David Farrier

Has it been sort of consistently busy or was it like really busy when it, you know, you got the initial publicity and it's quiet and down?

Has it been sort of consistently busy or was it like really busy when it, you know, you got the initial publicity and it's quiet and down?

And of course, Sandy was here when they got that fateful call from Australia seven years ago. She remembers it well, and it still makes her realize how special and meaningful her job here really is.

And of course, Sandy was here when they got that fateful call from Australia seven years ago. She remembers it well, and it still makes her realize how special and meaningful her job here really is.

It's been a weird feeling in the store on that day, like kind of sad, but exciting.

It's been a weird feeling in the store on that day, like kind of sad, but exciting.

Oh, I mean, you were like a kid in a candy store. Like it was fun watching you walk around in there. It was kind of amazing. There is one thing that I sort of went down a rabbit hole on. And that is that she told me in there that Australia was the final store to close before Bend was the last one to have. So it was like when Alaska and then Australia and then Bend was the only one left.

Oh, I mean, you were like a kid in a candy store. Like it was fun watching you walk around in there. It was kind of amazing. There is one thing that I sort of went down a rabbit hole on. And that is that she told me in there that Australia was the final store to close before Bend was the last one to have. So it was like when Alaska and then Australia and then Bend was the only one left.

I did some Googling, and... Google AI told you differently? No, so I never Google AI. I'm doing what that listener told me to do, and write any search I put a swear word in, and it kills the AI. What did you Google? I searched, when was the last fucking blockbuster? And if you swear in a Google search, AI opts out and you don't get any AI results. It's a great little hack.

I did some Googling, and... Google AI told you differently? No, so I never Google AI. I'm doing what that listener told me to do, and write any search I put a swear word in, and it kills the AI. What did you Google? I searched, when was the last fucking blockbuster? And if you swear in a Google search, AI opts out and you don't get any AI results. It's a great little hack.

Anyway, so there's a headline. It's archived on archive.org. It's from the 31st of January, 2020. The final credits are about to roll on New Zealand's last blockbuster video store. And there won't be any need to rewind the tape. So according to this story, there was a blockbuster remaining in Dargaville, New Zealand, after the Australian store shut down.

Anyway, so there's a headline. It's archived on archive.org. It's from the 31st of January, 2020. The final credits are about to roll on New Zealand's last blockbuster video store. And there won't be any need to rewind the tape. So according to this story, there was a blockbuster remaining in Dargaville, New Zealand, after the Australian store shut down.

I thought that initially. But because this store is closing after the Australian store, I think they are separate. And I think like in many cases, New Zealand just gets left behind. Yeah, they just didn't count. Well, it doesn't count. New Zealand has left off a lot of world maps. We're not on them. We just get forgotten because we're small and we're at the bottom of the world.

I thought that initially. But because this store is closing after the Australian store, I think they are separate. And I think like in many cases, New Zealand just gets left behind. Yeah, they just didn't count. Well, it doesn't count. New Zealand has left off a lot of world maps. We're not on them. We just get forgotten because we're small and we're at the bottom of the world.

So there was that story. And then there was another news story. They initially seem to back that up. The headline from January 2020, final credits, Dargaville's, Dargaville is a city in New Zealand, Dargaville's blockbuster DVD video rental store is closing.

So there was that story. And then there was another news story. They initially seem to back that up. The headline from January 2020, final credits, Dargaville's, Dargaville is a city in New Zealand, Dargaville's blockbuster DVD video rental store is closing.

Similar kind of narration, a relic from days gone by when the store closes at the end of the month, there will be only one blockbuster video store left in the town of Bend, Oregon.

Similar kind of narration, a relic from days gone by when the store closes at the end of the month, there will be only one blockbuster video store left in the town of Bend, Oregon.

So no. So according to this, it was Alaska and then Australia. New Zealand still remained. But it does get a bit confusing because I dug deeper and it gets confusing because suddenly it's called Dargaville's Blue to Video Store. Okay. Instead of Blockbuster. And then I looked at some photos of the store in Dagobah.

So no. So according to this, it was Alaska and then Australia. New Zealand still remained. But it does get a bit confusing because I dug deeper and it gets confusing because suddenly it's called Dargaville's Blue to Video Store. Okay. Instead of Blockbuster. And then I looked at some photos of the store in Dagobah.