Simple Question: Are you noticing the Redbox DVD Rental Kiosks in your area disappearing?
My local grocery store had a kiosk out front since we first moved in and I noticed that it had been removed about two weeks ago. When I went to check my email later on, I noticed that I had gotten an email from the company that they were closing it down and that I should check out the other locations where I could rent DVDs from them.
It’s not a total loss, obviously, as I do most of my movie watching through the various streaming networks our family pays for, but it was nice to have that connection to a more nostalgic era where you had to go somewhere to get a physical object to watch a Hollywood film at home. I often rented from them if there was a flick that was in that weird middle period between being in theaters and hitting a popular service like Netflix.
This does feel like the true last gasp of the video stores of yesteryear which makes me sad. Anyone else seeing this?
