the End of Stores.. great video store article

[MoviePosterBid.com]

http://www.vox.com/2015/11/20/9757186/netflix-video-rental-store

[50s]

I remember when (1980's) I could go to a music (CD) rental store. The owner would provide recommendations. But it only lasted a year. Those renters presumably went on to buy the music instead and now download / stream it.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

I remember when (1980's) I could go to a music (CD) rental store. The owner would provide recommendations. But it only lasted a year. Those renters presumably went on to buy the music instead and now download / stream it.

yep. there used to be people who listened to the stuff and knew what people liked. There was also a listening station at each row of records or cds that had 6 diff discs ready for listening to with headphones. You can still listen before you buy, but yeah.. it was a different experience

[guest4754]

there was an independent video store the next town over when i was a kid that i loved hanging out at. i'd sit around one of the tvs and watch a full movie, refusing to leave... drove my mom crazy. they had a really impressive eclectic collection from what i remember too, especially for a small town. i miss it.

[Ari]

was in a SMALL country town a few weeks ago (Williams), halfway between Albany and Perth on the HWY.
AND THEY HAD A VIDEO RENTAL SRORE. (I mean VHS not DVD)
The tapes looked like they had not been rented for a decade.
I asked if she would sell and she said yes, but the condition was not anywhere near good enough to be worthwhile.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

was in a SMALL country town a few weeks ago (Williams), halfway between Albany and Perth on the HWY.
AND THEY HAD A VIDEO RENTAL SRORE. (I mean VHS not DVD)
The tapes looked like they had not been rented for a decade.
I asked if she would sell and she said yes, but the condition was not anywhere near good enough to be worthwhile.

well if the town was small, probably everyone had already watched them.. a lot
they needed to get some dvd's!