At smash hit across the land , Everything Must Go ! Pretty presently , the rental Sir Ernst Boris Chain ’s remaining locating will be close , so last week , workers sift through the dust of their once thriving businesses and prepare the stores for the terminal ritual of retail : Theliquidation .
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We sifted through the multitude of mop up announcements on Craigslist and dug out the the choicest — and weirdest — stuff that the many locating are trying to deal . Here ’s what a Blockbuster fire sale looks like , people . It ai n’t pretty .
The big, blue spiral gum ball machine is on the docket at nearly every location in America. The proprietors of the Blockbusters inLiberty, MissouriandHillsboro, Oregoneven gave the dispensers their own listings.
Hillsboro is also dispensing with its yellow neon Open sign.
In Ankeny, Iowa, $35 gets you a hand truck.
Surely one of you in the vicinity of Ankeny has a use forthis massive security cage?
It appears thatmostof the 14storesinMissourihavethesameliquidatorbecause they’ve all gotidentical listingsoffering DVD cases at 5 for $1. But don’t get ripped off. You can get 200 for $20 inColumbia, South Carolina.
This sounds like a fun entertainment center. Inquire inKaty, Texasabout this DISH Kiosk?
You can hit the jackpot on this fun Spinning Wheel inCosta Mesa, California.
And if you start heating up too much on the wheel, the fire extinguisheris on sale there, too.
InPlacentia, California, in Northern Orange Country, liquidators provided an unusually detailed price list for the available wares. Mop bucket w/mop, anybody? Wet floor sign to go with said mop bucket w/mop?
Come on, surely someonein Placentiacould use an Oreck, Vacuum? No price listed, but we’re pretty sure it’s for sale.
So, so, much wire shelving for sale. Right next to the Roadhouse Grill and Baskin Robins inSalem, Oregon.
Won’t anyone give these lonelyshelf fixturesa new home?
Of course, this is Blockbuster, so there are DVDs, games, and VHS tapes by the truckload. TheOviedo, Floridastore is serving up hot new releases like R.I.P.D and White House Down. Just in!
Even if you haven’t been to Blockbuster in years, all these listings are pretty sad, huh? Here’s a heartwarming note from an employee inSalem, Oregon. It was never all about the money, right?
We’ll miss you too, Blockbuster.
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