| Blockbuster used to be ok This may go against the “Blockbuster Fail” sentiment, but I really appreciated the company in the mid-90s. I remember when the local video store would literally have one copy of a new release, and it would take weeks to rent it. I really felt Blockbuster brought a really nice, efficient operation that improved my own personal experience from the hole-in-the-wall video store that preceded it in my town.
Having said that, that was 1993 and this is 2011, so I understand why Blockbuster is failing. It has likely been 3+ years since I rented a movie, especially since rentals are $5 or more when you can buy most movies for $10-$15 anyway.
The one recent Blockbuster service I really like was their mail DVD service (like Netflix) except you could trade in movies for free in-store rentals. We would have random things come in, not even watch them, and take them to the store for free rentals. That worked great until the local store shut down – close my Blockbuster.com account, and now I use Netflix mainly for the streaming. |
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 N3OGHYo Soy Col. "Bat" GuanoPremium
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kudos:1 | How does the song go?
"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end".
Just as you stated, the old mom & pop joints were put out of business by places like Blockbuster, etc. Nothing wrong with it. It's just the marketplace adapting to demand.
So, along comes Netflix, and Redbox, and iTunes. Once again, the marketplace adapts to demand, and what was yesterday's success it today's end of life cycle technology.
One day, and that day WILL come, Netflix will be gobbled up by some other method of delivery. People will be posting in forums someplace like this about how Netflix is so 2011.
Out of date, and antiquated! Why get movies over your DVD player when they can beam them directly to your brain, or some shit like that.
I can remember my father joining the local video shop down the street. It was something like a $100 buy in (in 1984) and the first move he could get was "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes".
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| said by N3OGH:I can remember my father joining the local video shop down the street. It was something like a $100 buy in (in 1984) and the first move he could get was "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes".
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes was so bad it was great! |
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 jester121Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | reply to joebear29
Back in the 1880s, the Acme buggy whip company was awesome.... good times. |
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 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
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said by joebear29:This may go against the “Blockbuster Fail” sentiment, but I really appreciated the company in the mid-90s. I remember when the local video store would literally have one copy of a new release, and it would take weeks to rent it. I really felt Blockbuster brought a really nice, efficient operation that improved my own personal experience from the hole-in-the-wall video store that preceded it in my town. Much in the same way people have appreciated Wal-Mart coming into their area. Well, except for any small business owner that the new store crushes. |
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| Exactly, I couldn't agree more. While I feel bad for the small video store, they just couldn't provide as good of an experience. |
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc and Sam's West, Inc (both WM Companies) are just out right HORRIBLE for the public. Their one of the worst employers in the World, and the most harmful in the terms of environmentally friendly. They don't care about you, me, Grandma who works for them because they ran her former employer out of business along with every other employee. The only thing that company cares about is putting their $$$ in their pocket while screwing the public in general. WM is an EVIL company its about time more and more Cities start standing up to them and blocking them from building. |
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Re: Blockbuster used to be ok I like my local Wal-Mart, but to each their own.
Most small businesses the Wal-Mart replaced were overpriced and had tiny selections. |
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