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The Pacific Northwest location is still renting out movies today.
Netflixs ironic new comedy series,Blockbuster, kindly rewinds to the nostalgic era of Friday night video rentals.
The one thing they can provide that big corporations cant: human connection.
Boasting more than 9,000 locations, Blockbuster was a booming business in the early 2000s.
By the time the companyfiled for Chapter 11 bankruptcyin 2010, however, only about 1,700 stores remained.
According to the stores website, all proceeds from product sales go directly to support the store staying open.
Everything is exactly the same as it was 20 years ago, Harding said.
Nowadays, she seems to think the Bend Blockbuster has more staying power.
I think we have a couple more years left, she told the local news station.
Regardless, visitors seem to be flocking to their last store, and NetflixsBlockbusterwill surely only drive more interest.
This article was originally published onNovember 3, 2022
source: www.bustle.com
