I miss video stores owned by people who just really like movies. I miss stores that feature "staff…read morepicks" that show the personality of the various workers. I miss video stores that tailor their inventory to the customers, rather than simply stocking a certain number of recent releases and not much else. I lived at the Lake for a year, and this video store was a one mile walk from my house. I preferred to walk the mile and see what was new to simply adjusting the online queue. I love that this is a local business, and that it supports and is supported by the community is serves.

I've been going to Video by the Lake since I moved to Lake Monticello over 10 years ago. I traveled…read morearound the united states and lived in Georgia, Oklahoma and Las Vegas, and no where had a Video by the Lake. I was so happy to come back to Virginia just to go and rent some movies again! Thank you guys for always being there. :)

So I'm newer to the B.A.M chain and here is what I really love:…read more- the expansive clearance section. Book lovers if all genres can find some spectacular deals in there. I stumbled across a book on my TBR for only 3 bucks!!! - seating!!! Yes this store has lots of places to sit and read!!

I was on a hunt to find elementary workbooks for my niece. The store is very clean. Staff were…read morewearing masks. I asked for assistance locating the books I was searching for and was shown two areas. Upon checkout, the cashier invited me to get a membership, explained the benefits and wished me a great day.