7500 Gamers Sell Their Souls to GameStation

[Zani]

Good thing this was in the UK, if they did this in America they would've been sued out of business.

But still kinda funny.

 

[Timbydude]

I'd never heard of them before now (are they a UK-only company or do they do business in the US too?) but that is simply one of the best April Fool's jokes I've seen in my life. If I ever see a GameStation, I'll be sure to buy from them.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

I've always thought of making something with a clause like that and putting "I now own your house" or something.

BUT SOMEONE DID IT!

XD

 

[Insideout Ink Demon]

well done, made me smile

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Though this is worth a chuckly... I am pretty sure know of you would be laughing if the Clause was used by say, EA or Gamestop.

 

[Chicago Ted]

Are they going to start selling souls now?

 

[AdamG3691]

pokemon Heartgold for my soul... fair trade (the nostalgia makes it worth it )
(however, I did already sell my soul to the devil EA so that they own it upon my death in exchange for making me unable to die in any way shape or form, LOOPHOLES FOREVER )

 

[Callate]

Because the 12 percent who did notice the clause also saw the opt-out option, which included a voucher for £5 - roughly $7.75 - off the price of their purchase. More than 7500 customers missed out on the offer and are now beholden to GameStation for all eternity.

So apparently the value of a human soul is currently rated at minus five pounds. That's a little depressing.

By placing an order via this web site on the first day of the fourth month of the year 2010 Anno Domini

LOOPHOLE: The suffix Anno Domini is no longer used; the BC and AD suffixes are now BCE (before common era) and CE (common era) respectively. Soooo, technically, there is no year "2010 Anno Domini".

"No longer used"? By whom? And who could make such a decision for all cultures and peoples? The system is exactly the same, whether it's referred to as A.D. or C.E., so good luck ever wiggling out of a contract on the basis that it used what you view as the "incorrect" suffix.

Further, one could argue that if the matter were enforcable, it would be perfectly appropriate to use the "In the year of our Lord" terminology, as such matters were eminently more manifest than the signer had presumably believed.

Technically, by tradition, it should be written as Anno Domini 2010 or A.D. 2010 rather than 2010 A.D. or 2010 Anno Domini. But again, if the contract's author had the ability to enforce the soul-claiming portions of said contract, one might not exactly find oneself in a position to quibble.

 

[Aenir]

Ha, that's hilarious.

 

[Foxbat Flyer]

Awesome, good on them... I bet they could do it any time and they would still get away with it. I wanna try it now, ive always wanted some extra souls (You know, incase I break mine)

 

[Galad]

Wow, in retrospect, this is easily the best April fools joke.

I'd say it comes to a close second within WOW's E-peen meter. I'd love to get one of those.

 

[Platinum117]

Hmmmmm it does make you wonder what you sign yourself up for sometimes....

 

[Quiet Stranger]

I always wish I could sell my soul, too bad it doesn't work

 

[ShroomMinus]

LOL
Hahaha that is genius, I think they should of knocked on someones house with devils horns

 

[Sassafrass]

That's pretty awesome.
Shame that I didn't buy on-line that day. As they would've had to fight this place for it.

I always knew Gamestation was run by the devil ¬¬

That would explain why their trade in prices are crap, then.

 

[Raziel_Likes_Souls]

That's even better than the iTunes agreement saying you won't use it to make WMDs.

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

I know it's juvenile, but I would have really liked to see this go to court.

Can you really sell an immortal soul? Would a judge and jury rule that the immortal soul does or doesn't exist? (You know that either way they came down people would hate them for it) What does selling your immortal soul mean from a labour standpoint? Once purchased, can an immortal soul be returned?

 

[Lexodus]

I like companies with a sense of humour. I can now see somebody suing them in order to get their soul back and claiming "grievances" though. If this happens then I called it.

Nah. We're not America, you know.

 

[Rosen2012]

That's....awesome! What a great gag.

 

[Mr. Mike]

Don't worry, I'll just go to the Shrine of Storms, 4-3, and farm some more souls with my Stormbringer. No biggie.