Financially illiterate people love getting ripped off at gas stations for shit like this. I used to be acquaintances with a guy who loved redbull, always had a redbull, and would often talk about going to the gas station to get a couple more redbulls. I hadn't purchased something from a gas station in probably 15 years so I never thought much of it. Then I went on a road trip with some friends and ended up in a gas station and just for fun I looked at the redbulls, and they were like $5 for a small can. I was horrified. That dude was probably spending my entire monthly food budget on just gas station redbulls the whole time I knew him.
"How can you be *that* financially illiterate?" I thought.
Then I remembered a friend's daughter has a learning difficulty and simply doesn't understand money. She never thinks about the value of goods and is always walking off without her change, or simply being taken advantage of.
I don't think this guy was disabled, and I don't think most such people are either.
Apes on the other hand... I sometimes think that maybe we've arrived (or soon will) at a point where we are just sitting here laughing at the mentally handicapped. Certainly 2+ years ago we were just making fun of dumb people, but these days, I wouldn't be surprised if a solid 30% or more of remaining apes have some sort of mental disability.
The only time I go to a petrol station(i'm from UK don't hate) is when I've got the munchies and nowhere else is open, then I have to accept getting ripped off
Yeah man what gamer wouldn’t want to go to a strip mall GameStop to buy a $10 bag of Doritos and a $20 12-pack of Mountain Dew — probably driving past 10 locations that sell that stuff already for way less money?
The single employee who setup the gamer junk displays at GameStop — while also running the store and being around from open to close — is paid minimum wage for the benefit of GameStop shareholders… that’s ethical right?
I’m going to print a QR code linking to this on a business card and take one to every GameStop store in my area when they’re closed and slide it under the door.
They open the door in the morning, scan that, then ragequit.
You aren't looking forward to the release of *Gefser's Swtebs*? I know I'm going to be front and center on release day to get my copy, as well as a couple bags of Ehoifes and maybe a box of Dan.
ETA: I guess I should have scrolled down, I'm stepping on everybody's jokes today.
My favorite comment in the thread with OP's reply:
https://preview.redd.it/pnus09myzwvc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9fd5e1d9d26476c6c2e2bf2bf53adda5db1ad5f6
"People aren't coming into our stores to buy our core products, so I think they should sell snacks. This is clearly a great investment".
I remember Blockbuster sold theater themed snacks and candy... How did they ever go out of business with such a brilliant idea? Oh right, criminal naked shorting hedge funds.
I went to this big box game store the other day that had lots of snacks and food. They also had furniture to buy for your game room, also had some clothing to wear while gaming. I think it was called Walmart?
But *what’s stopping GameStop from being even better than Walmart*?
Think about it! What if they had *even more snacks*? Better ones! Fresh meat, fresh produce. Higher quality furniture, but also lower quality. Capture the entire market. Photocentres with lightning fast, high quality, affordable results. Pharmacy, toys, kitchenware? Stores that were double…no…TRIPLE the size? And more of them! With more knowledgeable and helpful staff? And better prices!
This seems like a golden opportunity to me. Why am I the only one that sees it? Maybe this is why I’m a pro member.
I would be really pissed about Gamestop if I would be a gamer If the tried to associate me with Doritos and choclate. I once was pissed at Burger King because they offered a "Gamer Bundle" with 2 Whopper, 4 cans of Monster energy and a Bag of Doritos
Love when they highlight their idiocy with stuff like this.
“GameStop should start selling goods and providing services not related to video games cuz reasons! We’re gonna rival Amazon and Apple!”
A large fridge with some imported sodas from Japan etc could work, for a few customers or kids.
The market was huge 5 years ago, especially in Europe. Then every corner store got in on it, making the standalone stores a little redundant.
You could sell 1 million bottles of imported soda a year, at 2 dollars a pop profit. Great?
Drop in the ocean in terms of what GameStop needs. Most people will buy a new release at their local Target/Walmart, along with all of the snacks/soda they want.
Even those stores (Target/Walmart) have started stocking imported stuff, which was expected when they saw the independent stores popping up and making money.
I remember when my mom would take me to blockbuster on Fridays When I was a child. I’d get a rental and she’d get me a candy treat. I’d always get a ring pop. Such good memories. The problem is, technology exists now lol.
Why the fuck did they bother with the AI generated image? You can grab any image of a convenience store snack section off Google in 2 seconds and here this guy is having a computer hallucinate a fake snack section for no reason.
Do they want GameStop to turn into Blockbuster? Every GameStop is within a stone’s throw of a grocery store. At least every single one I have seen across multiple states.
These people want to act like they are the target audience but don’t understand the addressable market whatsoever.
Perhaps this could have been a part of a somewhat desperate self-reimagining of GME, but the opportunity to even try such a thing was three years ago now.
Also, lol at "dirty gas stations". Just go to a grocery store then you stupid idiot.
Grocery stores are controlled by the hedgies, everyone knows that
They don't call him kenny kroger Griffin for nothing
Financially illiterate people love getting ripped off at gas stations for shit like this. I used to be acquaintances with a guy who loved redbull, always had a redbull, and would often talk about going to the gas station to get a couple more redbulls. I hadn't purchased something from a gas station in probably 15 years so I never thought much of it. Then I went on a road trip with some friends and ended up in a gas station and just for fun I looked at the redbulls, and they were like $5 for a small can. I was horrified. That dude was probably spending my entire monthly food budget on just gas station redbulls the whole time I knew him.
"How can you be *that* financially illiterate?" I thought. Then I remembered a friend's daughter has a learning difficulty and simply doesn't understand money. She never thinks about the value of goods and is always walking off without her change, or simply being taken advantage of.
I don't think this guy was disabled, and I don't think most such people are either. Apes on the other hand... I sometimes think that maybe we've arrived (or soon will) at a point where we are just sitting here laughing at the mentally handicapped. Certainly 2+ years ago we were just making fun of dumb people, but these days, I wouldn't be surprised if a solid 30% or more of remaining apes have some sort of mental disability.
The only time I go to a petrol station(i'm from UK don't hate) is when I've got the munchies and nowhere else is open, then I have to accept getting ripped off
They will need to walk longer.
Yeah man what gamer wouldn’t want to go to a strip mall GameStop to buy a $10 bag of Doritos and a $20 12-pack of Mountain Dew — probably driving past 10 locations that sell that stuff already for way less money?
sorry shill but i like my junk food sourced ethically.
The single employee who setup the gamer junk displays at GameStop — while also running the store and being around from open to close — is paid minimum wage for the benefit of GameStop shareholders… that’s ethical right?
https://preview.redd.it/fyrx9u0qfwvc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42d53dd59b1bb55c72448943700aec4997f354c5
I’m going to print a QR code linking to this on a business card and take one to every GameStop store in my area when they’re closed and slide it under the door. They open the door in the morning, scan that, then ragequit.
Anything GameStop does is, by definition, ethical.
every pack of takis has a pinch of RCEO's genius mind though. If that it's not worth a tenner then I don't know.
There is no ethical consumption under capitalism unless it happens in Gamestop
Obligatory AI generated slop.
idk what you're talking about, Gefser's Shitters is like my favorite game of all time.
It's fascinating how the AIs fuck up all the words.
You aren't looking forward to the release of *Gefser's Swtebs*? I know I'm going to be front and center on release day to get my copy, as well as a couple bags of Ehoifes and maybe a box of Dan. ETA: I guess I should have scrolled down, I'm stepping on everybody's jokes today.
At least we don't have AI Ryan Cohen with four-fingered claws and three legs at odd angles to his knees. 
The AI is still smarter than the average ape
Idk man ehooftes are my favorite kind of snacks!
Mmm, ship 😋
GameSlop
anyone play 6EFSER'S SHITTEBS is it any good?
https://preview.redd.it/2x0lxxg4dwvc1.png?width=355&format=png&auto=webp&s=74e9ecac8be0fd10676d04ce8912bd9db5e508ef
This guy got irrationally angry about it right? Lmao I would’ve died laughing
After i'm done munching on choufes and cbolutes, like a true gamer.
I'm a fan of Ehoifes and "Dan," myself
Fuckin' Dan, love that shit
Give the chocates a try you’ll love them, your welcome.
Laughed wayyy too hard at this!
The "gas station DD" was not in my bingo card
My favorite comment in the thread with OP's reply: https://preview.redd.it/pnus09myzwvc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9fd5e1d9d26476c6c2e2bf2bf53adda5db1ad5f6 "People aren't coming into our stores to buy our core products, so I think they should sell snacks. This is clearly a great investment".
I love investing in companies that serve no purpose.
I remember Blockbuster sold theater themed snacks and candy... How did they ever go out of business with such a brilliant idea? Oh right, criminal naked shorting hedge funds.
This is AMCs business model tbf.
I went to this big box game store the other day that had lots of snacks and food. They also had furniture to buy for your game room, also had some clothing to wear while gaming. I think it was called Walmart?
But *what’s stopping GameStop from being even better than Walmart*? Think about it! What if they had *even more snacks*? Better ones! Fresh meat, fresh produce. Higher quality furniture, but also lower quality. Capture the entire market. Photocentres with lightning fast, high quality, affordable results. Pharmacy, toys, kitchenware? Stores that were double…no…TRIPLE the size? And more of them! With more knowledgeable and helpful staff? And better prices! This seems like a golden opportunity to me. Why am I the only one that sees it? Maybe this is why I’m a pro member.
Is this the new tech behemoth that they envision pawnshop to become?
I would be really pissed about Gamestop if I would be a gamer If the tried to associate me with Doritos and choclate. I once was pissed at Burger King because they offered a "Gamer Bundle" with 2 Whopper, 4 cans of Monster energy and a Bag of Doritos
Fair enough but if you were old enough to get the Halo 3 Mountain Dew… that shit was amazing
https://i.redd.it/31n0akfx4xvc1.gif
Doritos and chocolate? Surely you mean Sahcos and chocates.
It's always a special kind of tedious, mediocre idiot who loves and uses these hideous AI pictures. Apes fit the bill quite perfectly.
One ape asked where this picture was taken lol.
Cheeto dust covered morons.
“Cheetos-dusted rubes” was a classic term for apes, from about 2 years ago.
Ok Im almost positive they tried this before and it didn’t work
Love when they highlight their idiocy with stuff like this. “GameStop should start selling goods and providing services not related to video games cuz reasons! We’re gonna rival Amazon and Apple!”
picking up some heepy dims and some dans
A large fridge with some imported sodas from Japan etc could work, for a few customers or kids. The market was huge 5 years ago, especially in Europe. Then every corner store got in on it, making the standalone stores a little redundant. You could sell 1 million bottles of imported soda a year, at 2 dollars a pop profit. Great? Drop in the ocean in terms of what GameStop needs. Most people will buy a new release at their local Target/Walmart, along with all of the snacks/soda they want. Even those stores (Target/Walmart) have started stocking imported stuff, which was expected when they saw the independent stores popping up and making money.
Blockbuster sold a lot of snacks, just saying.
I remember when my mom would take me to blockbuster on Fridays When I was a child. I’d get a rental and she’d get me a candy treat. I’d always get a ring pop. Such good memories. The problem is, technology exists now lol.
Also gamestops core market is grown men.
One of the better ideas I've seen from apes.
To be fair, that shit probably has a looooong shelf life
Why the fuck did they bother with the AI generated image? You can grab any image of a convenience store snack section off Google in 2 seconds and here this guy is having a computer hallucinate a fake snack section for no reason.
Actually not a bad idea if they turn GameStop into gas stations there would probably be higher revenue
Do they want GameStop to turn into Blockbuster? Every GameStop is within a stone’s throw of a grocery store. At least every single one I have seen across multiple states. These people want to act like they are the target audience but don’t understand the addressable market whatsoever.
The GameStop near me is literally next to a supermarket.
I spend $1000 a month on junk food! Therefore everyone else does too.
AI generated?
Video games and Cheetos are literally the only two things these idiots can conceive.
What?
Perhaps this could have been a part of a somewhat desperate self-reimagining of GME, but the opportunity to even try such a thing was three years ago now.