The Blockbuster Friday night thread, what was your family's rental ritual

[Craig95]

Before streaming, Friday night often meant an actual trip to the video store, wandering the aisles, arguing over what to rent, and the genuine tension of hoping the one copy of a new release hadn't already been taken. What was your family's rental night routine, and did you ever get hit with a late fee that still stings to remember

[Joanne_24]

The genuine disappointment of reaching the new release wall and finding every single copy already rented out is a very specific memory

[ShawnMichaels_99]

My family had a strict one movie and one game rule every Friday, negotiating which one got picked was basically a weekly diplomatic summit

[TheRizz]

Still remember a late fee that felt like a genuine financial crisis to my ten year old self at the time