04-07-2009, 11:55 PM
Marc Anthony wrote:
The local Blockbuster has dropped their prices to $2 for new releases and $1 for "favorites", which is to say everything older than new releases. I've started renting movies again with increasing regularity. I'd much rather drive down the block to rent a movie instantly than to have to wait on one in the mail, and it keeps people employed, unlike these automated box things that are popping up. Kiosk style checkout—be it at a rental counter, the grocery store, or Home Depot—is putting real people out of work, and I don't want anything to do with that, especially given the current economic climate. I hope BlockBuster can ride out their hard times.
How are these things doing that? Someone has to build those kiosks, install and maintain them, as well as add and remove movies from them.
I, Pencil is a great read.