Netflix?

Andrea K · Jul 8, 2005

i use it and it works pretty well and the movie selection is ginormous. the only thing is that you have to stay on top of it because sometimes i forget that i have the movies rented out and ill have a set of movies for 3 months!

mygrain · Jul 8, 2005

voodoocat said:
BB also gives you two rentals in the store each month.
I've heard sometimes new releases are popular and might taken longer to arrive.. but I can't confirm.

Unfortunately, the bebop collection at netflix is not currently full. 3 say they are not available right now. Perhaps someone kept them.. maybe someone has them rented.. I'm not sure.

with all this in mind ...I ask you Voods... why did you choose netflix over BB? I'm curious cux you aways seem to have yer ducks in a row. OH and did that home projection system project ever pan out?

voodoocat · Jul 8, 2005

mygrain said:
with all this in mind ...I ask you Voods... why did you choose netflix over BB? I'm curious cux you aways seem to have yer ducks in a row. OH and did that home projection system project ever pan out?

Well there is no blockbuster close to my house. So the store rental thing didn't appeal to me. Other than that I don't really know why I went with Netflix. Maybe I'll switch. I'm not very happy that they only have cowboy bebop 1, 4 and 6 available.

Alison · Jul 8, 2005

Not that you asked, but I'll tell you anyway

We went with Blockbuster because they were less expensive for the same service. I don't use the rentals, though having the option there is nice. My parents used the service and they watch a ton of movies monthly and loved it.

voodoocat · Jul 8, 2005

AlisonPower said:
Not that you asked, but I'll tell you anyway We went with Blockbuster because they were less expensive for the same service. I don't use the rentals, though having the option there is nice. My parents used the service and they watch a ton of movies monthly and loved it.

Do you get new releases pretty quick?

mygrain · Jul 8, 2005

yeah bb claims to have 23 warehouses they ship online stuff from and plan to have 7 more added by the end of the year. maybe i'll check out bb and fill ya in.

kewl...thanks alison- you always seem to have your duckies in a row too. I think the free instore rentals are aimed at game renters since they haven't added that option yet but anyone can use them for movie or game rentals...err that's at least what i read in the FAQs.

Alison · Jul 8, 2005

To be honest, we're so behind on seeing movies that I'm not sure! If you've got something specific I can check to see if they have it available or if there is a wait

Aoide · Jul 8, 2005

andreag5 said:
i use it and it works pretty well and the movie selection is ginormous. the only thing is that you have to stay on top of it because sometimes i forget that i have the movies rented out and ill have a set of movies for 3 months!

I'm glad I'm not the only one!

mygrain · Jul 8, 2005

AlisonPower said:
To be honest, we're so behind on seeing movies that I'm not sure! If you've got something specific I can check to see if they have it available or if there is a wait

how about "a very long engagement"?

Alison · Jul 8, 2005

mygrain said:
kewl...thanks alison- you always seem to have your duckies in a row too. I think the free instore rentals are aimed at game renters since they haven't added that option yet but anyone can use them for movie or game rentals...err that's at least what i read in the FAQs.

Awww, well thanks

I think they do the rental thing to get people into the store. I'm sure they've had a decrease in movie rentals instore as well as a decrease in the food items that they sell there for nice, high profit margins

We had a big discussion about that in my finance class last term.

voodoocat · Jul 8, 2005

yeah bb claims to have 23 warehouses they ship online stuff from

Is there somewhere I can find out where the warehouses are at?

voodoocat · Jul 8, 2005

Upon further research it seems that Netflix smokes blockbuster in turnaround. Netflix ships out your next item the same day it is received. BB apparently takes 1 day to check it in and then ships it the following day.

mygrain · Jul 8, 2005

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Netflix

scroll down for a list of netflix distr. centers...im still looking for a list of bb...and it seems that bb has a tendency to wait on shipping new releases on the release date while netflix ships on the day before release date so they can arrive as early as the release date. that's pretty cool.

umm maybe this is a better list... http://www.listology.com/netflix_tracker_reports.cfm?report=centers

voodoocat · Jul 8, 2005

Well there you have it... They have one in Phoenix which explains why it is so fast. It may be more expensive but I can actually watch more movies due to their quick turn around which evens it out.

mygrain · Jul 8, 2005

I am currently reading about a folks complaining that netflix purposely hold movies back so they eat up your monthly rental payments. some call crap on it, others say they have proof. hmmm.... http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=241166&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=120