Abandoned - Blockbuster Video

Ah yes, my whole childhood of spending hours upon hours looking for that one movie they never had. A huge part of our recent culture, and one of the most spectacular modern bankruptcies, Blockbuster was the best.
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[@QuesoGr7]

"A guy in the 90's got a $40 in late fees for not returning his movie on time. So he got back at the company by starting netflix" Top 10 Anime Villain Origin Stories

[@beanoptodon]

Btw if you didn't listen to the easy to follow rules you kinda deserve that shit tho

[@averagecommenter4623]

Lol Why did one guy type a paragraph for a reply? xD

[@pentiuman]

Well, in my opinion, especially towards the last few years, the stores I went to developed different renting rules as time passed, trying to squeeze more profit from customers, which was at least partially achieved with that complexity. And, more than once I firmly believed I was charged an unjust late fee - when I rented and returned multiple movies all on the same days, but wasn't credited as having done so. Finally, the lines got long, popular movies and games were out, employees became rude, and prices went up. Mostly though, BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE killed Blockbuster.

[@steampunkterminator3122]

QuesoGr7 i can imagine 2 ways we could stop the rise of netflix before it started by going back in time 1 is convincing blockbuster to buy netflix 2 is straight up destroying netflix headquarters

[@jarelcolon5351]

fuck netfilx

[@WeAreMovieMakers]

yet Netflix still doesn't have that one movie you want to watch.

[@HisameSymouri1995]

Yup...they also removed doctor who which pissed me off, i canceled my subscription

[@chuggluggins1586]

Yea. Thats why i like hulu better

[@HisameSymouri1995]

+Milo Simpson well they put it on amazon video which is slightly more convenient because i have an amazon prime account already so its there for me to use

[@NancieNeal]

It has a lot to do with what they can license to stream. A lot of videos can still be rented as DVDs. They probably couldn't stream the doctor anymore. The license expired.

[@chuggluggins1586]

i'm just pissed Netflix doesn't have the Simpsons. not too much on doctor who.

[@fluffcake]

Kids today will never experience the wonders of stepping into a Blockbuster on a Friday night

[@iron1975]

Remember those overpriced candy tins of Mario and sonic stuff?

[@ibladesi]

@@iron1975 overpriced? They were essential items

[@jamchiroptera4258]

And the thrill of sneaking a peek at the R rated movies at the store XD now they just watch it online anyway

[@iron1975]

Also remember the card jitsu cards from club penguin?

[@OGM3xYutuber24]

Yup. One Of The Greatest Feelings Of My Young Adolescent Life

[@meepnugget1651]

Imagine getting a $40 fee and getting your revenge by starting a billion dollar company and putting the one that scammed you out of business

[@SindyJ37]

Ingenuity at its best

[@mattstorm6568]

How did they scam him? Bring the stinking movie back on time.

[@meepnugget1651]

@@mattstorm6568 I wrote this comment 4 months ago so idk what I was on about then lmao, but they took his money so he took their business

[@v-and-m-squad]

And then making a documentary about the last one 😂

[@gymnasiast90]

Netflix had late fees for years. That late-fee-at-Blockbuster story is a myth.

[@aternias]

"That'll be $40 please" "I'll be back for your whole company, just you wait"

[@TribalKatz]

From that point on, he took it personal.

[@meepnugget1651]

That is the ultimate revenge

[@reedbowers1887]

😂 oh God I laughed so hard

[@HwoarangtheBoomerang]

Sounds like something I'd do. Spite has always been a good motivator.

[@JohnDoe-bd5sz]

A bit like the story of the undertaker, that had a competitor whose wife worked at the telephone switchboard. She routed call's to his business to her husbands funeral business. That made him so cross, that he invented the automatic switchboard, effectively killing off a whole trade of switch operators. I bet, that lady, was not well liked among her colleagues when they found out, her actions was indirectly what cost them, their jobs.

[@goontcoont9145]

I miss the feeling of walking into blockbuster and renting a movie or game

[@goontcoont9145]

Also my blockbuster was replaced by a 7-11

[@dooplon5083]

I also miss it, but let's be honest, Netflix is just far better in terms of efficiency and pricing. Still miss it though, regardless.

[@bighuge1060]

Same here. At first I resented it putting our local video stores out of business but after accepting that was the way of things, I miss looking through the DVDs and videogames for discounted used titles or giving that odd title a try when the new releases were all out. The space where our Blockbuster was has been vacant for well over seven years.

[@Corkoth55]

my blockbuster was replaced by a men's warehouse YEARS later.

[@phtorres45]

I don't miss it at all. It was annoying as hell and blockbuster never had enough stock of the new release movies. Which resulted in wasted gas and disappointment.

[@redzeppelin6]

It's been at least 16 years since I walked into a Blockbuster, but I can somehow still remember the smell of one.

[@stephenbates8111]

I haven't been in one since 2009. Oh man, i miss the 90s and 00s.

[@darkfog360]

Body oder lol

[@KnightFilms32]

Bruh same 😂

[@TheMiaExperience]

It sucks that some of the best stores went bankrupt but in their prime they dominated the market but it all went downhill

[@AJG854]

I wasjisy thinking about that

[@babashoe99x]

I was a manager for Family Video before their multi-store closure. It broke my heart to lock the door behind me for the last time. I can hardly bring myself to drive by the empty store. Love your content, Jake. Keep up the good work!

[@AustinVirden]

Ah yes. I too worked at Family Video. We managed to become the last video rental store chain to remain open…until Covid killed us :/

[@Theomite]

Family Video was lightyears better than Blockbuster. Porn and Unrated/NC-17 editions plus lots of of weirder films (The EVIL DEAD movies were out of print for most of the 90s and Blockbuster didn't have them usually because they weren't rated) made it THE go-to for me.

[@lloydkline1518]

Lucky: ❤️ oldies movies & rv shows :

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

My brother used to work at one in the 90s. He loved it a lot. This is so sad.

[@joshualaw375]

I remember when Blockbuster started integrating DVDs into their VHS collections. Who also remembers those stickers on the counters that said "Be Kind, Rewind" LOL.

[@cs1458]

I asked them for one of those stickers 20 years ago, I still have it on my old PS1 lol

[@kvltizt]

*rent tape* *it isn't rewound* I had a dedicated VHS rewinder that did it faster than most VCRs. 😂 What a different time.

[@bjpalm1994]

@@cs1458 Nice!

[@yobitchjess1622]

Joshua Law ITS REWIND TIME AHHH- will smith 2018

[@Willpower-74205]

I still have my red '57 Chevy VHS rewinder. It looks like the real car and has the classic styling with the fins at the back. Today, it's more of a decoration than anything else, but it still works.

[@zxibit3081]

If there's one thing I remember about Blockbuster, its the smell. Every one smelled the same lol

[@TheKaimanguy]

oh my gosh yes, it was like a plastic sort of smell.

[@M22OHIO]

I was going to say they all smelled like plastic and pop corn your right.

[@lifesanadventure9456]

Wow I was looking for a comment like this! The smell is something I'll never forget

[@hankhill5622]

GameStop still smells like that. Reminds me a lot of blockbuster.

[@nilpgregslasher5358]

Zxibit and the candy

[@sydneylynn1953]

I have amazing memories of my father and I as a young girl going and picking out a movie every Friday night while my mother worked the night shift. He would even let me pick out one of those ridiculously expensive snacks because it was about the experience. He just found his old blockbuster card in a very old wallet and I was in tears. What great memories this place holds for so many!

[@SindyJ37]

Yup!!! It was an event to kick off the weekend to pick out movies and treats and make damn sure you got it back in time to avoid those pesky late fees they could shake you down for next time you wanted to rent a movie. Oh yeah

[@clairevanorsow]

I remember how sad I was when the Blockbuster by my house closed. My family would go there on Fridays and I would ask for so many movies and my brother would always rent a video game and we would go get snacks and watch them at home. I still remember the exact layout of the store and where everything was. That place was everything to me.

[@Unicornmazda]

Me too we had a movie gallery where I lived

[@mk17173n]

i miss the way the store would smell. There was a certain smell of candy and plastic vhs covers.

[@TackyFlamingo]

Blockbuster always had the movie I wanted to watch Something Netflix still can’t get right

[@joshedson8876]

A... to the f'ing men!

[@encycl07pedia-]

Wanted* You can always just buy the movie yourself, assuming it's not out of print.

[@hypn0298]

Licensing deals exists, so you can’t expect every movie to be on Netflix. Even if you have to get Disney+, HBO Max, Prime Video, and/or Apple TV+ to see that one movie, it’s still cheaper and better than getting multiple cable TV packages. If you still want a movie that bad and it’s not on any of the aforementioned streaming services, then just rent or buy it somewhere else, digital or physical. Amazon, Ebay, Google Movies + TV etc

[@kitturner288]

You are not wrong

[@garylococo2401]

Right same I wish block buster was still around Netflix and hulu dont have a large enough selection

[@tyarmand2015]

Bringing a movie in late was a class b felony at blockbuster.

[@gasdorficmuncher9943]

they dinged your credit store too

[@AndyinMTL]

lol

[@EternalEmperorofZakuul]

I remember how it pissed off people by refusing to acknowledge its end to late rentals

[@ImAlwaysFrisky]

I was lucky enough to have my kids when I did and able to take them to blockbuster before it shutdown. My family loved going to check out the movies while grabbing candy, popcorn and drinks. It was our weekend thing to do and I still miss it to this day. We had another local video place here and as a kid it was awesome to be able to rent games because we were poor. I miss those days & simpler times before tech made everything antisocial ❤️

[@ImAlwaysFrisky]

Ry Ry ain’t nothing like it, just browsing and checking things out.

[@dastewiegriffin]

Blockbuster still exists! Seriously! Go to Bend Oregon And Come Back

[@mattstorm6568]

It's odd cuz everyone says this, yet everyone got streaming and stopped going to stores. I never bought Netflix and went to the last video store in my area till the day it closed. Another thing is most those streaming services just have new crap, mostly made by them, and they all gotta "check the boxes".

[@ImAlwaysFrisky]

@@mattstorm6568 we always went to rent and never did the streaming until they closed. Not sure what you mean by your statement

[@mattstorm6568]

@@ImAlwaysFrisky ? What was confusing about it? People stopped going to physical stores and instead got streaming, that's what caused rental stores to go out of business. You personally may have kept going to stores, so did I, but most didn't yet they'll talk about how they miss rental stores as they fire up their streaming.

[@FirstnameLastname-qc3xx]

Was in my local liquor store the other day, and had a random memory pop up that made me realize that the liquor store used to be my local blockbuster video. Ah memories.

[@miacrawford4662]

I still have my blockbuster card 😭😭😭 it expired in like 2005

[@Gravydog316]

lol i still have my little keytag card on my keychain lol

[@coffeelink943]

Mia Crawford damn

[@utsxslv]

My husband and I rented so many movies one year they gave us gold card. We would get a free kids movie every time we rented a new release

[@BoostedPastime]

This reminds me i have an EB Games Card lol

[@jeffcrompton2767]

I had one too. It expired 2004. I found it 2010 in my drawer. Keep forgetting to renew It.

[@woxof46]

I think there's only ONE Blockbuster in existence now, the other two stores in Alaska closed about a week ago.

[@crashthehedgehog919]

this last blockbuster needs to be kept the way it should, or turned into the blockbuster museum

[@maxfi878]

There's 3 in Australia.

[@meh2385]

mark navarro, you really think anyone's bothered to update that website in a while?

[@bernlin2000]

Yep, the last US location is in Bend, Oregon...a very peculiar community, indeed

[@adrielcruz4272]

RustyIron 7 no!

[@keegan7076]

The blockbuster I went to a few times when I was REALLY little has been turned into a really good pizza restaurant

[@Ayo-zv2ky]

Yo no way, the one up the road to me got turned into a dominoes pizza

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

The blockbuster close to my house closed years ago and is now Chase bank. I miss it so much.

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

@@Ayo-zv2ky dominos isnt good pizza

[@wiseguy3675]

I remember usually renting from smaller video stores, paying usually around 5 bucks. The first time I rented from Blockbuster, I was shocked that the price was over 8 dollars. Still, I was really impressed by the staff, and loved how they greeted you when you came in.

[@mickmcmasters9727]

I guess someone at Blockbuster thought "streaming movies from the internet will never take off". lol

[@Toast_94]

As late as 2007, lol.

[@Whitneypyant]

Mick Mcmasters yep that turn out to be a mistake.

[@gedaman]

Mick Mcmasters Tower Records also thought people would want a record collection instead of free music downloads through the Internet.

[@luketfer]

I can confirm that at least for Blockbusters UK this was the exact thinking. We got told in a yearly company wide call that Netflix was not a threat and that it was a fad which would never take off. I shit you not...I wish I had recorded that call and uploaded it online.

[@guy2574]

luketfer You never got any likes, just know that I appreciate and enjoyed your post :)

[@_Matsimus_]

Friday nights going to get a new movie from blockbuster was my childhood. It was amazing. RIP blockbuster.

[@sgtmarcusharris4260]

What are you doing here

[@RMYD002]

@@sgtmarcusharris4260 remembering childhood memories of said store...

[@swmita]

It's sad :(

[@XNDUIWOfficial]

Oh well, we have NETFLIX now!

[@elcomandante2137]

Ya what are you doing here big fan by the way

[@FaishalPurbowosiso]

"Blockbuster and chill" sounds better

[@328am]

It’s so interesting watching this 6 years later 🙂

[@Miguel03749]

My childhood toys r us and blockbuster

[@mitchw7118]

miguel.supercards343 Zellers, Sears

[@jswatch9270]

Mine too

[@jsboening]

All that and the sears toy catalog every Christmas.

[@jswatch9270]

@@jsboening I want blockbuster video back

[@ZoeyTheSobble]

I Remember getting 3DS and Wii games at toys r us while also getting a Pokemon plush, Good times.

[@caspargestel892]

laziness killed the videostore

[@LordDavid04]

Nope. That wasn't it. It's simply the fact that when you are offered cheaper alternatives, without the late fees, you'd go for it. That and that if you actually browsed a Blu-Ray section of a physical store, chances are they'd be more worth it to buy and keep than to simply rent for a week. That's the case here in Australia with JB HI-FI. You come and look at the new gadgets, TVs and so forth, but end up buying a couple of Blu-Rays instead.

[@steely6663]

Piracy and broadband and dvd writers did.

[@battybethc]

Rosa En Liv Msp. True! I always used to walk to Blockbuster, rent and buy Movies, walk to the Grocery Store, get Pizza or whatever the Kids wanted on my Days off and go Home to cook, relax and pop in the Videos and watch Movies with the Kids. Miss my Blockbuster! Blockbuster = Goodtimes! R.I.P! Blockbuster you will be greatly missed! 😢💜

[@BmanTheChamp]

Iron Head-Ed Yeah, I got it right away, unfortunately for everyone else, NNNNNNYYYYOOOWW!

[@steampunkterminator3122]

Rosa En Liv Msp lets face it the movie walle has confirmed humanities future but let me tell the whole world that u gotta do a small form of work called walking to get a movie meanning u gotta stand yo dumb ass up

[@Justdannyjay]

I don't think people realize this but the feeling of listening to the radio, waiting for your favorite song to come on was the same one as walking into a Toys R Us or Blockbuster. There was no instant gratification back then. It may have taken hours but once your song finally played, it was the greatest feeling in the world and it never sounded better. Now, we have any movie, any song, any toy at our finger tips and can be delivered in seconds without leaving your house. Convenience? Absolutely. Better? Not so sure.

[@sergiomendez9231]

I had no idea so many other 90's kids had the family-movie-night tradition on Friday nights. Our family tradition was to always go to the local pizza place (Round Table Pizza) and then go two doors down to "Video Flicks" to rent a movie. Every. Friday. Night. We did that for many years. It was sad to see it empty after it closed. It's fascinating how times change and different generations share their nostalgia from their childhoods.

[@StrayKids_et_al]

There's still an abandoned Blockbuster in my town even now. I have to walk past it on the way to Sainsbury's and you can see through the window that the entire carpet is now covered in a layer of mould and moss.

[@ayuhhueet2668]

Bethany Marsh that’s horrible D: They didn’t boarded up the windows so you can still look at the dead store😔

[@martinmcneela7336]

Theres a whole holiday centre i used to go too called Butlins thats been abandoned for 17 years. It looks like a scene from an apocalyptic movie. About the moss.... butlins has all kinds of wildlife growing inside where rhe swimming pool and chalets were. All it takes is one wind dispersed seed and soon nature will reclaim a whole indoor area.

[@sabrinaguzman6201]

Bethany Marsh 😷 poor blockbuster

[@mrnonsense1031]

an old high school friend of mine and a few friends of his bought an old Blockbuster and turned it into a motorcycle shop. 😎😎

[@haselmere]

Who would win? A powerful company that sells out its competition and is worth 5 billion dollars One angry boi

[@PrankLabOfficial]

*boi*

[@Bzons]

That's some Crazy butterfly effect shit you got there eh?

[@woxof46]

Angry boi all day, boi

[@mfrutchey]

BOI

[@dmack4149]

Angry boi

[@mikexxxmilly]

Streaming platforms are amazing... makes watching movies so incredibly easy but it will never be able to replace that nostalgic feeling I have when I think back to those Friday and Saturday nights.. Myself and my mom would make that trip to blockbuster, wed rent two movies and one game.. every weekend and it was something I looked forward to all week. A great way to bond with family. Get some popcorn, candy and spend the night enjoying entertainment and great company. I miss the 90s.

[@justinyoung6964]

I was a employee from 2003 - 2011, bad decision making, when direct Tv bought them out they kept the same board of directors that continued the same bad decision making. They also tried to upstart gamestop which didnt do too badly until they put a bunch of marketers in charge of gaming instead of actual gamers. Bad game recommendations mounted and mounted just served as one more nail in the coffin. I worked between 2 stores in Indianapolis IN. Store 18527 on 56th and Georgetown if anyone cares. My store went out of business and less than 3 yrs later it became an O'Riley auto parts store, and the other store i believe became a Mattress outlet.

[@collinthomas6987]

My Blockbuster became a liquor store

[@Kleavers]

CoLlIn t To drink away the company's sorrorws.

[@jonpayne94]

Collin Thomas mine became a pet store

[@onewhitedude]

Jon Payne Mine too, the other half of mine is now a haircut place.

[@gokusondbz]

Collin Thomas my become a Mattress Warehouse lol.

[@12askeland231]

gokusondbz as

[@missxandra3382]

:c I remember Blockbuster. I'd go there with my mom and we'd rent all kinds of movies to watch together. When we'd get home we'd make popcorn and then put the DVD in. I miss it. It was funner to go to a Blockbuster and pick out movies than it is now, just sitting in front of the TV and using Netflix. Now we hardly watch movies anymore because it's just not the same. Man, childhood was awesome lol.

[@khrxmme5498]

MissXandra yeah :((

[@JuwanBuchanan]

+MissXandra :(

[@fresaxvaleria9500]

MissXandra omg i know right and me too ugh :/

[@TyphlosionGirl]

MissXandra IKR!? I used to go there all the time when I was a kid :(

[@madisonrankin1458]

I remember moving to the Dallas area in 2010 and seeing the blockbuster headquarters, then the huge light up sign on the building being taken off, then the sign being set up against the building for a couple years before it was finally gone.

[@tammygouletschrader8785]

Bought my first DVD player at Circuit City and went across the street to Blockbuster Video. Both now gone.

[@RainnAxiss]

That's what you get for charging $40 late fee

[@cruxmind]

now if it was $4, we would still have 9000 Blockbuster stores...

[@grungymarker2557]

I still can't get over the fact that America president is a meme

[@pab4435]

One final location as of March 12th, 2019. THE Blockbuster store is in Bend, Oregon

[@LuisGarcia-bf2hl]

Do they still rent movies or is that one last store open only for administrative purposes?

[@dustingolden4637]

@Triggered Potato’s and in alaska

[@cleanwater3180]

I must visit this place, the workers probably are tired of people just coming to the store only for people to look around or maybe talk about how they use to got to Block Buster.

[@djrkcryt2568]

Theres one in italy apperently

[@_eyevis]

@@djrkcryt2568 no, there is only one left, which is in bend oregon (like said in the comment the person sent)

[@ToraVanguard2004]

Sadly I was born too late to experience Blockbuster, but there was always a location near me that was untouched. They had taken down the sign and the store was clearly boarded off and shut, but they still had posters in the windows. It was kinda sad to just watch the store decay, knowing I was never able to visit it, until about 2016 when it got refurbished into a new store. Oh well, at least I have hmv.

[@timhahn7358]

The blockbuster that I used to go to as a kid has since been turned into a Habitat for Humanity Restore Store

[@TheNickman217]

That's right, kids. Before "Netflix and Chill", we had to go outside and rent our movies.

[@hugeslacker]

And then chill.. I worked at a Hollywood video in my 20s and met plenty of women. I guess when you're lonely and bored and clicking around on Netflix you're not gonna meet the video store guy haha

[@wiiintah]

I miss Blockbuster lol

[@kansascitysouthernfan6966]

+WinterPR same even though my store closed when I was 7 I miss it so much if only blockbuster could have updated their discs and systems and everything there could be a slight chance that it would still be here today.

[@PersonMan1]

im a kid and i remeber block buster i never watched netflix justtt blockbusteeerr nope. just block buesta

[@nickrustyson8124]

and before that there was going to the drive in and get in to the nose bleed lots.

[@benisoreilly869]

When your local Blockbuster is turned into a RadioShack.

[@thetetrisking]

rip

[@jessicah3450]

bah-ha

[@weeklyalexa257]

Mine got turned into a korean BBQ restaurant lol

[@WantBadtime]

Mine turned into a hot burritos place. There burritos are bad.

[@ethantall2223]

Mine got turned into a vitamin shop

[@amrice62]

Blockbuster... oh the days of the Friday night spree with the kids- games for them and movie for me! Loved that cardboard bucket of microwave popcorn at the check out line!

[@chaseontwo]

I remember being happy when I tried to give back the game I rented and they were closed. But now that I’m older, I miss blockbuster.

[@caerwyn2058]

There remains one blockbuster where I live. It saddens me it knowing it will soon go away.

[@SakuraR17]

TheHeadphoneHero where? I remember,no so long ago,maybe 4 months,I was DAILY checking the ONLY Blockbuster left here at my city..when I closed,I kid you not,my hearth broke.

[@PatrickWagz]

your hearth broke? you mean your fireplace literally broke?

[@myristicina.]

Is it gone?

[@joyjackson9092]

That_Casual_Guy24 woosh

[@comixproviderftw_02]

Wow, so Netflix was created because some asshole who was too lazy to return Apollo 13 on time. Update: And you want to know the scariest thing about this is? This almost rewrites history. Imagine if he did returned Apollo 13, who knows what would've happened instead. Maybe Blockbuster would still be around now in the same video store format or evolved into the streaming service we have today.

[@fortyforfree]

The world keeps a balance, through mathematics.

[@ThePurpleAstr0naut]

Atmosphere?

[@fortyforfree]

ThePurpleAstr0naut It's just a ten letter word

[@sophiemuller2949]

lol

[@brandonreina7796]

EVER HEARD OF REDBOX?

[@scoobycarr5558]

I vividly remember Blockbuster because it was kitty korner to the Dominick's in East Dundee, IL where I once worked until 2007.

[@craigmartinj]

Thank you for this - I remember with fondness Blockbuster and (gear up for nostalgia) Erols video in Maryland... We had some great times. Great memories. Thank you for this video. :)

[@fracturedmind8124]

The Blockbuster in my town is now an AT&T store I can remember getting DVDs from Blockbuster as a little kid I miss it actually.

[@mikepee1118]

Gibby Silva me too

[@mangopod01]

Gibby Silva I think I know which one you're talking about. Is it in Riverhead NY?

[@CringeHunterJon1]

I'm in the Morristown, TN area, and my Blockbuster became an AT&T as well

[@jaxon6726]

Speed King267 the one in my town became a pawn shop which I think is closed now 😂

[@RaoulDuke77]

There's one left in Bend, Oregon, amazing how fast they grew from nothing, became massive and then imploded epically, literally in less than 30 years, it's a very American story I suppose.

[@Dr-Random]

It’s actually kind of hilarious how they went from NINE THOUSAND STORES _to ONE. 1._ Well obviously it’s gone now.

[@Dr-Random]

@ojiwejwioehdoi io3j2riodhweu could be I don’t know for sure. You probably know though.

[@hvdb.9216]

@@Dr-Random the last one is still there

[@Ash-uo8sp]

@Windows Vista Home Premium Despite COVID raging on in the US, it's still operating to this day

[@mattstorm6568]

@@Ash-uo8sp "Raging on" lol, the hysteria is anyway.

[@Lord_Glenn]

Now in March of 2021 there's only one left in Bend Oregon. It's sad there's only one left

[@WinVisten]

But isn't that a lot better than there being ZERO left?

[@MrMario2011]

That Blockbuster at 10:33 might be the sketchiest one I've ever seen.

[@drezzyy5055]

Lol true

[@CubeWatch_]

Not to be that guy buuut.. *10:35 is what you meant.

[@onegiantremnant2644]

Pirate

[@DeathracerXD]

@@CubeWatch_ no he meant what he meant

[@hpsauce11]

282 Bank Street, Ottawa... it’s now a mattress store

[@Spongebrain97]

There's an empty blockbuster near where i live and I was telling my 7 year old sister the other day how fun it used to be go walk in there 😢

[@deanhassan1753]

What year did that blockbuster near you close down?

[@nicklopez2012]

An where is the street

[@fristnamelastname5549]

There was a Blockbuster near where I live. It was split up into 3 store fronts. An Open space, a Great Clips, and A Nail, and Hair Saloon. And there former location, was made into a shoe store. I miss Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, and Toys R Us.

[@Yeiyn343]

@@fristnamelastname5549 I miss Blockbuster, Value City Department Store, our old mall, and Borders bookstore.

[@-insertnamehere-2512]

There was an empty one by me but then they turned it into a jungle Jim’s I’m in Canada

[@stubbstcg9682]

6 years later and I still come back to this and the Circuit City episode. Hard to say I remember watching this in my Student Center in college at the Chic fil A.

[@jackfrost3686]

I can’t believe this video is 5 years old I remember seeing it new pop up in my recommended list when I was eating breakfast getting ready for school. Time sure does fly. Thanks for being an awesome content creator.

[@LeifendethOfficial]

I can't beleive BB dissolved their online component, and decided to focus 100% on physical products! Foolish, foolish mistake! My neighborhood Blockbuster is now a Tim Horton's lol.

[@lorumipsum1129]

Oof.

[@memeboi1172]

Mine is a t-mobile and a subway lol

[@illaneecorona]

Yeah. The dumbest decision. I can't even comprehend the shit. Its like a company in 2020 having VR technology already & then falling back on it to solely focus on the world wide web. Blasphemous. Move on or time will pass you.

[@Brandon-bc5um]

Mine is a pet store that also shut down. And hollywood vid is auto zone

[@tangy3507]

Mine is a CVS pharmacy

[@TrevorM17]

In 10-15 years GameStop will be on this series

[@twistedinnocence8617]

idk. there are lots of gamers that prefer to buy physical copies of games. I'm one of them. so as long as we're around, I don't think gamestop is going anywhere.

[@TrevorM17]

Nathan b I prefer psy iCal games too but I think in the future eventually it'll be gone

[@reyjohn9372]

T-Revor McW yea I prefer physical copies as well. GameStop will last a long time

[@user-qo3ob8ks8o]

T-Revor McW My game stop closed down recently ;(

[@shell486]

True.

[@zachstudios567]

There used to be a blockbuster in my town. When it closed it became a gym, then the gym closed and now it's a dollar tree and I think THATS closing but I'm unsure

[@joscious]

Cursed building...

[@taylorparis7228]

Old video but I'm Canadian and only 18, it's crazy to think I still have foggy memories in video stores renting movies with my dad for the night and this younger generation never will. I'm not even old. I can't imagine how 80/ 90s babies feel watching this. I can't recall the last time I even seen a Blockbuster store. Interesting video

[@dedinside5507]

7:39 that blockbuster was just minutes from my house. I just ate pizza from the restaurant to the left😢

[@uhhhhyourmom]

Eli Purser was it good

[@LPSPurplePaws]

My Blockbuster became a japanese take out called "Wok and Roll" I'm not joking

[@94SexyStang]

bahahahaaaa the universe has a fucked up sense of humor when the Mighty have fallen!

[@jime3281]

LPS and Batman Mine became an emergency room. Lol

[@TaragonHelos]

Mine became a women's only gym

[@abbycollins]

Jim Spade Mine too. Was it near a target and a michels?

[@jime3281]

Abby Collins Yep. Austin?

[@katerinastravoskufis155]

how I miss blockbuster😭 I grew up in the early 2000’s so I got to experience the last few good years, and the amount of dvds I still have from them, and the pile of late fees I racked up as a child is insane!! And then I remember it dying out & I signed up for Netflix!

[@jhalkoski]

the year is 2020 and there is 1 blockbuster left, and its in Bend Oregon

[@Charlie-qc5cs]

I miss blockbuster.. There was just something exciting about going with my friends to get a horror movie or comedy

[@CatnipCaptain]

Same.

[@bmendez3782]

Man I will never forget blockbuster like seriously that store was the shit and my childhood and There use to be one in Fordham road here in the Bronx ny USA and I use to go there all the time with my dad to rent movies and videos games and it's really a shame that the blockbuster video stores are gone now thanks to Netflix even though I love Netflix and its cheep and you get movies for free.

[@GYHM]

There was a blockbuster in Fordham road? Do you remember when it closed down? Can't believe I've found a Bronxite! :D

[@bmendez3782]

Yes there was and I think it closed down back in 2008 or 09 and it use to be across the street from the bank of America bank on grand ave now its a 99 cents store.

[@GYHM]

Ahh, don't frequent that area so I see why I don't really remember it, I only remember the one in Riverdale because I went to school around that area.

[@zoerosiee]

The most shocking thing in this video was that Happy Days remix. Was not prepared for that.

[@BrightSunFilms]

+Zoe Rosie Pretty good tho huh

[@sitdowndogbreath]

that was traumatizing in itself. lol

[@Starbright1984]

it got me too Zoe Rosie

[@sitdowndogbreath]

+Starbright1984 I see conspiracy and dead people and the shadows too. I shudder at night, shuddering. lol

[@Starbright1984]

lol

[@S0RGEx]

I'm glad that I was born in time to get to experience Blockbuster, at a certain point my family did switch to Netflix back when they still primarily mailed DVDs. Pretty sure the one we would always go to is a Verizon store now.

[@Whiskin87]

So, so many memories of Blockbuster as a ‘90s kid. We went there often and I always tried to rent the same movie: The Last Unicorn. What a bummer when what you wanted was all rented out! Getting to splurge on candy was always a treat. Our location had a little play set, which was cool. My little brother once went out the fire-alarmed door, so that was fun.

[@kerryann6561]

I honestly miss how things used to be I remember having to sit in front of the TV and rewind the VHS and the satisfaction of going to block buster to get a movie... gosh do I miss those days

[@lafan2003]

I miss those days to and im 31

[@kerryann6561]

@@lafan2003 I'm 16 but I still rember it lol

[@strawberryblaze3292]

The fact that I still do, we have vhs tapes everywhere but got rid of some of our old blockbuster dvds because idk dvds are trash and skip easy

[@raspberrysoda2277]

I miss being a kid and being so excited for some reason to put the movie in the drop box. 😭😭

[@sammywest3979]

right me too 🥺

[@jetta.josh4]

I remember when I was in 3rd or 4th grade I rented GTA:SA for my PS2 and by the time I thought to return it, BlockBuster already closed.

[@adrianmendoza8073]

lucky

[@itsharris2345]

Yeah, I have a lot of stuff from blockbusters, but then they closed.

[@allyouhadtodowasfollowthed1387]

I rented a lot of Nintendo games Xbox games and PS3 games from block buster actually just the Nintendo game late fees was $120 the day when block buster closed I was gonna return it but it closed I came back later and I saw teenagers raiding the store I also took a game that the teenagers threw outside the window it was super Mario bros

[@regular4434]

I rented an Xbox 360! They closed :( I got a free Xbox tho

[@jetta.josh4]

+RACids Moe's is fucking life.

[@yvyrose195]

Did not expect the last song to give me flashbacks of my younger self watching Nickelodeon videos.

[@DonnaAskins]

Loved this one! Can't wait to see you go exploring inside one of these dinosaurs.

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

"Merged with Viacom---" Welp, that explained everything.

[@ericbazinga]

Damian Freeman Viacom is fucking evil, man

[@trash_ducc]

I still remember "Be kind, Rewind"

[@grahamdrews9290]

Went to the last Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon a few weeks back. It's a pretty normal Blockbuster, transports you right back to the 90's

[@danielnelsonhighlights]

In my city there used to be A Hollywood Video store, which is similar to Blockbuster, between like 2001 to 2005 in a small strip mall, now it's a nail salon.

[@bradenkun]

The closed block buster near my house turned into a dental office

[@SmokeyVibez]

Braden Sampson mine did too lol unless..... we live in the same area.

[@lunayoshi]

One of mine's a chiropractor's office, lol. Another is a Bank of America, and another got knocked down to put in more parking spots in the complex.

[@dinkbiner5049]

mine turned into a liquor store

[@prussia2899]

Mine is just an empty lot.

[@nombreespablo]

Braden Sampson SAME!

[@invadertak1001]

I really miss physical videos paid in person in cash. now you have to sign up on some website put ur credit card info in and they may not have the videos ur looking for.

[@enclavesoldier769]

Do you know how much of a pain is it to drive 6 miles and spend 10 minutes looking for No Country For Old Men to learn that they don't have it.....or I could just type it in and waste much less money. Plus when you're done watching and have some time you could just find something good on Netflix

[@LiquidusSnakeX]

I am nostalgic about the old days too... But not this part. Now you can rent videos from your damn couch. I find it hard to believe anyone misses going to the video store, picking up the movie, and then having to get it back on time.

[@trestres236]

+LiquidusSnakeX right? like who the fuck misses inconveniences??

[@mrmonstermunch3925]

Enclave Soldier Phone first?

[@lafan2003]

@@LiquidusSnakeX To each there own my fellow commenter. Just like the original commenter said i miss going to these stores. Every time a new copany offers something that people don't even have to leave there house for makes more people lazier and lazier even though there are a very select few groups of people that it would benefit. As a younger person as in myself (31, almost 32) i enjoy going out in the world instead of being a recluse in this world. Sad thing is to that the more and more services that people don't have to go out for social skills will really be lacking which is the really sad part. Im really hoping that before i die the U.S. does not become a wasteland of people barely or never going anywhere because they are to lazy to leave there perfect little fortress of solitude.

[@simiokelana974]

At 7:47 was the literal blockbuster I used to go to in Oakville ON Canada! Take in there are still remnants of the old sign till this day but I completely forgot omg 😭😭

[@sharaina85]

Im hooked on your videos right now

[@LibertarianUSA1982]

Kids these days dont understand the war the kids of the 80s and early 90s went through. The console bit wars with the sore thumbs and broken friendships. Oh the horror! Begging your parents on a Friday to take you to blockbuster to rent a game. All those NO's, still haunt me even today. DEAR GOD WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@TheSponge278]

I understand bro, and I'm just in the 8th grade.

[@LordofFullmetal]

I never had to rent games. I was a late 90s/early 00s kid, and I was lucky enough to own several gaming consoles.

[@DanglingDingleBerry]

It's funny because as I was watching this I was thinking, "Man, I'm only 27 and I can already think of so many things that existed during my childhood that my future kids will never get to experience." That feeling of Mom picking you up from school on Friday, taking you to Blockbuster to pick out a few movies, then going home and getting a pizza to eat in the living room while watching them. It's also a total coincidence that earlier today I happened to come across an article about the Sea World they had here in Ohio. I had TOTALLY forgotten that there was ever a Sea World here (it closed when I was 10), but reading the article brought back very distinct, long forgotten memories of sitting inside the pavilion-type enclosure where Shamu's tank was and watching the show, as well as watching the water skiers perform on the lake. Now the hardcore liberals have forced Sea World to end their killer whale shows, meaning another experience from my childhood has been to added to the list of things that will never be experienced by my children. I suppose this happens to every generation eventually, but I feel like the digital age and the rapid rise of technology, combined with the extremist-levels of political correctness in today's society has killed off SO MANY things we had as kids in just the past 10-15 years. Do you remember watching Ren and Stimpy or Rocko's Modern Life cartoons as a kid? Can you imagine shows like that being made for kids today? The outrage would be so strong that they would IMMEDIATELY be cancelled with an apology from everyone involved in making and airing the show. Hell, I still remember having to go to the library to use a computer for school work. Now 10 year-old kids have fucking smart phones (although I will NEVER let my kids become cell-phone zombies, ESPECIALLY not before they even hit their teens). If we wanted to listen to music, we used a freakin' boom box to listen to the radio, or had to convince our parents to buy us a new cassette or CD. Now any song you want to hear is available for free on KZbin. The times, they are a-changin'.

[@TooCooFoYou]

LordofFullmetal You were part of the elite. The rest of us Doughboys had to fight our way for the rentals!

[@lizardki115alt7]

LibertarianUSA1982 actually I was born 02 and I used to rent games with my older brother, but then they started shutting down which made me angry but then gamefly came out and then they fell, I don't know if they still exist, but my point here is that this generation has seen a blockbuster, maybe not the2004's

[@jojo_Ca]

Blockbuster shot themselves in the foot with that Netflix deal....

[@GameDjeenie]

I mean, It was a gamble but with Internet growing more and more, it was inevitable... They should have realized it was a matter of time before people would stop renting movies and prefer staying at home...

[@calebwoods6655]

Now there’s is one Blockbuster left.

[@yitznewton]

Oh man, seeing the in-store commercial footage makes me so nostalgic. Rented a lot of videos and SNES games there. RIP

[@jermed2001]

I think I still owe them money. Lol

[@sashabarsuhn7945]

jermed2001 it's probably fine

[@MrAlfaq]

Pay up! 😛🤣

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

jermed2001 My family still has a copy of Blades of Glory from a Blockbuster in New Orleans that we've had for over ten years, lol. We no longer even live in Louisiana.

[@cruiser_b9779]

You son of a bitch.

[@bozejoetheclown3554]

They owe me a free rental. Costumer very dissatisfied.

[@pikhik816]

I thought you were gonna explore an abandoned Blockbuster...

[@lordtrump8255]

me too

[@Relco12]

at least it's something worth watching

[@KevinIsSoAwsome]

same.

[@EvtheNev]

Yup

[@GamingMoose21]

+Lord Trump u gonna build that wall?

[@protalukoriginal4560]

Ah that old times! I remember buying a couple films there.

[@wildcard4062]

Man.. this one takes me back, alot of fond memories from the 90's renting VHS and NES/ N64 games.. Friday nights was made special by this store back then

[@LeanneFowler-ms5xc]

And so it was.

[@derkdonahue4496]

So. Basically Blockbuster is dead because they overcharged a guy for late fees on a movie and he decided to found Netflix and kill blockbuster

[@acetate909]

It would have died even without Netflix. The technology was ready to be used to kill brick and morder video rental chains.

[@marquezproductions6243]

That pretty much sums it up

[@barbiquearea]

That same guy went to them and offered to run their online store if they gave him the capital to do his online video thing which would have been Blockbuster property but they turned him down and within a decade were outcompeted and brought down to eventual bankruptcy.

[@nintendoryan2245]

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[@breakingbacon658]

Best revenge killer around.

[@Mr.Plant1994]

If blockbuster had made a serious Online Streaming service around 2010 they might have actually had a chance because people had fond memories of the name. However they didn’t so there is that...

[@fnulnu6300]

Our Piped Dreams you're too emotional.

[@jessicah3450]

They had a mailing service and you could bring your movies to the store/swap them out for instore rentals. It COULD have been better than Netflix. They also did video streaming. Just a few dumb business moves.

[@bio-jesus6967]

Watching videos about the end of blockbuster is always bittersweet. I work at blockbuster for the last 5 years it was in existence. It was a really sad time. It was such a fun job and met a ton of great people. I loved working there and get sad every time i see the chipotle that now sits on the site of my last store

[@leehawkins5795]

Blockbuster......great memories My daughter and I went few times a week in the late 90s ( she was born in 87) We liked to choose from the New Release walls She always had fun making her choices Sometimes we bought snacks too They had movies playing on large tvs Employees were nice Late fees? Sometimes Haven't been to a Blockbuster since 2005 I miss them

[@Foustdoodles98]

I luckily have two DVDs from Bluckbusters, when they were closing.

[@hitman310]

Those late fees must be huge

[@Foustdoodles98]

Mr. J lol no. My mom bought them for me. I wish they proudly said "BlockBuster" on the dvd box. But sadly they don't. However, one does say it on the dvd itself!

[@godtierquavo5854]

I have about *4*

[@howtolife6783]

I have a couple

[@sarahhhb6453]

I got like 12 when my local one closed.

[@lexibear0494]

I miss block busters..... I liked those little machines that where only a quarter, and I would get these teeny tiny plush animals. I found one in my garage today :,)....

[@jeffreyknight3884]

I remember walking in block busters and picking out a great video for the evening. Just seeing people doing the same. Was really nice to see. I can still feel the excitement walking in and seeing all the choices. I miss that feeling. Internet killed alot of nice things. Thank you block busters for the great memories. I will not pay cable to watch even TV. I have a DVD player and I go to the local library to get my dvd's, and it's free. Sorry, not paying to make some company get rich.

[@TheBeaverhouse]

7:47 Idk how I somehow recognised this as Oakville despite NEVER having been to this leg of the Bronte area, but it definitely is that. I initially thought it was the plaza on Postridge way up north east, but somehow I was still right on the town. It's so surreal seeing places I've actually lived and frequented in your videos. :p

[@taylorlukens8486]

i miss blockbuster

[@zillauniverse7208]

Taylor Lukens me too😞

[@weewoo2136]

Taylor Lukens me too when I was 5 in 2009 I remember going there with my fam

[@steampunkterminator3122]

You all arent alone we need to protest in fact in the 80s Mtv was collapsing but protests brought it back why cant we do the same for blockbuster thumbs up if u agree

[@Sebastian-zp5lh]

Me too, blockbuster was my childhood

[@Arkiasis]

I miss renting games. My parents never really could afford to buy me the $60 releases, so they'd just rent me them.

[@HNRichard]

lol, I still have a Mario bros Super Nintendo game borrowed from blockbuster video store in Dallas, Texas back in the 90's. We accidentally brought it home to our home country in Indonesia, and I just discovered the cartridge

[@MaxRoc21]

HNRichard damn how much is the late fee 😅

[@GameDjeenie]

Is it Super Mario World or another game ?

[@donut5818]

Guess it’s yours now.

[@mauricefuqua8235]

lol

[@martinmcneela7336]

I rented 3 sega mega drive games from a store called Movie magic when i was 8 yrs old in 1995. I went to return them one week late and it was a taxi company. I remember feeling terrible and that they went out of business because i didnt return the games lol. In my mind i can still see the latest movie poster of Se7en in their window lol.

[@JenniMeer]

The best slumber parties always included a Blockbuster video.

[@juliogonzo2718]

I still remember walking around the independent video store I went to from childhood to my mid 20s. They always had a popcorn machine going in there, smelled like movies

[@subzerofromny735]

BlockBuster: the store that only people from the 80s, 90s and early 2,000s remember

[@manbehindthemask2010]

Jswave 34 True, Which is exactly what future generations will say about stores your generation enjoyed online or not when they go away.lol.

[@jackie6010]

Jswave 34 I remember when I was little like, 5 (I was born in 04), I rented videos and games all the time with my older siblings. So I only knew it when it was on the verge of death. We actually have about 3 games we “stole” from Blockbuster, Mariokart Wii, some kind of Disneyland Kinect game, and a GameCube game or something.

[@rene5097]

Is 2006 early? I remember being in first grade and always asking my mom if we could go to Blockbuster so I could rent a new Lego video game for my PS3

[@reaganfranksbeauty297]

Clutch Master I remember a movie renting company from 2008 when I was 3 so I don’t even know if it was blockbuster but I remember going and renting a movie for the weekend wen I was in preschool

[@JamesEllison69]

U forgot the very early 2010s.