Blockbuster. This movie-rental chain failed to notice the future happening all around it. While Blockbuster was doubling down on retail stores and dunning its customers with loathsome late fees, Netflix wooed millions of movie fans by mailing them DVDs and offering streaming video over the Web, and Redbox set up convenient kiosks offering overnight movies for a buck. No wonder Blockbuster declared bankruptcy in September. It hopes to emerge from bankruptcy and fight back, but the company is now way behind.
My first job after high school was at the blockbuster on hydraulic rd in charlottesville virginia. at the current moment it is just a parking lot. i had alot of fun working for them. late night bowling sessions with vhs tapes, laughing at the people when they went to return videos after hours and i just shook my head and pointed to my watch. i liked watching the horrible movies choices people made. best of all was the friends i met while working there.
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