Free Blockbuster boxes arrive in Minnesota

It's 2025, but Blockbuster is back in Minnesota — and there's probably one near you right now.

The big picture: The metro is home to a dozen locations of Free Blockbuster, take-a-movie, leave-a-movie boxes inspired by (but not affiliated with) the mostly-defunct video rental store.

• There are over 100 boxes across 45 states, and Twin Cities locations range from front yards to game stores to church lobbies.

Reality check: They might not be as well-stocked as your local Little Free Library.

• Audrey visited boxes in Apple Valley and Minneapolis, and while the former was full of bootleg DVDs, the latter was down to two VHS tapes.

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