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GameStop Leverages Chemicals And Fairy Tale Creature To Boost Profits

June 10, 2008

gamestop-ogre GameStop Leverages Chemicals And Fairy Tale Creature To Boost Profits
Shacknews posted up this shot of a press kit sent out from GameStop. The letter, ostensibly written by an ogre named Edgar, urges the reader to trade in games for a $15 (or more!) rebate on the purchase of a new game. The Little Trees car fresheners are to inspire yearnings for that elusive “new game smell.” The entire package implicitly states, “GameStop thinks you’re a fucking retard. Analyze our 10-K and you’ll see that we make bank on re-selling trade-ins. Now smell this.” Read the rest of this entry »