@Taylor
Taylor J
@Taylor · 1:39

What store from your childhood would you bring back from the dead?

article image placeholderThe Rise And Fall Of Blockbuster
So I was just watching this video about the downfall of Blockbuster. And you can hear the sadness in my voice because Blockbuster, to me, was a pillar of the community. Pretty much anything community. I went that had a Blockbuster. It was that to them, it was a place where people would hang out and talk movies. I had such good relationships with the employees. There the amount of recommendations that came from them. Unbelievable. Right

I miss Blockbuster like you wouldn’t believe. Browsing online feels hollow 😕https://youtu.be/rTVkUHrprk8

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@bowie
Bowie Rowan
@bowie · 1:31

https://s.swell.life/SSSS47jCaq0DqyH

Oh, blockbuster. Oh, blockbuster. I do miss the old Blockbuster. Seriously, though I do. I have such fond memories of Blockbuster. So actually, like, I went to Hollywood Video more growing up, and there was also a local chain called Family Video. Hollywood Video is definitely the one I went to the most, so I don't miss it
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@NealD
Neal Damiano
@NealD · 2:56
Other two years I was there. It slowly started going into DVD and CDs, and the cassettes slowly started dwindling out. The aisles got smaller and smaller. But we were one of the first stores to carry used DVDs and CDs also. And we had an employee pick of the month movie section, too. And I always enjoyed those because I always put my favorite movies there. But I would always talk to the customers about films on a daily basis
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@Swell
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15

Welcome to Swell!

@TobinT
Toby Tullis
@TobinT · 0:52

Blockbuster!!!

206-479-3473. That was my Blockbuster ID number. And no, I'm not crazy. And no, I don't have a photographic memory. I was a long time employee of Blockbuster, and I love going back to those days. I was a CSR customer service representative five times decorated with solid gold wow pins. And then I made an assistant manager and then store manager at a particular location where I grew up
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@Kodh
Kodh
@Kodh · 1:38

OCD record store in Paris (OCB word play ;)

I think it was Chamber. It was a used one because at that time, I didn't have enough money to buy the new copies. So it was a used one. But I was pretty happy. And OCD, it's also a brand. It was a world play with a brand that was selling paper for cigarettes and weeds. So it's it was like a drug deal thing. I would say. So, yeah, that's my one. Ocd music arts
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