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Drove By The Old "Blockbuster" Building :0(
Posted on 10/15/18 at 11:40 am
Posted on 10/15/18 at 11:40 am
The day's of going to rent a movie seem like a million years ago. Anyone remember those old glory days? I remember spending the night with my best friends and we would go rent a movie and stock up on a bunch of candy with our mom's yelling at us how it would rot our teeth lol.
Of course today we have Red box, so I guess that still counts? Lol, it's gotten to the point where we don't even go out our own houses(convenient,yet sadly lazy). We can can just Netflix and chill. Share your "Blockbuster" stories.
Of course today we have Red box, so I guess that still counts? Lol, it's gotten to the point where we don't even go out our own houses(convenient,yet sadly lazy). We can can just Netflix and chill. Share your "Blockbuster" stories.
This post was edited on 10/15/18 at 11:41 am
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Posted on 10/15/18 at 11:43 am to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
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Anyone remember those old glory days?
Worked at Alfalfa Video in Time Plaza in Lafayette back in the early 90's. Was eventually bought by Blockbuster. Price for a single movie new release rental...$3.23 including tax.
Great college job...
Posted on 10/15/18 at 11:47 am to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
We used to go seems like every Friday afternoon to get a movie and/or video game for Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, or N64. During Lent we’d then grab the most delish shrimp poboy from down the street.
Simpler times.
Simpler times.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 11:48 am to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
I preferred Hollywood video. They had a superior collection of classics to rent, and they didn't strongarm the local businesses away like BB did.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 11:51 am to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
Video Visions on Jefferson, baw.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 11:59 am to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
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Anyone remember those old glory days?
Friday nights, walking in the door with a couple of pizza boxes with the video rentals sitting on top of them. Kids excited because I'd got the new releases they'd wanted.
Good old days.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 12:11 pm to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
Hastings came before blockbuster in my town. New releases came out on tuesdays and during summer i would make my mom drive me up there at 8am when they opened so i could get 1 of maybe 30 copies that wouldnt be available for weeks otherwise.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 12:47 pm to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
We had a small local joint.
You had to call and reserve a popular movie.
They had like 1 copy of everything.
I remember walking into my first Blockbuster and being shocked they had like 50 copies of the most recent and popular movies.
Problem is is that's all they catered too. Unlike Mom and Pops stores, Blockbuster had a shitty Indie, International or Classics section.
You had to call and reserve a popular movie.
They had like 1 copy of everything.
I remember walking into my first Blockbuster and being shocked they had like 50 copies of the most recent and popular movies.
Problem is is that's all they catered too. Unlike Mom and Pops stores, Blockbuster had a shitty Indie, International or Classics section.
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Posted on 10/15/18 at 12:49 pm to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
I was an assistant manager at the Blockbuster on Clearview and W. Esplanade in Metry.
But going back further, as a kid there was few things better then being able to wander around the video store and pick out any video you wanted. That was your video for the weekend and you could watch it as many times as you wanted. Add a Nintendo game, and it was pure heaven.
But going back further, as a kid there was few things better then being able to wander around the video store and pick out any video you wanted. That was your video for the weekend and you could watch it as many times as you wanted. Add a Nintendo game, and it was pure heaven.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 1:05 pm to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
My parents signed the card that I could rent anything in the store, so I'd occasionally rent the softcore porn on the top shelf.
Everything was going along swimmingly until I rented Natural Born Killers and forgot to take it back.
Dad hit the roof and revoked my privileges.
Everything was going along swimmingly until I rented Natural Born Killers and forgot to take it back.
Dad hit the roof and revoked my privileges.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 1:10 pm to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
I have the same nostalgic reaction towards video/game rental stores that others on here have, but we never seem to talk about the wasted 45 minutes walking through the store only to walk out with nothing because they just didn't have anything worth getting or all of the new releases were already sold out 
There was nothing more frustrating than seeing an entire shelf with rows and rows of the same movie box cover with no actual videos behinds them.
or how about renting a game, taking it home, and realizing that there's something wrong with it and it won't play no matter how many times you blow into the cartridge or wipe down the disc.
There was nothing more frustrating than seeing an entire shelf with rows and rows of the same movie box cover with no actual videos behinds them.
or how about renting a game, taking it home, and realizing that there's something wrong with it and it won't play no matter how many times you blow into the cartridge or wipe down the disc.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 3:18 pm to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
I miss the old independent video rental stores, but not Blockbuster. They were constantly ripping people off. They got what they deserved.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 3:35 pm to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
Netflix and chill > Blockbuster
Picking a movie together at Blockbuster was too much of a commitment. Netflix and chill is just messing around and seeing where it goes
Picking a movie together at Blockbuster was too much of a commitment. Netflix and chill is just messing around and seeing where it goes
Posted on 10/15/18 at 7:49 pm to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
May be TMI, but two of my best friends literally showed me their "tricks" of hooking up with girls when we were 15 and had walked to the Blockbuster down the street. That was like 17 years ago and I remember that convo, and laughing my arse off all night because of the shite they were saying. Great times in the BB
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:39 am to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
Renting video games from movie gallery were some great memories
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Posted on 10/16/18 at 8:05 am to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
Grew up in the 80's and we had one of the first VCR's in the hood, so our house was pretty popular on the weekends. There was only one video store in town and they only carried around 100 movies. I guess licensing was still catching up because to outright buy a VHS copy of a movie was around $100. That was a lot of money in 1981 and 1982. It was around 84 or 85 when the inventory got up to snuff. We didn't get a Blockbuster until the early 90's I think. We had a few Movie Galleries, which I think was just an Alabama chain.
I remember we had to rent Seems Like Old Times 3 straight weekends because it was the only decent movie in stock.
I remember we had to rent Seems Like Old Times 3 straight weekends because it was the only decent movie in stock.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 9:08 am to ExArmyVetIRISHFan
I had a wealthy uncle and aunt that gave us a video disc player before VCRs were common. I was like 8 years old.
For younger posters, these things played discs that were the size of a full sized album cover. They were like $1500 adjusted for inflation.
The only place to rent discs was a furniture store in town. There was a box that had maybe 50 or 60 titles.
The thing is, there was no business model yet. The deal was that you rented a disc for like $3 but there was no return policy and no late fees. Basically, you just brought it back when you brought it back if you did at all.
I had Jaws and Jaws 2 and if I say I watched each one 150 times, I’m telling the truth.
For younger posters, these things played discs that were the size of a full sized album cover. They were like $1500 adjusted for inflation.
The only place to rent discs was a furniture store in town. There was a box that had maybe 50 or 60 titles.
The thing is, there was no business model yet. The deal was that you rented a disc for like $3 but there was no return policy and no late fees. Basically, you just brought it back when you brought it back if you did at all.
I had Jaws and Jaws 2 and if I say I watched each one 150 times, I’m telling the truth.
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