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'''Erol's''' refers to two companies, both founded by ], a Turkish immigrant to Virginia. '''Erol's''' refers to two companies, both founded by ], a Turkish immigrant to Virginia.


Erol's, Inc. was a video rental and electronic sales and repair company founded in the early ]. It was sold to ] for roughly $30 million. Its success was wide-spread enough to spawn imitations. In La Paz, Bolivia, there are several video rental stores called Erol's using the same font and red text on a yellow background for their logo. Erol's, Inc. was a video rental and electronic sales and repair company founded in the early 1980s. It was sold to ] for roughly $30 million. Its success was wide-spread enough to spawn imitations. In La Paz, Bolivia, there are several video rental stores called Erol's using the same font and red text on a yellow background for their logo.


Using the money from the sale of the video company, Erol would then expand his TV repair company and began selling and repairing computers. Soon afterwards, he created an ] bearing his name in the mid ], called Erol's Internet. Using the money from the sale of the video company, Erol would then expand his TV repair company and began selling and repairing computers. Soon afterwards, he created an ] bearing his name in the mid 1990s, called Erol's Internet.


The Internet portion of the company, was sold to ]. It was rebranded Erols Internet (note the lack of the apostrophe). Slowly, over time, the Erols brand was reduced in favor of the Starpower and later RCN brand. The Internet portion of the company, was sold to ]. It was rebranded Erols Internet (note the lack of the apostrophe). Slowly, over time, the Erols brand was reduced in favor of the Starpower and later RCN brand.


The Onaran family retains a small store in a strip-mall under the name Erol's Computer which sells computer parts and repairs computers and video equipment. The Onaran family retains a small store in a strip-mall under the name Erol's Computer which sells computer parts and repairs computers and video equipment.

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Revision as of 13:20, 14 June 2008

Erol's refers to two companies, both founded by Erol Onaran, a Turkish immigrant to Virginia.

Erol's, Inc. was a video rental and electronic sales and repair company founded in the early 1980s. It was sold to Blockbuster Video for roughly $30 million. Its success was wide-spread enough to spawn imitations. In La Paz, Bolivia, there are several video rental stores called Erol's using the same font and red text on a yellow background for their logo.

Using the money from the sale of the video company, Erol would then expand his TV repair company and began selling and repairing computers. Soon afterwards, he created an ISP bearing his name in the mid 1990s, called Erol's Internet.

The Internet portion of the company, was sold to RCNI. It was rebranded Erols Internet (note the lack of the apostrophe). Slowly, over time, the Erols brand was reduced in favor of the Starpower and later RCN brand.

The Onaran family retains a small store in a strip-mall under the name Erol's Computer which sells computer parts and repairs computers and video equipment.

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