xzero4812 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Blockbuster LLC stated that they plan to shut down their remaining 300 stores by jan 2014.While it is by no means good news to hear of so many people losing employment or to lose a big staple of our culture for those who grew up in the 80s and 90s, but those who have any open stores in the area may be able to pick up some good deals on movies and games. http://www.movieweb.com/news/blockbuster-closes-all-remaining-stores-and-ends-dvd-by-mail-service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyondthegrave07 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Did you know Blockbuster actually had the opportunity to buy Netflix when it just started out. They should've went digital... It's terrible it had to come to this, and I think they didn't want to go digital because it would put a lot of people out of a job. They hung in there... they just couldn't compete with Netflix or Red Box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorry777 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 well there goes another one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 i worked there for 9 years. i made a lot of friends and had some great memories. Even 4 years later i have people come up to me who remember me from one of my stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzero4812 Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Did you know Blockbuster actually had the opportunity to buy Netflix when it just started out. They should've went digital... It's terrible it had to come to this, and I think they didn't want to go digital because it would put a lot of people out of a job. They hung in there... they just couldn't compete with Netflix or Red Box. ya and by the time they decided to go digital it was just too late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamepartnersTV Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I remember renting from Blockbuster... But it was inevitable... Digital seems to be popular these days.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzero4812 Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 majority of my memories from blockbuster comes from renting video games and printing out pokemon snap pics, blockbuster was the only place u could rent gameboy color games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgrave Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 That's a shame. A lot of good memories from Blockbuster. I used to go rent a game, a movie, and get some candy for said movie every other weekend. Really made a good weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BhekifaZ Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I actually met my wife at a Blockbuster. I was working and some woman came up and wanted to rent Herbie: Fully Loaded. Once she asked for that movie I knew we were meant to be together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzero4812 Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 I actually met my wife at a Blockbuster. I was working and some woman came up and wanted to rent Herbie: Fully Loaded. Once she asked for that movie I knew we were meant to be together. sarcasm is very hard to detect on the interweb so im going to say that is a very touching story of meeting your mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomato Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I haven't seen a Blockbuster store in like 3 years, actually thought it was already done and dusted also everytime someone says Blockbuster I remember of the Halloween South Park ep. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masamune Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Blockbuster was always my favorite because of the Gameboy and anime sections but I'm honestly surprised they lasted this long, the one in my town closed a long time ago,I think family video will be next because every time I see that place it's like a ghost town, South Park really nailed it on that episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BhekifaZ Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 sarcasm is very hard to detect on the interweb so im going to say that is a very touching story of meeting your mate I'm dead serious. I never thought I'd ever meet someone who loved Herbie: Fully Loaded as much as me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterKiller Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 knew it wouldn't be too long before it happened we have 1 store left where i am so im defo gonna be seeing if there is any good deals on games opportunity not to be missed sad for blockbuster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I think the last Blockbuster around me closed about a decade ago so this isn't surprising at all. Sucks for those who will lose their jobs but Blockbuster had the chance to succeed but didn't take it. Parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skateak Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Not the one in my town. It is locally owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolvie_181 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 This is sad news. I remember going to Blockbuster renting games & movies as a kid. But the handwriting was on the wall when everyone went digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullstomp Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I used to be a Store Manager for Blockbuster in the early 90s. I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the company, it was a great place to work for the most part. Upper management was short-sighted and sucked hard but I loved the business model. It really is a shame they were so resistant to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliteVega Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I thought blockbuster closed down years ago, I'm surprise there was still some stores open. The one we had closed like...7 or more years ago. Sorry to hear all the people that will loose their jobs, I remember the times we would rent movies in the weekends sometime and games. It also helped me catch up on WWF/WWE events I never saw in the 90's to early 2000's. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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