A Video

Okay, so don’t be fooled by the aging posters of 80s movies and selection of has-​been movies at the front of this store. This is THE BEST place in Stockton to rent «adult» videos. The owner, whom we think of as «Mr. A» is very friendly without being creepy or lecherous, and has an awesome memory. For real, my friend forgot his membership card one time, and Mr. A rattled off the number without blinking an eye. And my friend isn’t a «regular» that comes every week. He’s here maybe once every couple of months. Mr. A even keeps up with the personal lives of his customers. He once asked my husband «How’s school? You graduate yet?» after my hubby hadn’t been in there in over a year (and yes, he had graduated by then.). Mr. A is great because he’s cool with his customers; even when the Caucasian people are asking him ignorant questions and cracking jokes about Chinese New Year (yes, Mr. A. is Asian), Mr. A takes it all with good humor. You’ve just gotta love this guy! It’s like borrowing p0rn from your favorite uncle, except you have to pay.
The only downside is you can only keep the videos for 3 days, but how much more time do you really need anyway? If you rent 3 movies, the 4^th one is free, and I think the cost cums (haha) out to $ 10 and change. Not bad. And his late fees aren’t too bad either. Movies can be purchased for a decent price (none of that outrageous $ 75+ per movie!)
Selection is great, but especially good if you like the «retro» videos of the 70s and 80s. Mr. A has a lot of new stuff, too, but he definitely stocks more retro than most other places and that’s what we love about it. New releases are in every Tuesday.