ARRRGH NO FILMS! (Blockbuster)

Member Name: c-dub

Product:	Blockbuster
Date:	20/02/01 (45 review reads)
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Advantages: lots of stores.

Disadvantages: not cheap. no films.

Blockbuster Video used to provide a fairly good service. Alright it was a little over priced, but they had a fairly good selection of films, good choice of extras (popcorn, soft drinks etc.) and the staff were by no means the least helpful or friendly of all shop assistants.
However, then someone in management decided it would be a good idea if they offered a guarantee. “If we don’t have a new release in stock, then it’s free next time you visit,” cried their advertising copy gleefully.
Which is all very well and good, but in order to not lose too much money in keeping this guarantee, they then proceeded to take up all their shelf space with new releases, leaving them with a terrible selection of movies.
These days, if you go to a small to medium sized Blockbuster store, you will find that OVER HALF of their shelves are filled with only the top 20 new releases. “You want to watch something else? Tough, we only have new releases at Blockbuster.”
It’s maddening.

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