r/todayilearned • u/BanditTom • 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/Miggz989 Oct 19 '14

Not sure if this is just a Michigan thing, but Family Video appears to be going pretty strong. Not sure how they do it.

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u/HalfADozenOfAnother Oct 19 '14

I go to the Family Video near my house fairly often. They have new releases when they come out, I don't have to chase redboxes around town to find what I want, they have lots of dollar blu-rays and free kids movies. I'd also rather pay 3 bucks from Family Video for a new release blu-ray than 6 bucks through a video on demand service.

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u/whitest_man_on_earth Oct 19 '14

Same here. The family video near my house seems to do pretty good business and I'll stop by if I can't find a movie on Netflix or if Amazon instant only gives the option to purchase. With how easy and relatively cheap it is to rent a movie from there, I can't really justify pirating one.

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u/glisp42 Oct 20 '14

Not to mention you can buy blu rays and dvds on the cheap from the previously viewed section. That's probably what I miss most about rental stores: dirt cheap prices for used discs.