E-Time Video, Mount Gambier's last video store, will soon be closing their doors for good as the decision has been made to close the store permanently.
The store opened on Commercial Street in December of 2015, after previously trading as Civic Video at their former site (now headspace).
Store manager Bianca Hendy stresses that the store's demise has nothing to do with the increase in popularity of streaming services, and everything to do with people doing the wrong thing.
"It’s not Netflix, it’s not downloading. We would still be able to run if people did the right thing, it’s as simple as that. We have at least five movies a week that are never returned. Unfortunately it's the attitude of 'it's just a DVD' and they don't care."
Ms Hendy also stated that the unpaid debts of customers hasn't helped the situation either.
"In the two years we've been operating at this site, customers have racked up debts of over $27,000, and that's only counting customers with debts over $25. The problem is, when people don't return stock and incur a small fee to pay, they don't bother returning and not only do we lose the stock, but we lose any future sales with that customer."
The store's owner also runs two other stores which are running successfully while the Mount Gambier store has been running at a loss for some time now.
Ms Hendy said that while it's disappointing that it's come to this, she's very grateful for those who have done the right thing over the years and supported the store.
"I've always been passionate about film and TV, so to be able to offer a service for those in our community who feel the same has been a real honour. We have so many regulars who have supported us over the years, so it'll be really sad to see it all go."
E-Time Mount Gambier's last hiring day will be tomorrow, Wednesday December 5th., but will remain open for up to two weeks after for sales.
The store opened on Commercial Street in December of 2015, after previously trading as Civic Video at their former site (now headspace).
Store manager Bianca Hendy stresses that the store's demise has nothing to do with the increase in popularity of streaming services, and everything to do with people doing the wrong thing.
"It’s not Netflix, it’s not downloading. We would still be able to run if people did the right thing, it’s as simple as that. We have at least five movies a week that are never returned. Unfortunately it's the attitude of 'it's just a DVD' and they don't care."
Ms Hendy also stated that the unpaid debts of customers hasn't helped the situation either.
"In the two years we've been operating at this site, customers have racked up debts of over $27,000, and that's only counting customers with debts over $25. The problem is, when people don't return stock and incur a small fee to pay, they don't bother returning and not only do we lose the stock, but we lose any future sales with that customer."
The store's owner also runs two other stores which are running successfully while the Mount Gambier store has been running at a loss for some time now.
Ms Hendy said that while it's disappointing that it's come to this, she's very grateful for those who have done the right thing over the years and supported the store.
"I've always been passionate about film and TV, so to be able to offer a service for those in our community who feel the same has been a real honour. We have so many regulars who have supported us over the years, so it'll be really sad to see it all go."
E-Time Mount Gambier's last hiring day will be tomorrow, Wednesday December 5th., but will remain open for up to two weeks after for sales.
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