A Blockbuster Shutdown

For video game rentals, Blockbuster is still the a viable option. At most BB stores you can pay $20 a month for unlimited movie and game rentals (1 out at a time). Most single video game rentals start at $8 for ~5 days. If you have a BB nearby, clearly, this is great option for people that aren't good at predicting what they'll want to watch in 2-3 days when their movie arrives in the mail.

It's very sad about Blockbuster. We had one nearby, and I liked the people who ran it. However, with the cost of movies four times that of NetFlix, how can we continue to patronize them? Blockbuster even tried a NetFlix-like program to rent movies by mail or local store. The program still cost significantly more than NetFlix, and Blockbuster shedded the older movies we all like and want.

Along with so many Mom & Pop operations who complain about the unfair practices of the WalMarts of this world... companies need to take a look around and flow with the way America does business.

I am a very small company of two people, now 42 years in business. If I had not learned how to use a computer (at the age of 57) and new technology for my business, I too would be playing bridge with old men and complaining how the Evil Empire drove me out of business.

Just because life doen't go the way we planned, that's no excuse for dumping it overboard and putting the blame on others. My life isn't up to them, it's up to me.

[...] Your mall is a lot less likely to host a Blockbuster store. No need to worry, however: There's probably a Redbox kiosk renting $1 DVDs [...]