1928 Oak Park Blvd, Pleasant Hill
I can’t remember the last time I visited a video rental store. With Blockbuster gone, and being able to rent movies online, I haven’t been to one in over 10 years. Recently I was checking out the soon-to-open Wisegirl restaurant in Oak Park Center in Pleasant Hill when I passed by a bonafide video rental store (originally based in Lafayette) called Take One Video. Feeling nostalgic, I decided to check it out and realized that not only do they carry uncommon out-of-print films not available on Amazon or Netflix but actually carry blu-ray new releases for $5/week with a $1 discount if it’s returned within 2 days. This is cheaper than renting online at Amazon or Apple!
Not only are the video rentals reasonably priced, but the employees are super-knowledgeable and make great recommendations as well. Having two kids five years apart I was wondering whether one movie was appropriate for my younger child when one employee I talked with steered me away from it and instead recommended a great movie that our whole family enjoyed. I returned it the same weekend so ended up with a $4 rental which isn’t even available to rent online. Check out their website here.
