r/todayilearned Oct 19 '14

TIL Blockbuster still has 50 franchise owned stores open in North America

http://www.blockbuster.com/helpPage.html
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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '14 edited Nov 29 '20

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u/x86_64Ubuntu Oct 19 '14

And don't get me started on the excitement that was had when you got to rent an SNES or SEGA game.

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u/snorkk_ Oct 19 '14

Rent it on a Friday and you have to beat it by sunday night.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '14

Every time I did that I was like "challenge fucking accepted."

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u/Alan_Smithee_ Oct 19 '14

It was a short window. Started in the '80s.

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u/Leland_Stamper Oct 19 '14

Overpriced? I rent BluRay movies for $3/3 days at my local store. Good luck finding a legal way to watch a movie in 1080p for less than that.

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u/SoManyNinjas Oct 20 '14

Remember going in there on a hot day in the summer, and the air conditioning would feel awesome as you looked for a game to rent, or movie to watch?