asses with them.

Banks, Car manufacturers, Dildo salesmen, Homeowners, Ground kitten salesmen.. FUCK.

Everybody is coming out of the woodwork.. with their fucking hand out. Begging.

Please bail me out.........

Please help us, we have forgotten what the fuck we're doing and we need money..

Your Money..................

Taxpayer money................


What pisses me off even worse is that our government, in all their fucking splendor, is entertaining the idea of spending MY MOTHER FUCKING TAX DOLLARS.. to help people who are too stupid to live.

Let's do Banks first..

Banks.. are full of greedy bastards. In fact you cannot even work at a bank unless you are a greedy bastard. They pay shit wages, shit rates on your savings, all because the head bank CEO is taking damn near every single dime of profit.. and spending it on hookers and scotch. Well now they have ran out of hooker/scotch money.. and they want the government to supply them with an unlimited stream of hookers/scotch. And guess who's going to pay in the long run for this bullshit. They want us to bail them out.. fine. First walk in and fire everybody working there, cause they fall into the 'too stupid to live' category.. then make the American people investors. From now on.. Bank CEO's make the same salary as teachers. Trust me.. somebody will take the job. And take all that fucking 'stolen' money back.. and use it for what it was meant for.

Now for the Car making dumbfucks...

The companies who make cars are failing?? Seriously? Because everytime I walk out the fucking door.. I see thousands of cars.. who the fuck knew? OOoo I get it.. it's the American car makers that are failing.. o well that's different.

What the hell happened to this country.. we used to stand for something.. we used to never let someone else be better than we were. Fuck.. we even faked a moon landing to fuck with those russian and japanese bastards. We never used to get pushed around.

But sadly, now it seems we are but a doormat.. 'wipe your feet on the way in'.

So.. let me get this straight.. we can't make a better car, cheaper, then the japanese? Its a good thing we don't have like 40 million fucking mexica.......... wait just a damn second.

I don't see a problem here, mexicans want to work.. they are already here needing jobs.. they will work for minimum wage.. (or less if your a bastard).. what the fuck is the problem.

But alas, turn on the TV and all you hear is.. 'Help us.. we need money.. we need 40 billion dollars..'

I have a solution for this problem. It's fucking brillant.

You know who should bail out the US car makers.. you know who should..

The fucking gasoline people...

Think about it, it's a match made in heaven.


A + B = C



Thanks to IROC-J, for submitting this subject..



Next subject will be posted soon...
Stay tuned...

The many, many fucking idiots of Amazon.com

Ok.. Whats pissing me off today?

Actually this ones been pissing me off for quite some time. Why are the sellers on Amazon.com so fucking stupid? Honestly.. It blows the mind. There should seriously be an IQ test given to you when you sign up. I mean.. it seems they can enter their payment information and everything ok.. but after that.. what the fuck happens?
So this will probably be the first of a few posts on the Amazon.com hilarity. I'm mainly posting this.. so people will read it and learn shit. Because so far it's a fucking joke. Here we go.. this is the top five things that piss me off about Amazon sellers:

5> People with zero positive feedback.

Once in a while you'll be seeking to buy shit on Amazon.. some new headphones, a new ps3 controller.. I don't know what the fuck you people like.. just insert generic shitty item here. Anyway, eventually you'll come across these people. The zero positive feedback people. This could also work for Ebay folks.. but fuck ebay, ebay sucks. And thats a different post altogether. Now.. common sense tell us, that if you screw up your first sale.. and piss off your first buyer. Then you might want to A> Quit selling altogether, B> Offer something for free to make buyer happy.. thus getting them to remove the shitty feedback, C> Kill yourself, or D> Pick two of the above. But alas not everybody knows what the hell they are doing. My advice to these people: Cancel your account, and restart.. but this time, dont be a complete fuck-up. Nobody's gonna buy from you if you can't even make your first feedback positive.

4> People with MASSIVE feedback.

Ok.. fuck you people. No.. not you.. the massive feedback people. How dare you sell something with a comment like:

"Why save pennies shopping with small time sellers, buy from us.. our feedback is 250,000 strong."

Fuck you people.. in the ass, with a rocket launcher. 250,000 feedback..? Fucker, YOU are a small time seller. What? You think you are the Wal-Mart of Amazon sales? And just because you had the available funds to buy up 20,000 copies of "My Name is Earl: Season 1", that your better than a seller with 85 continous positive feedbacks? And what the hell? Small time sellers ARE Amazon.. they make up like 80% of Amazon sellers.. and fuck you for pissing on someones American dream. What your really saying when you post an item with a comment like that is:

"Hi, buy from us.. We're complete dicks.. and we'll never, ever answer your email."

My advice to these people: Small time sellers are part of what makes this country great. It's the American dream to start up a small business and watch it grow. Instead of being a self-rightious dickhead, just do everybody a favor.. and throw yourself under a bus.

3> People who never answer emails.

Ok.. you were smart enough to create and account, input your finanical information so you can get paid, and post an item for sale. And lets say.. I happen to be scrolling thru the stuff for sale at Amazon.. and I see your item, and i'm and intrested buyer. So, I send you an email asking about the condition of the item or if it has everything that originally came with the item. And I wait, and wait, and wait, and what the fuck? It's been 3 days, and I still dont have an answer to my email question..?!? So..... you don't really want to sell shit? You just want people to know what shit you have? Because if I send you and email and you dont answer it.. at least within 72 hours.. that means 1 of 2 things: 1> You can give a fuck about my question. or 2> You won't send the item if I order it for at least 4 days. Either way.. what the fuck? My advice to these people.. Answer my fucking email. If you don't really want to sell shit, do what everybody else who doesnt want to sell shit does.. Open a shop at a flea market.

2> Video Stores that sell on Amazon

I mainly shop at Amazon for media. Mostly video games and DVDs. I do this because.. A> I can choose the condition of the item I want, and B> I hate buying from Blockbuster/Hollywood Video/Gamestop/EBgames/etc.. Now, that being said.. Why do I go to Amazon and see listings for some shitty video store in West Virginia? I'm sure I'm in the majority on this one.. When you buy something online, you want to get that item in the best condition as possible. Right? So.. why the hell do they bother to list shit like this:

"Item is in 'like-new' condition. Contains game (with many scratches), and book, in rental box. Artwork was cut so it will fit into rental box. Rental box and disc have a non-removable security sticker on them."

Now, I ask you, how the fuck is that "like new"? Who the hell would buy that? Especially since they charge moronic prices. What are they thinking? "Well they can either buy this game new for $12.99, or they can buy this piece of shit for $24.99.." Advice: Die.


1> Lame ass comments

Alright, this is the one thing that pisses me off more than anything about Amazon sellers.. and its two catagories of people. I purchase alot of Playstation 2 games from Amazon.com.. and these sellers shouldnt even bother posting items for sale:
A> The No-Comment People
People who dont bother listing a comment.. at all. The items decription is completely blank. It just says "like new" and if you order the item its like playing russian roulette, with a 9mm handgun. Your gonna get screwed. If they cant even post a comment it means that they are selling a piece of shit.. and theres nothing good they can say about this item.
B> The Too Little Information People
This is a widespread problem with Amazon.. but for this post we'll say that its mainly for video games. I am a collector, and when I'm looking to buy games, there's only 3 things I want to see in the listing. "MINT, Black label-not greatest hits, complete" That's all that need to be said.. it covers condition, version, and if the game has everything it supposed to have with it. No collector will buy "greatest hits" games.. ever. They are worthless. Well, you say.. I have a complete collection of greatest hits games... That's great! Do you have a lighter? Good.. light them on fire, they are worth nothing. Anyway, back on subject.. if you see a one word comment on a listing.. that word had better be "mint".. or don't waste your time and money.

Now.. I hope we've learned something today. If your an honest person.. and you have alot of games or movies and stuff you no longer want or need.. then please, by all means, start up your own Amazon sellers account.. We need more honest, educated people selling items. But if you are already an Amazon seller, and you fall into one of the above numbered catagories.. then please do everybody a favor:


BUY A BULLET, AND RENT A GUN.
(But don't forget to cancel your amazon account first.)



Thanks for reading,
Knightedrik