OK, do we you even need an example?. You know what I'm talking about. Overcharging, wacky late fees, putting Mom and Pop Video stores out of business, no porn, family versions of R-rated movies, what they want you to see, not what we want to. That's enough for me. Here's some folks stories. Please let us know you're know yours.

I moved to a small town that had 2 small video stores and no franchises for anything, not even a Starbucks (thank goodness). Well low and behold, 2 months after I moved in, here comes a Blockbuster. Within 3 months, 1 of the Mom and Pops closed and the only reason the other one is still in business is that it has porn. - Pete from Orange County, NY

Robert from NYC says:

It's a Saturday at 4:00 pm. I just got a PS2, and wanted to try out some games. Went to the local Blockbuster to rent a few, and took them up to the counter. I asked for the instructions and was told that they were in the box. They weren't in the boxes I had, so the clerk said that someone must have taken them. I asked her to make me a copy from their master, and was told that they didn't have one. So after 15 more minutes of trying to find games with instructions, I went back to the counter. That will be $4.73 I was told. I gave them a $20, and she starts counting out quarters. I was dazed. Quarters. Don't you have any bills. No, was the reply. I said, it's almost dinnertime on Friday night, probably the busiest time for video rentals, and you have no paper money at all. That's right I was told. Well I don't want $15.25 in quarters back (that's 62 quarters for you math-challenged), so I said forget it. She told me she already rung it up and ran my card, that I couldn't cancel. I said, bullshit I can't. She had to call 3 damn people and it took another 20 minutes just to give me my $20 back. I told her while she was canceling my order, she could cancel my membership, cause I ain't ever coming back here again.

Peter from Orange County says:

Went to sign up for a membership at Blockbuster. They asked me for the usual: name, address, license, and credit card. Then they asked me for my Social Security number. I wigged out. No way am I giving that to you. Well that's your unique ID I was told. I told them that my phone number, my license, address, damn, everything I just gave you is my unique ID. I was told that I could not sign-up without giving it to them. I went into the whole spiel about identity theft etc, and said I wanted to talk to the manager. Some 17-year-old pimply-faced knucklehead says that that's company policy. I asked if everyone who is a member at this store gave their SS#, and was told yes. I couldn't believe it. I had 2 choices...Leave or give them my SS#. If my daughter didn't "have to see" Finding Nemo, I woulda been outta there. So I gave them a # - 111-11-1111.

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