BlockBuster Closing sale.

[SeattleEd]

Well it all depends on how you look at it.
What my friend did was rent three movies online, rip, then drive over to the local BB, return the three and rent three more. Go home, rip, go back and drop off. Next day he would get the next three on his queue and start the cycle again. Yes, he averaged ripping and renting 6 movies a day for a low monthly price. He has a lot of movies in his local LAN server and views them through his XBox. Complete with artwork and description.
Of course he backs up everything.

They aren't going out of business, trying to go the digital route like everyone else.
We had a big meeting at work and seems the movie studios are doing the digital on demand (DOD) service. MS is trying to get in on this and BB are as well. Netflix is already doing it.
Our company is trying to get in on it to encode, tag, transcode and deliver movies. We are working with some major studios right now. So far we just provide trailers to online vendors. We do all the Disney trailers, mostly internationally.

Their mail-in rental sucks

If they wanna survive that way they need to overhaul the whole way they operate.

[toys2cool]

They want to close stores an add kiosks. Really, they're suffering from the same thing that killed off the record stores: an out of date business plan and stubborness to adapt to the times.


Blockbuster to close as many as 960 stores - Local business- msnbc.com

dam 960!!??!

[Riffster]

BB is reeping what it sowed. i ran a video store for 6 years in a town with 6 video stores, in the end it was us vs BB... shocker of shockers we won. good riddence . the practice of coming into a town with "introductory" prices just til the competition is forced out then boom here's our actual rates. They tried everything to survive, partnerships with Radio shack? no late fees but there were, you just bought the dvd after a week(which at $2 a day late fee would be the same) to BB exclusive movies. ***? how's that fair to the ma and pa stores?

i laugh everytime i drive past a Bb going out of business

[livnxxxl]

I seen a banner about a week ago maybe stating that a BB store was closing. I for one will not really miss them. I rented from them only but a couple of times and that was a very loooooong time ago. VOD. Netflix is the way to go for now.

The one thing that did cross my mind was that I wonder if any of the BB's still have any of the EMCE figures left to sell? May be worth checking out if they do. Just food for thought.

[toys2cool]

I grew up with BB and worked for them, so that's why I'd be sad to see them go. I still remember when they first opened like in 89? here in Miami..it was awesome

[thunderbolt]

They'll still be around,even if the close all of the stores. I'm sure their web site will stay plus I saw they've got those rental kiosks.

The online service sucks big time, its a big part of the problems leading to the demise of the business. If they could compete with Netflix they wouldn't have an issue. Instead they are taking on Redbox. Heck, Netflix is already in the streaming right to the TV game, too.

[jds1911a1]

Good riddance. I haven't been a big renter for years and now with digital VOD and Redbox why hassle with BB

I have never forgiven them for pricing out the local video stores (or even the other chains like Hollywood video that had anime)