Anyone Else Miss Going to Blockbuster Video?

[Microfracture]

Before they started charging full price for the game if you don't bring it back I would always go to a store out of town, rent the game and just never go to that sh1t again. I'd do this for longer games that had replay value and if for some reason I didn't want it anymore I'd take it to Rape Stop in a jewel case and still get more than I rented it for.

They never came after me, just left voicemails like

And I'm like

I prolly owe em hundreds. When I found out they were going out of business I just remembered all the good times

 

[MoneyBags]

going to Blockbuster was like going to a porn shop a 18 to me. I'd be in there for an hour looking at box covers trying to decide what's the best based off the pics on the box.

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

It's called advancement

Blockbuster was a dinosaur that needed to be put down

 

[Whitty Hutton]

I get sad when I pass by and I know there once was a video store there.

My old Blockbuster is an income tax place and the spot across from it where I used to cop my sports cards is a dollar store

 

[$$$HotBoyRonald$$$]

Used to call up Blockbusters and mom and pop video stores daily asking what new games they got in

 

[Microfracture]

Used to call up Blockbusters and mom and pop video stores daily asking what new games they got in

"Do you have Splinter Cell in stock?"
"Yes there's one copy left"
"I'll be there in 20 minutes can you put a hold on it?"
"Yes I can"

*Rides Haro 3 blocks to glory*

 

[$$$HotBoyRonald$$$]

OP was dead on with the classic move of hiding the video or game you want underneath something else so you could pick it up later

 

[GzUp]

My old Blockbuster is an income tax place and the spot across from it where I used to cop my sports cards is a dollar store

My old Hollywood video is a mattress store

 

[Fatboi1]

There was a Blockbuster right down the street from me. i always went there to rent newer games I'm unsure about. Now it's not there anymore :sadto:.

 

[feelosofer]

Those B-movie vhs covers would have you like
You're right about nobody giving a fukk in the 80's

*rides bike unsupervised without a helmet down sloped gravel driveway*

Yea back in the 80's busting your head till the white meat showed was a rite of passage.

 

[Methodical]

OP was dead on with the classic move of hiding the video or game you want underneath something else so you could pick it up later

Me and my brother did that on some shyt like that.

 

[Silver Surfer]

They used to have a section where lil kids could do a interview...this was in the early 90's...me and my lil brother was there.....dude said "what do you like to do for fun".....I was like..."play mortal kombat and go to the pool"

 

[Tommy Fits]

I have good memories of Blockbuster and viewing the new movies and games but no...no I don't miss it. I've been spoiled by netflix and HBO GO.

 

[$$$HotBoyRonald$$$]

They used to have a section where lil kids could do a interview...this was in the early 90's...me and my lil brother was there.....dude said "what do you like to do for fun".....I was like..."play mortal kombat and go to the pool"

 

[Silver Surfer]

fa real....they had a camera set-up and would give you a vhs casette