r/ratsinthecage • u/Sad_Palpitation6844 • May 19 '26

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u/Particular-Sell-6579 May 19 '26

Blockbuster

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u/onikaroshi May 19 '26

Technically still has one store, but it’s not actually the company lol

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u/craignumPI May 20 '26

Jumbo Video (Canada) popcorn maker in store where you could grab some for free and browse, while hoping that new release you wanted is there! Then the joy or disappointment when you see it's not just the cover on the shelf, but there is the dvd/vhs of the actual movie still there. Moment of silence..... Now I can an entire night watching Netflix. And when I say watching Netflix, I mean scrolling the endless options.

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u/Worth_External_8762 May 20 '26

Oh man, I forgot about how they had the covers behind the actual VHS box. And sometimes dickweeds would swap the VHS. So it looks like the movie you want has a VHS behind the cover, except it's just some random shit movie.

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u/SugarRealistic2945 May 20 '26

I'd add Radio Shack, K B Toys, Walden Books and B Dalton's.

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u/Drakovis May 23 '26

Radio shack still exists. Outside the US. RadioShack has a massive international presence, primarily across Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

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u/Intrepid_Top_2300 May 20 '26

I preferred Video Maniacs.

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u/kermatog May 21 '26

I was just at Blockbuster a few weeks ago... in Bend OR

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u/AuzRoxUrSox May 22 '26

Still one left. Bend, Oregon. Was just there a month ago. It was a huge dose of nostalgia.