tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post8464057500221718956..comments2024-03-28T20:37:08.491+11:00Comments on The Audient: Blockbuster goes literaryDerek Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-25428694140561780472009-07-30T00:54:56.825+10:002009-07-30T00:54:56.825+10:00Yesterday, I was actually at a different Blockbust...Yesterday, I was actually at a different Blockbuster (I alternate between three depending on where I am at the time), and got a different not-very-chipper clerk. He wasn't a whole lot more forthcoming than the first one, but I did ask him if they were selling any books. He shook his head -- I think it was quite possible they had actually sold zero. I expect this experiment to end quickly and quietly.Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-45984725177384021212009-07-28T23:53:35.396+10:002009-07-28T23:53:35.396+10:00wait...are there really "chipper" clerks...wait...are there really "chipper" clerks at Blockbuster? I've never had one of those. I’ve always encountered the most bored and lifeless paycheck zombies without any knowledge of the product they are vending…to the extent that I figured "liking movies" isn't even a requirement for (or maybe even a barrier against) employment at Blockbuster.<br /><br />In that vein, I would guess that selling books at a movie store is just another method devised by the Blockbuster folks to show that they couldn’t care less about film.Don Handsomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448844952916507647noreply@blogger.com