# Are there still any video rental stores in business in your area?

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**Created:** [October 19, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-still-any-video-rental-stores-in-business-in-your-area/952789 "2021-10-19T21:28:55Z")
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### Author: ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-still-any-video-rental-stores-in-business-in-your-area/952789/7 "2021-10-19T23:59:31Z")

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Looking at Google Maps, there’s no traditional video rental place near me (near western suburbs of Chicago) anymore. I can only find a few Redbox kiosks, an adult video store, and a Disc Replay (which buys and sells used videos and games, but I don’t believe that they do rentals).

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