"Yup, slower, smaller machines get frustrating. Also, I suppose a person, if desperate, could go with the DSL or dial-up! (shudder)"
- Christine Cavalier
"Thanks for this. Your links helped me to understand the real skinny behind the manager's push. It's unbelievable to me that GameStop tries to hide this obvious business model. My husband, whom I failed to mention, is the biggest gamer in the house. High speed access will soon make brick-and-mortar shops obsolete, but until then I'm going to give my husband alternate options. I'll start promoting the lending of games from the public library, I'll organize a swap, I'll start a bit of an education push amongst the other moms about this stupidity, and I'll put a ban on all GameStop gift cards. I'll do all this not out of anger but out of practicality and the anticipation of GameStop's inevitable demise."
- Christine Cavalier
"99% of his customers aren't enough to keep the business afloat. They're sinking. They need me and my daughter, and the next generation of girls after her. I doubt that women gamers are going to get assimilated into the culture; Women are the Borg and All Your Base Are Belong To Us. GameStop accommodates us or dies. -Christine"
- Christine Cavalier
"MR, Yes tween girls don't wait much. Would your daughter have bought a used Wii? What if it came in a crappy box? Would she have still bought it? Good for you for making her work for what she wants, though. I commend you. I wonder what your daughter would think of the GameStop flyers/emails. Oh wait, she's a tween. She think emails are for old people. -Christine"
- Christine Cavalier
"I saw the swedish film... it wasn't very good. If you didn't read the book, you'd have no idea what was happening. Noomi was good though. -Christine Cavalier"
- Christine Cavalier