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I never understood the big deal. The rental stores all had super fast rewinding machines, it couldn't have taken the teenager staff more than 30 seconds to do i

• ddingus 6y ago
  It was all about distributing that work. The rewind machines ranged from less than a minute to a couple, depending on where the tape was. Many rental places had multiple machines too. That adds up real quick. Rental place moves a few hundred movies an evening. Not rewinding made life hell for the staff. Most VCRs will do it at the end of tape. So the "was not kind, did not rewind" case was largely people stopping the movie part way through, or right at end credits, and just not pressing rewind. I made sure my fam rewinded. And my little one has already made her stand on this clear. "Always rewind papa." I had explained the bright green sticker we have on one tape. She short cut her own self! Wants to watch a full movie, bot have to manage the tape at the start of the experience, lol! On that note, stickers work! Little ones notice them big. They seem to get that they matter some how and want to know why. Anyway, from our point of view, being the renter, it is someone else's problem. As soon as people get a collection, the tables turn. It is who ever enjoyed the tape denying the next person their sweet experience.