For many of us, a visit to Blockbuster on a Friday night to rent movies was a way of life. You would browse the new releases in hopes of it being in stock alongside a couple of other titles.

Add some popcorn, pickle, and soda at the register. It all made for a perfect Friday night.  Some of that experience has returned to San Antonio.

This free Blockbuster has no late fees.

The concept is simple: take a movie and leave one, both DVDs and VHS tapes are available. Here is the cool thing: this free Blockbuster has no late charges, but you still want to be kind and rewind.

This is all part of a Retro Complex in San Antonio called My Weekend World Events Center and it is filled with stuff from the 90s and 2000s with an arcade.
@freeblockbuster ✨ We made the news! ✨ KENS 5 came out to feature Free Blockbuster San Antonio, now open inside My Weekend World! It works just like the old days—Take a movie, leave a movie. Help keep the magic of movie nights alive and share the love of physical media with the community. Check out the segment and come feature us with a visit! #FreeBlockbuster#SanAntonio#VHSForever#satx#fyp♬ original sound - Free Blockbuster San Antonio

Today's kids will never experience renting a movie.

Even though the movie viewing has changed, you have anything you could possibly want at a moment's notice. There is just something about the experience of taking a trip to the video store.
The anticipation of watching the movie on the ride home. Something that today's youth will never know, and it makes me sad.
Thanks to this TikTok you can literally smell Blockbuster.
@dropofnostalgia I can Smell It Already#90s#nostalgia#fyp#90skids#blockbuster#dvdmovies#viral♬ aquatic ambience - Scizzie
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