Blockbuster renting new releases before official street date.

Ron-P
Ron-P Posts: 8,516
edited September 2010 in The Clubhouse
This has happened to me several times now. I call to get the street date of a film, I also look online, or, look on their message board behind the counter.

What they are doing is putting the dvds out for rent the day before official street. Today my wife went right at 10am (first person in the door) when they open and there's only 3 copies of Robinhood available out of 3 entire shelves. A couple of times I've gone in when they open and they were all rented out of new releases, no copies to rent on official street day.

Anyone else having this happen? If not, I'm calling BB corporate and ratting these guys out.
If...
Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited September 2010
    Ive had the same thing happen to me and they tell me that they didnt receive very many copies of the particular release, now, how true that is I dont know.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited September 2010
    They told my wife that today, that they didn't receive very many copies. But, once an employee told me that sometimes they put them out early.
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited September 2010
    No, the employees are letting their friends grab them first.
    "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
    Benjamin Franklin, February 17th, 1775.

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited September 2010
    If it is worth seeing on release day I buy it. Otherwise it goes to the bottom of the Netflix queue.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited September 2010
    messiah wrote: »
    No, the employees are letting their friends grab them first.

    Yep this does happen and I caught my local BB doing it one time....I was like first in the doar and noticed a few copies missing

    Get on it ron and inquire about it to BB
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited September 2010
    BlueFox wrote: »
    If it is worth seeing on release day I buy it. Otherwise it goes to the bottom of the Netflix queue.
    I once was a member, but Netflix is horrible when it comes to Blu-ray rentals, horrible. Waits, long waits and very long waits....no thanks.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,953
    edited September 2010
    Sure you guys will survive ? I mean, not watching a movie on the release date and the emotional trauma and all ?
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  • LessisNevermore
    LessisNevermore Posts: 1,519
    edited September 2010
    The day I have it in my hands, is the release day, AFAIC.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited September 2010
    I guess it really dosent matter, BB will be the next Co. to bite the dust. RedBox is putting a hurting on them in my area.
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  • Lost
    Lost Posts: 48
    edited September 2010
    Two clicks of the remote and it was up and running in HD:)
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited September 2010
    Lost wrote: »
    Two clicks of the remote and it was up and running in HD:)

    Oh yeah? You guys are listening to lossy audio after those two clicks :p Not Dolby True-HD or DTS HD-Master, duh :)
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  • Lost
    Lost Posts: 48
    edited September 2010
    DMara wrote: »
    Oh yeah? You guys are listening to lossy audio after those two clicks :p Not Dolby True-HD or DTS HD-Master, duh :)

    My receiver can't process those anyway so... duh:)
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited September 2010
    Lost wrote: »
    Two clicks of the remote and it was up and running in HD:)


    You are Lost. You are in the wrong thread.
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  • rayslifecycle
    rayslifecycle Posts: 511
    edited September 2010
    When I worked for BB in the late 90s it was a big deal to control exactly when the first people could grab a movie. These things (putting movie out early/letting friends get first dibs/....even taking one for ourselves) would be grounds for firing.

    Those were the days

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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited September 2010
    Lost wrote: »
    My receiver can't process those anyway so... duh:)

    That's your problem, not us, so... duh :p
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