Blockbuster Online...

Super Trooper said:
I've used both. I started with blockbuster, but dropped after about two months. For one, it took too long to get the movies. And second, most importantly, they had a vastly limited selection, especially in terms of foreign films. Heck, the foreign films they did have had LONG waiting lists.

I currently have Netflix and have been using it for 18 months. Quick shipping times, superb selection, short wait (if any).

BUT- exchanging in store at Blockbuster, that's a pretty nice perk.
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I agree. I finally signed up with Netflix because of the outrageous selection. They have just about every movie ever printed on DVD, including all the Criterion Collection DVDs, which are the only movies I've been renting since I signed up two weeks ago. Blockbuster is a joke.
 
TC said:
Wouldn't the store simply mark that you exchanged your 3 DVDs for 3 new ones in the store, and stop it there?

If the plan tha you outlined does in fact work, then that was poor planning on Blockbuster's part.
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Well, I dont think its as much poor planning as it is a Big Retail company trying to take advantage of what it has over Netflix; storefronts.

Yes, Blockbuster is playing dirty. They are giving you an opportunity to get a billion movies a month...because they can. To send away for movies, they may or may not have your selection. And, they have to deal with that on their end. But, to have a storefront, you can only rent what they have there. So, thats win-win for them and for us. We get more movies (movies people arent renting or having rented because they are simply on the shelf), and they get to appease us for our time and trouble of driving to their store. And yet, the 3 movies in queue still get dropped in the box. I love that.

Yes, Netflix has a ton more movies. But like I said, the 65,000 they DO have will keep me busy for quite some time...
 
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