DarthBalhz

November 07, 2011 at 11:27am

While enjoying Netflix DVD+Streaming, four local Blockbusters went bust and closed down.  No biggie to me as I stopped using them after BB stopped doing the Discover Card coupons to get cheaper rentals.  Redbox had already moved in locally so all good for me. 

So then my wife sees a BBE kiosk and rented a $1 movie there just because she had just walked out of the store where it was located.  So BB gets my email from that rental.  2 weeks later and I get the email about the rate boost.  My first thought was the Netflix email trying to make me all giddy on their rate increase as if they are doing me a favor.  I guess there are those out there dumb enough to buy that PR/Marketing crap.  $5 used to get me a 5-day rental at BB.  Now it can get me a 3-day rental.  I'll buy/stream off of Apple TV or my Xbox 360 before using you.  Losers!

Thank you Redbox.  You have 3 kiosks within 4 miles of my house.  Love the smartphone app.  Now I can deal with the minor cost boost.

bloodgain

November 07, 2011 at 10:35am

I guess it's a good thing I only ever rent from the BBE kiosks with free rental codes. This weekend, I watched pretty much every movie worth watching in my local kiosks that I hadn't already seen in theaters or from Netflix/Redbox. I got them all with codes, and I still have codes left (expiring today/tomorrow). The only exceptions are a couple of "Hot" titles that would have cost me 2 bucks after the coupon.

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NOTE: MPC, I don't know what you did, but the spam filter is a little sensitive to some pretty common words. I had to reword this several times to be slightly more vague. It still doesn't work -- I just left another article with spam in the comments. At least the captcha didn't block me completely, and the spammers just have to figure out what doesn't trigger the filter.

If you can't implement something more stable, like a domain name blacklist and shortened URL resolution to avoid circumvention, maybe the answer would be to implement a moderator system. Moderator bans and IP address blacklisting would probably reduce recurring spammers.

Ledoubleu

November 07, 2011 at 10:00am

Price has always effected my rental and/or purchase decisions but most especially in these times, brand loyalty is only earned with the best pricing

biggiebob12345

November 07, 2011 at 9:27am

Piracy is the answer.

ShyLinuxGuy

November 07, 2011 at 8:45am

Totally agree, firefox91. The DEA needs to take a gander at Blockbuster's upper level management, because they're SERIOUSLY high on something. But, some people are dummies and don't even know that Redbox exists.

Blockbuster certainly isn't helping the piracy issue that the MPAA (which I'm sure they're a member of) claims as rampant.

firefox91

November 07, 2011 at 8:13am

Apparently Blockbuster still doesn't understand why they are going out of business. If Redbox can provide that same hot DVD for $1.20, why would anyone get it from Blockbuster for $3.00? This is the whole reason why Blockbuster started to go down. Netflix and Redbox had them on price significantly. There was a time I remember going in to a Blockbuster store and spending nearly $5 to rent 1 stupid movie. No more, Blockbuster. You are done.