Originally Posted by NoFlyBoy
First time I saw Das Boot was on VHS maybe 1984, a rental from a little video store.

I was asked to leave a $200 credit card deposit which was done by manually imprinting my card on triplicate carbon copy and

the clerk had to call my credit card issuer on the phone to get an approval code.

$100 deposit per tape and Das Boot was on 2 tapes.




Wow, now that was hardcore! The local video store where I rented "Das Boot" from wasn't nearly that anal about it but this was around 1989 so I think those deposit requirements were done away with so they could compete with Blockbuster. The overdue fees were a real killer though so I had to make sure to always return the movie in time!


**Old man mode on**


Kids these days have no idea how easy they have it with streaming services!


**Old man mode off**

Last edited by PanzerMeyer; 12/31/19 05:13 PM.
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