SubscribeWell I switched to Netflix because of the ever-raising prices of Blockbuster Online – I remember beta testing their service, and once it was live their offered me the same low rates from the test, then $2 more, then $4 more, to where now the service I was once getting is $35 a month. compared to the $20 I was spending … so needless to say to avoid the trip to Blockbuster to exchange rentals, I switched back to Netflix.
The Outsiders full movie Today in a rut for a movie since Cloverfield was on its way, but I wanted to check out Jumper and the usual bargain racks of 2 for $20, or 4 for $20 were out, I decided to poke around, snagged Jumper, and noticed signs everywhere “$2 a day!” which made me finally find a display that explained the changes and I think it was wise for their brick and mortar stores.
The plan as is such, its $2 a day for new releases, granted the whole “END OF LATE FEES” bit was nice, but it meant up to 9 days on average for a turn-around on a customer returning a DVD, I mean why make the trip the next day if you didn’t have to… right? Well that meant continually low stock, upset customers, etc. (unless of course you were the lucky guy/gal who got the movie for 9 days – but this $2 plan changes that, you can keep the film as LONG as you want for $2 per day, but for a movie watcher like me, who is going to simply watch the film this evening, it’s perfect, its no longer $4.95 a rental for 2 days of watching, it’s $2 for a day, and it’s due back by midnight the following day, so perfect, I can return it after Church, no worries.
I can understand Blockbuster in this, you have to remember say 10 years ago the idea of renting movies online, and I am not talking about Netflix sending you a disk, I am saying Amazon Unbox, Hulu, Vongo, iTunes, etc. there are many ways to buy/rent films online now, why even bother leaving your home? Just use your 2Mb+ connection and download a 2GB flick that’s DVD quality, and watch it on your big tv screen – and that’s exactly what most folks do, with Netflix they are at least offering DVD + Online Watching, so quick and easy indeed.
The Wizard of Oz dvdrip Blockbuster is sadly going to be on it’s way out of the brick and mortar stores I am willing to bet, with Kiosks poping up around town (at least here) to rent new releases, it’s going to make people rent from their less and less, but at least with this option they are giving folks a chance to get the 1 night rental, wham-bam-thank-you-ma’m and only be out $2, even 10 x 1 night rentals would be $20 a month, that’s cheaper than a fair sized plan on Netflix/BlockBuster online AND cheaper than going to the movies for 2, so I hope it works for them – but I fear it may be too little too late.
Anywhoo that’s my rant for the afternoon, I am off to eat my sourpatch kids and watch Jumper, and try not to realize it’s nearly 100F if not going to be more 