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Offline AKIron

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Blockbuster Video
« on: August 28, 2024, 06:11:06 PM »
A weekend visit was a regular occurrence for us back in the 90's. I can't recall a single time we went back home empty handed. Did you know there is still one open? Oregon.
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Re: Blockbuster Video
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2024, 07:00:43 PM »
I managed one for two years.
Back in 2022 after a loooooong break from 2010. Old name Ratpack, same for the BBS.

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Re: Blockbuster Video
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2024, 08:56:37 PM »
I didn't rewind the last few tapes I rented.

I rented Animal House about once a year along with Amadeus. Weird combo.
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Re: Blockbuster Video
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2024, 06:28:21 AM »
Great way to try out Sega video games b4 you purchased them..

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Re: Blockbuster Video
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2024, 08:53:24 AM »
A weekend visit was a regular occurrence for us back in the 90's. I can't recall a single time we went back home empty handed. Did you know there is still one open? Oregon.

I believe it's in Sandy if I recall? Use drive by it a bunch. But was too far too rent anything and have to drive by it.

I certainly miss it. Something about going in there and seeing all the movies. I use to love that you could rent video games too.

Was sad when they all started closing.
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Re: Blockbuster Video
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2024, 09:53:39 AM »
Not quite the same but related. I had read a brief blurb that red box was getting ready to fold. The main reason was the competition from streaming services. I haven't used them for a couple years now after one of the operators of a franchise tried to rip me off on a movie disk.
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Re: Blockbuster Video
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2024, 10:22:09 AM »
Going to the movie theater isn't/wasn't really a social event but it was more so than streaming a movie at home. Renting movies at the video store still shared some of common experience. Of course now even when you're out in public you're still alone with so many focused on their phones. This is not a good thing.
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« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2024, 11:27:10 AM »
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« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2024, 11:56:30 AM »
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Re: Blockbuster Video
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2024, 01:21:35 PM »
The last one is in Bend.

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« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2024, 04:46:53 PM »
Some time in the 90s, I got a letter from some collections agency demanding something like $3.75 for some BB vid I didn't even remember.

Chucked it in the trash and never went back  :rofl
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Re: Blockbuster Video
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2024, 05:50:53 PM »
If you wanted to get permanently banned from one you rented a porn and put tape over the little hole on the tape so it would let you record over it, and then record over it with a church sermon. They dont like that very much
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« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2024, 07:01:40 PM »
If you wanted to get permanently banned from one you rented a porn and put tape over the little hole on the tape so it would let you record over it, and then record over it with a church sermon. They dont like that very much

What kinda blockbuster video store do you have there? Lol

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Re: Blockbuster Video
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2024, 10:11:17 PM »
What kinda blockbuster video store do you have there? Lol

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Re: Blockbuster Video
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2024, 08:40:30 AM »
Well, it was a blue building, guess we know what that means.
We should waterboard them for answers. Pretty sure this has something to do with the spider monkey army on mars. <confident nod>

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Not only did I refuse to rewind tapes, I sat in my car in the front parking spot, for 2 hrs, with my reverse lights on.

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