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Old Jan 02, 2011, 09:14 PM
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Hey everybody I heard on the news that a lot of blockbuster stores going to be closing down because netflix taking over what yall think about this?I get movies by mail with them and they are cheaper than netflix

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Old Jan 02, 2011, 10:14 PM
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well they already closed hella stores here years ago due to bankrupty!
i wa surprised they are even still around. there is like one left here and they haven't been doing good at all. but a really good place to buy used movies.
i have netflix and comcast so i have no need to go to blockbuster or any othe movie chain. had netflix for years
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Old Jan 02, 2011, 10:36 PM
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well they already closed hella stores here years ago due to bankrupty!
i wa surprised they are even still around. there is like one left here and they haven't been doing good at all. but a really good place to buy used movies.
i have netflix and comcast so i have no need to go to blockbuster or any othe movie chain. had netflix for years
Yeah blockbuster not doing their best I see netflix doing real good.lol yeah I was wondering the same thing how they still around .Do netflix get new movies faster or I do have to go somewhere else with the new movies.Thanks 4 replying back
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Old Jan 03, 2011, 01:40 AM
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The cost of maintaining and running a physical store is just too much compared to the cost of maintaining a website, especially as people move away from physical medium. Across town we had a Blockbuster that split in half after a rainstorm... Netflix doesn't have that problem.
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Old Jan 03, 2011, 05:02 AM
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The brick and mortar video store is likely to vanish within the next year or two. Chalk it up to so many more efficient ways to deliver rentals. Redbox is 1.00, or I do mine through Time Warner On Demand, There are also various means through the internet like net flicks, gamefly etc...

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Old Jan 03, 2011, 10:21 AM
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Our Blockbuster closed a good while back. Besides Netflix, we also have those Redbox and other "machines" where people can check out a movie overnight for a dollar.
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Old Jan 03, 2011, 10:28 AM
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Am I the only one who is sad to see video stores go? Not Blockbuster in particular, but I suppose video stores in general. I liked going and physically getting films. Netflix only just came out where I live recently and their selection isn't great at the moment.
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Old Jan 03, 2011, 07:45 PM
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The cost of maintaining and running a physical store is just too much compared to the cost of maintaining a website, especially as people move away from physical medium. Across town we had a Blockbuster that split in half after a rainstorm... Netflix doesn't have that problem.
No netflix doing good Do netflix get the the new movies right away
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Old Jan 03, 2011, 07:48 PM
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The brick and mortar video store is likely to vanish within the next year or two. Chalk it up to so many more efficient ways to deliver rentals. Redbox is 1.00, or I do mine through Time Warner On Demand, There are also various means through the internet like net flicks, gamefly etc...

Newspapers will not be far behind...
Cool thanks for replying back
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Old Jan 03, 2011, 07:49 PM
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Our Blockbuster closed a good while back. Besides Netflix, we also have those Redbox and other "machines" where people can check out a movie overnight for a dollar.
We dont have rebbox yet are they good
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Old Jan 03, 2011, 07:50 PM
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Am I the only one who is sad to see video stores go? Not Blockbuster in particular, but I suppose video stores in general. I liked going and physically getting films. Netflix only just came out where I live recently and their selection isn't great at the moment.
Me too. I remember when I bought my first VCR, a long time ago, and how exciting it was to go to the videostore and browse the movies. That excitement remained through the years. Now we have comcast, and get pretty much all of our movies on demand. It's just so much more convenient, with two small kids. All the Hollywood video stores recently closed, and Blockbuster will be next. Not much left here. It's sad. Just think, a few years from now our kids are going to ask us, "What's a video store?".
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Old Jan 03, 2011, 07:50 PM
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Am I the only one who is sad to see video stores go? Not Blockbuster in particular, but I suppose video stores in general. I liked going and physically getting films. Netflix only just came out where I live recently and their selection isn't great at the moment.
I dont think that netflix get the new movies yet
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Old Jan 03, 2011, 07:53 PM
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Me too. I remember when I bought my first VCR, a long time ago, and how exciting it was to go to the videostore and browse the movies. That excitement remained through the years. Now we have comcast, and get pretty much all of our movies on demand. It's just so much more convenient, with two small kids. All the Hollywood video stores recently closed, and Blockbuster will be next. Not much left here. It's sad. Just think, a few years from now our kids are going to ask us, "What's a video store?".
Yeap that true because blockbuster been out a while now but they closing down
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Old Jan 03, 2011, 07:55 PM
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Am I the only one who is sad to see video stores go? Not Blockbuster in particular, but I suppose video stores in general. I liked going and physically getting films. Netflix only just came out where I live recently and their selection isn't great at the moment.
Iam very sad because we want have much to choose from
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