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August 31, 2010 at 10:05 pm #596189
ForestParticipantThe Los Angeles Times reported last week that Blockbuster Video is now worth 11 cents a share and will be declaring bankruptcy in mid-September. Does anyone know whether and when the Admiral store will be closing? According to the article, nearly 1000 Blockbuster stores closed in the past year and only the most profitable of the remaining stores will be staying open once the bankruptcy has been filed.
August 31, 2010 at 10:35 pm #702546
maplesyrupParticipantI’d be really surprised if that particular location wasn’t profitable. I’m in that store a lot and my impression anyway is that a lot of traffic goes through there.
September 1, 2010 at 1:33 am #702547
AdmiralJanewayParticipantWith Netflix, Redbox vending machines and movies-on-demand, the business model for video rentals has been moving away from brick and mortar video stores.
I’m old school. I like stores with a large selection. I hope Admiral Blockbuster stays open.
September 1, 2010 at 1:40 am #702548
CarsonParticipantI live in Admiral, we have a Blockbuster?
September 1, 2010 at 2:14 am #702549
ForestParticipantCarson –
It’s on the northeast corner of California & College, one block north of Admiral Way.
September 1, 2010 at 2:19 am #702550
CarsonParticipantahh, I know where it is, obviously, I have never walked inside. Its across from the Thai Place!!!
September 1, 2010 at 2:34 am #702551
JustSarahParticipantI’m with Carson; who goes to Blockbuster anymore? *Why* go to Blockbuster anymore? Even if you don’t want to keep a Netflix membership, Redbox offers instant rental service like Blockbuster at a straight $1.00/day. The selection is probably about the same, anyway.
I’ve never used Blockbuster due to their corporate policy of censoring some videos as they chose.
Really, I’ve been a Netflix user since I was still in high school nearly ten years ago, and have never had a problem. Their limited plans start at around $5.99/month.
September 1, 2010 at 3:13 am #702552
angelescrestParticipantNetflix, sure, but sometimes you need a movie right at that moment! Blockbuster’s been handy for us in such cases.
September 1, 2010 at 6:46 am #702553
christopherboffoliParticipantBlockbuster lost my business in the 90’s, with their aggressive penalty fees and 2 day rentals that somehow worked out to really being only one night. I saw a lot of cool, local video stores (with much more character) go away too because of the Blockbuster empire.
My world is pretty much free of physical video media now. I haven’t had the need for Blockbuster in a looong time.
September 1, 2010 at 2:25 pm #702554
GoGoParticipantRedbox does not have a good selection, they need to work on that. Otherwise, I love the idea.
September 1, 2010 at 2:57 pm #702555
dhgParticipantRedbox can’t compete on selection, their machines are only the size of a coke machine. But they can be handy in a pinch. When Admiral switched out Girl w/ the Dragon Tattoo for Predators in the 9pm slot, our get-together was able to get the dvd from the Erskine Redbox and save the party. I would not buy from Blockbuster for the same reason as CB: they were censoring movies. Caused quite a stir at SIFF when Blockbuster was a sponsor.
September 1, 2010 at 6:05 pm #702556
datamuseParticipantI can’t remember the last time I was in a Blockbuster. I work in a library so, you know, I can grab some weekend viewing when I get off work. :)
Angelescrest, Netflix has on demand service too, over the Internet. I don’t watch many movies but my husband loves it.
September 1, 2010 at 6:22 pm #702557
villagegreenMemberThe only time I use Blockbuster is as a last minute resource. Netflix is great, but sometimes I find that I’m not in the mood for whatever I have in the mailbox at the time. Redbox doesn’t have nearly the inventory that would entice me to check it out.
So, the ideal would be to stream movies (or download them). Anyone have in recs on where to do this? Yeah, everybody raves about Netflix streaming, but again, their selection is crap. I spend more time trying to find something I’m interested in than it would take me to drive up to Blockbuster. Any other services I should check out? I hear Amazon is working on a streaming service…
September 1, 2010 at 6:32 pm #702558
JustSarahParticipantOh, the library really is a great (underused) resource for DVDs. Documentaries, movies, and TV series – even really recent options! – are available. I rented the whole first season of HBO’s “True Blood” at the West Seattle library when it had a “short wait” status on my Netflix queue.
I love Netflix’s streaming service, though, and am almost always able to find something I want to watch. That, combined with the Wii streaming capability, is awesome.
Otherwise, I just try to actively manage my Netflix queue. I regularly cull movies I’ve lost interest in watching, and add things while they’re in the theater if I’m even a bit interested in seeing them.
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