Review of GameStop: Never order from them
Thumbnail of user courtneyu40
Texas
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October 22nd, 2022

If I could leave less than a star I would. I ordered a Nintendo switch and they only sent me the cables and the wrist straps for the controllers. No consol was ever incased in my package. What am i supposed to do with just the cables? I called them multiple times, each time I would be on hold for anywhere between 30 minutes and an hour. There was no help. They told me that I could file a police report but that they would not help. I used to love this company, but I will never shop with them again.

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I couldn't use any of the products sent to me seeing as there was no consol enclosed.

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Date of experience: October 22, 2022

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GameStop has a rating of 2.0 stars from 547 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about GameStop most frequently mention customer service, next day, and credit card problems. GameStop ranks 930th among Games sites.

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Thumbnail of user slysharona
New York
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November 21st, 2024

I ordered and Nintendo switch last night that was supposed to be delivered same day. I still don't have the item my money is gone I can't find the order and I went into the GameStop store and they can't find the order. I want my money back immediately

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Date of experience: November 21, 2024

Thumbnail of user clint.prine
Arizona
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January 2nd, 2025

I ordered a Ps5 for a 9 year old for Christmas from the online store. They shipped a Xbox360 and will not return it, exchange it, or even look into the issue. The store sites say you have to work with the online store. The wait times are over 30 minutes on the phone and they say they hold your place and will call you back but they do not. When you email them they do not return your emails.

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Date of experience: December 19, 2024

Thumbnail of user corrifarmer
Tennessee
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November 25th, 2024

I would give no stars if it was an option. I've been a customer at your store for over 20 years. My husband and I have spent a fortune of our hard earned money at your stores. For some reason we keep buying gaming head sets along with the warranties. Every time we buy the headsets and the warranty the employee working claims the warranty covers EVERYTHING, but THAT IS A LIE! Today we went, at least our third time over the last few years, to return a defective headset along with our warranty to receive a new set. And of course like every other time we are told our warranty does not cover it. What is the point of a warranty if it doesn't cover anything! Keep in mind your employee selling us the warranty claimed it covered everything. So, with all that being said, we are done with your company! I know you could probably care less about losing my families' business. But when a major corporation like yours doesn't help out the little people supporting your stores, you will lose more and more customers, could explain why you are having to shut down so many stores! NO Customer Satisfaction!

Date of experience: November 25, 2024

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Missouri
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December 19th, 2024

Took my money no product sent customer service was horrible ll but jennifer who tried let's just say santa ain't coming this year

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Go to best buy

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Date of experience: December 8, 2024

Thumbnail of user joefoster66
Colorado
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October 29th, 2024

Thieves, stole 335 and the product from me. How many children did GameStop steal from today? No customer service at GameStop either telephonically or via email, they are all checked out……

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Date of experience: October 29, 2024

Thumbnail of user rogerc1070
Utah
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June 8th, 2024

I purchased a product from GameStop.com and it came in with an issue with the battery charging. I was not offered the opportunity to purchase a warranty and when I called customer service: they called me a liar twice.
If you have to purchase a product from GameStop: then do it in a physical store. If you purchase it from their website: there is a chance that they won't offer you a warranty, send you a product that will soon break, and then call you a liar over the customer service. I would not recommend GameStop.com, just purchase through Amazon or something.

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Date of experience: June 8, 2024

Thumbnail of user seven4700
Oregon
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May 16th, 2024
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I spent almost $300 on sportscards, and they never arrived. After awaiting 3 weeks for their Loss Prevention to respond, they sent me a photo of the location of delivery, which was absolutely NOT my home. Their response; "call the police. We will not refund this order. " Then, they turned off my ability to access my account and review the purchase. Absolutely deplorable customer service! I will never do business with GameStop again! Buyer beware!

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Customer service and loss prevention are worthless.

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None. Ordered sportscards that never arrived.

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Date of experience: May 16, 2024

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Ohio
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March 12th, 2024

Recently purchased two game cards from GameStop and they literally are fake Cards and when I called corporate they gave me the number to some company called epic that don't have any way to resolve anything. No one offered to replace the useless card and their ridiculous return policy is just as useless as its only on the receipt and it's literally too freaking late to tell somebody about a no refund policy after they've spent their money. GameStop if they're still going out of business all I can say is hurry tf up. Literally stole over $30 out of mine and my son's mouths. That $30 could've been used on two meals.

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Do not buy game cards to purchase V-Bucks.

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Date of experience: March 12, 2024

Thumbnail of user amysueh1
Florida
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January 29th, 2024

They took my money on December 7 2023 today January 29 2024 my game still has not arrived. Opened 2 tickets refund was denied. Today USPS opened an investigation telling me they sent the package to a zip code that doesn't exist. Don't buy from this company, money hungry is all.

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Date of experience: January 29, 2024

Thumbnail of user tanjahinic3
Canada
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January 12th, 2024

Paulo (Pen Centre GameStop) and Alex (Eastgate GameStop) were collaboratively and enthusiastically able to locate my purchase by searching through their systems in order to better assist me with my exchange. I misplaced my receipt and the Item I purchased was faulty, lacking sustainability. I showed them a screenshot of my dated Interac transaction. With this information alone, they were able to do an exchange. I am overjoyed with the customer service. I became a member will continue to be a loyal and satisfied customer because of these two gentlemen.

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Date of experience: January 11, 2024

Thumbnail of user ketm1
Massachusetts
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February 3rd, 2024
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Received order today one item was missing parts and the price dropped by $22 since I ordered and received it. Called customer support and told that it would be 3-5 business days before I hear anything back on the missing parts and that I cannot get a refund on the price as the item is clearanced out. Problem is the direct link and the product page do not mention it being on clearance at all. It is only in the search results that it lists this and then you have to hunt through their return page to find out that they will not accept returns or price matches...Terrible and will never deal with them again!

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Date of experience: February 3, 2024

Thumbnail of user cs449
Virginia
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May 15th, 2024
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The customer service was garbage as my order sat in the warehouse for days not moving at all, and it was never moved until I had to cancel it through customer service who was tone deaf as to the situation with incompetence. It is oblivious from the other reviews that GameStop doesn't give a crap about their customers because they display a great deal of incompetence when handling online orders.

When I called customer service they didn't seem to care at all, and I wanted them to figure out what the hell was going on. Instead of doing that they said they will just send a request to cancel to the warehouse to cancel. Basically, what they tell their customers that they are going to do the bare minimum, if you can call it that, to get their customers to buzz off. In their eyes you are not a customer, but just another order number and they made that clear from the call. There was no care and no desire to see what is going on.

It is a shame that they keep throwing their hands up wanting to know why their company is going in the crapper and the answer is right in front of them. I would gladly warn anyone away from this organized joke of a corporation and advise them to shop local because at least locally they can't fumble your package around like its their stocks. Also, they do this with almost everyone's online orders apparently and ruining their birthdays, celebrations, and general days in the process. Great job in being everything a company should not be in customer service Gamestop!

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Date of experience: May 15, 2024

Thumbnail of user melissab3352
Ohio
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January 17th, 2024

Ordered oculus. Walmart for some reason delivered it. Waiting and waiting never showed up. I have cameras and everything. Ordered as a Christmas gift for my kids. Investigation took over a month. No gift for my kids at Xmas. Game stop said it was delivered. Didn't ask for my
Footage nothing. I'm out of 500 and someone else is enjoying my gift for my kids. They did NOT care! No sorry no gift card no half off nothing. I paid full for something I never got. The driver or someone else is enjoying it. And I'm just out of luck. GameStop is the worst!

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Date of experience: January 17, 2024

Thumbnail of user alexisw110
Tennessee
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May 7th, 2020

Okay, in store things are fine. You can see a product and you are responsible for getting it home so you know it will arrive in good quality.

Do. Not. Order. Collectibles. Online. I was just astounded that I would even be sent an exclusive collectible in this condition. The actual package it was shipped in by the USPS looked perfect, no issues. So that means someone saw how completely crushed this Pop was, went "eh", and threw it in a box anyway. Really, guys? Thank god they sent me a new one free of charge.

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Date of experience: May 7, 2020

Thumbnail of user tlhenkel88
Pennsylvania
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January 2nd, 2024

Waited on hold for 20 mins only to talk with a condescending jerk who audibly laughed at me on the line. He didn't take the time to explain anything to me and talked to me like I was a child. Hopefully this store will go under soon. I know I'm done buying anything from them. I don't care if it's cheaper it's not worth dealing with their $#*!ty customer service reps.

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Date of experience: January 2, 2024

Thumbnail of user rhondat337
Ohio
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January 6th, 2024

Bought a wired xbox controller from them on 12/22/2023 obvious Christmas gift. Item works for approximately 10 minutes at a time. Took it back to Game Stop. Very rude store personnel. Told that the wired controllers usually only work for a short time and that I should purchase a non-wired controller that is made by Microsoft. Would not refund me because I didn't have the box to it. Did I mention Christmas gift? No box. I was also told the these 4th party (PDP) items are "hit or miss" on working. When I mentioned, in front of customers, that you know king sell "hit or miss" disposable type items, that customers need to know this, he told me to leave or he was going to call the police. I called game stop customer service and they would not help. Bottom line. Don't open the packaging and don't use the product. And they obviously know that they sell defective products. Maybe a posted sign stating all Products are considered "Hit or Miss" and do not try to return a defective product, we won't honor our 4th party sales!

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I’ve also filed a complaint with the FTC

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Date of experience: January 6, 2024

Thumbnail of user karimas14
Pennsylvania
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November 20th, 2023
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I ordered a playstation at 9:33 am today, chose "same day delivery" option, paid for it, received a confirmation email stating "You will receive your order by 8 pm today".
Great!
My child is sitting at the porch of the house waiting for delivery. For hours. In a cold.
At 7:20 pm I called customer service. The guy told me that order has not shipped yet, and I have to wait 24 hours.
When I asked him why my e-mail says: You will receive your order by 8 pm today, he hung up on me. Simply hung up.

Thank you GameStop! I will never have any business with you, and will actually spend some time leaving feedback on every internet site I possibly can

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This was my first time dealing with GameStop and is definitely the last one

Date of experience: November 20, 2023

Thumbnail of user paula1692
Pennsylvania
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February 18th, 2022
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Just had the very worst experience with GameStop. We purchased a TV through them because it was supposed to come with $100 gift card (which was going to be a Christmas gift for my son). The gift card never came. After multiple email exchanges with them over a 3 month process... and being told that I would receive a replacement electronic gift card... they just told me that the gift card was used (likely stolen). They will assume no liability. I'm just out of luck.

At this point, it appears that all I can do is save others from a similar fate by sharing this.

Matt Furlong GameStop

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Date of experience: February 18, 2022

Thumbnail of user adriennek107
Utah
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November 17th, 2021
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Gaming head set-Bought this head set for my son and when i saw the price we were so excited for such a killer deal. When my son opened it he was upset. If u look at my pictures the front of the box it shows the real head phone on one side and a pic of a head phone on the other making u believe ur getting a head set with two head phones. Instead it comes one sided. The back shows the real head set so make sure to look at detail.

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That the head set was different then it showed on the front of the box

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Date of experience: November 17, 2021

Thumbnail of user dominicv84
Iowa
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November 26th, 2023

I ordered 4 items from GameStop.com on 11-10-23. Shipping is $7.99 for 1-3 shipping. 1 of my four items arrived on 11-15-23. Today is 11-26-23 and 3/4 of my order still hasn't arrived. 1-3 shipping is now going on 16 days. The only updates I can get is that it still says that it is preparing to ship. And it has said this for the last 13 days. I have reached out with several emails to GameStop and all anybody could tell me is that they will try to speed up the process. This was my first time ordering from GameStop online and it will definitely be my last.

Date of experience: November 26, 2023

Thumbnail of user leop159
Pennsylvania
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May 17th, 2022
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I purchased and iPhone 12 back in September 2021 new. It stopped working in January 2022 and I had a warranty so I returned it for my money back because the phone was defective.
Its going on May 18,2022 and I still haven't received my refund but they have their product back and customer service keeps telling me to be patient and wait for their corporate check and that takes 25 to 28 business days. Do the math I paid close to a $1000 for that phone and they wanted to give me store credit. Are they $#*!ing serious. They wont let me talk to the real people in charge because this issue could of been solved. I just want my money.
Dont ever buy from gamestop online because they sell defective products and take their time repaying you for their mistakes.

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Date of experience: May 17, 2022

Thumbnail of user kennym37
New Jersey
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December 28th, 2016

I've been going to GameStop for years now and always have good customer service. My local store is really well stocked and employees are very helpful.

This past Christmas I saved so much cash buying barely used games and a few classics for myself.
Can't say enough good things about my experience.

Date of experience: December 28, 2016

Thumbnail of user hayleym12
Minnesota
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September 14th, 2015

This place is great yes, And in times the prices can be fair, or unfair. Sometimes they pay you a lot for somethings, and sometimes you're better off just selling somewhere else. And o be honest, there have been many cases were they do not have a pretty common game I want in stock.

Date of experience: September 13, 2015

Thumbnail of user samj127
Texas
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November 9th, 2017

We all know that the future is digital, but if you are still old-school and looking to get a good deal on a recently new game, go to an actual store. I've seen $60 games be $20 or less at a gamestop. The games are sometimes lightly used, but are totally worth it!

Date of experience: November 9, 2017

Thumbnail of user emanuell35
South Dakota
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March 28th, 2021
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Paid for standard shipping yet my order arrived 2 days earlier then was promised. I never have to wait more than a day for my order to be processed and ready to ship. The site itself is fairly easy to navigate though I do wish it had a dark mode. I've also noticed the shift away from strictly physical console games into digital games and PC parts. Very excited to see where Gamestop goes next. Overall, extremely satisfied.

Tip for consumers:
Their pro rewards membership is an extremely good value, a free $5 a month and double points on every purchase.

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Date of experience: March 26, 2021

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