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Tell us: what are your favorite video store memories?

A shelf of DVDs for sale in a high street store in 2008.
A shelf of DVDs for sale in a high street store in 2008. Photograph: Henry Iddon/Alamy

While streaming continues to dominate and likely will for some time, a small cineaste uprising has been quietly rumbling away. As boutique companies maintain a steady supply of Blu-ray editions for collectors, the past month has also seen the triumphant return of the brick-and-mortar video store.

In Brooklyn, Night Owl Video has opened its doors to the devoted and the curious, offering an experience that many haven’t been able to feel for a while with the last corporate owned Blockbuster closing in 2014.

We’d like to know what your most memorable video store memories are. What are the biggest arguments you’ve had in aisles? What are the films you rented and rewatched the most? What do you miss about the experience?

Tell us in the comments below.

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