Elmofongo: This video rental store I go to for renting video games and moves called Video Ave. is going to close down. And its such a bummer because I have been going in that store for more than a decade. Its without them I would never have seen movies like Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon, The first 3 seasons of Game of Thrones and much, much more movies and I always go there to try out new games. Hell this Rental store was still around long after Blockbuster went bankrupt.

Man I hate to say this, but sometimes fuck the internet, fuck netflix, amazon, gamefly, etc.

Heck I felt this way about Borders aswell, fuck Kindle and reading Comics books from web-browers :P

I am sorry for saying this, but I am really going to miss retail shops sometimes. It's much more simpler to just buy something from a store and go home. Retaliers don;t ask for you personal information or accountability, they just want your money, plain and simple.

I know I am going to get flak for saying this, but this is just me in the moment and I know there is some hypocracy in my words, if it was not for the internet I would never have GOG and play these classic PC games I have been missing in my life. But still has that ever happen to you where your favorite store you go to was closed down because it could not keep up with the internet? It really suck when that happens :(

evilnancyreagan: It's an impressive feat that they managed to survive the last 10 years. I certainly get a little moist in the ocular regions when a good indie brick and mortar goes under. There's something about having a local mom and pop that the internet will never be able to replicate, GOG comes about as close as possible though.

Goatbrush: Oh I agree totally. I have fond memories of renting games and movies and such when I was a teenager, I would have missed out on a lot had I not had the option to do so. It sucks in some ways that we're moved towards a consumer model where such a franchise will struggle to exist based on renting alone, though I do appreciate the benefits of the current model we have as well.

I guess maybe eventually some bigger chains could offer rental services as an aside to their current standing business model, as a niche service.

alecej: Very sorry for your loss.

Our local store went out of business a good 15 years ago when Blockbuster came to town. Even Blockbuster went down about 6 years back but I never bothered going there. The indie store was your stereotypical mom and pop with great titles and customer service. Anyway, always sad to hear about another going.

evilnancyreagan: It's an impressive feat that they managed to survive the last 10 years. I certainly get a little moist in the ocular regions when a good indie brick and mortar goes under. There's something about having a local mom and pop that the internet will never be able to replicate, GOG comes about as close as possible though.

hedwards: Indeed, in this day and age if you want to stay in that business you have to offer something special. All of the video rental places that we went to when I was a kid have been out of business for years.

There's another one in the neighborhood that's likely to be there for quite some time because they always specialized in niche films. Because of that they have a much more loyal clientèle as well as less competition from Netflix and other online sources. I'd be surprised if a large portion of their catalog wasn't even available online. They're also a great source for recommendations on movies that you've probably never even heard of.

Elmofongo: This video rental store I go to for renting video games and moves called Video Ave. is going to close down. And its such a bummer because I have been going in that store for more than a decade. Its without them I would never have seen movies like Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon, The first 3 seasons of Game of Thrones and much, much more movies and I always go there to try out new games. Hell this Rental store was still around long after Blockbuster went bankrupt.

Man I hate to say this, but sometimes fuck the internet, fuck netflix, amazon, gamefly, etc.

Heck I felt this way about Borders aswell, fuck Kindle and reading Comics books from web-browers :P

I am sorry for saying this, but I am really going to miss retail shops sometimes. It's much more simpler to just buy something from a store and go home. Retaliers don;t ask for you personal information or accountability, they just want your money, plain and simple.

I know I am going to get flak for saying this, but this is just me in the moment and I know there is some hypocracy in my words, if it was not for the internet I would never have GOG and play these classic PC games I have been missing in my life. But still has that ever happen to you where your favorite store you go to was closed down because it could not keep up with the internet? It really suck when that happens :(

monkeydelarge: Capitalism = survival of the fittest. The internet, Netflix, Amazon, Gamefly, Kindle have bigger and sharper teeth compared to Video Ave.