Redbox buys Blockbuster kiosks

[usandthem]

Around here the only "video stores" where you buy movies instead of rent are X-rated. :tooth

I was just going to say the same thing! That's all we have too.

 

[Kyle B]

But Darrell was talking about video STORES... so I assumed we were talking about buying... :unsure:

*chalks it up to miscommunication, rather than being slow*

I was thinking of rental stores. Brain fart I guess!

I remember I used to rent games a lot. My parents insisted that I rent a video game before I bought it so that I could see if I liked it or not. It's a good idea on paper but didn't quite satisfy my need for the instant gratification that buying new video game bought.

Our local rental place was such a focal point that the manager was a co-host on one of the radio channels, just to advertise lol.

 

[usandthem]

I used to rent video games too. I guess now you can download demos but its not the same...

 

[Kyle B]

I'm sure the decline of rental places has something to do with the price. Didn't Blockbuster cost $5.99 a rental? I know that they're a business and it's still cheaper than buying a brand new movie, but that's still pretty darn expensive. I only went there a few times when I had a gift card for it.

 

[Zorak]

I'm sure the decline of rental places has something to do with the price. Didn't Blockbuster cost $5.99 a rental? I know that they're a business and it's still cheaper than buying a brand new movie, but that's still pretty darn expensive. I only went there a few times when I had a gift card for it.

Yeah it used to cost me £4 or £5 to rent a movie for 2 nights, similar for a game.
Whereas you could just buy the fucking thing new and return it within a week and get a full refund... Easy choice.
Or just selling it within a few months wouldn't cost you much more than what it would have cost to rent.

 

[Dana]

But Darrell was talking about video STORES... so I assumed we were talking about buying... :unsure:

*chalks it up to miscommunication, rather than being slow*

Definitely a miscommunication because I believe he was referring to going into places like Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, Video Gallery and such where you can pick up a case and look at the movie BEFORE you rent it versus Redbox where all you have is a computer touch screen. :dunno

 

[Darrell]

Definitely a miscommunication because I believe he was referring to going into places like Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, Video Gallery and such where you can pick up a case and look at the movie BEFORE you rent it versus Redbox where all you have is a computer touch screen. :dunno

Correct, buddy. :thumbup

 

[Kyle B]

The only actual video store that I can think of is Media Play, but that place is long gone.

 

[acctnt shan]

The only actual video store that I can think of is Media Play, but that place is long gone.

Never been to a Suncoast? Those used to be in malls everywhere, although I'm sure they're all long gone.

 

[Kyle B]

Never been to a Suncoast? Those used to be in malls everywhere, although I'm sure they're all long gone.

Wow, never heard of them. I almost forgot, I used to go to FYE a lot. I'm really surprised that place is still open...albeit empty.

 

[Accountable]

I used to stand in line to rent VHS's, then DVDs. I haven't darkened the door of a rental store since Redbox started market testing in Las Vegas years ago. Now I don't even have cable.

Netflix, baby! All the way. Now I see going to Redbox as a splurge.


Am I cheap? :blush