Inside One of the Last VHS Rental Stores in America

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  • Опубликовано: 30 янв 2025

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  • @ChairmanMeow1
    @ChairmanMeow1 5 лет назад +451

    Renting movies used to be AN EXPERIENCE! I miss those days.

  • @zandelscomicsandcards7543
    @zandelscomicsandcards7543 5 лет назад +407

    As we grow as a society, things become more convenient, but in doing so we loose something.

  • @i3loodymoon647
    @i3loodymoon647 5 лет назад +138

    This made me cry a little knowing we can never go back to how social the 90's was.

    • @lazarusblackwell6988
      @lazarusblackwell6988 4 года назад +4

      Who says we cant go back?Yes you can.You just need to pray for it and believe.

    • @indubioprokokolores6502
      @indubioprokokolores6502 3 года назад +2

      @Jack the Gestapo I bet you didn't know how right you were and how quick this would come true when you wrote it.

    • @edstar83
      @edstar83 3 года назад +9

      @Jack the Gestapo 2010's was alright up until woke snow flake commies with 20 000 genders ruined it with cultural Marxism. 2020's is only going to get worse.

    • @1805movie
      @1805movie 3 года назад +3

      Never say never.

    • @lilykst3530
      @lilykst3530 2 года назад +2

      80s too

  • @bakerXderek
    @bakerXderek 5 лет назад +140

    It's weird when you realize how fast time really goes on after watching stuff like this.

  • @davidb6108
    @davidb6108 5 лет назад +224

    That dudes inventory of movies probably 10 times bigger then Netflix's streaming selection

  • @balalunga1
    @balalunga1 5 лет назад +348

    And don‘t forget to rewind it before you return it!

    • @corinth1121
      @corinth1121 5 лет назад +29

      Please be kind...rewind XD

    • @jbela1777
      @jbela1777 5 лет назад +1

      They may not have a rewinder

    • @warsameadam5572
      @warsameadam5572 5 лет назад

      balalunga1 I forgot about that

    • @mrentremattor5772
      @mrentremattor5772 5 лет назад +7

      In Sweden we had to pay about 5 dollars if it was not rewind.

    • @balalunga1
      @balalunga1 5 лет назад

      MR Entrémattor Can‘t remember what we had to pay here in Luxemburg. I was a kid back then. My parents always rented them for me.

  • @minivanlinda1762
    @minivanlinda1762 5 лет назад +217

    I remember date nights... looking at Blockbuster for a movie, grabbing snacks, and flying home to watch our movie. It was a completely different experience than Netflix.

    • @vxrdrummer
      @vxrdrummer 5 лет назад +21

      Flying home? How far away was blockbuster? Ha ha just kidding man.

    • @DrunkSince1973
      @DrunkSince1973 5 лет назад +10

      @@vxrdrummer He smoked a joint at Blockbuster and flew home on a magic carpet.Joking!!

    • @CSDonohue11
      @CSDonohue11 5 лет назад +5

      Your arms must have really been tired from all the flying

    • @DigiBullet23
      @DigiBullet23 5 лет назад +3

      so true the fun of goig thru the stor looking at all the diff movies... netflix just steals that and u cant find half of what netflix has to offer without extensive searching (putting in the exact title in search). i miss the days of oh whats this lets get it

    • @seanmulholland7597
      @seanmulholland7597 5 лет назад +3

      It was better

  • @thomaspotemciano
    @thomaspotemciano 5 лет назад +228

    My local public library actually still has a stock of VHS movies to this day.

    • @TheBest-sv2oj
      @TheBest-sv2oj 5 лет назад

      Nerds 😐

    • @theboostedfamily7145
      @theboostedfamily7145 5 лет назад +3

      T RopE sorry to hear that , every city needs one

    • @eliyafethsoto1309
      @eliyafethsoto1309 5 лет назад +4

      I envy you

    • @KentPetersonmoney
      @KentPetersonmoney 5 лет назад +3

      I was at a resort that had VHS movies I'm thinking man I don't even own a VCR anymore. I actually still used one long after I stop renting VHS movies to record my shows.

    • @johnkelfy7256
      @johnkelfy7256 4 года назад +1

      Good

  • @hillbillyentertainment9142
    @hillbillyentertainment9142 5 лет назад +344

    My VCR's rewind sounded like a jet preparing for take off.

    • @norge696
      @norge696 5 лет назад +15

      Haha. Yeah. I bought a VCR from bestbuy back in 2005. It had a feature called fast rewind. The whole thing shakes when you rewind a tape.

    • @N80-e9t
      @N80-e9t 5 лет назад +7

      I had the machine that would just rewind the tapes, so you did not wear out your vcr.

    • @natalieborn4117
      @natalieborn4117 5 лет назад +4

      Remember when that’s what we complained about? Lol damn, dude didn’t rewind it what a jackass lol

    • @winterlynn9012
      @winterlynn9012 5 лет назад +4

      @TheIron Smith Especially the smell of a brand new VHS tape box after ripping off the plastic..

    • @southernlightning775
      @southernlightning775 5 лет назад +1

      Lol....

  • @SuperNerdyBros01
    @SuperNerdyBros01 3 года назад +15

    This Man Is a Legend! He Kept His Video Rental Store Up And Running Since 1984 And Didn't Close It When DVD Shifted To Streaming! That's An Incredible Thing To Do!

    • @sixtopragaalba9781
      @sixtopragaalba9781 3 года назад +4

      Oh yeah,hope so he never closes,VHS is a nice format.

    • @tarabooartarmy3654
      @tarabooartarmy3654 Год назад +2

      I wish this was in my town. I would go all the time just to show him support. And for the nostalgia.

  • @righttocensorvalvenis
    @righttocensorvalvenis 5 лет назад +205

    I miss going to Blockbuster with my pops on a Friday after school to rent a VHS, n64 game.

    • @02337755
      @02337755 5 лет назад +9

      Lil Mikey Myers who woulda thought we’d be so nostalgic for renting a movie

    • @MrDannyboyFL
      @MrDannyboyFL 5 лет назад +4

      I feel you bros

    • @velvetlensfilms3290
      @velvetlensfilms3290 5 лет назад +3

      Me too.

    • @annam7748
      @annam7748 5 лет назад +8

      Me too! I hate redbox.

    • @playalot86
      @playalot86 5 лет назад +1

      The good life, right there. ♡

  • @benvasilinda9729
    @benvasilinda9729 5 лет назад +25

    Horror films will always be better on VHS. It’s part of the nostalgia of that era of filmography. Glad to see this guy keeping it alive.

  • @jcampton1
    @jcampton1 5 лет назад +233

    I'm starting to like Inside Edition's weekend uploads, Some great videos to watch for people who don't have time on a weekday. Makes for some interesting weekend viewing

    • @InsideEdition
      @InsideEdition  5 лет назад +15

      Glad you're enjoying!

    • @jcampton1
      @jcampton1 5 лет назад +3

      @@RandomNameLastName811 Oh yeah i add them in Watch Later and catch up on the weekends

  • @jermar1979
    @jermar1979 5 лет назад +68

    Renting videos sure brings back a lot of memories. So cool!

  • @ludosanderz
    @ludosanderz 5 лет назад +14

    I adore this, hope this man keeps it up for a long time to come :)
    I'm 29 now, when i was 18 i worked a video store for 2 years and although it was 95% dvds the store still had the warmth and social aspect, glad i got to experience that :)!

  • @siluxkhan6544
    @siluxkhan6544 5 лет назад +155

    I haven't seen a VHS tape in years. That is so awesome.

    • @123RADIOactive
      @123RADIOactive 5 лет назад +9

      You can still find them pretty regularly at thrift store. 😬

    • @siluxkhan6544
      @siluxkhan6544 5 лет назад +4

      @@123RADIOactive really? That's cool.

    • @123RADIOactive
      @123RADIOactive 5 лет назад +3

      Silux Khan yup. Well..... popular large thrift stores is likely gonna have them. The local small ones might not have them.

    • @siluxkhan6544
      @siluxkhan6544 5 лет назад +1

      @@123RADIOactive I don't know if I still have a VCR.

    • @123RADIOactive
      @123RADIOactive 5 лет назад +2

      Silux Khan thrift stores has them if you want them. Functional or not is a totally different matter. 🤷‍♂️

  • @ZerrekTheDog
    @ZerrekTheDog 5 лет назад +118

    I was born in the middle ground where DVDs were introduced and VHS were still around. Honestly tapes were better, more durable and the glitch effect gave it personality.

    • @ralphhemphill3989
      @ralphhemphill3989 5 лет назад +4

      I agree..that glitch did have that effect

    • @DontUseWep
      @DontUseWep 5 лет назад +3

      Yeah me too

    • @nickhill8612
      @nickhill8612 5 лет назад +6

      Yes just like vinyl records, the static and popping sounds

    • @notinmyworld8239
      @notinmyworld8239 5 лет назад +2

      I have Toy Story VHS, in Spanish, and probably it's sequel, this time in English, and I'm unsure if the clutching can be fixed. I haven't watched them for several years.

    • @nickhill8612
      @nickhill8612 5 лет назад +1

      @@notinmyworld8239
      I have old movies to I'm scared the vcr will tear them up if I decide to watch any.
      Yes I still have a vcr.
      I have a blue ray player to lol.

  • @theylied1776
    @theylied1776 5 лет назад +364

    I worked at a video store back in high school and the owner of the store won the store in a poker game. He only kept it because he thought it was going to be a tax write off but it made a lot of money for him.

    • @theylied1776
      @theylied1776 5 лет назад +30

      @LoganTheLionheart Not fake at all, I could write an entire book about my experience working at that video store. In our little strip mall there was a rivalry between our video store, the comic book store, and the Chinese restaurant.
      There was an abortion clinic directly across the street from us and the local Baptist Church would take turns protesting the abortion clinic and our video store because we rented adult movies. I hope you understand the irony of that comment?
      I have so many stories that I have from my experience from working at that video store that I can make one hell of dark-comedy about working at a video store.

    • @theylied1776
      @theylied1776 5 лет назад +13

      @LoganTheLionheart It doesn't matter if you think it's fake, it actually happened. Fact is Stranger Than Fiction.

    • @NexusVerbal
      @NexusVerbal 5 лет назад +10

      @César Rabbit Me too. Keep us posted.

    • @apc9079
      @apc9079 5 лет назад +5

      Things that didn’t happen for 500 Alex

    • @576356
      @576356 5 лет назад +1

      Fake news!

  • @vjmns85
    @vjmns85 2 года назад +5

    This was my first job at 14, Steve was the best boss I ever had, to this day.

  • @juanaltredo2974
    @juanaltredo2974 5 лет назад +135

    man when you see this you can tell how we're losing our humanity little by little and we don't even realize it. I love technology but when technology means losing the human touch its all a bit sad. Hope this store never closes, and this type of man never disappears.

    • @lephilosopheinconnu3952
      @lephilosopheinconnu3952 5 лет назад +6

      I agree

    • @Citykid1982
      @Citykid1982 5 лет назад +8

      it is how it is, no one even buys music anymore technology has changed

    • @TechnicalBarbarity
      @TechnicalBarbarity 5 лет назад +1

      @@Citykid1982 Remember Warehouse?

    • @Citykid1982
      @Citykid1982 5 лет назад +1

      @@TechnicalBarbarity im not that old and neither did i came from the united states, i havent seen much warehouses yet and i hope i do soon because history is always fun

    • @TechnicalBarbarity
      @TechnicalBarbarity 5 лет назад +1

      @Straight out of Syria ain't that the sad truth

  • @user-cs3zs6jn1d
    @user-cs3zs6jn1d 5 лет назад +15

    Wish we still had places like this where I live. Nothing can ever match the experience of going into a video store and renting a couple of movies and a nintendo game. Stopping on the way home to grab a couple of pizzas, that was a weekend tradition when I was a kid. Technology has taken so many great things away from us

  • @allycatt25
    @allycatt25 5 лет назад +103

    I loved VHS growing up :( I want my childhood back

    • @MichelLinschoten
      @MichelLinschoten 5 лет назад

      No worries at around 90 years old you'll be wearing diapers again

    • @lilpp4791
      @lilpp4791 5 лет назад

      @@MichelLinschoten 💀

  • @bigbean78
    @bigbean78 5 лет назад +54

    I was saddened when my local video store closed up. They had a huge selection, and a lot of it was older movies...which were better than the new ones!

    • @tylerkochman1007
      @tylerkochman1007 8 месяцев назад

      There was a Blockbuster near my childhood house that went out of business in 2009. Was a bummer

  • @theonrushingrose9400
    @theonrushingrose9400 5 лет назад +45

    I can smell the inside of that store.

    • @SysKeyJS
      @SysKeyJS 4 года назад +1

      As a young 13 year old boy I would like to know what it smells like in there

    • @REDYOSHI-mk2mi
      @REDYOSHI-mk2mi 4 года назад +1

      @@SysKeyJS same omg 13 too

  • @tardwrangler
    @tardwrangler 5 лет назад +100

    I hope he gets an apprentice or something, someone that can take over and keep it going once he retires

    • @MaximusXXX77
      @MaximusXXX77 5 лет назад +16

      I wondered the same thing. He’s not going to live forever. I hope he plans to pass it on to a worthy younger person, either at retirement or by means of inheritance.

    • @alexakaa.charlesross8919
      @alexakaa.charlesross8919 4 года назад +3

      I'LL DO IT! LOVE VHS!

  • @firewalk27
    @firewalk27 5 лет назад +38

    I grew up with my mom working in a movie rental store and this made me tear up I wanna go there so bad this is like my childhood encapsulated

  • @akuma4u
    @akuma4u 5 лет назад +42

    The entire vhs rental process was so cool. I remember as a kid It was cool because of the video covers. Looking at the artwork then turning them around. I would spend sometimes an hour or more going to different sections in the vhs video stores going through all the covers. So fun. Then you see the secret adult section and wonder whats in there.

    • @jarvindriftwood
      @jarvindriftwood 5 лет назад +3

      The process was really great. The covers definitely sold movies sometimes they had more effort put into them than the movies themselves lol. I also loved all the little tricks like movies that came in bigger boxes so they grabbed your attention. And the low budget movies were "Exclusive to VHS/Home Video" instead of "straight to video" so they didn't sound cheap but limited edition.

    • @QuantumEffectResidue
      @QuantumEffectResidue 5 лет назад +5

      All of the technology that's been coming out for the past 25 years is making everyone more isolated and introverted.. Everything is non physical; just software.

    • @akuma4u
      @akuma4u 5 лет назад +3

      @@QuantumEffectResidue this is true. Esp social media where people r addicted to making friends and relationships virtually. I cant tell you how many times i want to call someone to talk via phone but they reject and say only text. No one wants to have any true interactions anymore its all thru computer technology etc. Who knows maybe computer ai is secretly learning from us and how we operate then will have all the info they need to attack. Lol

    • @lilykst3530
      @lilykst3530 2 года назад

      I'd always go to the Horror section first!!

    • @akuma4u
      @akuma4u 2 года назад +1

      @@lilykst3530 ya me too. the horror covers were the best! often however, youd judge a book by its cover but then be left disappointed when you realized you just rented a B movie.

  • @TheFatFreeTruth
    @TheFatFreeTruth 5 лет назад +5

    Going to the video store to rent a movie is one of the fondest memories I have as a kid. Good for this guy. I hope he has business for many more years.

  • @rawsick
    @rawsick 6 месяцев назад +1

    I took over my old vhs my grandma had that i would watch at her house as a kid. It’s such an amazing feeling being able to watch the same exact copy of these old movies that I grew up with. Truly thankful she kept them

  • @kennyjones8926
    @kennyjones8926 5 лет назад +8

    A beautiful piece, Worked at a Video Store and it was the greatest experience of my life, it was like not working at all ..LOVED IT! Miss all the stores

  • @pr1m0n
    @pr1m0n 5 лет назад +777

    Imagine Bohemian Rhapsody or Bird Box on VHS...

    • @rayy.7105
      @rayy.7105 5 лет назад +13

      Pr1m0N what About Mid90s

    • @Spicy_Dorito
      @Spicy_Dorito 5 лет назад +7

      Why

    • @fenrir8497
      @fenrir8497 5 лет назад +11

      That sounds like one fine weekend in the 90s

    • @jongreenleaf1000
      @jongreenleaf1000 5 лет назад +6

      Not that hard to but atleast make us imagine good movies

    • @sophiehanssel2017
      @sophiehanssel2017 5 лет назад +3

      BORHAP ON VHS? YEAH, BABY!😁

  • @TARDIB
    @TARDIB 5 лет назад +39

    I truly miss doing this

  • @DakuJTenshi
    @DakuJTenshi 5 лет назад +271

    Imagine in 10 years we'll see the last DVD rental store and everything will then be purely digital

    • @notinmyworld8239
      @notinmyworld8239 5 лет назад +20

      Netflix will swallow your bank account, but a DVD or a VHS or RUclips won't. Unless you want to record a and to a brand new VHS, IF they still make them

    • @willfitz94
      @willfitz94 5 лет назад +6

      Yeah and watch the next best thing come around and digitally buying movies will become a thing of the past.

    • @oscarmorales8979
      @oscarmorales8979 5 лет назад +15

      In 35 years, Netflix probably won't be a thing. We'll probably be watching things on holograms or have a inserted chip in our heads that let's us watch whatever we want.

    • @rhythmicallydifficult5693
      @rhythmicallydifficult5693 5 лет назад

      @@oscarmorales8979 wanted that the 1st time I watched futurama....

    • @UnchainedMelodie92
      @UnchainedMelodie92 5 лет назад +2

      @@oscarmorales8979 Or maybe Netflix will become the platform that brings us holograms and such? I think they'll probably evolve with the times, like many other companies.

  • @992turbos
    @992turbos 5 лет назад +3

    I love the sounds associated with vhs too. Not just the sound of an old 80’s clamshell opening and closing, but just the sound a vcr makes while a tape is playing a movie, adds this nostalgic, comforting hum to the background of a movie i always remember accompanying movies as a kid.

  • @lennoxpeters7792
    @lennoxpeters7792 3 года назад +7

    I bought a vcr on eBay this week after over 15 years without one. Now I’m building a collection up and loving the nostalgia, pushing the first tape into the machine was like being a kid again ! And then came the dreaded rewind 😂

    • @jacenthegreat9536
      @jacenthegreat9536 2 года назад +1

      Should've bought a rewinder and fast forward machine too lol.

  • @charblinn2208
    @charblinn2208 5 лет назад +65

    💛Love it. I'm a huge Movie collector. Yes I still have a VCR as well. Long live the classics!

    • @ralphhemphill3989
      @ralphhemphill3989 5 лет назад +2

      I still watch movies on VHS.Love 'em..

    • @alexso820
      @alexso820 5 лет назад +1

      Char Blinn I collect old console and computers.....

    • @pinkrain
      @pinkrain 5 лет назад +2

      Char Blinn 💯💯💯

    • @punker4Real
      @punker4Real 5 лет назад +1

      I have one VCR 1990s
      it's a Dolby Stereo NR, HiFi unit
      Those were pretty rare units it was one of those inbetween HIFI and 2 channel linear audio
      when they switch from Linear Stereo to HiFi Stereo
      It's pretty cool you could edit the audio after a tape was reordered.

    • @homeboy2166
      @homeboy2166 5 лет назад

      Char Blinn some movies just look better on vhs.

  • @eRaness
    @eRaness 5 лет назад +15

    I remember being very little and my parents taking me to video club stores, I would loss It in there, huge fan of that style of watching films. I love all styles, but VHS, has a special warm place in my heart where It feel homie. This men that runs this store is Iconic. Thank you

    • @homeboy2166
      @homeboy2166 5 лет назад

      eRaness I used to love looking at the backs of the boxes. Also remember the trailers before the film started!

  • @winterdreams5722
    @winterdreams5722 5 лет назад +11

    This video made me tear up honestly. I miss my childhood so much. VHS was everything ughhhh

    • @homeboy2166
      @homeboy2166 5 лет назад +1

      Winter Dreams that’s what I think as well.

    • @Ovalbugmann
      @Ovalbugmann 5 лет назад

      Yes, it started to get emotional for me as well, video killed the radio star, and internet killed the malls and video rental stores.

  • @bettyluckey9497
    @bettyluckey9497 5 лет назад +15

    OMGosh, This Man is Awesome for keeping VHS tapes & VCRs alive n' well. ( I still have an old 'working' TV with the VCR built in. ) Would love to have a store like that here in my city. ; )

  • @waterfalls__
    @waterfalls__ 5 лет назад +5

    I remember being a kid and my parents driving me and my siblings to a Blockbuster. I remember getting excited every Friday to rent two or three movies that we would watch over the weekend. I'm glad I was able to live through that experience.

  • @Alanshee-Valera
    @Alanshee-Valera 5 лет назад +5

    What's amazing for me is that this store is not only still running but people still have working VHS Players to play such movies on that's what's truly amazing to me

    • @oldtwinsna8347
      @oldtwinsna8347 5 лет назад

      agreed, i went through several vhs players back in the day as they didn't last more than a few years.

    • @xxweirdofromspacexx1119
      @xxweirdofromspacexx1119 Месяц назад

      Our was consistently hanging on by a thread.

  • @ChillFrost
    @ChillFrost 5 лет назад +44

    When you're excited to watch a movie you rented but you see the tape isn't rewinded.

  • @jediknightjairinaiki560
    @jediknightjairinaiki560 5 лет назад +15

    So cool. It brings a tear of nostalgia to my eyes. 😥

  • @greenghoul157
    @greenghoul157 5 лет назад +3

    This man is preserving an era, I wish we had more of this, I miss Blockbuster stores

    • @Justin-Hill-1987
      @Justin-Hill-1987 5 лет назад +1

      Much like how '50s diners preserved the 1950s back in the 1970s and 1980s.

  • @time2cclear
    @time2cclear 5 лет назад +3

    Every Friday night after work , my girl and i would pick up a pizza , candy & junk food and rent 3 movies . our apartment was our sanctuary and it was a warm safe feeling and a great way to unwind after a hard week at work .

  • @Rage_Harder_Then_Relax
    @Rage_Harder_Then_Relax 5 лет назад +14

    "Be Kind. Please Rewind". Use to hate renting a VHS and the people who rented it before me, never rewound the bloody thing! LOL. Ahhh...memories.

    • @justpeachy2738
      @justpeachy2738 5 лет назад +1

      LOL!! It seemed to take forever to rewind them.

    • @jackson5116
      @jackson5116 5 лет назад

      you know they made machines that only rewound tapes, right?

  • @SKF358
    @SKF358 5 лет назад +9

    The humanity of this is so touching. Great.

  • @skaro85
    @skaro85 5 лет назад +14

    I miss these days! Nostalgia overload! 😁

  • @richardgonzalez9773
    @richardgonzalez9773 2 года назад +2

    I remember when my dad brought home a VHS fast rewinder it was an absolute game changer.

  • @Freshsink950
    @Freshsink950 2 года назад +3

    I need to visit this place at some point. It may be a 3 hour drive from where I live but I need to do it while I can.

  • @wren460
    @wren460 5 лет назад +17

    Oh, who doesnt´remember those great movies : Pulp Friction, Saturday night beaver, Ass Ventura crack detective, The Da Vinci Load, Forrest Hump, Missionary Impossible, and my all time favourite Shaving Ryans Privates.

    • @spark20
      @spark20 5 лет назад +4

      Don't forget Assablanca, The Sperminator, Wenner and the Poo Hole, Good Will Humping, InspectHer Gadget, Bone Alone, and King Dong

  • @randomhuman2612
    @randomhuman2612 5 лет назад +6

    Bless this man for this shop

  • @90sdbest62
    @90sdbest62 2 года назад +3

    vhs is a family thing back then. An action movie for dad. Drama for Mom, romantic movie for my sister and ofcourse sci fi or comedy for me

  • @sopascat7
    @sopascat7 5 лет назад +2

    Just browsing the VHS rental stores was fun. Always found an old movie that can rent and watch over again. Can't rent old movies anymore, not even on digital. Many blessings to Mr. Campbell for doing what he enjoys for a living.

  • @DJKennethA
    @DJKennethA 5 лет назад

    This is awesome. So many Friday nights spent browsing movie rental stores with my Dad. Brings back a lot of memories

  • @jocopowell
    @jocopowell 5 лет назад +64

    Time to dust off my red Corvette tape rewinder.

  • @kotokoto9472
    @kotokoto9472 5 лет назад +3

    Woooow How well this VHS format exists and people appreciate it still remains the longest-lived video format of bravo man history and continued success

  • @speedlover7362
    @speedlover7362 5 лет назад +218

    This place is better than the last blockbuster and Netflix

    • @joshuasanchez8980
      @joshuasanchez8980 5 лет назад +12

      Its better than blockbuster but like not netflix

    • @JesusHComedy
      @JesusHComedy 5 лет назад

      I made a video about both those topics on my channel

    • @czeky1
      @czeky1 5 лет назад

      Yaaaaaaaa no

    • @TheGirugamesh1000
      @TheGirugamesh1000 5 лет назад

      Last Netflix? R u special?

    • @speedlover7362
      @speedlover7362 5 лет назад

      No the last blockbuster and the hole Netflix

  • @leeluv96
    @leeluv96 5 лет назад +2

    I miss the smells, picking up movie snacks, buying movie novelties, talking about films and games. I just miss it so much. We rented until the stores all closed.

  • @Tigerman1138
    @Tigerman1138 5 лет назад +53

    The video-version of the vinyl record shops.

    • @jeff4362
      @jeff4362 5 лет назад

      Except that vinyl record shops get quite many customers, whereas any remaining VHS is a tiny niche.

  • @wingwaabuddha
    @wingwaabuddha 5 лет назад +97

    I just saw 3 ninjas on your shelf.... im comin over

    • @therealjulez7886
      @therealjulez7886 5 лет назад +1

      dude i'm from canada and making the trip next week

    • @Primus-ue4th
      @Primus-ue4th 5 лет назад

      We don’t wanna hurt you dudes... we just wanna kidnap youuuuu

    • @yagskie1984
      @yagskie1984 4 года назад

      Rocky loves Emily!

    • @seamusmckeon9109
      @seamusmckeon9109 4 года назад

      Star Wars without ugly cgi animals

    • @darundale
      @darundale 4 года назад

      @@yagskie1984 *Rocky loves Emily, Rocky loves Emily*

  • @barryhughes488
    @barryhughes488 5 лет назад +5

    When I was young, a guy in a van used to come around every Thursday to rent VHS videos from. He would pull up jump out and open the side sliding door where there was a shelf stocked with vhs tapes. We sat in there and went through them until we found one we liked.
    One time we asked him what was the worst condition he ever got them back in, his reply "I got one with a burger in it and another I opened to find that someone had puked in it!"
    I remember renting The Dark Crystal off of him, one of my favourite childhood films.
    He just drove around renting. No license no nothing. Ahh simpler times.

  • @shibez
    @shibez 5 лет назад +9

    this might be my favorite video I have ever watched online.

  • @1982pantro
    @1982pantro 5 лет назад +3

    THANK YOU INSIDE EDITION. LOVE YOU GUYS. 😁

  • @egraham3000
    @egraham3000 2 года назад +1

    This brings back so many memories of my childhood..... I miss those days of going to a rental store and renting vhs tapes and later buying used dvds at Blockbuster Video. I'm relieved Half Price Books is still around, and still selling DVDs, Blu-rays and even VHS, but it's something else entirely to go to a store like this. I still own a VHS player as well as a handful of old VHS tapes; but I would pay just to get a chance to visit this particular store. The owner seems super friendly with a great community. And not to mention renting out old vhs players. You don't find that anywhere nowadays. How do I miss the 80s and 90s sometimes.

  • @thevinyldragon6255
    @thevinyldragon6255 5 лет назад +5

    Really loved this thanks for taking the time and sharing this 🥇

  • @nehsangbong7259
    @nehsangbong7259 5 лет назад +6

    Seeing this video makes me wanna go back to the past and read The Goosebumps book series.

  • @thebullyforge7096
    @thebullyforge7096 5 лет назад +20

    This should be treated like a museum

  • @hanhammer7452
    @hanhammer7452 Год назад +2

    Love it…❤… i miss the old days. Streaming destroyed those loving places where people meet and have a nice time to rent a movie and talk about it. 😢

  • @fernandosalas8589
    @fernandosalas8589 3 года назад +1

    I can imagine going to the video store and rent a movie and when you leave and go home it's like going back to the future. Because everything at home is modern I'm watching this video on my phone. Awesome dude I wish him lots of success.

  • @GlassEyeGaming
    @GlassEyeGaming 5 лет назад +25

    Great video. I’m lucky, cuz where I live (BC Canada), my city still has a movie rental store called Leo’s Video.

    • @Saifull1991
      @Saifull1991 3 года назад +1

      Evidence please

    • @GlassEyeGaming
      @GlassEyeGaming 3 года назад +1

      @@Saifull1991 the police took all the evidence

  • @kelvynacosta
    @kelvynacosta 5 лет назад +30

    I worked in a video store so i know the feeling inside those stores

    • @thaxtonwaters8561
      @thaxtonwaters8561 5 лет назад +1

      If he rented Nintendo & Sega games, it would be lines around the block.

    • @frog_stomp
      @frog_stomp 5 лет назад +2

      Me too man. Only thing that sucked were people trying to get out of their late fees

    • @MrDannyboyFL
      @MrDannyboyFL 5 лет назад +1

      I worked at one in highschool. Great job for the time, owners daughter nuked my corndog a few times. I got free rentals and bjs

    • @kelvynacosta
      @kelvynacosta 5 лет назад

      @@MrDannyboyFL you meet a Lot of girls in that job jejejejejeje

  • @fredrm6023
    @fredrm6023 5 лет назад +78

    I think if he added a video game section it’d bring some more customers

    • @markinnes4264
      @markinnes4264 5 лет назад +18

      yes, older cartridge based games like N64, SNES or Sega Genesis. they could take a beating and still work fine with at worst a cleaning of he contacts.

    • @warpartyattheoutpost4987
      @warpartyattheoutpost4987 5 лет назад +5

      ATARI 2600!!!

    • @410kane
      @410kane 5 лет назад +1

      David Canelas would collectors steal them if their credit card was on file?

    • @jordansmith3721
      @jordansmith3721 5 лет назад

      @@markinnes4264 Agreed even to rent them out if possible. I have a N64.

    • @LuccianoNova
      @LuccianoNova 5 лет назад +1

      @@410kane I did that for Witcher 3 when it came out for gamefly. Lmfao. They never sent it to collections bcuz I had no credit line at all. I was like 18 lol.

  • @jcnz84
    @jcnz84 2 года назад +1

    I googled this place and seen it was closed and now i want to cry.

  • @Honey059
    @Honey059 10 месяцев назад +1

    Oh boy, the nostalgia. I seriously wish video stores could make a comeback. There's just something about physical media that streaming just cannot capture.

    • @Steger13
      @Steger13 8 месяцев назад +2

      Why ? You rent from your house or go rent in a store the results is the same except no need to go to the store to get it then comeback to return it😅

  • @nightfall1786
    @nightfall1786 5 лет назад +66

    Dammit I cried. VHS was my childhood...

    • @nashstahl7704
      @nashstahl7704 5 лет назад

      Get over yourself

    • @nashstahl7704
      @nashstahl7704 5 лет назад

      @Yellow Jacket that's good get under yourself I like that lol nah I'm just a very angry man I hop on the tube and comment angry stuff at ppl for an outlet

    • @daveking6192
      @daveking6192 5 лет назад +1

      Sad childhood

    • @LuccianoNova
      @LuccianoNova 5 лет назад +1

      I'm a guy. Be honest with your emotions. If not you're lying to yourself.

    • @lephilosopheinconnu3952
      @lephilosopheinconnu3952 5 лет назад +1

      yeah...me too

  • @weaselmaster98
    @weaselmaster98 5 лет назад +5

    I miss going to blockbuster with my mom and dad when i was little and begging them to let me rent an extra movie. Honestly if a video store opened up near me I'd probably go every week just for the nostalgia. I want blockbuster.

  • @mitchgordon8199
    @mitchgordon8199 5 лет назад +26

    I DJ in my area and have dual SL1200GR's turntables and these couple of teenagers came up and looked at my set up and I herd one say too the other what's that pointing at a 45 single and his friend said that's what they make "CD" from. Thires no hope for the younger generation.

    • @nickandro127
      @nickandro127 5 лет назад

      @Beau Littzen that girls seem libtards

  • @Bookworm-ye9qi
    @Bookworm-ye9qi 5 лет назад +1

    This makes me teary eyed. I miss going to video stores

  • @scottwise4013
    @scottwise4013 4 месяца назад +1

    I miss video rental stores and i miss checking out the movies and videos games

  • @mrmacross
    @mrmacross 5 лет назад +15

    I just hope the customers don't ruin any VHS cassettes.

    • @davidpitts5851
      @davidpitts5851 5 лет назад

      mrmacross sounds like he has a solid and devoted customer base. Most probably take the extra effort to ensure they respect his property

  • @KMF3
    @KMF3 5 лет назад +14

    It is easier to rewind or fast-forward on a VHS tape than it is on a CD

  • @-OBEY-
    @-OBEY- 2 года назад +3

    These were great times, VHS and DVDS were such classics until sadly in the late 2010s Netflix started getting more recognition and all the movie rental stores like Hollywood Video and Blockbuster started to cease their operations being defunct, it's sad that kids today will never get to experience the joy it was selecting movies to rent in person instead of online.

  • @DavidMartinFilms
    @DavidMartinFilms 3 года назад +2

    We have lost our way really with streaming services. It’s colder and so detached and sometimes he harder to choose. I used to keep going back to my local video shop and rent the mask repeatedly. The excitement I used to get :)

  • @orangejaquar4230
    @orangejaquar4230 4 года назад +1

    He has way better collections then Netflix or prime video... Great job

  • @MrTomdemma
    @MrTomdemma 5 лет назад +5

    We have had the same VHS player for 16 years and still works great

    • @QuantumEffectResidue
      @QuantumEffectResidue 5 лет назад +1

      They were made well back then. JVC VCR units were made in Japan, and were heavy and very high quality. So was Sony.

    • @sixtopragaalba9781
      @sixtopragaalba9781 3 года назад

      @@QuantumEffectResidue I didn´t go very well with JVC,better Sony.

  • @punkjustice86
    @punkjustice86 5 лет назад +11

    Memories ❤️ i bet this man has a lot of old WWF PPV’s 🔥🔥🔥💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

    • @DesCobra
      @DesCobra 5 лет назад

      He did have a wrestling video playing during the parts of the interview he was behind the counter

  • @lordbawnchie
    @lordbawnchie 5 лет назад +6

    Got me in my feels of nostalgia!

  • @BakiX
    @BakiX 5 лет назад +2

    I felt nostalgia just watching people go through the aisles and browsing lol. What a nice, warm, comforting, feeling lol.
    I hope that place gets turned into a museum after all is said and done.

  • @GGRC
    @GGRC 5 лет назад

    Great video and I'm glad he's making it still work with his community!
    As convenient as digital stuff is now, I really do miss going to the rental place and looking at the movies. It was a staple in our house since I was a kid. Every friday night, rent an NES game, rent a couple movies and get pizza. Then spend the weekend enjoying it all, it was a blast! It was a god-send when we lived in a bad neighborhood, but anyway, again, great video!

  • @Polish_Hammer1987
    @Polish_Hammer1987 5 лет назад +25

    My 2 favorite movies on VHS were Dunstin Checks In and Ace Ventura Pet Detective When Nature Calls

  • @rosekirby3907
    @rosekirby3907 5 лет назад +8

    I remember always buying butter popcorn whenever my mom and I would rent a movie in the evening...the good old days, eh? 😊

  • @mitchgordon8199
    @mitchgordon8199 5 лет назад +5

    Bless your hart, Signed out of work vcr repair guy.

  • @yaboycapone1996
    @yaboycapone1996 5 лет назад

    Brings me back . I loved the day of the week we got to go to the vhs shop and pick out movies

  • @originalsongsbyadam2883
    @originalsongsbyadam2883 5 лет назад +1

    Long live the VHS store and the old fashioned customer service! Talk about a hidden gem....

  • @Stefan-ji2ek
    @Stefan-ji2ek 5 лет назад +10

    VHS horror covers, Double Dragon, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion and Zoobaly Zoo=my childhood in a nutshell :)

  • @Talks-Movies
    @Talks-Movies 9 месяцев назад +3

    If everyone cancels their streaming we can bring video shops back. It's up to you guys.

  • @onthetoilet8397
    @onthetoilet8397 5 лет назад +14

    I would love to watch Rambo on VHS again.

    • @EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal
      @EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal 5 лет назад +1

      Well I got a VHS player for £20 and the star wars original trilogy for £5 so I'm sure you have enough money

  • @merlhemlok007
    @merlhemlok007 5 лет назад +2

    From a kid who grew up across the street from a West Coast Video, this is excellent

  • @eimdeima
    @eimdeima 5 лет назад +1

    I used to work in a video store when I was at college, loved it. I've not seen one now for nearly 20yrs. My son will never know this type of store....I hope it will stay open for a very long time....