Rentals

Movie rental stores are literally dinosaurs these days and I think I know the reason why. Besides the obvious reasons of Netflix, Redbox, and Blockbuster Express, there has to be some others. To me, seeing the actual demise of video stores was quite painful. Being the movie buff that I am, how was I going to be able to rent movies, buy used movies, and have a selection to boot if all I had was a stupid 8x3 red box to look at and choose from? How many freaking movies does that thing hold? Like 70? For the longest time I literally refused to use the damn things and just bought movies. As you can probably figure out, this was not the smartest idea in the world monetarily but it sure did feel nice to have one of the largest movie collections in the county. Actually, I have no idea if it is one of the largest but you know what I am saying. But eventually, to see new releases, I had to start renting again. I had to start using the damn Red Box... I mean, there are no freaking video stores anymore. Actually, there is. A lonely old video rental store still exists in my home town and I possibly could give my business to them. But like the hard ass I am, I wont because I hold grudges for the dumbest of freaking reasons. Here is a nice picture of the store front.

At first glance, it is a quaint mom and pop movie rental store. This you are correct. But to the trained eye of a movie buff, this should annoy the hell out of you. First of all, they are still calling them "tapes" on that white sign. Even though there is absolutely not one VHS tape in the establishment, they are still calling them that. Apparently a 60 year old man made that sign while watching his copy of Green Berets on VHS. Secondly, and most annoying of all, the store front is riddled with movie posters much older than a year old. Here, I will prove my point...

That is just the left side.

I am being completely serious when I say this. I literally went in about, oh, three months ago and offered to pay for that Youth in Revolt poster because I was tired of seeing it in the window. I told them how long ago it came out and they did not care. What, do you think people see that and want to come in your store? Abso-freaking-lutely not. This is my other reason for why movie stores are now basically extinct... because of idiotic stunts like this.