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@Trainboy452

2 жыл бұрын

Actually going there.

@erzaender

2 жыл бұрын

the movie posters

@erzaender

2 жыл бұрын

the membership card

@erzaender

2 жыл бұрын

the snacks section

@erzaender

2 жыл бұрын

renting videogames and consoles

I used to work at Blockbuster; it's how I got through college. Man, I miss it. We got to play movies all day (up to mild PG-13 rated), a 10% off on all purchases, 7 free rentals a week, and week early access to rentals and purchases. As for the job itself, it was fairly easy. Returning rentals to the shelves and keeping things organized, talking movies with customers, checking out rentals, then cleaning up and closing at the end of the day. That's basically it. There was the once a month all-nighters we pulled doing inventory, but that wasn't so bad.

@theanimeunderworld8338

Ай бұрын

It was a job for fans of the movies who knew what they were really talking about

@MoviesAtTheBar

Ай бұрын

Im creating my own home Blockbuster Video Store in my garage. Its going to be brilliant and Uve already sourced some shelves and emptying out garage next week and painting the walls rhe canary yellow. I'll be showing my progress on my channel.

If you truly miss the thrill of going to Blockbuster, try browsing the DVD section at your local library. That's been a great substitute over the past ten years.

@infjgirl3850

2 жыл бұрын

Or going to shops like CEX or charity shops

@atticusmcfly

2 жыл бұрын

@@infjgirl3850 I was just in a thrift store and they got more DVDs than white women got problems.

@jdr2k11

2 жыл бұрын

@@atticusmcfly I still go to my local libraries from time to time to browse the DVD and music sections. I usually checkout movies that are not on Netflix.

@tavvyprods1275

2 жыл бұрын

And you don’t need to spend anything.

@matteodelapaz1698

2 жыл бұрын

@@atticusmcfly lmfao.

*RIP Blockbuster, You Will Forever Be Missed...*

@xxxentbrandonredhoodrobins7606

2 жыл бұрын

Amen 🙏🏾

@EhsanMusic

Жыл бұрын

They are making a comeback

@coffeelink943

Жыл бұрын

I don’t miss the late fee tho

@jacksong8131

11 ай бұрын

​@@coffeelink943Just return the movie and there will be no late fee. Also they could make a $25 a month pass for unlimited rentals 2 movies at a time.

@jacksong8131

11 ай бұрын

​@@EhsanMusicI hope not as a streaming service. That would defeat the whole entire purpose.

What I miss most about Blockbuster, Toys R Us, etc was simply the motivation to leave the house a lot more often, and at most get the thing you needed right then. Now everything these days is instant, pre-ordered for pickup or shipped to you. This IS the future we wanted, but we didn't want to lose anything important from the past

@gottahaveawawa7494

2 жыл бұрын

Wow you are very smart you are spot on I couldn’t put my finger on it. Very well said and true. We live in a world where technically you don’t even have to leave your house. With remote working, door dash, grocery delivery, life has changed

@karanvirkooner1993

2 жыл бұрын

on that we agree

@andreasmeelie1889

2 жыл бұрын

We all need to socialize and have experiences and staying at home doesn’t give us any of that it totally sucks.😞

@karanvirkooner1993

2 жыл бұрын

@@andreasmeelie1889 exactly

@darlingdeb7010

2 жыл бұрын

Nailed it. It's sucked the excitement out of things.

My favourite memory of blockbuster (as a kid) was wandering away from my parents into the horror section. I’d spend time just studying the cover art on the video cases (and gaping at some of the thumbnails from the movie on the back of the case)… and then getting the “DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT” glare from my parents 😂😂

@krytec

2 жыл бұрын

Lol we lived the same life

@Jdjwjdjzbsjwbb

2 жыл бұрын

I thought i was the only one who did this!! I was too scared to watch them but felt so brave to wander in the horror section when i was a kid haha

@malcolmcox18

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂 big facts

@aditbiju3717

2 жыл бұрын

Blockbuster was also my favorite rental store to go to rent movies.

@fireball9595

7 ай бұрын

I did the same thing at local video store. I would come across more of either Chucky, Children of the Corn, or Puppet Master

This is a nostalgic and short period in history. I loved those days. No cell phones, pagers were a big deal. Shopping malls. Get stoned, go down to Blockbuster, and giggle while deciding on what movie we would get, going home and ordering pizza. Happy times.

@eddiegreen7566

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for bringing back those memories.

@abellewis3062

2 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@MABUHAY-yy1wm

2 жыл бұрын

Miss those times ...

@jeremiahlindsey123

2 жыл бұрын

this shit made me tear up, i miss the old life

@tonyp9313

Жыл бұрын

Now you got smart phones & it's 100 times better.

The problem with streaming is a paradox: "The more available something is, the less you will want it."

@MrGrimjaw

2 жыл бұрын

And buffing and internet speed

@alexander13580

2 жыл бұрын

That pretty much applies to anything in general like food, luxuries and attractive women, etc.!

@Menaceblue3

2 жыл бұрын

"When everyone is a superhero.... then NO ONE is!!!!"

@popculturewatch8689

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrGrimjaw well that's broke person/location problem.

@richmlvcable

2 жыл бұрын

I loved working for Blockbuster in late 90s!!

Definitely the social experience. You can still have that with friends in a different way, but it just isn't the same as walking in and seeing someone you know, and chatting and comparing what you're going to rent. Definitely good memories.

@tonyp9313

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the social experience was great. However I like it a whole lot better now that you can rent digital movies within seconds at the comfort of your own home.

I miss going to Blockbuster every Friday as a kid, renting up to 2 movies to watch over the weekend, and then having a movie night w/ my family w/ popcorn and pizza.

I'm from Ireland, and while we never had any Blockbusters here, XtraVision served the same purpose. I would always love going there on Friday nights, and picking out videos to watch. Pure nostalgia! 🥰

@dyldev0320

2 жыл бұрын

Damn, that place faded from my memory... it's really been that long...

The one thing I truely miss about blockbuster was the limited items of new movies that was only available at the store I remember the USA godzila cupholder was so cool to use it

@Dwyanerose

2 жыл бұрын

No, what you miss is the nostalgia…. In all reality what people miss is going into blockbuster with their family, the smell of fresh bubblegum and popcorn (just the fresh smell alone in blockbuster), getting a new movie and being hype to put it in that fresh VCR and just the whole process of it all.

@stanleynichols7300

2 жыл бұрын

I remember that cup holder too! But I always remember it coming from the Taco Bell promotion.

Blockbuster really was a big deal. Had about everything you needed for a night in. Cool extras. It was a place that was needed at the time and they capitalized. Amazing how far we have come in such a short amount of time. Was fun to watch. Great video

@leonardolim8976

2 жыл бұрын

Now everything is free online where you don't have to worry about dvd officially sold out/checked out. Saves gas, time and money. Plus you won't have to worry about whose week it is to rent and wait like a whole week for your turn to rent. Still I miss those days where our family get in the car and stroll in a video store, like family time

@tonyp9313

Жыл бұрын

Then you have to deal with late & rewind fees. It's just a hassle compared to renting your movies digitally.

I wish I could go back to this time. I really miss that nostalgic feeling and excitement on Friday nights and going to Blockbuster with my parents. Nothing will ever beat those times. Everything sucks today :(

As a movie lover and fan, we would love to see Blockbuster making a comeback one day.

@karanvirkooner1993

2 жыл бұрын

On that we agree

@andreasmeelie1889

2 жыл бұрын

Full heartedly one hundred percent😇😍

@karanvirkooner1993

2 жыл бұрын

@@andreasmeelie1889 exactly

@MABUHAY-yy1wm

2 жыл бұрын

That'd be great

Just imagine, it’s 2003 and you just got out of school on a Friday and you ask your parents if your friends can spend the night. Your mom says yeah and she even takes y’all to rent some movies from blockbuster. You and your buddies first pull up to the plaza with the blockbuster and you enter into this movie wonderland with this magical smell of popcorn, candy, fresh carpet, steamed floors and it’s a smell that’s so glorious and just makes you feel like it’s a sunny day at a carnival with all of your friends. You go into the store and look at a bunch of movies excited, you see old tv shows for kids like the bettleborgs, The rugrats movie in that classic orange VCR tape, power rangers, toy story, iron giant, home alone and the air bud series with that golden retriever that was good at all sports. You see all those movies but you and your friends decide between the power rangers movies of the mighty morphing power rangers or power rangers turbo movie. Y’all pick the MMPR movie but your mom says y’all can get both!! Yay!! Afterwards yall get the movie y’all want your mom says you can get 2 games aswell sweet….so you get that new Spider-Man game that just came out that’s based on the Tobey maguire movie and y’all get a game that you and all of your friends can play together in 007 golden eye which is so lit because all of y’all can play it on split screens and it has that iconic golden d.eagle. So after y’all get everything your mom goes to the checkout place and the sounds of everything being ringed up is so magical. Y’all also get some of the classic popcorn that used to be made over the stovetop, not the microwave (like In the opening scene of the scream movie). Afterwards y’all get into the car excited to go home for the weekend sleepover. Once y’all get into the home everyone takes their shoes off at the door, your mom goes and order some pizza, wings and soda for everyone and whips up that popcorn. Everyone huddles into your room to crank up that power ranger movie. The opening scene of the movie is that iconic sky diving scene with Tommy the white ranger on that snowboard…everyone is hyped and lit. Almost half way through the movie y’all’s food get here so everyone digs in while watching the movie. The movie is in its ending where that last iconic battle happens and that classic 90s song “I got the power” comes on and also that “uh oh we’re in trouble, something’s going on and it cross the double uh oh” and all of your friends are hype and starts play fighting wishing you was power rangers in such a childlike innocence and arguing over which power ranger y’all are and who is the one that gets Kimberly the pink ranger as a girlfriend lol. After we settle down, we get into that golden eye for the rest of the night until we goes to sleep. Before we go to sleep we tell a couple of scary stories in the dark and have fun, then we cut on some cartoons like powerpuff girls, courage the cowardly dog, ed, edd n eddy ext and end up going to sleep after a fun day…(on a side note-does anybody else remember how at sleepovers how it was sooo scary to be the last one up lol, I always used to be the last one up while everyone else was sleep and it was the worst lol, I used to try and force myself to go to sleep lol) continued… After that fun day it’s the next day and sadly your friends got to go home but on some case your friends might even be able to stay for the whole weekend until Sunday. After your friends go home, it’s bittersweet but you end up coping with it by playing that new Spider-Man game you got from blockbuster after you rewind the MMPR VCR TAPE for the next person that rents it. You play that Spider-Man all day pretty much and go get some of that left over pizza of their is some and you and your friends talk about that epic sleepover at school on Monday and make good memories. Power rangers and goosebumps are some of the main vcrs I rented when I went to blockbuster but that orange rugrats on was the most iconic. I miss those days so much, I even liked watching the previews on the vcr, I remember seeing flubber the most for some reason lol. I also loved watching home alone during the holidays or just anytime. It just gave me that warm, toasty, home vibe and I loved it. Peace y’all, I hope I was able to conjure up some memories for y’all lol

@andreasmeelie1889

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved your story! It reminded me so much of what my friends and I went through especially when it came to Nintendo games! EEP!😇😍

Blockbuster and Hollywood video. Those were fun times. Getting a movie or video game on Fridays. I'll never forget back in 2001 when I had just got the original XBOX for Christmas and then going to Blockbuster the next weekend and there was actually a copy of Halo available, when it was ALWAYS checked out. I heard the Gregorian chants before I even played the game.

I just miss blockbuster in general it was one of those places me and my family could go to on the weekends and find something to watch for a movie night.

@OGMillyMillz_

2 жыл бұрын

You can literally do that in the comfort of your home with Netflix.

R.I.P Blockbuster video gone but not forgotten for movie lovers and video games.

The family bonding, browsing and community aspect is what I miss about Blockbuster. I used to go there every Friday to rent a movie or game. The 90s and early 2000s were great.

Man that brings back memories of getting games as a kid and buying nestle crunch bars!

I liked that Blockbuster had B and Independent movies. It opened my eyes and interests to a wider array. I felt more cultured lol!

Hearing that Blockbuster was going out of business was super heartbreaking

@MrGrimjaw

2 жыл бұрын

Dude all4 our out of business blockbuster movie gallery Hollywood movie and family video

@delorme9

2 жыл бұрын

That and Borders

@matthewwelsh294

2 жыл бұрын

There is one in Bend, Oregon

@amberkaur9907

Жыл бұрын

Ong

#1 - Exactly. I liked being able to slowly walk up and down the aisles and carefully examine the cases while I made my choices. Sometimes you could find some very interesting classic, obscure, foreign, independent or direct-to-video releases; something you've never heard of starring people you've never seen before or since and it became a memorable movie experience. I did know about the Blockbuster Video Game tournaments, because I competed. I won at the store but got knocked out in the semi-regional.

@RapFanatic4ever

2 жыл бұрын

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaannn that was the best

Blockbuster has a special place in my heart. Its where I rented the film Anne of Green Gables produced by Sullivan Entertainment. It was the beginning of my fandom with Anne of Green Gables. I also loved the movie theater atmosphere of the place. The smell of the popcorn in the store was great.

Renting a movie, getting a tasty pizza and watching it with the family. That was something I looked forward to every Friday as a kid and even today I still miss it.

@CodyRae11

2 жыл бұрын

Same!!!

The number 1 choice is true for most video-rentals. Just going in, perusing, checking out what they have, thinking this looks interesting for next time and then simply just leave. And the guy working behind the counter saying nothing but smiling as if thinking "welcome back".This is what made me love movies and video-stores and streaming service can't replace that..

I was always a big fan of Blockbusters. I really miss going to the rental media store and I wish that Blockbusters was still here. But that is reality, Netflix has beaten Blockbuster. But Blockbuster was one of the best rental in my childhood. I still remember it from 2005-2012.

I used to go to the nearest blockbuster once a week. It was always amazing everytime. My little 7 year old self wandered the aisles often just looking at the vast libraries of films and games they had. That was the life growing up and it was beautiful. Now everytime I go by the place it used to be in, I just get sad lol

For me, going to Blockbuster with my family or friends was an event that we looked forward to every week. That made it special for me. Plus, the cover art on some of those movies. I'll never forget, as a kid, seeing the covers of Hellraiser and Night of the Demons. Now, after renting them, I'm a life long horror fan.

Going there on a Friday evening to grab a few movies, microwave popcorn and big snickers. We called it a Blockbuster night. I still have my card too. Good times.

I miss managing a Blockbuster! I managed one for 15 yrs and I could guarantee that if it was still around, I would still be working for Blockbuster. It was my favorite job ever.

@cml2968

2 жыл бұрын

@Stephanie Elting Same, except not for 15yrs. I managed a BBV for around 5yrs. It was great!!

@charlottestreet3301

Жыл бұрын

@@cml2968 blockbusters was good I rented new super mario bros Game for the ds. But after a while blockbusters prices went up myby that is also the reason why it went bankrupt. Because yes it was Netflix fault but blockbusters lead a helping hand in it being closed down

*Blockbuster Video was a blockbuster's dream of blockbustering offers and blockbustering good times with busting blocks that block busters!!*

Every Friday after school renting video games and movies…I miss those days.

Wow! What a great topic for a video. This was a wholesome experience! I miss you, BB

I remember working at Blockbuster in 2008. I loved it, I miss it. I did hate trying to sell those blockbuster account card things.

Remember the big light up boxes that hung in the windows that displayed movie posters that said Blockbuster at the top? Yep, I have two of those hanging in my TV room. I loved Blockbuster, you could rent foreign films you couldn't see on cable and independent films too. They even would repair your old VHS tapes for free, or special order movies for you! My son and I used to go every Friday afternoon for years to rent movies and games...good times!

I still remember Blockbuster, growing up through the 2000’s. What I miss about it… 1. Everything or All of the above!💙💙💙

Customer: I'm looking for a movie. It has two Irish brothers and- Me: Boondock Saints, Action first aisle

We had xtra vision in Ireland, loved spending hours in there browsing

Never knowing that you’d wind up finding a gem is so true about Blockbuster. My younger brother, Ryan, rented Sonic Adventure 2: Battle and I knew Sonic from the 90’s but I had no idea it was him. Yet one day I discovered Sonic Adventure DX and talked Ryan into renting it because he loved SA2 and to be a good big sister I wanted to help him get into the franchise while I loved Pokemon. Ryan rented the game eventually but my plan backfired onto me and I fell in love with Sonic instead and Sonic eventually replaced Pokemon. Though it is my second favorite franchise behind Sonic. But if it weren’t for Blockbuster I never would have been the Sonic fan I am today many years later! EEP!😇😍

I miss everything about blockbuster😭

@coffeelink943

Жыл бұрын

Except the late fee and overpriced snacks

Did anybody get teary-eyed watching this cause I sure did

I really miss video rentals shops. I worked in a very successful mom n pop video shop in Toronto. Getting first pick of previously viewed movies was a blast.

Blockbuster was awesome, i still have my membership card lol

As a kid I remember my parents would always rent me games from here back during the ps1 ps2 days. Good times

My twin sister and I worked at blockbuster we are movie buffs so we were valuable employees.

As a former Blockbuster store manager, let me tell you where they actually received the biggest profit-- Most people assume it was thru rentals, but it was actually thru late fees. And other sells like candy and merchandise were almost equal in revenue to profit made thru rental fees.

@andreasmeelie1889

2 жыл бұрын

So just late fees huh? Very interesting. Lol

@32lilbruce

2 жыл бұрын

I remember this well, this is true. I use to work at Blockuster as well.

@michaeloberg3018

2 жыл бұрын

@@32lilbruce This is why every staff member was SHOCKED when Blockbuster decided to implement their disastrous NO MORE LATE FEES gimmick. They were thinking that may be the one thing that competitors would never be so crazy to do. It was the beginning of Blockbuster's downfall right there. I also remember when Paramount didn't agree with Blockbuster's ability to sell their movies used. After popularity died down, they would get rid of surplus by selling previous rentals for cheap. They refused to adhere to Paramount's request not to sell their product and Blockbuster was stunned when Paramount retaliated by refusing to sell their movies for them to rent out. It was a nightmare when a huge box office hit woukd be released on video and Blockbuster could not have it there for eager customers. That made Hollywood Video the place to find what customers wanted until Blockbuster reached a deal with Paramount about a year later and agreed to destroy Paramount movies in bulk instead of reselling them. And another part of Blockbuster's biggest revenues came from selling used product for turnaround. Once the cycle was damaged it never worked as well ever again.

@michaeloberg3018

2 жыл бұрын

I just recalled another dastardly Blockbuster mistake... When they began a Blockbuster online service, Netflix actually offered to team up with them and they refused the proposition saying that they were confident to rather compete with Netflix instead. They were hot shots. Netflix was a very young company just building steam at the time and Blockbuster assumed that they could overtake and saturate the market at the time. After all, everyone knew the Blockbuster brand! Look at the results from that decision as Netflix soared and Blockbuster dwindled away into an obsolete nothing...

@michaeloberg3018

2 жыл бұрын

@@andreasmeelie1889 I never said JUST late fees. Why do you read something I did not even imply?

I think I was kinda too young to remember blockbuster aside from the commercials and handful of videos n games I rented but mainly just returning them through the Dropbox was always fun for me for some reason

Forgot these other benefits. Going to a library to borrow DVDs or Blu-Rays can not replace the Blockbuster experience since a library is not designed as a movie-themed place with candy and popcorn smells.

I didn't have a Blockbuster, I had a Hollywood Video.

@OGMillyMillz_

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the same thing

@MrGrimjaw

2 жыл бұрын

They gone to

Growing up our blockbuster had a playground spot with TV for movies and one for games,did they expect people to stay all day lol

I went to blockbuster the other day and asked for Batman Forever and the guy said "No sorry you'll have to bring it back tomorrow "

@MrGrimjaw

2 жыл бұрын

I hope this is a joke block buster dead

@slashthe2nd

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrGrimjaw yes it is a joke 🤣

I worked at Blockbuster back in 99. I remember those Pokémon snap stations. Every time the UPS guy came with packages of new releases, it felt like Christmas.

10:33 OML the moment that number entry pops up and it reveals James Arnold Taylor on there in the footage I got ecstatic and surprised to see him on there. I was like, EEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!😄😆 IDKW that just gave me some satisfying feeling right there. My gosh, I get too fangirled over him sometimes.

Man me and my dad got real close thanks 2 this store I remember seeing so many 2000s 📺 shows I 💘 as a kids already in DVDs and they were recently new at the time and still on tv aired then it was so cool and fun. -powerpuff girls - sailor moon - samurai Jack - even some anime at the time still new and airing. Ah. Good times😏😞

I worked at 3 different Blockbuster video's, Movie Galleries, Hollywood Video, and local video stores! One of my favorite jobs! Miss it soooo much!

My wife worked at the Blockbuster in Cape Coral, Florida. We loved it and went there often.

Me too, I missed it. I wanted to rent the Bluray Version of Dragon Ball Z to see if it's any good.

Use to work at one. Fridays and Saturdays. I could get people checked out in under 2 minutes. Under 1 with no snacks and stuff. No one ever got the wrong movie. If there was a line of 30 people each in our 4 checkouts, my line would move the fastest. We were the smallest store but the Busiest in the 7 Metro Area of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Free movie Rentals, HUGE Discounts on Buying= The more you bought, the more Free ones you would get ( employees only ), Employee Parties. Caught several Children and a adults trying to Steal Games since my Counter faced the gaming section. Had to have the Cops come because we had a person call in and threaten the store and forced some employees to do things... the employees pretended while trying to get us in front to call the cops by passing a note under the office door. We were Super busy that night and with the three on the office, Short handed and we kept pounding on the door to try and get them to come upfront. Don't know if the guy ever got caught or not but the 3 employees that he was trying to force to do sexual acts quit after that.

I miss those late fees. Sometimes I just sit back and reminisce on how much I miss getting ready to rent the movie that it took me a hour to find only to be reminded about a outstanding late fee. Uhhhh the good ole days!!!

I missed those Friday afternoons going to blockbuster and just choose whatever movie

I remember my local Blockbuster having little figures for movies. They released 6 different ET’s, each themed from a moment in the movie and I had to have them all. And renting Nintendo games was awesome. Tripping down memory lane right now

I miss everything about Blockbuster Video any building that used to be Blockbuster Video from the start will always be Blockbuster Video to me no matter how many times it changes

Loved how you threw in AVGN on this list

one thing I don't miss about it, my kids crying when the movie they wanted was unavailable

I Never Went To Blockbuster But I Did have this video store Video Land Of Hartford rented videos there with my late father for years (mostly the cartoon section) but still good times

At the video store that I worked at when I was in high school, we had a theater sized popcorn maker. We would give the popcorn away.

Have a "love hate" relationship with Blockbuster. Blockbuster opened a location in the small college city I lived in the early 90's, that directly resulted in the closing of two seperate video/ game rental stores within a few years. Both stores were what you would consider "mom and pop" stores and did everyrhing better than Blockbuster but ulimately couldn't compete when it came to availability of new releases. Rebecca mentions in the video that Blockbuster employees would microwave popcorn to enhance the experience. My local video store had a commercial grade/ movie theater quality popcorn maker running every Friday and Saturday night and the popcorn was free with every movie rental. Blockbuster did get my business in the late 90's early 00's with the advent of dvd and video game system/ game rentals.

what I missed about Blockbuster it was the original Netflix and chill.

I miss the BA movie posters they exclusively sold there! I had an original theater size Star Wars movie poster that was painted and framed 🔥🔥

One of my 4 favorite stores growing up! Blockbuster Video, Toys R US, KB Toys, and Tower Records.

scrolling through a screen doesn't have the same effect as literally walking through the isles. you could literally spot something out of the corner of your eye when browsing, but with scrolling, titles appear in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment depending on how fast you're scrolling. the movie you might love could be in a genre you probably never bothered to look at. Cover art is also a major selling point, sure streaming movies and shows still have a cover-image and some are pretty inventive, but compared to the actual size of a DVD-cover (especially when looking at it in the isle), the thumbnailed-image on the main scrolling menu is relatively small and it can get hard to decipher what the actual title is or even see what's on the image depending on how detailed it is (or how big your TV is), because most people don't wanna click on the title while scrolling, meanwhile irl you can spot a distinctive looking cover-art from across the store and might even be able to recognize the actors from that distance before you even get close enough to read the movie's title, same can be said for music albums and their respective recording artists, the thumbnail-format does not always do the cover-art justice.

Never was a member but frequently got DVD box sets🎬🍿

Never a Blockbuster in my country, but plenty of similar rental stores. Last one to survive made it all the way up to 2013, by shelling out some big bucks for a preferred store location in one of the biggest malls in the city. It truly was an experience to walk in and browse the movies and games; one that will sadly never return. It's simply the way things change. What I will always miss will be the "store closing sale"; got some pretty nice DVD's and games that are not only hard to come by these days, but for pennies on the dollar. Good times. Cheers!

Worked at blockbuster for 5 years here in Australia. Was one of the best jobs I ever had. Was sad to see them go. As a movie buff it's a dream job as a late teen. Free rentals, snacks and the pre release movie tapes that's were 8 hours long. You would have to fast fwd a whole movie to see the next one. As soon as those pre release press tape came in store it would disappear for a month while someone watched all the film's....sometimes they would just disappear and never come back 🤣🤣🤣. I remember when our store closed the amount of stuff we just gave to our loyal customers because selling it seemed wrong. These people had rented these films or games/consoles for years paid for them 10x over. My boss was pretty good about that. Gave some kid a ps2 (he cried), gave a regular the entire collection of the James Bond section he rented them religiously. Gave another teen a Xbox, he would rent it with money he would earn from helping the elderly....could never afford it. So we gave it to him. Again he was blown away. That's the thing about working there, it's like a bar you have regulars you get to know them, often I would chat to someone wandering the store right before close one of our regulars. A nice old fella who was just a film buff like me. He always liked when I was working because we would chat about how some films were made, the good, the bad etc. People had experienced watching some of these films as well. I know that one couple the husband rented the movie they had their first date on every year on their anniversary. Few people did that. The best part of my day though, was when a kid would come up with a movie and ask a parent if they could have it as well. Seeing that the parent was struggling we would often say stuff like ",you have been picked for our one free rental for the day so no need to pay for that one". Those little things made the job worth while. Corporate were really cool about it too. Never asked us to stop, never asked us to just sell sell. It was a community store and that's what I loved about it. You got to know everyone and their tastes in film. You'd get excited to reccommend a film to a regular you know would enjoy it. Stuff like that. Good memories at that job.

What I really miss is the prices lol 😂

Finally a mention of Bloodsucking Freaks (by Kevin Smith no less!) it's one of the most depraved, disgusting movies ever. I loved every minute of it!

Blockbuster rocks, miss it, so much.

There are few things I miss more than going to Blockbuster on a Friday/Sat night with my brother and dad…. 💔😭 I’m sad kids nowadays will never know the fun of going to the video store.

In high school I spent one summer in the late '90s watching all the staples from the 70s and 80s that I had either been too young to see before then or not born yet... all via Blockbuster and Hollywood Video. I'd skip the outer wall and go straight for the center shelves to just look around until I came across something I recognized but hadn't seen. I was basically doing what the young movie reaction KZread channels do now. lol

I miss being able to browse the shelves, not just at Blockbuster but at all video stores.

I miss the excitement you had when you got to go. Even though it was a common thing to do, it still felt like a treat. An experience. It was always exciting to go pick out a movie on Friday night to watch! Now we can just stream everything. No excitement there. There is absolutely nothing special about picking out a movie anymore. Heck, I don't even really look forward to movie nights now 🤷

Oh boy Remember this store before

I liked Blockbuster’s member appreciation program, which involved randomly selected members each month receiving free new movies. I remember randomly receiving classic movies like Rocky, Midnight Cowboy, Dr. Zhivago free in the mail with a letter of appreciation. I also liked how sometimes they had video game systems set up to try out while in the store. It was at Blockbuster where I discovered that the Nintendo Virtual Boy was a dud - so much better than figuring that out at your house after already having purchased it.

I miss Blockbuster, we used to go on Fridays and Saturdays the most 📺📼🎮🍿🥲

I truly miss Blockbuster really much I still get chocked up talking about Blockbuster

One memory I have from Blockbuster is my mother renting "True Lies" for herself and renting the N64 videogame "1080⁰ Snowboarding" for me and my brother (we would get the actual game that Christmas). I also remember her renting "From Dusk til Dawn" and me not being able to sleep for the next few days. Those times were magic

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1080 is classic

Bring back blockbuster! I truly missed about video and game rentals big time.

Man....hitting blockbuster after school on Friday to grab a video game and if I was lucky a movie or wrestling VHS too....the nostalgia is crazy

I miss getting video games from Blockbuster when I was younger but now we got GameStop

I’ve had so many wonderful memories at blockbuster when I was a child, and I wanna thank you for making this video possible.

"Be Kind And Rewind." That's one of the things I'll always remember about Blockbuster if nothing else.

I remember renting many older James Bond movies from Blockbuster. Also, there was this rivalry between Blockbuster and Video Ezy. Ezy was cheaper, but you were more likely to get a scratched or broken DVD or game there, so people who could afford Blockbuster's slightly higher fees went there instead. That rivalry didn't stop my local BB from stepping in to help out when Video Ezy burnt down. My local blockbuster stuck around until 2011, when the owners decided to move on due to Blockbuster U.S. filing for bankruptcy. The store wasn't in trouble or anything, but the owners decided it was best to leave while things were still good.

Great video and I enjoyed it and I really miss everything about blockbuster video and have a blessed day

Totally amazing video about block buster watch mojo, fantastic job and I somewhat remember block busters enjoy renting movies and games too.

The 90's jingle of BLOCKBUSTER always gets you! So NOSTALGIC!

I remember renting Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron multiple times and watching it more than 50 times

I miss Blockbuster video store. I didn't grew up in the 90's. Internet wasn't a thing yet at the time. Until the 2000's changed the landscape. Watching movies and tv shows are still a thing. Streaming services.

Honorable mention: access to pro wrestling videos, especially for fans who couldn't/wouldn't want to spend the $$ for pay per views or who's parents wouldn't order them. Even as I got older, I was very sad when those stopped being offered for rental. I did end up buying a handful of wrestling DVDs (and unrelated movies) from my last Blockbuster's going out of business sale.