The death of the video rental store

[Zxander34]

I live in Pittsburgh PA and have noticed recently that nearly all of my most cherished video

stores have been boarded up. While I am a fan of Netflix, I still really miss looking through

physical stacks of films that I may have never gotten the chance to otherwise experience. I

realize that the internet has made this nearly extinct, but am I the only one who really loved

these places?!? Forum I hope you can prove me wrong.

 

[TimothyJinx]

Zxander, I feel the same way. While I love the ability to view content immediately on NetFlix, I do miss browsing through the aisles of the local BlockBuster or Hollywood Video. When our kids were younger we would take them to the video store on Fridays nights and let them pick something out.

Of course, I am old enough to remember watching the whole thing start. I can remember a friend coming over with a VHS tape of "Poltergeist" and I could not believe I actually had that movie in my hands and I could pop it in the VCR and watch it at my leisure! Sounds crazy now but it was a new thing then. Then all of the convenience stores started keeping 30 or 40 rental choices on their shelves. Next, the mom and pop video stores popped up everywhere. It was a fun time and I miss it.

 

[Zxander34]

My earliest memory of a video store was driving an hour away just to rent a Godzilla movie. It was great because those who really wanted to

see a particular piece would have to go and seek it out.