RIP Blockbuster: Last Texas Blockbuster closes its doors No description found
EDINBURG, Texas – “It is with great sadness to announce that the last Blockbuster in Texas will close its doors,” a lone sign on the door of the Edinburg Blockbuster read this week.
The store began its liquidation sale Saturday and will go on until next Friday, a window sign read.
People expressed their condolences on Twitter:
We’ll miss you, Blockbuster.
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