Goodbye Blockbuster and Hollywood
...I won't even miss you.
It feels a little sad to write that. One of my favorite summers ever was when I worked at Hollywood Video in Corvallis. Ah, the memories... free movies, cute college-guy-co-workers, a constant stream of friends and acquaintances coming in to rent movies, and of course--wearing a tuxedo to work.
Since we've been married, Chris and I have had memberships at both major video stores, and we've put them to pretty good use. We've spent hours circling the new release wall, sometimes together, but more often conferring via cell phone about what to get. We've chased our children through the aisles, cleaning up after them and bribing them with overpriced treats.We have rented a lot of movies and paid a lot of late fees.
We have now found a better way: Redbox--the little red DVD vending machines popping up all over the nation.
They showed up in Salt Lake City over a year ago, and our love affair began. The kiosks are usually located at a McDonald's or a supermarket; we have at least 10 within a 5-mile radius of our house. Just walk up to the machine, pick a movie, swipe a credit card, and out pops the dvd. No membership necessary--rent anywhere, return anywhere. Keep the DVD as long as you want; it's just $1 a night! We can go online and check which dvds are available at the nearest kiosks, and even reserve a copy through the website. And if that weren't enough, they also offer promo codes for free movie rentals. We found InsideRedbox, a site that lists current promo codes. So, we get all of our DVDs for Free!Since Redbox only carries new releases, we use the local library for any older movies we want to see. It's free, and we can reserve movies through the library's online catalog.
So, goodbye Blockbuster and Hollywood.
...I guess I'll miss you a little, but I'll survive.
...I guess I'll miss you a little, but I'll survive.
5 comments:
That is awesome! We're still using Netflix. Civilization is so far away for us, that we probably won't get a redbox for years.
Amy
We get most of our movies from the library as well but I've got to check if there is a RedBox close. Thanks for the reminder and good work!
Kevin and I have also found the love affair of Red Box but we didn't know about the free ones, we'll have to check that out, thanks!
kelly-you'll love the promo code website! you can use each current/valid code one time per credit card that you use.
Oh dang! I wish I would have known about the free dvd website! We had a redbox just around the corner from us in NJ, and we loved it. Really, I agree that it's just the greatest movie rental innovation. I haven't found any here in CA yet, but I'm looking, and even harder now that I know about the free rental website!
By the way, I LOVE the new look of your website. They should have put you in charge of helping with the Wymount website...you're a pro! Maybe you can give me some ideas...
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