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[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

Me: "One game please."

Retail Salesperson: "Here's a QR code to download the game."

Me: "If I didn't want physical media, I could get it without your QR code."

Retail Salesperson: "How would you manage that?"

Me: 🏴‍☠️

[-] ech@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Even outside of that, why would I go in person to a store just to buy a thing I could get for the same amount of money instantly without leaving the house? Like, I know that's pretty much the point of the digital stores, but retail stores playing along as if they aren't the biggest dupes is baffling to watch.

have a sticker printer, tempted to print qr codes for game's fit-girl page and hit GameStop

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Bring back bootleg street dealing with this one neat trick.

Gamestop Stockholders Hate It!

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