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Brick and mortar video stores
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:25 pm
Will these possibly have a resurgence with the current fragmentation of streaming services and inescapable advertising within said streaming services?
I would love a local mom and pop video store with a brick oven pizza place attached to pick out a few (older) movies and supreme pizza for a nice Friday night in at the house.
I would love a local mom and pop video store with a brick oven pizza place attached to pick out a few (older) movies and supreme pizza for a nice Friday night in at the house.
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Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:26 pm to bad93ex
The issue is that most people don't have a dvd player or a VHS player.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:31 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
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The issue is that most people don't have a dvd player or a VHS player.
They're relatively cheap through Amazon and I see that Wal-Mart has a blu-ray player for $44 and a DVD player for $27.88. VHS would probably be a lot tougher to find and considerably more expensive.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:32 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
You can get them at any goodwill for 5 bucks.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:33 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
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The issue is that most people don't have a dvd player or a VHS player.
VHS, sure. But I would very confidently bet that "most" people still own a DVD player. Even if they don't use it much, they're still around.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:37 pm to bad93ex
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Will these possibly have a resurgence
no
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the current fragmentation of streaming services and inescapable advertising within said streaming services?
I get that people are sick of one new service after another after another to where now when you "ditch cable" you still have to subsribe to like 8 different platforms. I get it. But even with all that being the case, you can still just click a button your remote and rent a movie (ad free!) for like $5. I jsut can't envision enough of a market for video rentals to overcome that.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:40 pm to Richleau
I'm aware that they are not hard to find and I actually have a blueray/DVD player in my living room, but the fact is that people would have to go to a store, buy some hardware, then go to the video store and then return the movie when they are done.
OR
They can click a button on their couch.
I would love a blockbuster like store to exist but I don't think it would ever be more than a novelty and it would struggle to stay open.
OR
They can click a button on their couch.
I would love a blockbuster like store to exist but I don't think it would ever be more than a novelty and it would struggle to stay open.
This post was edited on 4/9/25 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:41 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
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I would love a blockbuster like store to exist but I don't think it would ever be more than a novelty and it would struggle to stay open.
Would you visit one?
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:42 pm to WG_Dawg
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I get that people are sick of one new service after another after another to where now when you "ditch cable" you still have to subsribe to like 8 different platforms. I get it. But even with all that being the case, you can still just click a button your remote and rent a movie (ad free!) for like $5. I jsut can't envision enough of a market for video rentals to overcome that.
I have an idea: Start a company where you pay a single subscription each month and you get access to all the streaming platforms. We could separate these platforms into different channels.
This post was edited on 4/9/25 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:42 pm to bad93ex
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Would you visit one?
Absolutely. Would I make it a regular part of my routine? I'm not sure that I would.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:46 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
not when you have redbox and you don't need hours or people to check you out
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:48 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
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dvd player or a VHS player.
What are these things?
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:55 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
I get it. Yes, it’s easier.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 3:10 pm to CocomoLSU
I actually have a vhs 
Don’t have a dvd player but i do have an old laptop and ps2 and xbox that plays dvd’s.
Don’t have a dvd player but i do have an old laptop and ps2 and xbox that plays dvd’s.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 3:36 pm to bad93ex
Video stores were a better option than paying for 30 streaming services that still don’t have anything you want to watch.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 3:46 pm to bad93ex
I think there is definitely a demand for people who don't have a lot of streaming or watch much tv. The supply part may be difficult as the store would need a bunch of dvd's and a license to rent. My brother's relatively small town in Montana had one that was still popular a few years ago; don't know if it is still in business. It would also work well in a vacation rental spot where rentals don't have streaming but do have a dvd player.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 3:48 pm to bad93ex
quote:You're still eating physical pizzas?
I would love a local mom and pop video store with a brick oven pizza place attached to pick out a few (older) movies and supreme pizza for a nice Friday night in at the house.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 4:31 pm to S
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I actually have a vhs
I have three.
They are either in boxes or in storage. But I did break one out a few weeks ago and ran through a couple of old tapes (that I didn’t have on DVD). Quality was…..poor.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 4:33 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
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The issue is that most people don't have a dvd player or a VHS player.
Pretty much any computer or video game console is compatible to watch a DVD or Blu-ray and they are dirt cheap to obtain. This is non sense
Posted on 4/9/25 at 5:03 pm to bad93ex
Amazon on demand has a HUGE library of films from every era and genre at around $2-4 a rental and Prime has the best library of classic films of all the streaming services.
With no late or rewind fees.
I often think of random movies from 40 years ago which i never heard of again. 19 out of 20 times i can find it on Amazon.
I don't know how a brick and mortar competes with that without charging $1000 a rental to the 3 guys who walk in to opt for physical over digital.
With no late or rewind fees.
I often think of random movies from 40 years ago which i never heard of again. 19 out of 20 times i can find it on Amazon.
I don't know how a brick and mortar competes with that without charging $1000 a rental to the 3 guys who walk in to opt for physical over digital.
This post was edited on 4/9/25 at 5:07 pm
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