so today i went to the mall to buy a friend a present for her birthday . since i was already at the mall , i decided to spend the $25 giftcard i got from my birthday @ Gamestop/EBGames .
so once i got there , i picked up the Bad Company 2 case from the PC section and handed it to the sales associate . in the end , he gave me the exact same case , and the CD just came from some drawer . then he used those clear circles to seal the game . it got me thinking ; what the hell ? the game is labeled as "New" yet he did everything as if it was used .
i look at the disc ; it has a few smudges on it meaning it's not new .
that circle seal ; it's used for games that were already opened .
why the hell didn't this game have a plastic seal like any other new game ?
so i was thinking , what if it is just well , opened to prevent stealing ? i tried believing that until i got home .
popped the disc in , and ran installation .
it asked for a CD key , so i started searching through the case . i found absolutely no codes except for the one on the back of the instruction manual .
i try it out , "invalid CD key" . ohkay , maybe i just read it wrong . i try it again with possible misinterpretations for the letters . "invalid CD key" .
i am returning this game tomorrow .__.
telling Gamestop, WHAT THE HELL ?! you guys really messed up here .
so once i got there , i picked up the Bad Company 2 case from the PC section and handed it to the sales associate . in the end , he gave me the exact same case , and the CD just came from some drawer . then he used those clear circles to seal the game . it got me thinking ; what the hell ? the game is labeled as "New" yet he did everything as if it was used .
i look at the disc ; it has a few smudges on it meaning it's not new .
that circle seal ; it's used for games that were already opened .
why the hell didn't this game have a plastic seal like any other new game ?
so i was thinking , what if it is just well , opened to prevent stealing ? i tried believing that until i got home .
popped the disc in , and ran installation .
it asked for a CD key , so i started searching through the case . i found absolutely no codes except for the one on the back of the instruction manual .
i try it out , "invalid CD key" . ohkay , maybe i just read it wrong . i try it again with possible misinterpretations for the letters . "invalid CD key" .
i am returning this game tomorrow .__.
telling Gamestop, WHAT THE HELL ?! you guys really messed up here .
