Grainger Games

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 96

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  27/02/12 - 22:41 #2

  Dominic Fraser wrote: »

  Got to admit I'm biased as I worked there as a temp this Christmas and while I hold no strong opinions on the company loved the staff I was with, but was wondering what general opinion there was about them, as it's only Game/Gamestation that seem to be mentioned much?

  
  Probably best not ask anyone who went to these awards!
  
  http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2011/10/how-an-unknown-games-retailer-committed-suicide-at-a-gaming-awards-event/
  
  :eek::eek:

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 4

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  27/02/12 - 22:46 #3

  snoop76 wrote: »

  Probably best not ask anyone who went to these awards!
  
  http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2011/10/how-an-unknown-games-retailer-committed-suicide-at-a-gaming-awards-event/
  
  :eek::eek:

  
  Ha, that was literally just after I started, day after my induction day.
  
  Never met any of the people involved, and everyone I worked with was all 'da fuq?' about it, but got a lovely letter of apology along the lines of 'sorry if what occurred that night embarrassed any of our staff' so just went with it. Pretty sure they will be a bit more careful next time, if they get a chance!
  
  Can remember the first couple of stores opening, so weird to see how many they have now when GAME is in such trouble.

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• Bartack Posts: 1,368

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  27/02/12 - 23:11 #4

  snoop76 wrote: »

  Probably best not ask anyone who went to these awards!
  
  http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2011/10/how-an-unknown-games-retailer-committed-suicide-at-a-gaming-awards-event/
  
  :eek::eek:

  
  Thanks for the link, now I know to avoid Grainger Games.
  
  Another slap down: http://jamsponge.tumblr.com/post/11988359094/help-were-in-grainge-danger-thats-a-pun

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 156

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  28/02/12 - 08:52 #5

  Grainger Games are now a national company! OMG, I remember when they were just a market stall in Newcastle's Grainger Market. I recently went home to Newcastle nad was surprised to see they had a big shop in the Metro Centre, I did not realise that they had become a national store!

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• toyotacity Posts: 762

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  28/02/12 - 10:53 #6

  I used to buy my n64 and ps1 games from the tiny little market stall in Grainger Market
  
  It was a tinlittle hexagonal stall...fond memories

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• wallo mr slug Posts: 9,734

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  28/02/12 - 23:18 #7

  The games stall in Grainger Market now has astronomical prices.
  Obviously never heard of ebay or Amazon. He tries to palm off some fairly common PS1 games for £50!!!

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• Jimmy_McNulty Posts: 11,378

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  29/02/12 - 00:21 #8

  Never heard of it until now.

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