Netflix Poll

gimpod
gimpod Posts: 1,793
edited September 2010 in Music & Movies
Netflix Poll

I was thinking about this the other day and thought about starting a poll.
This poll is for Netflix user who use there mail service.

The question is: How many times have you ended up with a broken disk due to there flimsy looking mailer.
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited September 2010
    You have to set it up as a poll for it to be a poll. ;)
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  • gimpod
    gimpod Posts: 1,793
    edited September 2010
    I thought I did or am I missing something. :o
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited September 2010
    I've received literally hundreds of discs from them, and have had only one broken disc. Ironically, I've had more broken discs out of a few dozen RedBox discs that comes in the hard shell...probably 3 or 4 out of maybe 50.
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,119
    edited September 2010
    I have never even had a scratched disk. Netflix rules.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited September 2010
    I mostly stream everything to the TV but of the 30-40 actual discs I've received I've not had a single cracked disc and only 1 had a small issue with playback that never caused the movie to stop or freeze.

    When I rented from the local video store a few years ago (before Netflix) it was about 50/50 whether the disc would play all the way through.

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  • bopicasso
    bopicasso Posts: 878
    edited September 2010
    I have had netflix for a while now and get atleast 2 disc per week. I have not received a scratched or broke disc yet, knock on wood.
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited September 2010
    I've never received a "broken" where it was actually cracked. I have however had about 4 or 5 in the 300+ I've gotten that have been scratched so badly you miss big parts of the movie during playback. My most recent experience was a copy of Avatar that looked brand new... no fingerprints or anything on it and it simply wouldn't play in any of my players. We reported it damaged and a new one was shipped that fired up just fine.
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited September 2010
    I've received 1 severely cracked disc and 1 unplayable for an unknown reason (had the new disc 2 days later both times and both worked.. I've probably received well over 100 discs from netflix.. so technically my percentage is <2%, probably not <1% =)

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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited September 2010
    In the last 6 years I have received 0 broken or damaged disk.
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited September 2010
    I have had a broken disk once. Overall I am sooo happy with the service. I will probably never cancel.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited September 2010
    I've never had even a scratch... but then, I only get Blu-rays from them.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited September 2010
    Yep I havent had one either but by me marking less than one% means I have had a scratched disk

    Netflix is awsome for finding rare movies you would never get a chanced to see unless you paid for them

    Asian horror movies rule!!!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2010
    never have gotten a broken disc, but some of them have not played in my blu player. so that sucks too

    plus the distribution center is in my town.. so they aren't in the mail system very long at all. ;)
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  • LessisNevermore
    LessisNevermore Posts: 1,519
    edited September 2010
    Never had a broken disc, and only one scratched disc that had to be exchanged. I was on the two at a time plan at the time (pre-streaming) and the extra couple days delay was not a major issue.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2010
    I've been with them since February of 2005 and have never had a single broken or damaged disc.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2010
    P.S. -- DVD and Blu-Ray Discs are incredibly flexible. The only way they're really going to crack is if they're brittle (cold) and something gets dropped on them.

    I'd be very surprised to hear of anyone having a major issue with broken DVDs or Blu-Rays from any mail service.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2010
    Zero for me .
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited September 2010
    Well I've not really come across broken ones but I did vote 1%. Mostly they do need to be cleaned or else the lazer locks up.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited September 2010
    None. I don't use Netflix.
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  • wild-bill
    wild-bill Posts: 14
    edited September 2010
    I never received a broken disc from Netflix.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited September 2010
    I have been a Netflix customer for years and never had a broken disc. I had a few dirty ones I had to clean.
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  • Outfitter03
    Outfitter03 Posts: 563
    edited September 2010
    I have had one broken disc. Most are in excellent condition with few scratches. Many need to be cleaned. Netflix will ship the replacement out without receiving back the broken disc so less than 2 days are usually lost if you happen to have a damaged disk.

    I have had some disks that didn't arrive. I live in a long line of similar 4 plex's, and so I believe they have ended up at neighbor's houses. I just report as missing and a new disk is sent. Usually within one week I get a notification from Netflix that the missing disk has shown up! I guess wherever they go, after watching they end up getting returned. I live 100 miles away from the nearest video rental. Netflix Rocks!
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited September 2010
    ^^^^ I live very close to a Netflix distribution center and have had the same experience (except for the broken disc) it's amazing how they mail it on any day and I received it the next including ones that were lost in the mail.

    I love that outfit. Great Customer Service too!
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  • flyfisher
    flyfisher Posts: 220
    edited September 2010
    Never a broken disc,but a few scratched.
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited September 2010
    Just one that was unpalayble, I had a replacement a day or two later.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited September 2010
    I joined Netflix in 1999 when I bought my first DVD player, and it came with a coupon for 10 free rentals. In those days the contract was 4 DVDs a month for around $20, but they later cut it back to 3 a month.

    Also, back then they were going through an experimental stage with different types of mailers ranging from hard cardboard to the current paper envelope. Personally, I have not had a broken DVD, or an incorrect DVD, for maybe 5 years now.

    There was a period right before my current good run started where I was either getting a broken DVD, or not what I ordered, even though the sleeve was correct. I quickly learned to inspect the DVD as soon as I received it so I could send it back ASAP.

    I really got pissed one night when I put a DVD in and some BS movie started playing. I told them if it happened one more time I was quitting and going to Blockbuster. They gave me 2 months of free rentals, and I have not had a problem since.
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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    edited September 2010
    Never had one broken, and never even had one too scratched to play for that matter. I'm a satisfied customer.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited September 2010
    Keiko wrote: »
    Been with them since May. Never a problem with broken discs. I miss the Mom & Pops video store we used to rent from, but NF has been solid.

    Yeah right, you just miss the porno!:p
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited September 2010
    Keiko wrote: »
    ea
    tm
    e

    Gus :p

    coughblowmecough!!! Lillian!:D:p
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  • gimpod
    gimpod Posts: 1,793
    edited September 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Yeah right, you just miss the porno!:p
    Keiko wrote: »
    ea
    tm
    e

    Gus :p
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    coughblowmecough!!! Lillian!:D:p

    Now Now gentleman lets play nice.:D

    This is what I love about CP, you ask a simple honest question and get a boot load of honest answer's.

    I think you guys have talked me into giving Netflix a try. The only reason i asked the question was because I'm a BIG movie freak (I'm pushing over the 500 DVDs mark) and my cable company (coughcomcrapcough) has crappy service and is getting obscenely expensive.

    So thanks a bunch guys you have all come through for me again. :)
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