I'm looking at the receipt to the copy of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark it says "DUE BACK: SATURDAY 12/16/06". Wow, well isn't that fun, because it's a fucking old movie and I rented it Friday night from Blockbuster, and the kid working the register said Monday. That, and they rejected my friend's card for not renting anything for 3 months ( ) and to verify mine they had to call the store I got it at back in Long Beach ( ). Said other store put them on hold for 10 mins while I stood there with someone behind me in line. When I offered him to go first, he said he was going to have the same problem, so ... God, I'm glad he kept his cool.
And that pretty much just breaks it. I now hate all of the rental stores within a reasonable driving distance of me. Albertsons and HollyWood too often don't have videos that should just be staples. Netflix requires too much of a commitment.
I just can't justify how much I end up spending in theatres, and buying DVDs costs even more.
I haven't bought a CD since I was 9 so I don't think it will be that different.
On a somewhat related side-note, I've also found that I enjoy gin+tonic / rum+coke / orange soda+coconut rum way more than beer, and it's about the same price. So that's another industry I'll kiss goodbye.
And that pretty much just breaks it. I now hate all of the rental stores within a reasonable driving distance of me. Albertsons and HollyWood too often don't have videos that should just be staples. Netflix requires too much of a commitment.
I just can't justify how much I end up spending in theatres, and buying DVDs costs even more.
I haven't bought a CD since I was 9 so I don't think it will be that different.
On a somewhat related side-note, I've also found that I enjoy gin+tonic / rum+coke / orange soda+coconut rum way more than beer, and it's about the same price. So that's another industry I'll kiss goodbye.