"It's sad to see the end of an era in a well-known Wanganui business," Mr Mclean said.
Blockbuster has been running in Wanganui for 30 years and Mr Mclean, who has worked there for seven years, will be sorry to see it go.
"We'd like to thank everyone for their continued support," he said.
A queue was growing across the Blockbuster carpark yesterday, with people keen to get a piece of the closing down pie.
Staff were only letting a few people in at a time, to avoid sale madness.
Emma French was hoping to snag some children's DVDs.
"I'm wanting kids' ones for my nephew for a cheap Christmas," she said.
It was Ms French's first time visiting Blockbuster and she was a regular customer at Video Ezy, which is next to the store.
Kerry "Nicko" Nixon was sad to see the store closing and said it was "terrible".
"I think it's shocking what's happening to the whole town, the way things are slip sliding away," he said.
Mr Nixon remembered Friday nights in town years ago, when he said the streets were packed with people. "You couldn't even move."
Video Ezy owner Desiree Sutherland said they thought it was "pretty sad" their rivals were closing down but they had noticed an increase in business in their own store.
She said she was not sure why her store was succeeding while Blockbuster was closing but it could be a number of things, including different price ranges and selections.
