Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted March 26, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 26, 2012 I could just do the mod edit thing, like we usually do for stupid-long posts, but the combination of that and the post that precedes it is too funny to take down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted March 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 26, 2012 All 277 closed shops as posted on mcvuk You must look pretty tough laughing at a disabled guy  What the fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators neil Posted March 26, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 26, 2012 Just received an email asking for the account xear to be deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted March 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 26, 2012 When he said "disabled" I didnt realise he meant his account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted March 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 26, 2012 Ba-dum tsssh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I could just do the mod edit thing, like we usually do for stupid-long posts, but the combination of that and the post that precedes it is too funny to take down. Blimey, that went well, didn't it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeg_&_The_Heads Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Found this on another forum  The administrators of collapsed video games retailer Game said today they will close 277 stores in the UK and Ireland, leading to 2,089 job losses. Game has 14 stores in the Republic of Ireland and 121 jobs will be lost at its stores in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Monaghan and Athlone.  Administrators PWC Ireland confirmed that 13 stores in Northern Ireland have closed or will close with the loss of 110 jobs.  The UK operations of the retailer, which trades as Game and Gamestation, collapsed into administration after it suffered dire trading in recent months, while some suppliers refused to stock the business.  The administrators said the remaining 333 stores in the UK and Ireland, which employ 2,814 staff, will continue to trade while they try to find a buyer for the remainder of the business.  The five stores in Northern Ireland that will remain open are in Belfast (Donegall Arcade and the Abbey Centre), Newtownards, Craigavon and Derry.  Some staff at the Irish branches are considering a sit-in in pursuit of enhanced redundancy entitlements.  PWC have told staff the company will not be paying any redundancy and they will have to apply to the State for the bare minimum statutory redundancy payments.  Manager of the Blanchardstown branch Will Donoghue said he had been called by his regional manager this morning and told to cease trading immediately.  Mr Donoghue, who has been with the company for 17 years, said the staff at the Irish stores are going to organise what they will do next.  Game employs over 10,000 people at 1,270 stores in nine European countries and in Australia.  Seems the staff are not even going to get their redundancy payments now staff at some shops are staging sit ins until they get paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members swiftstrike Posted March 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 26, 2012 they will still be able to claim statutory redundancy from the government so they will get something for this, but it may take some time to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 that's gutting news that, was only in the liverpool stores on friday. they must have happened quick cos i was in bootle strand around 11.30 this morning and didn't notice either the game or gamestation stores with shutters down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted March 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 26, 2012 I've never even heard of CEX. Is it another chain store selling video games? Â Amongst other things. They usually smell of a mix of spliffs and McFlurries and have creaky floorboards near the poorly stocked world cinema section. Â You've been to the Stockport one then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Statto Posted March 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 26, 2012 Do all CEX stores play those odd mash-up CDs, or is it just the Norwich branch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeg_&_The_Heads Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 that's gutting news that, was only in the liverpool stores on friday. they must have happened quick cos i was in bootle strand around 11.30 this morning and didn't notice either the game or gamestation stores with shutters down  My brother went in Gamestation about 1pm when he passed it again half a hour later it was closed. he was even talking to the staff as he knows many of them and they didn't say anything so even they didn't know it was going to be that quick though they were expecting it in the next few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted March 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 26, 2012 I'm a bit confused that neither of the stockport stores have closed. They have a gamestation next door to a game, si I would have thought that one of them was bound to go, but both still open. Â I find the whole thing very sad. I know how hard it is to get a job at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 My local Gamestation closed today  I had one of those members cards which had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 The staff at CEX in Northampton are top blokes, not a teenager in sight and has two fit rock chicks who work there. The manager in particular is a nice guy, he's given me the odd cheap game for free too. And he's a gooner. Â The store smells of council though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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