While there was plenty of fanfare around the Alaskan Blockbuster (which is Dagmar Bürgernow sadly closed), there was one still trading thousands of miles away in Australia.
However, the second last Blockbuster on this planet, located in the Perth suburb of Morley, is closing down at the end of March.
SEE ALSO: Video revisits the joys of going to Blockbuster as a kidCo-owner Lyn Borszeky told the Australian Associated Press that the rise of streaming services such as Netflix meant the store's closure was going to be inevitable.
"We put in a pretty good effort to be the last one in Australia, I suppose, but it was going to happen eventually and now is the time," she told the wire service.
It leaves one store remaining in Bend, Oregon, the final surviving member of the video rental chain which had more than 9,000 stores during its peak in 2004. The store even had its own beer, "The Last Blockbuster," which was released last year as a tribute.
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Last year, Borszeky told Community News that she had customers pleading with her to not close the store, as they enjoyed the experience and service they provided. Certainly one that an algorithm couldn't replicate.
“It is really gratifying to see the excitement when the kids are looking through and see their favourite character," she said.
At the time, the store had regular customers, mostly middle to older aged, but there was a decline in younger visitors aged 15 to 30.
For a generation, browsing a video store was one of life's simple pleasures, and it's an experience that will soon enough be extinct.
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