Overview
- The Dec. 6 promotion ran nationwide with a one-item limit worth $5 in store credit, while standard game and console trade-ins were handled under normal terms.
- GameStop highlighted unusual trade-ins including taxidermy, a speed limit sign, a Wii Netflix disc, and a "literal can of whoop-ass," and said its Deptford, New Jersey store logged more than 250 trades.
- The company reported that many customers brought canned goods intended for local food banks and pet shelters.
- Employees described difficult conditions such as prank attempts, inappropriate items like sex toys and pornography, belligerent behavior, and covert filming by influencers, with Polygon noting a tie-in to prank creator brendenlmao.
- GameStop characterized the event as successful, but it has not clarified how it will dispose of the many nonstandard items collected.