tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post5902934432527806843..comments2024-03-17T07:25:56.478-04:00Comments on Thrilling Days of Yesteryear: Days of Ballbuster Blockbuster and RosesIvan G Shreve Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-89108221654900139102013-12-11T15:39:33.300-05:002013-12-11T15:39:33.300-05:00I'm a videostore veteran too, though it was a ...I'm a videostore veteran too, though it was a pair of independent stores with great selections and a three month stint at Hollywood Video for me. Hollywood was a nightmare because the rest of the staff was barely two steps removed from the looney bin, and corporate breathed down our necks constantly-- but they were closing so many stores, it's probably because they had nothing better to do.<br /><br />I always hated going into Blockbuster for those same mass produced condescending morality reasons you mentioned and because they were the major competitors to the mom and pop stores, and would often talk us down despite having better selection and better prices.<br /><br />I say good riddance. Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-55309355943322556972013-12-11T14:05:20.596-05:002013-12-11T14:05:20.596-05:00I remember working holidays too, including as Xmas...<i>I remember working holidays too, including as Xmas and New Year's. Sometimes it bothered me, sometimes it didn't.</i><br /><br />I had worked in radio before the BBV job, so I was used to 365 days a year...what bothered me was that I had to work both; that I never got an option of one over the other. Well, after leaving the 'Buster I embarked on my fabulous night auditor career...and the rest, as they say, is history.Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-78465207262353651932013-12-11T12:30:39.115-05:002013-12-11T12:30:39.115-05:00I spent many years in video retail, but never at B...I spent many years in video retail, but never at BBV. I worked in one indy video store for over five years, and we would constantly get customers coming to us specifically because they hated BBV. You would've loved our store; we had tons of old movies. In fact, this was where my movie education took off after taking a year of film history in college. <br /><br />I remember working holidays too, including as Xmas and New Year's. Sometimes it bothered me, sometimes it didn't. Some of the busiest times ever, though, were the periods around natural or man-made disasters. The day before Hurricane Andrew arrived, for one, and the day after 9/11, for another. I was on vacation that week, but from what I heard, the store was totally busy that day.<br /><br />I made manager eventually, but I wanted the job. It paid better, for one thing; for another, I honestly believed I could do the job - though it did eventually drive me nuts. Such is life.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.com