Subj : Re: Ok .. Tyson or Jake?
To   : The Godfather
From : Adept
Date : Tue Dec 03 2024 10:54 am

 TG> RedBox was the "last stand" for video stores for sure.  I miss it too. 
 TG> Hollywood video and Pharmore (Sp) were my favorite places to rent
 TG> movies, I think they both had something stupid like $5 for 5 for 5.  5
 TG> movies, 5 days, $5.  I can't imagine, outside of Hollywood's greed, why
 TG> they went out of business :]

On the other hand, DVDs sitting on shelves make no money. And maybe you would have come away with one or two movies otherwise, and, hey, there are always late fees to think about...

That said, the libraries over here charge 1 Euro per DVD, and even that seems a bit expensive in comparison with US libraries where it is generally free, though maybe you were limited to taking 10 at a time, or had to wait on a hold list.

But, regardless, sad that they've gone away.

Though weird that I probably wouldn't mourn them if watching a streaming service were like choosing DVDs from the Netflix catalog at its height. Somehow we've gone from something that people largely controlled, but had to leave home for, to the panoply of streaming services that are missing vast chunks of movies, sometimes having to pay an extra rental fee, and sometimes without any way of legally seeing things.

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