Oklahoma man owes over $200 for overdue DVD rental
Yes, seriously
Yes, seriously
Yes, seriously
Lonnie Perry rented a DVD of the movie "Ted" in 2014 from Super Video in Claremore, Oklahoma (yes, apparently video rental stores still exist and ) and never returned it. It's an understandable oversight, considering going to the video store is no longer a mainstay of American life, but sadly for Perry, his mistake is coming back to bite him in the form of possible jail time.
"I lived in Claremore at the time, just a regular weekday. I went home from work, stopped by and rented a movie, then went home and watched it," Perry told . But then, Perry said, he became homeless, so he packed up his belongings, which included the rented DVD, and completely forgot about it. But Super Video and the Rogers County district attorney's office didn't forget.
The DA's office called Perry and sent him a letter to inform him of the fine, which was the first he heard of it, although Super Video claims it made attempts in the past to reach Perry without success.
Perry now owes a whopping $218.07 for the film: $19 for the DVD, $25 in lost profits for Super Video and $174 to the DA's office, thanks to a statute regarding movies that are rented and never returned.
"I just don't have that kind of money right off. I'll get it, and I'll pay it. I'll do what I have to do, you know, I just think it could have gone a different route," Perry said.
So, was renting "Ted" worth the steep price?
"It wasn't worth the $5 I rented it for," Perry told KTUL.
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