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Old 01-10-2010, 12:41 AM
 
Location: Tampa, Fl
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Ok guys, just out of curiosity... I work at Blockbuster in Tampa, and I've been told that we're a "testing market." My question, what are the Blockbuster policies up there? Do you still have the one day/five day option? Rewards program, passes, and all that? Thanks for the replies guys.
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Old 01-10-2010, 06:05 AM
 
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Ok guys, just out of curiosity... I work at Blockbuster in Tampa, and I've been told that we're a "testing market." My question, what are the Blockbuster policies up there? Do you still have the one day/five day option? Rewards program, passes, and all that? Thanks for the replies guys.
I'm not sure, but alot of the Blockbusters in my area are going out of business...
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Old 01-10-2010, 09:35 PM
 
Location: West Cobb County, GA (Atlanta metro)
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Blockbuster has recently announced that they will be closing up to 30% or more of their stores this year. The policies for returns are generally the same everywhere, though.
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Old 01-11-2010, 01:02 AM
 
Location: Tampa, Fl
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Blockbuster has recently announced that they will be closing up to 30% or more of their stores this year. The policies for returns are generally the same everywhere, though.
I'm talking strictly rental policies. And I'm not worried about their "closing." I simply want to know if the terms for renting are the same, etc
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Old 01-11-2010, 08:08 AM
 
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Why don't you use the store locator on the website and call one of the local branches?
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Old 01-11-2010, 10:56 AM
 
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most people don't use them anymore. Red Box is big here where you can rent for $1/day and have no hassle or problems.
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Old 01-11-2010, 10:59 AM
 
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most people don't use them anymore. Red Box is big here where you can rent for $1/day and have no hassle or problems.
Yup, although I was surprised to see a BB near me that seems to always stay busy. Although the supermarket in the same center just acquired a RedBox.
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Old 01-11-2010, 04:14 PM
 
Location: Tampa, Fl
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I work at Blockbuster. We have more people coming in saying they're tired of dealing with the RedBox. It's a fad. lus, we released our Blue Boxes down here . And Blockbuster Online to deal with Netflix.
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Old 01-11-2010, 04:39 PM
 
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I personally don't think its a fad but if Blockbuster somehow turns around their terrible practices and provides good service and the technology doesn't progress to where they are obsolete then MAYBE Blockbuster will be ok.

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I work at Blockbuster. We have more people coming in saying they're tired of dealing with the RedBox. It's a fad. lus, we released our Blue Boxes down here . And Blockbuster Online to deal with Netflix.
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Old 01-11-2010, 04:49 PM
 
Location: East Cobb
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I personally don't think its a fad but if Blockbuster somehow turns around their terrible practices and provides good service and the technology doesn't progress to where they are obsolete then MAYBE Blockbuster will be ok.
However, technology will make their business obsolete, sooner rather than later IMO.

When I was a young adult (early 20s) there was no such thing as a video rental, because there were no home video players. Then VHS and Beta came out, players came along, and an entire video rental industry grew up. For a decade or so, there were video rental outlets all over, weren't they? Now I'm in my early 50s and the video rental industry has declined dramatically. By the time I'm retired, it will have disappeared without a trace. A whole kind of business that just came and went during just part of my adult life. My grandchildren (should I have any) will think the idea of renting a video tape or disc to watch at home as alien as I would have as a young person.
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