I exited my parents Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme gripping my Gift Certificate to Jumbo Video tightly. I won it the night before at a St. Catharines Falcons Hockey Game. It was the first time I won anything and I was excited.

My family and I entered the giant Jumbo Video store. I loved this place! They always had fresh popcorn for FREE-zies as soon as you walk in. This place was massive and took the majority of space in the strip mall. I browsed the aisles of video games, everything from NES to the Sega Genesis was available to purchase, but sadly my $15 gift certificate couldn’t afford me hours of gaming glory.

My mom suggested I go to the previously viewed VHS section. There were tons of movies that were 15 bucks each! I browsed the plethora of flicks until I saw the one I wanted: Home Alone 2. I grabbed it, my mom approved, I bought it, and I loved it.

Jump 20 years, I enter the store for the first time in almost 10, only to find out Jumbo Video is closing.

A part of my childhood closes with it.