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tommywikkid 01-12-2015 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dead Bad Things (Post 986024)
The gas station in town rents flicks,and they have loads of vhs tapes. I always laugh and wonder who still even rents these? But heck I still make mix tapes on my dual cassette player::big grin::

Im with you man I still make mix tapes on my cassette player. And I still frequently watch VHS tapes alot of the crazy shot on video stuff was never transferred over to DVD.

Angra 01-12-2015 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tfantasy (Post 986052)
Family Video rules!!

I honestly thought that they would have been eliminated by now, but they are kicking ass. ::smile::


Naah, they'll be gone before 2020.

Despare 01-14-2015 08:02 AM

The thing I miss the most is the browsing experience. Most of the movies I rented I had never even heard of, I just stumbled across it while browsing. Did that lead to a lot of crappy B movies? Thankfully, yes. Would that ever happen with Redbox? Not a chance. I still do one disc out with Netflix though and every once in a while a suggestion pops up that I hadn't heard of.

Sculpt 01-14-2015 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Despare (Post 986175)
The thing I miss the most is the browsing experience. Most of the movies I rented I had never even heard of, I just stumbled across it while browsing. Did that lead to a lot of crappy B movies? Thankfully, yes. Would that ever happen with Redbox? Not a chance. I still do one disc out with Netflix though and every once in a while a suggestion pops up that I hadn't heard of.

The browsing experience is exactly why I go to Family Video from time to time. Especially if I want to walk through the new releases... it's like, 'oh ya, I wanted to see that. I forgot all about it.' Without the wall walk, I'd never have remembered it.

Despare 01-14-2015 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Sculpt (Post 986217)
The browsing experience is exactly why I go to Family Video from time to time. Especially if I want to walk through the new releases... it's like, 'oh ya, I wanted to see that. I forgot all about it.' Without the wall walk, I'd never have remembered it.

Hell yeah, I don't think I'd know of Troma if it wasn't for the walk... especially at Entertainment Tonight where they gave you free popcorn.

Sculpt 01-14-2015 07:04 PM

Ya, I wouldn't have known about tissue trauma unless I had gotten a free teeth cleaning from my sister when she was a dental hygienist student.

tfantasy 01-15-2015 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Angra (Post 986062)
Naah, they'll be gone before 2020.

I have to disagree. People love the prices and browsing the store in person instead of going online.

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Originally Posted by Sculpt (Post 986217)
The browsing experience is exactly why I go to Family Video from time to time. Especially if I want to walk through the new releases... it's like, 'oh ya, I wanted to see that. I forgot all about it.' Without the wall walk, I'd never have remembered it.

EXACTLY!!! I find the best titles there that I have never heard of, they put the single rentals right at eye level so you notice them right away.

horcrux2007 01-15-2015 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Angra (Post 986062)
Naah, they'll be gone before 2020.

Let's be positive about this. If we work together, I think we can get them gone by 2016.

ImmortalSlasher 01-15-2015 11:51 AM

I liked video stores. Some times seeing cute girls working there. Going through all the movie cover art. It's not the same online from what I've seen. I don't use Netflix though. The video store was one of those town areas that is sadly gone now. You watch a movie like Scream and see that scene in the video store and it dates the movie for the most part. But now that I think about my paranoia over clean stuff, I can't believe I used to bring home all those tapes after who knows touched them.

tfantasy 01-15-2015 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ImmortalSlasher (Post 986287)
But now that I think about my paranoia over clean stuff, I can't believe I used to bring home all those tapes after who knows touched them.

LOL......I remember an incident when a guy brought back a vcr tape porno and there was stuff on it.....I was sooo disgusted and washed my hands over and over!!::shocked::


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