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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:00 PM Original message |
Blockbuster Will Close Up to 960 Stores |
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Love Bug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. Blame Netflix and Redbox for this |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I remember when Blockbuster chased Erol's out of town.... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Yep- that was a predatory corporation if ever there was one |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. How exactly did they do that? |
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Nostradammit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Is there no large corporation you won't defend? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Video stores are now right-wing policy dispensories? |
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Nostradammit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. In every other post of yours that I have read |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. So BB is the right? |
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Nostradammit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Putting Ma and Pa stores out of business and funneling |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Sorry.... |
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Nostradammit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. You have been assimilated. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Netflix streaming rules. Right now I am watching the 2nd season of "Dead Like Me". |
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knixphan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:19 AM Response to Reply #30 |
54. Agreed - |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:47 AM Response to Reply #16 |
53. Misdirection .... |
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edwardian (177 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:31 AM Response to Reply #16 |
57. Yes. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:51 AM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Sorry... |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. You've noticed that, too, huh? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I still fail to see how BB is to blame... |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. Blockbuster did to small video stores what WalMart did to small businesses. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Led to Wal-flix? |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #35 |
69. Yeah, but the smart ones are now head shops. |
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Dr_Willie_Feelgood (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #35 |
74. Other factors include... |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
68. He's right about the neighborhood video stores, though. |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 04:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
76. No. nt |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Speaking for my own region |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I'm a netflix customer... |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
46. What's not to love? |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Were they all the same? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I remember them in NYC...... |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
49. Did you complain when video stores moved in and started shutting down theaters? |
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Nostradammit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 04:01 AM Response to Reply #49 |
55. Can you draw a distinction between what you describe |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #55 |
67. The question is, what have YOU done to prevent it? |
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Nostradammit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #67 |
72. Oh, I am ALL about supporting local small businesses - |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. They purposefully chose their locations to drive out competition |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. And what about Redbox and Netflix.... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:26 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. What about them? They're entirely new (or renewed) delivery systems and pricing mechanisms |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:30 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Netflix is a aligned with the dreaded Microsoft... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:51 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. As another poster pointed out- Netflix is probably a transitory business model |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:51 AM Response to Reply #38 |
59. Blockbuster was the McDonald's of video stores... |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 09:22 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Rather ironic since Redbox was pioneered by McDonalds! |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Wow! |
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exboyfil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Only predatory pricing if it is not a long term business model |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
77. I imagine we all use our own anecdotes |
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IDFbunny (530 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
41. Blockbuster also chased out the Mom & Pops. |
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DebbieCDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
50. I remember that too |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 09:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
62. that's a name from the past... |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. That's basically how I feel |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. See post 11. nt |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. See posts 15 and 21. n/t |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. Mostly, I appreciated having more options |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. no way, it's Blockbuster's fault all the way |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. Mandate Blockbuster rentals! |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
5. Blockbuster has been doomed for years. Netflix and Redbox, eventually. |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. they |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
8. Who cares? They don't even sell porn. n/t |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
70. And that. "r version" of Caligula? You must be joking. It's like trying to watch |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. Crappy Corporate Chain that Carries mostly Crappy Corporate movies goes under |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'll miss not finding anything I want at those stores. |
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Chipper Chat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Not to mention 300 copies of "Cat Woman" |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
47. You won't find any documentaries and few independent films at Blockbuster |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #47 |
66. I think that was the problem all along. |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
12. They're still in business? n/t |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
40. They had every opportunity to be part of what Netflix and others became. |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
42. Here's a cool thing to do.. |
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liquid diamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
43. I feel bad for those that are losing their jobs, but fuck |
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classics (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
44. Business model is outdated. |
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Libertas1776 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
45. Good Riddance!!! |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
48. Surprised they've held on this long. A defunct business model. |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
51. Once again PORNOGRAPHY WINS!!! |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #51 |
75. I am shocked that Blockbuster still has 960 stores |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
52. I use the Comcast On-Demand or would buy the DVD |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 04:18 AM Response to Original message |
56. Blockbuster is still around? Who knew? eom |
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Steerpike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
58. Oh my Goodness!!!! |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
64. They charge $4-5 for new releases |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
65. I blame the Public Library |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
71. Ballbuster can burn in corporate hell |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
73. Shouldn't be much of a surprise... There are cheaper and easier methods to rent movies... |
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