tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post7682682402543534956..comments2023-09-05T03:42:45.586-04:00Comments on Queen City Discovery: This is What a Blockbuster Looked Like...Ronny Salernohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-50737042900212054872020-09-21T15:24:10.017-04:002020-09-21T15:24:10.017-04:00I read somewhere online that they are turning a Bl...I read somewhere online that they are turning a Blockbuster into a BnB… Looks pretty cool... I think there are photos of what it would look like floating around also Sean Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-59097104611283450492020-09-21T15:23:09.956-04:002020-09-21T15:23:09.956-04:00I read somewhere online that they are turning a Bl...I read somewhere online that they are turning a Blockbuster into a BnB… Looks pretty cool... I think there are photos of what it would look like floating around also Sean H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03965788065598041348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-28965425897098954472019-02-05T14:22:45.164-05:002019-02-05T14:22:45.164-05:00Wow, Zach, thank you! I didn't even know about...Wow, Zach, thank you! I didn't even know about that bit of history. In the time I was growing up, I think a lot of VHS tapes were already priced to own. We had a ton of (purchased and hand-me-down) Disney tapes, etc. I had no idea new releases were priced so high. That makes video rental sound so much better. Also speaks to VCR technology and how those were once rented too. <br /><br />Appreciate the context you've shared. Ronny Salernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-58451945038467243322019-02-05T10:20:34.587-05:002019-02-05T10:20:34.587-05:00I really enjoyed this post! One thing that gets ov...I really enjoyed this post! One thing that gets overlooked in the decline of the video rental business is the fact that when DVDs became the preferred medium, they were immediately priced to own at the same time they were available to rent. In the days of VHS, to purchase a new release was around $100 for most films. Exception was given to films that did huge business at the box office - Batman (1989), Home Alone, and Forrest Gump are a few that come to mind that were priced to own right away. So, in most cases it made better economic sense to rent the film. It usually took the better part of a year before most movies could be purchased for a reasonable price at Suncoast or Best Buy. When DVDs started replacing VHS, the movies were priced to own right away. I know there were several occasions when I opted to take a chance and buy a new release on DVD for $15 or $20, instead of spending $5 to just rent it. I first noticed a decline in my own video rental habits around this time in the early 2000s. Once streaming came along, that sealed video rentals fate the rest of the way. Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01137448720542665656noreply@blogger.com