# Why did blockbuster video fail

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 21, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-blockbuster-video-fail/931051 "2021-01-21T03:23:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-blockbuster-video-fail/931051/102 "2021-04-08T23:17:49Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> Who cares how many kiosks there are? The problem with Redbox is a lack of choice. The biggest Redbox kiosks only offer you a choice of two hundred videos.

But if those are 200 recent releases, that’s what most people want to rent.

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