Movie_Man

So I go into Blockbuster today to use the 2 for 1 rental coupon I have (since I never go without one) and start browsing the shelves for some recent releases that I haven't seen yet. Specifically Cleopatra & Superman 2. Anyway, I don't see even the display boxes on the shelf, so I ask the poor dude who has to work there if they even carry those titles on DVD. His response? "We would have to special request older titles" When I informed him those titles have only come out in the past few months, you can just imagine the dumb look he gave, at which point I knew it was time to simply move on and pick something else.

I know this is a consistant rant, but shouldn't video store employees know something about videos? Especially knowing if a title has been recently released? Grrrr!!

renaldow

Hey, at least he knew they were old movies!! My BB has both of those movies, too, I believe. Stories like that always make me think of the pimply-faced, voice changing teen clerk from the Simpsons.

As much as I agree with your sentiment, I think expecting a blockbuster employee to know about release dates (except for the 3 they keep on their reader board above the registers) is like execting a McDonald's employee to know how to cook.

Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't, sometimes they don't even try.

DVDKrayzie

my local BB employees didn't even know that new releases come out on Tuesdays....