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ENe~ua~ oeb c ina,5u5p*s1I De"* Butguesis are asked to RSVP at 825-6300. -B-roe avlerSd Courier bagr key to new video service efrom VIDEO on page 18 plete witb gray skies, slush-soaked boots and a chili tisai cuis straigisi ibrougs to the bone and oui again. Throw in long work days made longer by traffie and wiso wants to isead'for tise video store to retum a movie? "Ultimately you say 'forget it. Il jual isn't worth it,"' said Mr. H-ibbs. "So wisat is tise problem? Thse problem is getiing tise movies back.Y Tisai's wisere be comes in. For a $30 one-time only sign-up fée, members can bave tise videos of tiseir cisoice delivered for $4.99 a pop. Tisat's about 40 cents more tisan tise average cosi of a rentai. And in the monih of November, tise firsi 100 people to sign on will recevie a free Alan Kingsland linfited edition prini, wortis about $200 unframed. T'he initial fée buys six monih's worth of colour catalogues listing ail one could ever want to know about avanlable movies, a subscriplion to upcoming catalogues and an industrial strength counier bag. The bag is the crucial pari of tise busi- ness. Tise drill is simple - afier viewing, place videos in the bag. Secure it by uts lock and doweling sysiem under tise door and leave it on the doorslep by no ltler iban 9 a.m. A Video Shutile employee will tisen come by, unlock the bag and whisk tise video away before 10 a.m. Voila. No more laite fées (unlesa you for- get to put tise bag oui. Then it will cosi anoiher $4.99). And Mr. Hibbs is net overly concemed about lihe videos being stolen. "I don't anticipate mucis in tise way of tiseft because o one will know wisat is in il," ise said. "It could be a real mickey mouse movie.", Already, about 280 people have signed on for the service tisai delivers to Milton and soulis Georgeiown.' "i is amazing. hi is unbelievable. Il is gelting scary,"1 he said. "P>eople are signin.g up like crazy. flsey are preparing us for the first rainy or snowy day." Convinced tisai this is an ides wiiis legs, the Milton store is acting as a sort of test market for Mr. Hibbs. Ultimately. bie wants to taire tise premise on ibe road ibrougs fmrncisising. "Today's probiemr is time and lise lack of it. If you can offer a good service ait a rea- sonable price, people will pay for il," ise said. «I didn'i do tbis witis lise ides of opening a litile mom, ami pop store." ro reaci tise greaiesi number of polential clients, tise system is geared to work in apasimeni buildings as well as homes. And accessing information on tise latesi flicks is as easy as browsing tbrougs lise store' s website ait videosisutîle @for- movies.com. Tise store is open ftom 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. .à _me