With the rise of companies like Netflix and Redbox, brick-and-mortar video rental stores are less common than ever before.
News broke this week of New Tampa's Blockbuster store closing on Jan. 27. We asked readers on Facebook whether they were sad to see it go. Here's a selection of what people had to say.
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- Danielle Walters: It definitely is end of an era. Video (or now DVD) stores are all gone. No choice but to buy DVDs before watching or using online sources like Netflix.
- Bob West: I don't think this qualifies as "end of an era".
- Kelly Davis Miller: Between Netflix and On Demand, I have no need for Blockbuster and their late fees
- Kia Flowers: im not sad how long will the sale be going on? I need to stock up on movies, and I'm talking 70% and up sale
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