In an interview with CBS, the franchise owner Alan Payne of nine Blockbuster storefronts spoke about the video rental company in its prime. Competition with other movie streaming and rental services, Netflix and Redbox contributed to Blockbusters eventual decline.
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Plus, at a time when consumers are done scrolling through Netflix and Hulu and have watched everything there is on Amazon Prime due to the continuing theater closures and production stoppages because of the pandemic, Blockbuster offers tangible content for which people actually have to leave their homes.
People wanted to help so much, in fact, that the server crashed in early August due to orders. But Harding decided to play up the nostalgia factor a bit more and teamed up with Airbnb for locals to sleep over at the establishment for one night.
In fact, it runs on computer systems that are not connected to the internet, and the employees still use floppy disks and hand-written membership cards, because the dot-matrix printer broke. When they closed in March it was bittersweet. We were happy to be the last store, but sad that we were one step closer to Blockbuster ceasing to exist.
They called us from Australia on their last night and wished us all the best. That was very sweet. Since then, things have been crazy. Another family drove from the other side of the US.
People ask why the last Blockbuster store in the world should be in Bend, Oregon. The franchise is owned by a local couple who are committed. Rainy days are great for us. Do you have an experience to share?
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