Online Rental Places

Willow

A friend of mine uses a canadian version of this, yes it a good idea but what he has found and informed me of is that, he waits a long time for new releases, he just got finding never land 2 weeks ago.He is still waiting on movies I saw 1-2 months back. Not sure if this happens with all of them but just food for thought.

AsSiMiLaTeD

Willow wrote:

A friend of mine uses a canadian version of this, yes it a good idea but what he has found and informed me of is that, he waits a long time for new releases, he just got finding never land 2 weeks ago.He is still waiting on movies I saw 1-2 months back. Not sure if this happens with all of them but just food for thought.

The longest I've ever waited on a new release with either company is a couple weeks.

mrmusicman

Netflix+1

Screw Blockbuster,if it wasn't for Netflix they still would have late fees and crappy prices.

stereo55

Just received this email from good old BlockBuster :rolleyes:




Hello stereo55,

We hope you are enjoying renting DVDs from BLOCKBUSTER Online™. In the year since we launched, we've had phenomenal growth thanks to people like you. We value you as a customer, and we hope you value our ongoing efforts to make BLOCKBUSTER Online the most convenient way to rent DVDs.

Beginning August 19, 2005, we will be raising the price of our BLOCKBUSTER Online rental plans.

Here is how your membership plan will be affected:

Your Current Plan: 3 at a time
Your New Monthly Price: $17.99 (plus tax)
The payment method you provided will be billed the above amount on: September 14, 2005

Over the next year, you can expect us to open even more distribution points to help with shipping times. We continue to bring in more titles on DVD with even more copies so the movies you want are available when you want them.

We realize that you have a choice when it comes to home entertainment, and we appreciate that you have chosen us.

If you have any questions or concerns, please refer to our FAQs or contact us via Customer Service at blockbuster.com.

Thank you,
Your Friends at BLOCKBUSTER Online

Early B.

Stereo -- how much are you currently paying each month?

stereo55

Early B. wrote:

Stereo -- how much are you currently paying each month?

$14.99 for 3 movies out at one given time , and 2 free instore per month (printed coupons) .

Ricardo

Here is the letter I got....keeping the price until Jan 06 and giving a free "previously viewed" DVD; I guess it's because I signed up earlier...... (Started with 3 at a time and recently moved to 5 at a time... we watch a lot of movies at home, and with this plan we always have a couple of movies for the kids and a couple for the not so kids....)


Congratulations HTrookie,

Your BLOCKBUSTER Online Membership™ is now a better value than ever before.

As you may have heard, we will be raising the price of our rental plans beginning August 19, 2005.

You are not affected by this price change. As we promised when you signed up, your price for this plan is guaranteed through January 31, 2006.

Here is your current membership information.

Your Current Plan: 5 at a time
Your Current Price: $27.49 (plus tax)

Over the next year, you can expect us to open even more distribution points to help with shipping times. We continue to bring in more titles on DVD with even more copies so the movies you want are available when you want them.

And in appreciation for your continued loyalty, we are introducing the first of our exclusive BLOCKBUSTER Online FREE offers. Look for additional exclusive free offers in upcoming months.

THIS MONTH: GET A PREVIOUSLY VIEWED DVD FREE
Take home Denzel Washington in Out of Time, Johnny Depp in Once Upon a Time in Mexico or even Sean Penn's award-winning turn in Mystic River. These or other memorable titles can be yours this month for FREE. Just print the FREE Previously Viewed DVD e-coupon now available in your account. Valid at participating BLOCKBUSTER® Stores (see coupon for complete terms). Check here for the most up-to-date list of eligible titles.

We realize that you have a choice when it comes to home entertainment, and we appreciate that you have chosen us.

If you have any questions or concerns, please refer to our FAQs or contact us via Customer Service at blockbuster.com.

Thank you,
Your Friends at BLOCKBUSTER Online

bobman1235

I think I may be switchign to Netflix when my free Blockbuster trial is up.

So far, they sent me the wrong movie for two of the first three I got.

Then yesterday I got two copies of the SAME MOVIE, which I don't know if that means one of them is unaccounted for, or sent in place of one of the other two movies I was supposed to be sent (which should arrrive today). Not to mention that I'm on the "three at a time" plan, but because of hte first screwup I have FIVE movies currently being sent to me somehow. Which is a "good thing" I suppose, but still indicates a mess on their end.

I haven't even had it a week and I've had enough problems to make my head spin. Now they're jackin up the price before I've even paid.

Netflix is now the same cost as blockbuster, and I have a feeling I'm rarely if ever going to use the "in-store" coupons.

AsSiMiLaTeD

bobman1235 wrote:

but because of hte first screwup I have FIVE movies currently being sent to me somehow. Which is a "good thing" I suppose, but still indicates a mess on their end.

I assume they do that as a courtesy for when they mess stuff up, give you more than 3 movies at once - that way you're not waiting on them to correct their mistake and receive the incorrect movies back before you get what you originally ordered. I imagine this is done more for customer satisfaction than in error

AsSiMiLaTeD

It kinda sucks that BB is raising their prices.

I'll stick with them for now though because the extra coupons and fast shipping make it a good deal for me. Plus, as soon as I switch over to Netflix, they'll raise their prices also and I'll end up paying more than $20 a month.

If I do start having issues with Blockbuster though, I'll be less hesitant now to switch over to Netflix though, now that their prices are the same also.

avelanchefan

Polkmaniac wrote:

It kinda sucks that BB is raising their prices.

I'll stick with them for now though because the extra coupons and fast shipping make it a good deal for me. Plus, as soon as I switch over to Netflix, they'll raise their prices also and I'll end up paying more than $20 a month.

If I do start having issues with Blockbuster though, I'll be less hesitant now to switch over to Netflix though, now that their prices are the same also.

This is just BB at their norm in my opinion. Its the same with them, "Just compete to get a whole bunch of customers, then when we meet our criteria, lets jack up the price because they are all sheep and we won't lose enough to hurt us any ways."

trubluluc

Blockbuster is the dark force.

After their hostile bid to take over Hollywood Video, and thereby controlling the offline rental world,
which would allow them to charge whatever they want, I said no more.
The only thing I buy from them is previously viewed movies,
when they have the 3 for $25 deal going.

I have the NETFLIX basic, 1movie out at a time plan for $9.99 per month.
And if I'm on it, as far as getting them back in the mail the next day,
that buys me 8 movies per month.
DVD RENTALS FOR $1.25, now you're talking my language.

-Luc

Polk65

Last year I tried Walmart and NetFlix. Walmart shipped from one distro in Georgia I believe, and took a week to reach California. My .02 cents on NetFlix this past year:

NetFlix has never sent me a wrong movie.

I return on Monday, they mail on Tuesday, and I receive on Wednesday. Their local distro stocks 99% of the movies I have wanted to see. Only 4 movies took a couple days longer coming from other distros that had the movie in stock.