# Do you still visit brick and mortar video stores? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 27, 2010, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-visit-brick-and-mortar-video-stores/526630 "2010-01-27T05:38:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-visit-brick-and-mortar-video-stores/526630/62 "2010-01-29T04:26:50Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > The weird thing is people ask me why I buy DVD’s. I can’t figure out why anyone rents them. Blockbuster rents DVD’s for five dollars. Come back in three months and they’ll be selling that same DVD for five dollars. > > And five dollars is actually a relatively high price for used DVD’s. I know several places where I can buy them for three dollars and I’ve seen them for less. At Big Lots, I’ve seen them new for $3 or $4, and fairly recent movies too like “The Wrestler” and “Pineapple Express.” ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-visit-brick-and-mortar-video-stores/526630/63 "2010-01-29T06:05:36Z")
I have 2 excellent independent stores nearby; one a few blocks away, and one a couple miles. They carry every obscure movie you could ever want. Plus, at the close one they know me and my kids and have biscuits for the dog. The kids get a lot more movies than we do, though. I use the library only if the stores don’t carry it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-visit-brick-and-mortar-video-stores/526630.md?page=3)