This may very well be my last post ever. So, as my potential last act as ruler of the world, I am issuing a PSA.
Blockbuster kills. Just say no to blockbuster. This is more important than the Huddle House ban of '06. Ignore their soothing blue lights and all-you-can-rent-videos-for-2.99-for-the-entire-month coupons. It is not worth the risk. That's right....my life, is in danger as I type. I do not exaggerate...ever...so you can take me at my word. Here's the story behind the facts:
Stalkers work at Blockbuster...apparently they don't run background checks or use the stalker personality checklist to weed out potential psychos. It's kinda important that the people entrusted with sensitive info like your name, address, phone number, and the kind of movies you love have a good head on their shoulders. They have to be more than just helpful and cheerful...they should also be law abiding citizens and uncreepy. They shouldn't make you want to run screaming from the store without first grabbing your movie you already paid for and then write a blog banning them.
Seriously, I'll recount the creepy scene....let's call the perp SSD (scary stalker dude). Early this wk, i stopped by to pick up The Office, season 2, disk 2 to catch up on my new fav tv show. As I was checking out SSD came up to me and in an ultra-creepy and annoyingly slow voice said "Hello. How are you?" and then just stared.....long after i left the store...that's right. He peered through the Blockbuster Video window at me as I was getting into my car and until I had driven off....k, that's not creepy at all. I shrugged it off, having just encountered Publix stalker, I was wierded out, but not threatened. So earlier tonight, I went back for disk 3. Who's there, but SSD. I quickly grab the video and head to the front, hoping to avoid him...but no, his radar is too good and before I can escape he comes up to me...did I mention his lazy eye? oh, he has a lazy eye.....and so him and his eye come up to me and say in the SSD creepy voice "Hello. It's you. I'm so glad you came in. I was hoping you would come back soon. You should consider making this a frequent occurance..your blockbuster attendance. How are you tonight?" At this pt, I was beyond hyperventilating and I was hoping that the register guy could sense my telepathic HELP brain signals I was yelling....I quickly grabbed my video and practically ran from the doors thinking....I will never return SSD! As I was driving away....I realized that he had all the info one would ever need to start stalking....my name, address, phone number...the make/model and license plate of my car (since it was parked next to the door)....and the list of movies i have most recently rented. That is more information than I would ever want him to know. Can I just interject here that SSD is one of those people that you would run from even if you had never talked to him...he just gives you that vibe....but tonight, at the counter...with his creepy voice and words seriously scared me.
So, from now on...it's Hollywood Video for me. I have not yet once encountered any employee there that has stalker potential and they have always been professional. Please join me in this important movement today, and save a life-possibly your own. Upgrade to Hollywood and don't make it a blockbuster night.
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