Will blockbuster also become obsolete?

If Blockbuster becomes obsolete, Netflix is still a thriving alternative (which would mean that the mailbox and post office is safe). I think ondemand stuff is getting better, but it has a long ways to go.

I agree! They definitely ARE becoming obselete in my eyes! It's because of companies like Netflix and RedBox (the $1 a day rental no-membership service you were talking about.) Those are both GREAT ideas if you ask me. I RARELY ever go to Blockbuster or an actual movie place unless it's with a friend who wants to go. I would much prefer RedBox. It's cheaper, more efficient, doesn't require a membership, and is just way more convenient if you ask me. I heard Blockbuster had to close down THOUSANDS of stores this year.. Probably due to all of the new movie-renting technological advancements. It's sad, considering all the people who lost their jobs due to store closings, but what can you do? When business goes down, business goes down. *shrugs*.

I use redbox myself now. I got tired of being raped 5 bucks for a movie i am only going to watch once over the course of one evening and return the next day. The market does indeed take care of it's self doesn't it, lol.

I don't know that they will become totally obsolete, but I know that their dominance in our society is going to be going way down. There was a time here where there were video rental places all over town. Today, when I sit and think about it, I can only think of one brick and morter place where you can go to rent movies. Yes, where there used to be a ton of places that were video rental stores, there are now tons of the Red Boxes that you have referred to. It really is a shame too because at the actual video rental venues there were plenty of movies to choose from whereas with the Red Box there is a limited variety of movies from which you can choose.

We have the red boxes in our area, I have never used one. The closest one to us is 20 miles one way. We have an independently owned video store here I like, they will hold movies for you and call when the one one you want comes in..kind of hard to replace that with a box. The grocery store here in town rents movies too. I did switch my subscription from blockbuster to Netflix, Netflix is the better deal. We use to have alot of Sam Goody video and music stores around here but they became defunct a few years ago, they got edged out by blockbuster, but now I see that the blockbuster shop has been replaced with yet another tanning salon. I hope they survive, I'm not in that big of a hurry for things to become automated with only key pads for communication or contact.

I doubt that they might be able to survive such severe competition. From my opinion, many stores, such as blockbuster and Hollywood losing large amount of its customer base. It was so obvious with Hollywood, they closed one store after another. There is no doubt, they have to come up better business idea to survive such environment.

I think that it could very well happen, which is kind of sad because when people use redboxes they really don't have a whole lot of contact with anyone, I don't think it's that great of an idea to isolate yourself, to not want to be engaged in conversation with different people...