Here's what I don't understand about Blockbuster - if you rent a movie from one of their stores, you are in that store's database...which means that in order to rent a movie from a different Blockbuster, the second store has to call the first store and have your account transfered or approved or something.
Why? With today's technology, you'd think that once you're in the Blockbuster "system", you're in it completely. This whole transfer thing is frustrating when you're going from Blockbuster to Blockbuster in search of a particular movie (or episodes of "24" or "The Office").
For the past two years I've been renting from a Blockbuster on the East side of the city. Today I went to a different Blockbuster, because it closer to where I now work and live. I knew I'd have to go through this "transfer" thing, and told the clerk (who was way more interested in the guy standing in the checkout lane next to me than she was in helping me) that I used to rent from the store on the Eastside. She then asked if I had the phone number for that store on me, so she could call them.
Yes, as a matter of fact I do carry around phone numbers for all the Blockbusters in the Detroit metro region. You know, just in case.
(Realizing that she, as the Blockbuster employee, did in fact have direct access to the store directory, she found the correct number and made the necessary arrangements. I was nervous for a minute that I may not be able to get my next fix of the "The Office".)
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You make me laugh so hard Amanda, I love it. While we're on the topic, let me tell a funny story. Parents are always calling my clinic asking me to refill prescriptions for their kids, that is fine, that is my job. The funny thing, however, is this conversation I have almost every day:
Me: Sure, can you tell me when your child was last here to see the doctor?
Parent: Uhhhhh....I don't know, 6 months ago? (Translation: two years ago)
Me: Okay, I can look that up. What is the name of the medication you need refilled?
Parent: Ummmm, it's a little blue pill.
Me: Can you get he bottle and read it to me?
Parent: I threw it away.
Me: Okay, I'll look in the chart. I just need the name and phone number of your pharmacy
Parent: Uhhhhh...well, I know it's a CVS! (very proud of themselves for remembering it) It's the one in Pomona! (a huge city)
Me: Yes, well, I really need you to provide the phone number.
Parent: (annoyed with me now) Well, don't you have that there?
Me: Sorry ma'am, I don't have a listing off ALL the pharmacies in L.A.
People are not that smart.
I didn't know people still actually rented movies from Blockbuster. Ever heard of netflix???
You know me though, I love anything that can be delivered to my door.
Love ya,
Em
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