Fun Idea

Fun Idea Stores, Inc is an American chain of book and video-renting (now selling DVDs) stores founded in 1978. The company is popular for being the last surviving video-renting chain, although the company filed for bankruptcy in 2018, and revived in early 2019. By 2023, the company has 29 stores located nationwide. The company's headquarters is in Cleveland.

History
The company's first store opened on May 2nd, 1978, as Fun Idea Video, in Miami, Florida. The company grew to 6 locations by 1980, and the company was the first video-rental store in the United States. By 1983, the company grew to 49 locations and grew outside of Florida to other states in the US. In 1984, Fun Idea began to sell books to attract a new audience, and later video games. In 1985, they introduced the “Pindle” to their logo. In 1987, they acquired Kentucky-based Megavideo and gave it the same logo that Fun Idea was already using.