I moved to where I now live in 09, and back then the shopping center where my local grocery store is had a Blockbuster (it has since become a dental office) and everytime I buy groceries I think about the good times I had at Blockbuster growing up. At least once a month we would order pizza and go to Blockbuster to rent some movies. I remember when that Blockbuster went out of business in 2010 and they had a hug going out of business sale with PS2 games as low as 3 dollars and I bought a ton of games that day (wish I had never given up my PS2). I also remember when I was little it seemed every store or gas station had a corner for video rental.
As a kid working at a video rental place always seemed like such a cool job and as a teen, I was busy with sports and when I did work it was at restaurants or temp agencies. I'm curious if anyone had ever worked there or any other video rental?
Also, you think that model could ever work again with some being more interested in physical media? I could possibly see a rental place but they would have to have some other stuff, but I do know some VHS collectors so you could make it work.
I never worked there, but my hometown has a rental shop that's somehow still hanging on (despite that the parent company declared bankruptcy and the store rebranded). They somehow have the cash to trade retro games too.
Cool! You go there a lot?
To be honest, no. The place was already pretty run-down even before the bankruptcy, and it's gotten worse since. Like I said, I don't know how they're still in business, though being a general geek shop than a dedicated rental shop probably helps. They also sell books and manga, though it's ruined for collectors by them putting price stickers on the covers.
Redbox was one of the few nationals that had a better idea for rentals (kiosks in front of supermarkets), and even they went bankrupt.
Yea. The only video store I knew of in the last few years that worried had books and live bands as well. Catered to hipsters