There’s Still A DVD/VHS Rental Store In Michigan That’s Thriving After 33 Years

Growing up in the 90s, going to the video store every week was a tradition many of us shared. There was just something special about going to your local blockbuster or one-dollar rental store every week and picking out your favorite movies, the ones that you’ve never watched for super cheap.

However, with the evolution of digital media and streaming services, VHS and DVD rental places all went out of style and were replaced with things like Netflix. There’s still a certain part of all of us that is a little bit nostalgic for rental places, especially those who can’t afford all of the new streaming services, which we have been forced to subscribe to just to watch one show in particular.

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That’s why it blew me away to find out that there is actually a DVD and VHS rental store in Dearborn Heights that is keeping that nostalgia alive.

It’s called Video Exclusive and is located at 6609 Telegraph Rd. in Dearborn Heights and has been bringing people in through the doors for over 33 years and has everything you can think of,, including an adult section as crazy as that sounds.

The prices aren’t even that bad, as people can rent a single DVD for three dollars or three for $7.50, according to a report that was done by the Detroit Free Press. Going through the video store is a lot more thrilling than sitting and looking at your TV to try to find something to watch, according to the owner Doran Konja:

It’s either cheaper to do it through us, or it feels more holistic. A lot of people find just walking down the aisles, you find movies faster than you would on Netflix. You get so much fatigue scrolling down, letting that algorithm try to tell you what to watch, and it’s like you don’t find anything interesting and you don’t want to watch any of this.