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Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? April 2nd, 2013, 06:48 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 20,119
Posted By NowImNothing
This is merely a guess, but I don't think there's...

This is merely a guess, but I don't think there's going to be another round of massive closures, at least not for awhile. I think it'll be store by store as their leases end. I still keep in touch...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? April 1st, 2013, 12:02 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 94,444
Posted By NowImNothing
After reading most of your stories over the past...

After reading most of your stories over the past few years, I was absolutely convinced we were in the same district, but I'm from Missouri. We were in the same region though, at least after our...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? February 7th, 2013, 08:08 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 94,444
Posted By NowImNothing
I started at BBV in 2004 as a CSR at a...

I started at BBV in 2004 as a CSR at a high-volume store that typically held the top spot in the district. I was never great at selling, but I had an awesome SM who was really good at developing...
Forum: Announcements January 23rd, 2013, 07:08 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 151,938
Posted By NowImNothing
I lurked here for years before I finally had...

I lurked here for years before I finally had enough and registered so I could do some venting of my own. Even then, I didn't post much because I was so afraid of someone finding out who I was, and...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? April 24th, 2012, 08:12 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 22,991
Posted By NowImNothing
If you read the program guide, the rent one get...

If you read the program guide, the rent one get one offer that we're supposed to be using to lure all of those customers that want to rent more than one item is a LIMITED TIME ONLY benefit. I didn't...
Forum: News April 5th, 2012, 07:31 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,473
Posted By NowImNothing
All our RSM will say is that it's "top secret,...

All our RSM will say is that it's "top secret, but it will be sort of like a pass/rewards/streaming combination-type thing."

Apparently this is why we've been offering the pass at the discounted...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? March 15th, 2012, 07:46 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 12,292
Posted By NowImNothing
He's still around...I don't ever pay attention to...

He's still around...I don't ever pay attention to which store/area he's actually from, but he's in my territory, and he routinely gets doted on during our weekly conference calls with our TDO for...
Forum: Other Ranting and Raving February 22nd, 2012, 10:05 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,799
Posted By NowImNothing
Ok, I will try to not screw the "facts" up as...

Ok, I will try to not screw the "facts" up as it's been awhile since I first heard this:

I took a World Religions class in college that was taught by a Lutheran minister who enjoyed spending his...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? February 22nd, 2012, 09:14 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 28,995
Posted By NowImNothing
I was starting to think some higher-up said...

I was starting to think some higher-up said something to my DM, whom I ranted pretty heavily about in another thread, about the way he was speaking to/treating us employees when we received a message...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? February 9th, 2012, 01:24 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 15,295
Posted By NowImNothing
So a bit of an update on the trading...

So a bit of an update on the trading thing...

SM's haven't been taxed on the trade fund checks (yet) BUT every customer that traded product in got a 1099 from Blockbuster LLC for the total amount of...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? February 7th, 2012, 06:23 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 8,413
Posted By NowImNothing
Maybe YOUR dm wouldn't get mad, but some of us...

Maybe YOUR dm wouldn't get mad, but some of us aren't blessed with dms that have enough common sense to allow disbursements for critical supplies. In fact, some of us have dms that insinuate that we...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? January 29th, 2012, 04:13 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 20,844
Posted By NowImNothing
The fact that my idiotic, conceited, moronic,...

The fact that my idiotic, conceited, moronic, shortsighted, hateful, spiteful, douchbag of a DM made the cut to remain as one of these 35 Regional Sales Managers completely astounds me. I mean, not...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? January 24th, 2012, 08:03 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,021
Posted By NowImNothing
Has anyone else noticed their W-2 from...

Has anyone else noticed their W-2 from Blockbuster Inc is wrong? I haven't gotten my Blockbuster LLC W-2 yet but, it almost seems as if they're flip-flopped. If I'm not mistaken, we all officially...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? January 17th, 2012, 05:02 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 19,341
Posted By NowImNothing
I won't miss going on wild goose chases for local...

I won't miss going on wild goose chases for local buys.

Bucky Larson, where oh where are you?
You're not at WalMart.
You're not at Target.
Best Buy doesn't open for another 2 hours.

They must have...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? January 7th, 2012, 06:20 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,033
Posted By NowImNothing
The $2.99 Blue Carpet Releases will have an ADR...

The $2.99 Blue Carpet Releases will have an ADR of $1.99 per day starting this Thursday.

Yay.

Except by yay I mean the opposite of that.
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? December 13th, 2011, 07:44 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 15,295
Posted By NowImNothing
It was Kansas City, Seattle, and St. Louis, but...

It was Kansas City, Seattle, and St. Louis, but they (thankfully) suspended the test until 2012. I guess someone finally listened to all of us who were saying that this was simply too much to take on...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? December 7th, 2011, 06:10 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 11,447
Posted By NowImNothing
Since you've worked for bbv before, you probably...

Since you've worked for bbv before, you probably don't have anything to worry about. It's all about watching the applicant's behavior/personality to see if they'd be a good fit.

Movie Trivia--do you...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? December 6th, 2011, 06:39 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 15,295
Posted By NowImNothing
I forgot to mention in my above rant that we had...

I forgot to mention in my above rant that we had Harry Potter shipped back to us too. Talk about a major WTF moment when I opened that box.
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? December 6th, 2011, 04:38 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 15,295
Posted By NowImNothing
There are actually three markets that are doing...

There are actually three markets that are doing buy backs; Kansas is just one. Due to changes made throughout the testing of the program, its impossible to make $1000 profit anymore. I traded...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? November 20th, 2011, 04:35 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 16,461
Posted By NowImNothing
Our PS3 died too, right before the tournament...

Our PS3 died too, right before the tournament started. We had about 20 people there already. Our DM's solution--borrow one from one of the contestants that lived right up the block. I don't know why...
Forum: News June 14th, 2011, 04:36 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 12,756
Posted By NowImNothing
I received texts from the SMs from my two...

I received texts from the SMs from my two previous stores. I was number 3 at my first store (from 6 years ago) and 28 from my second store (4 years ago). The list at my current store has at least 8...
Forum: News June 7th, 2011, 05:02 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,350
Posted By NowImNothing
I completely agree about the pass thing but we...

I completely agree about the pass thing but we were told by our DM that we have to offer it to every single customer. And since its being tracked, we were told today that we didn't "sign up" enough...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? June 6th, 2011, 04:17 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,674
Posted By NowImNothing
PS3s are not discounted. Xbox Arcade and NDS...

PS3s are not discounted. Xbox Arcade and NDS Lites were 25% off but I don't know if they're dropping again this week since we haven't had anything but PS3s at my particular store in about a year and...
Forum: News June 1st, 2011, 10:04 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 12,756
Posted By NowImNothing
Oh, and as far as them offering this thing to the...

Oh, and as far as them offering this thing to the 60 million plus people they've said they're sending the offer to...

This is not going to help us retain customers for the long-term. I see this...
Forum: News June 1st, 2011, 09:39 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 12,756
Posted By NowImNothing
I was just looking at our list and the whole time...

I was just looking at our list and the whole time I was thinking to myself: "pass, pass, online, pass, online, online...etc."

I'm pretty sure my SM's not going to call them. What's the point? I...
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