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Alaska's Last Two Blockbusters Are Closing, Leaving Just One In the US (adn.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the sign-of-the-times dept.

According to Anchorage Daily News, the two remaining Blockbuster stores in Alaska are set to close, leaving just one location left in the United States. The last one standing in the U.S. is in Bend, Oregon. From the report: The stores, one on DeBarr Road in Anchorage and the other in Fairbanks, will close Monday for rental business, a post on the Facebook page for Blockbuster in Alaska said Thursday afternoon. They will reopen at noon Tuesday for an inventory sales that will run through July and August. Thursday's news follows a smattering of other recent Blockbuster closures across the state, which had 13 Blockbusters in 2013 and was down to nine stores by 2016. As Blockbuster stores disappeared from most of the Lower 48 in recent years, the brand long managed to persist in Alaska. Some have said expensive internet here is one reason why. The stores have also been a destination for some who visit just for the nostalgia.

7 of 100 comments (clear)

  1. Who is going to get Russell Crows jockstrap? by toonces33 · · Score: 4, Funny

    https://www.hollywoodreporter....

  2. Re:What is it by Anubis+IV · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's a film that is so popular that the line for movie tickets busts out into neighboring city blocks from the block where the theater is located.

    Also, it's a store that was revolutionary in 1995 for its use of video rental fees that were 30 years ahead of their time. I mean, seriously, I can rent a movie tonight for less than my family did at Blockbuster in the early '90s.

  3. Re:What is it by CohibaVancouver · · Score: 3, Informative

    I don't understand the concept of "renting" movies. Information wants to be free.

    It's pretty straightforward. You hook your VCR up to your buddy's VCR and copy the VHS tape you've rented from Blockbuster onto a blank tape. Free information.

    Note that you may also need an RX2 Video Stabilizer.

    https://i.ebayimg.com/images/i...

  4. Re:What is it by Thud457 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    A "Blockbuster" was sneakernet netflix, sonny

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  5. Russell Crowe's Jockstrap by mrbumptz · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Doesn't bring 'em in the way it used to

  6. It's apparently not due to lack of interest by n3r0.m4dski11z · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If its a similar story to a recent one i heard about, they cant get product anymore. I am not sure why they couldnt get dvds, as i assume that they dont rent VHS anymore ( you can still buy dvds right?). Buy anyways sounds like the parent distributor is closing up shop.

    Comox Valley's last video store to close, but not due to lack of demand

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  7. Re:What is it by q_e_t · · Score: 3, Funny

    I still don't get it. Can you rephrase it in the form of a car analogy?

    It's like renting a car.