Do you support your local video store?

[OG-]

Just curious as to how many people regularly support their local chain/store (no, independently owned Blockbusters don't count)?

I was going to make the switch to Netflix, but I've decided against it in favor of Video 21, a local juggernaut of a store here in Tallahassee. The cost may be higher, especially given the volume of films I've been renting lately, but I'd hate to see that wonderful place go out of business.

I do, however, have a soft spot for helping out the little guys against the big business. I'm sure it comes from working three years as a cook/kitchen manager at a local seafood house in VA, but I think it's much more satisfying knowing my money is going to a good cause. Plus, if you keep with local business the taxes actually go towards local improvements, whereas if you rent from a chain the taxes return to whatever state the company's head-quarters are in.

I know not every city/town has a place as fantastic as Video 21, but I'd like to hope that those that do have 'em don't let 'em die out.

[Piddzilla]

As you probably know by now I live in Sweden and we don't have Blockbusters or Netflix here or anything equivalent to them. But anyway, yes, I support my local video store. It's less than 100 steps away from my home so it's pretty natural. But it's actually decent as well, and there's this girl who works there that is just CARAMBA!!! :dizzy:

Yikes, OG-! That avatar is something else!!

[Uncle Rico]

I just rented Incredibles last night and I go to Blockbuster almost every weekend plus I am signed up for Netflix. I only rent at Blockbuster because to buy a silent film that no ones ever heard of from there would probably cost 20.00

[Anonymous Last]

I don't rent movies anymore. Video stores have this problem with my return rate.

[linespalsy]

Yes but more out of habit than a moral decision. I've also shifted to using my public library a lot more in the last year or two. However, I do try to support my local comic store and buy books/rent movies (it has a massive rental section for both anime and Hong Kong cinema) from there whenever possible, even if I could get them more conveniently/cheaply elsewhere. It's a damn good little store and I hope it sticks around forever, screw Borders/Barnes and Noble.

[The Taxi Driver]

When i was younger there was place called video galaxy. the owner and his family were good friends with my family. his prices were pretty high and had pretty bad movies but i stilll went because the owner was such a nice guy. then i started going to blockbuster and a few months later he went out of buisness and i since then i always think its my fault somehow.

[susan]

we always go to best buy for our dvd's...there aren't little video stores anywhere around here...all out of business

[HellboyUnleashed]

I always go to Half-Price Books for my videos. It's in my local area and it sells video's therefor it must be, atleast in part, a video store. Even if you don't want to call it a video store, I still support it.

[jrs]

I go to Movie Trading Company (which owns Blockbuster) and Anime Pop. I support both of them 110%.

With MTC, they have every title available and more, plus buy and trade DVDs as well. I must say they're very good when it comes to buying from customers.

Anime Pop is an excellent source for all things anime and foreign movies (Battle Royale, Volcano High, Phone, 2002, etc). I could hang out there for hours. :D .

[7thson]

they have every title available and more, .You mean there is more out there than everything available? My God I think I am in a paradoxial conundrum inside a vaccuum or something............????????:( :( :D :o ;) :p :rolleyes: :cool: :mad: :eek:

[jrs]

You mean there is more out there than everything available? My God I think I am in a paradoxial conundrum inside a vaccuum or something............????????:( :( :D :o ;) :p :rolleyes: :cool: :mad: :eek:


And more = Other than movies. Use your head.

[SpoOkY]

I had to chose 'No' because the jerks from blockbuster bought out my local store and also 3 other stores within 1000m of my house, so I can't really go anywhere else. Ok that's not true I can but it would take me 40 minutes instead of 5 to get there, what can I do? ;)

[Tacitus]

I'll have to say no, for two reasons:

1. My local 'non-chain' store seems to have a 50% hit rate as to whether you rent a pirate copy or not.

2. The manager of my local 'chain' store (Xtravision in Ireland) is an old friend....

[Holden Pike]

Good god YES I support my local video stores. I haven't even set foot in a Blockbuster in years, much less rented something from the evil fu*ks.

Here in Portland there is an awesome place, probably the best rental outfit I've ever seen. It's called MovieMadness (http://www.moviemadnessvideo.com/). Here's a look at their floorplan (http://www.moviemadnessvideo.com/library/library_intro.htm). The place is a huge maze, with the cheese around every corner being a damned impressive collection of movies.

The only store that comes close to rivaling Movie Madness that I've ever rented from is Le Video (http://www.levideo.com/) in San Francisco. The almost two years I lived in Frisco, I'm not sure I even learned where a Blockbuster was. Le Video had a great Laser Disc collection at the time, though I'm sure that's long gone by now and replaced with thousands upon thousands of DVDs.


Anyone who has a choice of renting at a locally owned store who goes to Blockbuster, you should be ashamed of yourselves. Of course I feel the same way about buying your books at Barnes & Noble or eating dinner at The Olive Garden, and shopping at WAL-MART for anything is pretty well a sin.

But as you were.

[Yoda]

As far as I know, there aren't any around here that aren't chain stores. I've only been here a little over a year, though, so there might be one tucked away somewhere that I've not yet noticed.

[Sinny McGuffins]

My local video store is way too small.

[Mose]

We supported our local store until it was bought out by Movie Gallery... Now I just go to the Blockbuster by work b/c of the movie pass... I save almost $100 per month by skipping Movie Gallery. Can't really argue with that.

[Nitzer]

I only rent movies from MoviesPlus, a local video store. Don't know how small or big they are but they're connected to the Movie Experts (http://www.movieexperts.ca) chain.

EDIT* I guess they are independent.

Movie Experts is a national network of over 300 independent video stores from coast to coast across Canada. Since 2001, the Movie Experts network has grown at an exponential rate and by 2005 Movie Experts will have more storefronts than any other video specialty retailer in Canada.

[WalkinDead]

Oh you better beleive i support my local video store...
there in only one in my city
Newark Video...
they have all the new movies... at the cheapest prices
2 bucks for 5 days.. can't beat the prices
new DVD's only 3 bucks for 5 days...

AND they have a nice selection of Playboy videos
and nude films... as well as a back room where you can rent hot
x rated films!

I'll never forget the first time i rented my first playboy home video from them.. i was only 15... and i took my mom's membership card....

The funny thing is many filsm with nude girls and playboy videos
are in the kids and Drama sections! they're out in the open and not closed off like the adult section...

Anyway that day i was going in there to rent a video game...
but what i say when i walked in... on the self was beyond my belief....
I saw a hot girl on the cover of a box....
at first i was like it's just some bikini moive or fitness vidoe...
then i saw the playboy rabbit.. and flipped the box over to find out.. there were going to be many sexy playmates in this film...
my heart started racing... i had the tape the card.. and money in my hand.. now i just had to get it past the cashier...
since i was still only 15....

Well i took the tape up to the girl at the counter and she just stared at the movie box then at me.. i was like ohh damm mim caught... she's not gonna let me rent this... i was so nervous...
The movie was Playboy's Wet N Wild 6 Bottoms up.. released in 1996....
great movie by the way!!!
anyways she said something in her laungue to the other girls working there.. probably asking weather to let me rent the tape or not....
well she finally say give me your card... and 2 dollars please...
and then i signed the paper.. and i rode my bike home....
so happy that i got the movie.. my mom was out working late...
it was around 7 pm.. she would get home at 11 PM....
i just poped in the tape.. and enjoyed.. the show..!!!
those were some hot girls taking all there clothes off...
and it was such fun!
My mom never knew what i did that night...
and till this day i rent playboy's and x rated DVD's
from the local video store for cheap prices....

Also they have a lot of new good movies also...
plus video games....

So yes i support.. my local video store...
where else am i gonna rent hot playboy's and
nasty movies at for so cheap??? :)

[John McClane]

I'm going to be blunt. My local video store can burn in hell. :)

[Tacitus]

A new little store's just opened round the corner from me. I'll check it out as soon as the guy removes the huge Wimbledon poster from the window...

[trotskyist]

Oh you better beleive i support my local video store...
there in only one in my city
Newark Video...
they have all the new movies... at the cheapest prices
2 bucks for 5 days.. can't beat the prices
new DVD's only 3 bucks for 5 days...


Yes i support the local network video, u australian walkin dead?, mainly because its the only one wjithing 20km. but it is quite good.

[joshuafor]

I do. Especially since Blockbuster went with the no late fees policy. I still haven't really figured out how that works, but I haven't seen any late fees on my account the past few times I've turned in movies like 5 days late.

[nebbit]

I do support my local store, it is a family owned and run, there only problem is that they are to small :yup:

[adidasss]

i wish i had one of those huge videostores that resemble supermarkets like u people have, but alas, there are none in croatia, so the answer to your question would be yes, i do support my local videostore, and it sucks ass...

[Pyro Tramp]

I don't rent, i buy. But im guessing UK has different renting standards to US

[Loner]

Just curious as to how many people regularly support their local chain/store (no, independently owned Blockbusters don't count)?

There are no independents where I live.

I use Netflix, the library, or if I have to find something rare, I go to
Scarecrow Video (http://www.scarecrow.com/).

Scarecrow is 31 miles from my house, is that still local?

I work 55 miles from my home, so it's not to far out of the way.


Here in Portland there is an awesome place, probably the best rental outfit I've ever seen. It's called MovieMadness (http://www.moviemadnessvideo.com/). Here's a look at their floorplan (http://www.moviemadnessvideo.com/library/library_intro.htm). The place is a huge maze, with the cheese around every corner being a damned impressive collection of movies.

Holden Pike, I'll be sure to check it out the next time I go to Oregon, no sales tax!

Next time your in Seattle you should check out Scarecrow Video (http://www.scarecrow.com/), I haven't been to Movie Madness, but Scarecrow claims to have the largest selection in the Northwest.

[Pyro Tramp]

Does anyone else think League of Gentlemen at the mention of Local Rental Stores?

[Tacitus]

Does anyone else think League of Gentlemen at the mention of Local Rental Stores?

Well....one of the girls behind the counter in mine looks like a bloke.

...and there's a funny smell out back...

[Pyro Tramp]

Any little brown fish?

[Tacitus]

In the Pool hall next door, yup...

[Gregair]

sadly no, i just go to blockbuster.

[sunfrog]

I voted for What?

The girl at Blockbuster had a crush on me but then I didn't rent for a few days and she got mad and started giving me the cold shoulder. I don't rent there anymore because now that I broke up with my gf I want to do the blockbuster girl and she's mad at something she made up in her imagination.

[OG-]

I voted for What?

The girl at Blockbuster had a crush on me but then I didn't rent for a few days and she got mad and started giving me the cold shoulder. I don't rent there anymore because now that I broke up with my gf I want to do the blockbuster girl and she's mad at something she made up in her imagination.

I vote for Sunfrog staying more often. :)

And if anyone lives in the Northern VA area, come rent movies from me at my friend's store, Videopix. We've got lots of porn!