Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 8 months agoA friend of mine shared this receipt from her local library which shows how much money she's saved by using it.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1935arrow-down16
arrow-up1929arrow-down1imageA friend of mine shared this receipt from her local library which shows how much money she's saved by using it.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squareuis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·8 months ago Before Netflix Before Netflix there were such obscure things called libraries.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoRemember Blockbuster?
minus-squarePlasticExistence@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoI try not to. I worked there twice.
minus-squarePlasticExistence@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoThe first time was fun because I had a good manager and Netflix was still seen by them as the upstart and not a real competitor. A couple of years later and things at a different location under a coke head manager made for a very different experience.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoHow does someone working at blockbuster afford a coke addiction?
minus-squarePlasticExistence@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoFencing stolen goods between our store and a GameStop that was run by a former district manager of Blockbuster, plus her husband was a cop.
Before Netflix there were such obscure things called libraries.
Remember Blockbuster?
I try not to. I worked there twice.
Why’d you go back?
The first time was fun because I had a good manager and Netflix was still seen by them as the upstart and not a real competitor.
A couple of years later and things at a different location under a coke head manager made for a very different experience.
How does someone working at blockbuster afford a coke addiction?
Fencing stolen goods between our store and a GameStop that was run by a former district manager of Blockbuster, plus her husband was a cop.