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6409 Posts
11/99
Posted - Dec 3 2000 : 7:00PM
[ invalid url ] has an interesting email on his site from a video store owner.

Here's an excerpt:

"no matter WHAT I buy.....the 3 tape a week rental customer is going to rent 3 a week.......whether its Anabolic or shitty leisure time stuff. Its up to me to listen, choose a good mix or quality verses cheap & try to satisfy them all....
NO star, director,company, had better get too cocky because if I don't order it, its honestly no big deal. My customers will find something in my store that they may not actually love but they'll rent just the same."

HoustonDon
Member

Houston
561 Posts
11/99
Posted - Dec 3 2000 : 8:16PM
I remember those days and I disagree with the B&M owner. If I got a POS tape (before dvd's) as a rental, I let them know what I thought. If they had recommended it, I let them know I expected a free rental. If they burned me more than a couple of times, I found another store to take my business to.

In the ultra competitive market of rentals, there are almost always plenty of better choices out there. Now that the internet is so big, there are even more choices.

Now, all we have to do is wear some of Steph's free t-shirts to all the rental places in town so people will have a point of reference to find better porn (from honest reviews).

dumblonde
Senior Member

2352 Posts
7/00
Posted - Dec 3 2000 : 11:02PM
Well, for the smutshacks that are left out there, I suppose it's true enough that the clientel will buy or rent pretty much anything, without complaint. I know I used to be a dream customer, quickly grabbing something with a good looking cover, paying cash, & getting the hell out of there - all without making eye contact with anyone, especially those guys coming out of the back area, needing change. But this was more out of fear of running into someone I know than anything else. It was also before I discovered the internet. So, hell no, I was grateful for the smutshack's very existance. No, I don't want order it, no I don't want a raincheck, NO I DON'T want you to call when it's in! I'll take this one, it looks fine, just ring me up, dude.......How much??? Ohgodno, please don't call for a price-check!!...$70 sounds reasonable,yeah, thank you, thank you very much. Then, if you made it to your car without incident, you quickly locked the door and drove off, feeling relieved & pretty damn good!
Thank God those days are behind us. Now, even DishNetwork is offering hardcore Extasy, more and more hotels are setup with pay-per-view, and of course, the internet, are all responsible for bringing porn to the masses. Most new converts are still marveling at the easy accessibility of this previously forbidden vice, and it will take time to develop some discrimination. But when they do, and it won't be long, they won't be spending all that disposible income on crap.
So, the jig, while not up yet, is seen on the horizon, and it's gaining momentum. Middle America is not going to want to see girls being slapped & choked with penises until they puke, lepers, 750 man anal gangbangs, etc., nor will they put up with being ripped-off.
So, if the companies churning out this garbage do manage to survive the coming wheat/chaff separation, they might find a niche. Probably with those guys in the back rooms, always needing change.
Takeo
Member

104 Posts
5/00
Posted - Dec 5 2000 : 2:24PM
I used to worry about bumping into someone I knew in the brick and mortar days too... but then I thought, hey, if I bump into anyone I know... they could be just as embarassed as me... so what the hell :) No question though, I think that the internet stores have, or at least will, democratized porn. As porn becomes more mainstream and accessible, it will improve in quality.



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