Denied?!

So yesterday while following an insider's tip we found this new video rental store that sells snowcones. Which is cause for double the excitement--not only can we get yummy snowcones without buying them out of the trunk of someone's car at the flea market, but we now have a place to rent videos! (the only only video store I knew about went out of business last month) :-(

So Yesterday I snapped this picture--look how happy Rach is with her snow cone and checking out the movies to rent. Wednesday's are $1 day so I planned to come back the next day to rent one.

I thought it would be my new favorite place....Until....

I returned today and took my time browsing all of the options before choosing 2. I was the only one in the store until right then when 3 people came in and got in line as well. So I waited patiently in line while the world's slowest person made 3 snowcones. Then I walked up and handed the girl my movies and she said "What is your account number?"
And I said "Oh, I actually don't have one yet, I need to sign up for one today." :-) :-)

"Ohhhh, we actually aren't taking any new members right now. hhmmmmm. Maybe check back in a couple of months."

I was pretty confused. The only kinds of places I have ever heard turning people away are high end gyms so they don't get over crowded and maybe Doctor's offices when they aren't accepting any new patients. But a video store...C'MON!! I would have thought that their store--half full of VHS tapes and decked out in homemade signs made with crayons and markers on posterboard and notebook paper could have used my $2.....but apparently I am mistaken. Apparently it is a high end, highly selective, member's only kind of place.

Good Grief! And they wonder why most people just buy pirated movies from the flea market.