25 years ago Netflix changed the way we watched movies. We were living 30 miles at sea without movie theaters or Blockbuster. We had a VHS player and could borrow titles from the library. Remember “Be Kind, Rewind“ ?
Netflix had a catalogue that boggled the mind. We could watch old favorites and new releases on our own schedule. We organized watch parties with friends and for our children- The red envelope peaking through the window of our post office box was like Christmas Morning. We thought it was the best thing since sliced bread.
When I explain all this to my 20 something child, I feel like I am Wilma Flinstone – but really it doesn’t seem like it was all that long ago.
As the Red Envelopes sunset this year, I am feeling a bit nostalgic about it, even though now we have an even more boggling array of choices, but the mail is a lot less exciting without Red Envelopes.
Thanks for the memories, Netflix