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>I used to rent a ton of movies, and never once ran in to a rude employee. My guy, the rest of your comment is great. You've gotta realize how wildly useless t
by Klonoar 8y ago
>I used to rent a ton of movies, and never once ran in to a rude employee.
My guy, the rest of your comment is great. You've gotta realize how wildly useless this line is, though.
Bad service exists and video store employees were known for being in this stereotype, as were theater employees. You just got lucky.
- benatkin 8y agoAre you sure it isn’t the other way around? Wasn’t video store clerk a sought after job among young people with little work experience, because it was related to something that’s fun? Wouldn’t the staff usually be at least somewhat helpful because they’re passionate about movies?
- Klonoar 8y agoThis misconception that people who worked at those stores were all movie buffs is very much nostalgia poking through. Context: I was one of those employees, and I worked in multiple regions of the USA and have conferred with friends who worked at Blockbuster UK as well.
- spronkey 8y agoAnecdotally, every video chain store I have ever visited, from Blockbuster to Video Ezy, Civic Video, Channel X, United Video (here in New Zealand) has had at least one movie buff employee. I've also never experienced a long line at a video store, despite it being a regular Friday night thing for me to do for many years... Gotta say, the thing I miss most is the ease of browsing through a curated back catalogue. Netflix and co are terribly awful by comparison. Several hundred square metres vs a 55" television screen...