The Blockbuster Chronicles: Final Thoughts and a Playlist I miss video stores a lot. I dream about them more often than I probably should. Sometimes it is Blockbuster, and other times it is... Aug 29th, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 12: A Final Visit Most of these stories have focused on my time as a Blockbuster employee during the early 2000s, but I knew the store long before someone... Aug 28th, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 11: No Training Video For This On the morning of September 11, 2001, I woke up early to help my father take his car to a mechanic before school. I followed... Aug 27th, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 10: Brady Brady is my oldest friend. We still keep in touch today, although if you had told me twenty-five years ago that the nerdy, sheltered private... Aug 26th, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 9: A Resignation Mistake For most of my first year at Blockbuster, leaving the store represented progress. A real job would have better hours, better money, and some hint... Aug 25th, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 8: My First Mentor It is often only after we grow older that we recognize the people who helped shape us. For some, those people were parents, teachers, coaches,... Aug 24th, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 7: A Crying Girl Locked in a Bathroom Chelsie was in my homeroom in high school. She was pretty, quiet, and almost always serious. I rarely saw her smile, but every so often... Aug 23rd, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 6: The Folks Behind the Counter Working at Blockbuster brought me into contact with personalities I never would have encountered in my sheltered life. Some of my coworkers were kind. Some... Aug 22nd, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 5: The Customers Becoming a manager changed the way I experienced customers. I was no longer only the employee who pointed toward the Drama section or checked a... Aug 21st, 2026
The Blockbuster Chronicles - Chapter 4: Moving Up Our Blockbuster was located in a dying shopping center. There was a Cato nearby, but it did not exactly inspire crowds of eager shoppers. When... Aug 20th, 2026
