FREE ESSAY ON BLOCKBUSTER

BLOCKBUSTER

Teddy Owens
English Comp 1
Carol Johnson
12 November 2000
Blockbuster Has It All
In blue and yellow, Blockbuster advertises movies to everyone who drives by. The movie
ticket as the logo draws people in. Every person who enters the store is greeted by a,
"How are you doing?" from John the employ who checks people out when they have found
their evening entertainment. John has been working at Blockbuster for 2 years now and
believes he has found the answer to return customers, "If you treat them like your friend
then they will return. The are hooked once you ask how their day was, or when you tell
them to have goodnight with a smile." Blockbuster is kind to its customers and in return
their customers are kind to the business that Blockbuster does. 
Every isle is packed with hundreds of movies. Blockbuster has movies that will make movie
watchers scream, cry, smile, and laugh. Mike Kimbrel a Senior in college says, "I can
always rely on Blockbuster to keep me entertained. Whenever I am at home and nothing good
is on T.V., I just hop in my car and pick up a couple of movies at Blockbuster."
Blockbusters are located in almost every city in the United States. It has over 10
million customers who hold memberships. "They always have something for me and my kids.
Every time I go to Blockbuster I am rewarded with a new movie that I have never seen
before, and my kids love the kids section." Shelley Smolker says as she 
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browses through the drama movies. 
As a couple looks for a movie a blockbuster employee dressed in a blue shirt and khaki
shorts slowly comes up to the couple and asks, "Hi. Can I help you find anything?"
With a movie already in hand the couple is led to the special interest section, where
they pick up a movie on birth. "We were just here looking for a movie to watch tonight
and the Blockbuster lady noticed that I was pregnant and told me about a great movie
about giving birth. The have everything I need to survive," Margeret Lyle jokes. "They
will probably be at the hospital prepared to raise the baby with Barney movies," she
adds.
Blockbuster seems to fill the needs of every person who comes through the front door.
Blockbuster is a part of millions of families across the world. "If someone does not
return a tape on time, I get to call them and ask them how they are doing and if they
would return it as soon as possible. I hate to see them empty their wallets every time
they keep a movie an extra week or two." says John the employ guy at the front of the
store. Blockbuster has just recently decided to reach out to even more people just
recently. They are selling DirecTV to thousands of people all around the United States,
and as a reward for signing up the customer gets a little. They get a year of free
rentals. "If things keep going the way they are, people will have their own blockbuster
store inside their family room at home in the next year or so," adds Margaret Lyle. That
thought is pretty odd, but if anyone could do it, it would be Blockbuster.