Employee profile
What was the name of your video store?
captain video
Where was the store located?
beaverton, Oregon (United States)
When did you start working at this store?
1995
In your own words, how did you get started working in video retail? What
led you to choose the video industry, and this store in particular?
i love movies and more importantly i love tslking about movies.
Describe your store - what did it look like? What were its distinguishing
features?
white, very plain
What were your customers like? What particularly memorable customers or events do you remember?
white, very plain
What was your boss like? How did he or she divide the work in the store?
white, very plain
What video formats did your store offer (i.e. VHS, Beta, Laserdisc)? Where were
different formats kept in the store?
vhs,laserdisc,dvd
In addition to mainstream Hollywood movies, what other kinds of videotapes
(children's videos or X-rated tapes, for example) did you rent/sell? Where were these
videos found in your store, and how important were they to the business?
xxx,childrens
What other services/products did you offer besides the rental or sale of
programs? Did this change over time?
Did you ever rent VCRs or other hardware to your customers? If so,
how important were hardware rentals to the business?
During the period that you worked at the store, what changes did you see take place?
laserdisc died
Is this store still open? If not, when did it close?
no 1999