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Published in Weird News

(UPI) A south Texas couple whose son was distraught about the closing of their local Blockbuster Video cheered the boy up by recreating the store in their home.

Javier Zuniga wrote in a Twitter post that his 20-year-old brother, who has autism, was upset about their local Blockbuster in Mission closing for good this week, so his parents decided to bring his favorite business home.

"My autistic brother was sad that Blockbuster was closing so my parents made a mini one at home for him," Zuniga tweeted.

 

The tweet included photos of Zuniga's smiling and applauding brother, who is not verbal, visiting the mini video store, complete with Blockbuster signage and dozens of his favorite DVDs.

The majority of the last remaining Blockbuster stores were closed by the company in 2013, but there are still 12 franchises operating in the United States, nine of which are located in Alaska.


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