Yes, the 1980s/90s me misses Blockbuster. But not today’s me. I don’t need to make another stop before the grocery store to pay $20 in today’s money to borrow 2-3 movies to watch, only to have to return them tomorrow or pay a late or not rewound fee, then argue with the kids about overpriced candy.
We were so starved for things to do pre-internet, pre-cable, pre-netflix, video rental was like crack.
If you opened up a new one today where you could just take your phone around to a movie and scan a QR code to have it beamed to your streaming stick when you go home, no one would want it.
Yes, the 1980s/90s me misses Blockbuster. But not today’s me. I don’t need to make another stop before the grocery store to pay $20 in today’s money to borrow 2-3 movies to watch, only to have to return them tomorrow or pay a late or not rewound fee, then argue with the kids about overpriced candy.
We were so starved for things to do pre-internet, pre-cable, pre-netflix, video rental was like crack.
If you opened up a new one today where you could just take your phone around to a movie and scan a QR code to have it beamed to your streaming stick when you go home, no one would want it.