R.I.P Blockbuster, closing last 300 stores by January [DD unit]

[newarkhiphop]

It wasn't hard to see the writing on the wallfor Blockbuster's rapidly declining disc-based movie services, and it's now clear that the end is at hand. The Dish-owned company says it will close its remaining 300 directly controlled American stores (down from 9,000 in its heyday) by early January, along with their matching distribution centers.Blockbuster By Mail rentals will also disappear by mid-December. While franchised stores will survive, Blockbuster is effectively becoming an internet-only brand in the US; you'll likely have to use Blockbuster @Home or Blockbuster On Demand to see that blue-and-yellow logo. We're not lamenting the death of the retail business when online services are much more convenient, but we won't blame you if you feel slightly nostalgic -- it's the end of an era

http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/06/blockbuster-to-end-us-retail-stores-and-mail-based-rentals/


Bbbbbut DVDs

@Liquid

We tried to warn them

 

[PhonZhi]

i feel like a dinosaur

 

[CJ]

Not that I really rented from them anytime in the last decade but damn if it wasn't a staple in my childhood growing up.

Saving $4.06 (CDN) to rent the newest SNES/PSX/N64 game. Only had 2 nights/3 days with new releases so had to get it all in quick
Stealing manuals out of the cases when they would forget to take them out of the rental box on display
The annual Clay Fighter tournament where I lost to some fat CAC kid. I think he beat me via flawless victory too
Their Virtual Boy launch and demo display
When they switched to weekly rentals

 

[LastEmperor2k2]

Yeah, it actually sucks because to me there no better value than paying $19.99 for unlimited movie and game rentals for a month, especially when you lived right next to a Blockbuster.

New movie every night if you wanted

 

[L&HH]

Netflix
Red Box

Good riddance, I cant recall seeing a BB in over 7 years

 

[Smooth3d]

I knew the writing was on the wall yrs ago when my beloved Hollywood video went under

 

[Black White Sox Hat]

Tryin to jock that mans thread.You could have just put this in there.

 

[Buggsy Mogues]

hard to beat that feeling as a kid walking into a blockbuster and seeing which new playstation games they had in

 

[protestor]

.


Blockbuster
Gamestop

 

[Jplaya2023]

hard to beat that feeling as a kid walking into a blockbuster and seeing which new playstation games they had in

remember going up to a latest game release and hoping behind the case was the white plastic box you take to the register

when there was no box you were mad as shyt

 

[newarkhiphop]

 

[CJ]

remember going up to a latest game release and hoping behind the case was the white plastic box you take to the register

when there was no box you were mad as shyt

"B-b-b-b-b-ut can you please just check the return box to see if someone returned it? "

That feeling when it IS there is just unexplainable

 

[Easy-E]

i feel like a dinosaur

My DVDs are real, to me!

 

[Teal.]

Everytime i see/think blockbuster.. that south park episode pops up every-time.

 

[K-Deini]

remember when i was like 10/11 and having nothing to do on a friday/saturday night, my parents taking me and getting that game i wanted then some pizza or mcdonalds

good bye youth