Yeah, I remember this distinctly. VHS tapes used to be really, really expensive. So even though they were $25 in inflation adjusted dollars by the 90s, people

Yeah, I remember this distinctly. VHS tapes used to be really, really expensive. So even though they were $25 in inflation adjusted dollars by the 90s, people had already been used to reusing the same tape until it died, because the one they are currently using was like $80 (inflation adjusted) new. It was like buying a new slow cooker every time you need one. It's not that expensive, but it seems wasteful non-the-less. Media was ephemeral back then.