Typically when one of us Junkies brings up anything involving “strength in numbers”, it’s a take on EB and Gamestop being 600 Lb. Gorillas … But maybe I just haven’t viewed how that strength in numbers helps us, through the loyalty of our customers, and their willingness to pass on the news about us by word of mouth, nothing is stronger. It doesn’t mean that GJ would ever turn into them, it just means we can do even more to make the Game Junkie Experience even better! It breaks down into two things … The everyday stuff, and the special events.
The Everyday Stuff – Ok sure, you could just drive up the street to get that new game, but we always appreciate it when you are willing to maybe drive a few more minutes out of your way to get that game from us. From a business sense, it means that we can get in new and different items and turn over our inventory more and more. That of course means we’re able to make a few bucks and keep the business side of it strong as ever, a strong locally owned business at that too. But it also means that we can better learn what you like and dislike, we can serve you as a customer better, let you try more games, interact more, and become even more a part of Game Junkie.
So while on the surface, it seems like it may not be a big deal that you wanted to get your copy of San Andreas for XBox at Target, for us, it’s huge … We want to serve you as well as possible, and if you’re willing to drive a little farther or wait one day to come get your game, we’re going to give you that service that Target can’t do.
The Special Events – THIS is what makes us Game Junkie! Friday Night Live, our tournaments, our special events, Wi-Fi Wednesday, this is one of the main things that sets us apart from just “Joe Game Store” down the street. We do all we can to make these all fun for both the casual gamer and the hardcore types out there, but it’s not easy to do.
I can totally see how maybe someone who is new to FNL came in and was a bit overwhelmed by that Naruto games everyone is playing, or maybe entered a tournament only to find that the competition was much much better. If you fall in that category, there’s two things I’d love for you to do:
* Let us know!
* Bring a friend!
Ok, the first one makes sense … if there’s something you want to see at FNL, or a tournament you think we could get a group of people to play in, tell us, if we hear people give us ideas, we will react for sure.
The second may seem weird at first, but if everyone brought one friend, maybe with different interests, then that new group of people leaves their mark, and suddenly, maybe we have a Tekken following, or a whole new anime show that people will want to be down with. Conversely, those people will also see how cool DDR is on the big screen, or venture into the Super Smash Bros. games and learn from some of the best players around. Every single person that comes in leaves their mark on our community, the one that we want to include every gamer in town, and be a source for both the everyday stuff, and the events that help define us as gamers.
And for tournaments,we have some cool ideas ahead. New games to compete in, door prizes to give everyone a shot at winning, and of course, Decathlon 2005 will be happening, the best test of gaming skill and fun out there. If you’re not the best, come and see how good you are, and spend a full day at the store … where else could you enjoy gaming with friends for as little as $10 and have a full day of fun? Makes it a pretty good deal, and on top of that, there’s stuff to win!
So that’s my challenge to every gamer here … bring a friend, have them buy one game from us they would’ve bought someone else, and then attend one special event, be it a FNL, a tournament, or even our presence at Ikasucon coming up. And then, have ‘them e-mail me or comment here. Hopefully, your friends will like what they see, and hopefully you will to, cause I speak from experience … the loyal customers here are 10x better then anywhere else I’ve ever been, and the fact that you’re willing to tell friends about it, hey, we appreciate that.
We plan to come through for you and them!
