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And yes, the twitter feed is still up and running! Claim your one year subscription today :p https://twitter.com/blockbuster/status/116601504026214401?s=19
Unknownium
Toys R Us will double that reward
Shjohn
If I had a Twitter I would write that Netflix's selection has become much shottier as their contracts with certain properties are ending
JudgeMentaI
#ThePirateBay
Nalvor
I always forget that Netflix started with dvds by mail.
XionicDragon
It wasn’t until about 3 weeks ago I found that the last blockbuster is in the town I work in , small world.
iupvotemorethaNidownvOTe
Blockbuster was offered the deal of a lifetime by Enron Broadband Services in mid 1999. Sadly the deal fell through.
skellington01
Did you know Netflix is still making about $250m/year from renting out DVDs?
IamJustinSane
Still 4 Blockbusters left in the US.
TummyTroubles
Is the block back, if so I'm in
OrangeFlavours
I'm pretty sure a page that hasn't tweeted since 2014 is not still "running". It's shut down, it just not deleted.
KaJuN
I liked Netflix better before they became a movie studio. It's getting harder to find non-Netflix originals now.
chumster
They had to. Any time someone thought they were leaving money on the table by licensing to Netflix, a movie would get pulled.
QueenBooty
Netflix originals are such great shows/movies though. I havent seen a bad Netflix original yet :D
WoefulWombat
Iron fist.
QueenBooty
Lmao good or bad?
WoefulWombat
Absolute shit.
QueenBooty
LMAO I'll be sure to steer clear. Netflix originals have more of a realistic feel to me and without that I have 0 patience to watch a show
ArdvarkRoticeryChicken
Used to love the little mom&pop video stores, blockbuster opened next door to all of them putting them under. Netflix killing them was karma
DuckPlanetKing
So amazon killing netflix next will be karma too?
aroberts68
Amazon wont kill Netflix because they dont invest in that part of their business as heavily as Netflix does.
DuckPlanetKing
Not yet.
ATemporailyEmbarrassedMillionaire
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.
tuxedobob
On the other hand... http://www.cracked.com/article_26126_you-miss-video-stores-even-if-you-wont-admit-it.html
greggbert
If it wasn't for blockbuster I would never have seen Zardoz or Shock Treatment. Can't decide if that's good or bad but there it is!
PorneliusHubertII
I actually remember leaving netflix in 2011 bacause they split the streaming and mail services. Did not pick it back up until 2015.
youareabsolutegarbage
I gave my friend's brother my card to go rent a movie and said if there was any problems, tell them to call me. I had a broken leg so I >
youareabsolutegarbage
> couldn't go in myself. They refused the brother service, refused to call me, so I had to get my ass out of bed on my broke leg and go in >
youareabsolutegarbage
> myself to prove my identity. So fuck Blockbuster.
DrunkBobRoss
I just tweeted the last Blockbuster asking if it was still good... https://twitter.com/loneblockbuster
hellhasfrozenover
From 2011...
NZSheeps
Different account. This one is still very active
allotherusernamestaken89
"Our New Years resolution is to survive. What's yours? Share it with us for a chance to win a keychain." Fuck that's bleak. gl man
TheFastpaws
At this stage it is just a guy with a shop. Not a giant corp that was a dick. So I'd support them.
Metals4J
“If you accidentally return one of your home videos we can legally rent it out to customers. Not saying we will but we could.” LOL
DrunkBobRoss
I'm betting on them.
SomeOfMyDutiesAreTo
cfosho
cmad182
You mean the last blockbuster in America. There’s still one going in Western Australia too.
BrockEffingSamson
The one above is actually a joke account. I think the last real Blockbuster in the US closed.
cmad182
I thought there was one left somewhere over there ♂️
Undiagnosed80HD
Nope! It’s still open! I drive by everyday.
BrockEffingSamson
I am pleased to be wrong.
Revyloution
Hey, that's my town. It's really wierd, i drive buy it every day and see people taking selfies.
trebleisin
Really? I've never one seen anyone stop just for a selfie.
akspartankiiier
Where is it at?
Zephon
Are people renting still?
Revyloution
Ya, people still do. Its busy
Undiagnosed80HD
I know a few people who love it. I’ve heard it’s popular with older folk also.
DrunkBobRoss
Stop in and say "hi". They'd probably be happy to see you. Or anyone, really...
TimeAndMemeLordOfGallifrey
Only two left in the world, and one is like in decent driving distance
tooomanystevesgotbanned
You mean two in the USA? There are at least two left in Australia, and one in Denmark according to a comment by LochNessy.
MandaloreTheDefiler
I drive past the one in Bend everyday for work
ScratchyFaceMcScruffyBeard
Me too. I use to live in Alaska too where the the other few last blockbusters were. Glad to still have one left.
Undiagnosed80HD
Me too!
akspartankiiier
Where is bend?
MacDinero
I went to Bend this year and didn’t know about their Blockbuster. I still feel bad I didn’t know about it
MandaloreTheDefiler
Up until a few months ago my hometown just north of Bend had a blockbuster as well.
youeatpiecesofshitforbreakfast
Bend the knee.
savagelem
I live in Sisters! High five
AccountCreatedToUpvoteDogs
I liked Blockbuster's stream+DVD option because you could go in store for movies without waiting on mail. But Netflix had the momentum
barnwolf
I wonder if Netflix just had better licensing agreements, or if they just spent more initially to secure the market.
Squossifrage
There's more competition, so rights owners are shopping their IP around (or starting their own streaming service).
barnwolf
When they first started streaming it seemed like they had everything. Now it's very clearly a limited selection which changes over time.
N4k3dSN4K3
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Onlyrepostsmakethefrontpage
And all the ill will after years of rapping us.
EyeEatAssWhole
Yeah they dropped sick beats bro
Onlyrepostsmakethefrontpage
Lol. Bravo
cfosho
Blockbuster's rap battle disses ruined my self esteem for years!
Estoyp00ping
Them sick bars were hard on me
Pdiddily
They would also scan the ones you were mailing back in store so that your next 3 would go out immediately that day. That was a time in my
AccountCreatedToUpvoteDogs
Of yeah that was another perk I had forgotten about.
Pdiddily
life I had both and just made a dvd copy of all the movies. if u just burn em and drop back in mail the next day u get a lot each month!
Pdiddily
Now I have hundreds of dvds,most with printed cover art in plastic cases, on 2 giant shelves that dont get used since it’s all on my comp.
SeeMyVests
That’s a first world problem if I’ve ever heard one.
Snausagebort
ajpimpsalll
Until your last phrase, i was ABOUT to ask "why the fuck would you keep dvd rips in the digital age?" heh. Sentimentality i guess?
Runner55
I must've burned thousands of discs I'll never use. Threw it all away ~10 years ago when I realized it's just time and money down the drain
RoastedSalted
Agreed. Had BB led with that plan, they might have had a fighting chance.
foofypoops
BB had the option to buy Netflix when they were still new. BB passed. I have no sympathy.
RoastedSalted
I worked for BB in HS. I have less than none. :D
cfosho
Does Netflix still mail DVDs?
TheFastpaws
Ya but with the extra fee nobody honestly does it. Which sucks with so meaning shows dvd only.
alisa2089
There is an extra fee to have the option, but yes
SeeMyVests
My mom gets movies on disc before I can even stream them. What’s up with that.
Xanthus179
Licensing fees.
DetectiveSloth
Yes and over a million people use it. I was debating using it when a few things I liked got taken off.
Tearien
I still get DVDs from netflix. If it not available for streaming there is a good chance they have the dvd.
zenton
Yes they still do.
cfosho
I imagine they have Bluerays if you are keen on exceptionally high quality video? Or can streaming services now match Blueray quality?
zenton
And only reason I canceled dvd side was me cutting costs, it’s something I could pick up again. Just not on the books right now.
Blackholecult
You can stream 4k with good enough internet
zenton
Also there are movies that are available on disc that are not available to stream, or that used to be but can’t stream anymore.
cfosho
I guessed, but I know Amazon and maybe Apple does digital rentals to stream that aren't subscription based, just didn't know if it matched..
zenton
They do Blu-ray it does cost more tho, I canceled dvd side a little ago. Stream CAN be the same quality but depends really on your internet