This place is incredible! I had no idea it was just 15 minutes from my house this whole time. It…read morefeels as magical as Block Buster did to me as a kid. There are so many titles and genres to choose from, it's like being in a candy store. The owner is absolutely incredible and the passion she shares with fellow movie fans is amazing. Definitely check out this spot!

Amazing store. Really takes you back to the 2000's era and going into a Blockbuster or video store…read moreand feeling the magic of combing through shelves of movies. I felt like a kid in a candy store digging for treasure. Honestly adds to the enjoyment of the films I picked up. Because the experience wasn't solely reduced down to me clicking a button on a screen and having the movie shipped to me, which often has left me with buyer's remorse due to impulse purchases because of how little friction there is in that. But here, at Video Depot, I was transported to a time where life was simpler, slower, and my purchasing habits felt more deliberate. More restrained, selective, and meaningful. To be able to go in and be mesmerized by the shelves full of movies, CD's, comics, all the cool posters on the wall was extremely fun. I ended up getting some Scooby Doo DVD's and a sealed box set of VHS tapes that looked interesting and that I couldn't even find on eBay. Gina, the store owner, was an absolute sweetheart. Extremely warm and kind person. You can immediately feel her good energy and almost want to linger around in the store longer just to be around her. She reminded me so much of my grandmother :) She even gave me water and donuts. Overall, I left elevated. Which is in stark contrast to 80% of my online purchases where again, I'm left with buyer's remorse because I clicked a button thinking I wanted something and then it comes in the mail and I don't even want it anymore. The titles I picked up from Gina's store now have a story to them. A memory. Adds to the magic of the film.

(+) Writing a review to help out this local business. I had no idea they have a decent arcade in…read morethe adjoining room. Definitely worth stopping by to check out. (+) What I appreciated most were the prices for the arcade (a quarter for most, some still only $0.50), classic cost for classic games. That makes it so much more accessible to try different ones. I also like the old school way of dropping quarters in the slot. (+) Huge space, variety of stuff, a few pinball machines, some shooting games (love Time Crisis and Area 51), sports, driving, fighting etc. (+) Great local alternative to big name entertainment places where you have to buy a game card, swipe, then quickly realize after a very short time you've run out of credit for the overpriced gameplay. (+) Nice owner, told us about their app you can use to scan QR codes on the machines and tells you info about the game and how to play. Combination of retro and modern technology!

Joe and the team are super helpful, hard working and knowledgeable, not many places like this,…read moreclassic arcade with classic game store attached. A must visit for Simi Valley

This place is a great, hole-in-the-wall gem! My mom & I were trying to find the Brave DVD for…read moreMothers Day & could not find it anywhere, not on Tevo, Kmart, & all other rental stores are closed down! The owner has been in San Gabriel over 30 years, wonderful guy, rentals only $2.

Awesome local video store. Mike is great. The $2 fee per day is very reasonable. Go up to him to…read morefind the video you want and he's more than happy to help you out. He's got a great selection and has a very friendly demeanor all the time. Great customer service and expansive movie selection. I usually find what I need whenever I go in. He's got older movies but is also up to date with newer releases. Definitely one of my favorite places to go to rent a DVD for movie night. Sign out front says they're selling DVDs now too.

Amazing, great transition, great name because of Mario, and just a wonderful store to be able to go…read morebuy things and do things in regards to retro stuff and video games probably some newer stuff too, but that's what I mainly went for

**DO NOT GO HERE**…read more Insanely rude. I've never heard anything so unnecessarily disrespectful like this before in my life from any professional. I called and very politely asked a simple question of how much a ps5 repair typically costs for power issues. Like if the issue was the power supply unit how much does that cost, ballpark assuming of course they have fixed PS5 consoles in the past. He responded and said "OK put your PS5 on the phone dude" and started laughing, mocking me and getting rude for absolutely no reason like I was crazy to ask this question. If you want to say "prices vary" or something that's fine. But he chose to be an absolute jerk. And obviously has no actual experience or would rather pull you into higher prices than you could otherwise get. So instead he just chose to just be rude and mocking. I called back to tell a manager about the attitude (hardly ever do this) and same guy picked up the phone, pretended to be the manager and very sarcastically said "oh no please do go on." I was stunned. I have no idea how someone like this works in any job requiring customer service or any job at all really. Just a miserable, despicable employee that acts like a middle school bully. Very likely the same employee that the person in the review right before this left. Nobody should ever go to this store. There are much better options who treat customers with respect and are actually helpful like Game & Video right on Vermont in the same area.

Super nice staff The Owner is super nice and she's always…read morewilling to help you out in a non-pushy way. My boyfriend has been coming here since 2010 And always find gems of dvds and goodies Love the fact that they are so consistent ! They have a cool selection of dvds Even 4K ones ! Good pricing for both Rentals and For Sale! Definitely binge buy blue rays here and support good people

I love this place…read more The guys working are great, they are quite but very knowledgeable and eager to help you select a movie. Great selection.