Memories of Oh Susanna Sunshine

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The small town of Beausejour, Manitoba in Canada was once home to video store Oh Susanna Sunshine which, at one point in its 22 year history, boasted the largest selection of titles in the province.

Owners Mel and Susan Stefaniuk added VHS and VCR rentals to their existing gift shop business in 1982 but quickly made the decision to pivot to a full time video store, even offerering board game rentals at one point during the Trivial Pursuit boom.

By the time video games hit the scene in the mid eighties, Oh Susanna soon became a haven for kids wanting to try the latest game whether it be on Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Playstation, or even a long forgotten system like 3DO.

Before streaming gave you instant entertainment at a click of a button, the brick and mortar video stores were the places you went to find things to watch in the comfort of your own home. 

Stay tuned to this space for future features about the glory days of physical media and how lucky it was for this 'Video Store Kid' to have grown up working in their mom and pop's shop.