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If only one could open such a service outside of UB & into rural areas.
With only one remaining Blockbuster store left in the world, wandering carpeted aisles picking out the perfect movie and snack is an activity of the past for most.
But one Langley, B.C., teen hopes to bring back part of the experience.
Grade 12 student Matthew Reed started a "Free Blockbuster" in his neighborhood of Walnut Grove, in the Township of Langley about 45 kilometres east of Vancouver, as part of a school project.
"It's sort of like going to an actual Blockbuster store but it's on the curbside and it doesn't cost anything," said Reed.
A metal cabinet spray-painted blue and decorated with decals, Free Blockbuster is stocked with over a hundred DVDs and VHS tapes, microwavable popcorn, and free membership cards.
Reed's project is part of the FreeBlockbuster.org movement, which started in the U.S. and has since spread to Canada, with two branches in Alberta and now one in B.C.
In an era where many feel like they have to pay for multiple subscription services to watch a handful of movies, the Free Blockbuster movement aims to provide free entertainment. [...]
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