Blockbuster Liquidation Sale - Starts Today!
 

So blockbusters in the lower mainland are closing for the most part and having sales starting today of 30% off....everything in the store is 30% off

List of stores closing:

Abbotsford Glen Mountain Village 2596-2618 McMillan Road
Abbotsford Fraser Way Shopping Centre 13-32465 South Fraser Way
Chilliwack City Gate Shopping Centre #30-45850 Yale Road
Coquitlam Westwood Mall 3000 Lougheed Hwy,
Langley Brookswood Village Mall 4061 200th Street
Mission Mission Valley Shopping Centre #142-32555 London Way
Surrey Cloverdale Unit #400, 6466 - 176 Street
Surrey King George Highway 2640 - 152nd Street
Surrey Nordel Crossing 143 - 12080 Nordel Way
Surrey Guildford Town Centre 10191 -152nd Street
Surrey Scott & 71st 7110 -120th Street
Surrey The Centre of Newton 7322 King George
Vancouver West Broadway 3298 West Broadway
Vancouver Robson 1575 Robson Street
Vancouver 16th & Oak 3195 Oak Street
Vancouver West Broadway 1887 West Broadway
Walnut Grove Mountainview Plaza 8840-210th Street

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good for anyone who wants to increase their DVD/Game/Blu-Ray collection

Thanks for the tip.

Kinda weird to see BB closing now since that was the only outlet for movie & games rental back in the day. Had far more selection than other rental places...ppl would be lining up for new features...and now most locations are gone.

i cant imagine the one on kingsway closing (by gladstone) that place has been there forever and its always packed

guess that's why its not on the list ;)

not just blockbuster, im seeing a lot of rogers video closing down too, guess the market for movie rentals is super low now, with netflix and torrents and all

ya,

I actually walk into rogers / blockbuster and take out my camera phone and snap pics of every movie that I want to see, then go home and download them later.

I remember one of the employee's gave me a dirty look once, what ever, free > pay

Yeah that's the problem is they didn't ever anticipate or prepare for a time when they would be obsolete.

My brother manages one of the Blockbuster's in New West and they're both not closing and doing well.

I used to rent 2-3 movies a week for years. I don't think I've rented a movie in probably 5 or 6 years, obviously I'm not alone.

The one in Guildford has been open forever. Going to be weird to see it close down.

I worked for Blockbuster in the early 2000's and back then it was packed every night with lineups out the door. Everyone rented movies.

I still rent movies once in a while, maybe 1 or 2 a month, but I think I'm in the minority.

I admit I mostly go to Blockbuster or Rogers because I'm looking to buy a movie (like when they have their 2 blue rays for $20 sales) not when I want to rent. I don't think I've rented a movie since I got digital cable 3 years ago.

online torrents >>>> blockbusters

i use blockbuster for when I need to clean a disk off from scratches n stuff. Now there aren't going to be any BB's in abbotsford..

I haven't gone to blockbuster since they tried to charge me $150 for two movies I returned lol

I blame the upper management. Digital content have been around for many many many years. Yet they refuse to change to a more profitable model. I am sure if they change their renting to something like Netflix 5 to 10years ago they would be racking in millions of dollars profit right now.

Just like what Steam is doing to video games. They added a lot of games where you can pay with your credit card and then download the game. It saves a lot of time for customers to go to the store and look for games they want to buy. Not to mention customer can look at other games they might be interested in as well and buy those. Right now I don't even buy computer games at stores coz of steam. Is so easy, I see a game I like and buy it and I can play in an hour. Not to mention I can search for specific type of games I like and see if anything interest me.

I rent once a month or so just for blueray movies.
Dvd's no point, everythings online.

I still remember renting these from Rogers back in the day:

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Im not a big movie downloader, but when I need my movie fix, il either download the occasional movie, or rent from those vending type machines for $2 at Safeway.

Last resort would be rogers/BB
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Netflix and online torrents = death of video stores

they were already dying with VOD/PPV netflix just got to canada and it was basically spitting on a guy when he's down; its just like the transition from CDs to MP3s the public wants a different medium; and dealing with Rogers increased fees/rates and the hassle of returning on time or being penalized (blockbusters instituted no late fees too late and it doesn't offset the other issues) etc etc etc people made the obvious move (vod/ppv; video vending machines; netflix)


ive brought this up in the chinese movies thread (with articles etc if ye wanna look :P) but torrenting movies/music only takes up like 10% of the business and the movie industry etc has actually grown (suffice them saying they're taking a killing)

and Japan has actually said that pirating has even benefited sales (anime; but it shows torrenters actually purchase even though they've torrented their shit)

damm all these online streamers and torrents are killing movie rental businesses.

I remember when rental movies at BB were for 2 days only, so you would have to return it by like 11am...and if late, charges would be added.

Later when business were slower, they allowed a full week rental...and after that, if you didnt return it...they would charge the additional price assuming you purchased it.

Once netflix came to canada and for only $8/month...that was it...BB had no chance to keep up. Sad too...cause I knew some ppl who worked there.

Paying less for more. Or paying more for less?

Yeah sad to say,
the ability to just download and steal movies and music means I haven't rented or bought any dvd/cds in a long long time.

The facts u dig up may be true but its not realistic globally. if torrenting movies/music only takes up 10% loss in the industry, then where does the 90% loss come from? Piration doesnt take up 90%. if you think about it, people who are constantly downloading will not dig out money to pay for entertainment like CDs or DVDs. Why? its because why would they pay when they can get them for free? ppl would rather download a movie than buy it even if it was on sale for $15 at HMV or bestbuy etc. Its just way too convenient for ppl to download/stream. Heck they can even start the download when they are using facebook and once they are done with facebook, the movie will be finished downloading.

If you say torrenting actually increases the sales or causes the industry to grow, i'm sure it hasn't because most of the people nowadays download their entertainment and i don't see it causing the sales of CDs/DVDs/Blue rays at HMV, futureshop, Bestbuy, Visions to increase (Its dead there). Even the entertainment products industry in the U.S are dead eventhough they have better prices for their Cds or DVDs. This is all caused by online downloading etc. I'm sure its the opposite, if there was no downloading, then the industry would grow like back in the days without internet when everyone had to buy Cds etc.

In short, torrenting is the #1 cause (netflix etc may be 2nd) causing firms like BB or rogers video to close down. Why would someone still pay when they can just download it for free? ppl are rational thinkers. If you look up at what other ppl have said above ^ they all have the same point of view. Downloading kills the industry.

if you argue that HMV, futureshop, Bestbuy here are not competitive enough. Think again because i've seen deals like $4 for a descent movie there and people are still not buying them because they can just go home to download it. I know this as a fact because i've worked at HMV before and have heard customers say that. if $4 for a movie you like isnt cheap enough, then wat is?

Also to add, if you do a random sample and ask 10 ppl how they get access to movies they "want" to watch, majority will tell you they "download" it. If you tell them that you yourself still buys Dvds and Blue-rays, they may even laugh at you and ask you "why would you still buy it when its all online?

I agree the upper management is to blame for their downfall. Back in early 2000, Netflix approach Blockbuster to form a partnership to be their online part of the business. Blockbuster basically laughed at them. Now who's laughing with Netflix shares at $264 usd. Certainly not Blockbuster because they are crying
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if we have the same point of view I'm not sure why i was failed.

Personally, If I can get a good deal I will go through the legit means (ie Steam sales, cheap video games). I dont buy CD's because they are just a waste of space and archaic in my POV when each song takes up so little space on your MP3 player/computer. If i really want to support the artist, I'll go to see them live. I used to download tons of movie but never have the time to watch any of them. Now I have been getting into buying blu-rays here or there and actually enjoy it in its entirety. Same thing happened with video games, I download a boatload...never bothered playing any..whereas I get few games once in a while and say 'wow..that was actually worth every penny'. I do not feel compelled to enjoy them unless I know I used my hard-earned dollars. Hell, even with steam having great sales so frequently I dont have time to play quite a few of them.