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posted: 10/1/2008 at 1:48 AM
modified: 10/1/2008 at 1:49 AM |
| The kids lost a DVD, Scooby Doe and the Witches Ghost. $75 they were going to charge. I bought it off ebay for $3.50, luckily I did not loose the case. $75, can you believe it? |
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posted: 10/1/2008 at 1:51 AM |
Doesn't Blockbuster have a thing where they don't charge late fees but they charge you for the cost of the movie after about 2 weeks late and then refund it with a "restocking fee"?
That is usually just a slightly elevated retail price where I'm at and they print it on the receipt.
$75 sounds completely crazy. |
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posted: 10/1/2008 at 1:59 AM |
| Quote from dgb2n on 10/1/2008 at 1:51 AM: Doesn't Blockbuster have a thing where they don't charge late fees but they charge you for the cost of the movie after about 2 weeks late and then refund it with a "restocking fee"?
That is usually just a slightly elevated retail price where I'm at and they print it on the receipt.
$75 sounds completely crazy.
I have 30 days to return and get charged a late fee, else the $75 restocking fee. It's not on the receipt. When I called and let them I know I had issue she said that is what it was. It's an old kid's movie, 100s of scooby movies, they'd survive without this one.
I may just rent from red box. There it's a $1/day and after 25 days the movie is yours.
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posted: 10/1/2008 at 2:43 AM |
I thought this was going to be a post about you getting a hamburger at Blockbuster, Bugs.  |
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posted: 10/1/2008 at 4:00 AM
modified: 10/1/2008 at 4:00 AM |
I pull up iTunes. I find a movie. I click rent and $2.99 gets taken off my credit card. After a moment, the movie is on my computer and I can watch it there or on my TV.
Don't even have to find my car keys or pay Netflix-like subscription fees. No late fees either.
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posted: 10/1/2008 at 4:32 AM |
Quote from Trent on 10/1/2008 at 4:00 AM:I pull up iTunes. I find a movie. I click rent and $2.99 gets taken off my credit card. After a moment, the movie is on my computer and I can watch it there or on my TV. Don't even have to find my car keys or pay Netflix-like subscription fees. No late fees either.
If you watch more then 3 movies a month Netflix would be cheaper  I've had Netflix for a couple years now and only 1 dvd was lost in the mail. I reported it lost and they sent me another without any charge. |
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posted: 10/1/2008 at 5:59 AM |
Quote from protoplasm72 on 10/1/2008 at 4:32 AM:If you watch more then 3 movies a month Netflix would be cheaper I've had Netflix for a couple years now and only 1 dvd was lost in the mail. I reported it lost and they sent me another without any charge.
Netflix has been a little squirrely for me lately--they somehow sent a disc back to themselves a few weeks ago--but overall it's great. I don't have to leave my block to rent a movie or send it back. |
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posted: 10/1/2008 at 10:37 AM |
I use redbox - we dont rent that often and since we are usually making a trip to the supermarket every other day anyway there is no extra trip. Plus, each movie is only $1 a day. I can also reserve it from my computer and it is waiting for me when I get there.
I used to have Netflix, but to beat redbox I would need to watch like 18 movies a month - a bit much. |
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posted: 10/1/2008 at 11:40 AM |
I use netflix, redbox, and my local video store (are they called DVD stores now??). I like netflix a lot because I am notoriously late with returning my movies, but I sometimes get a little impatient waiting for them to arrive. I also don't care for the website when it comes to browsing for movies....I really like looking at a wall of DVD cases instead. I really like redbox cause it's cheap and fast and if it's late...well it's only another dollar each day. I think once I had a redbox movie for like two weeks but even still...not horrible (esp compared to what the local store would have charged in late fees). And finally, I do still frequent my local store because like I said, sometimes I just need to look at the walls of movies to be able to choose something. I also really like my local store for the employee's picks and stuff (it's a mom and pop operation, no big hollywood video or blockbuster for me).
Personally, I think the stores screw themselves by charging enormous late fees and/or restocking fees as you mentioned...if you have a movie for a month, it's not even worth returning it at that point. I would argue that most people would just find a new store. Who wants to pay $100 in late fees for a single movie? |
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posted: 10/1/2008 at 4:38 PM |
Quote from protoplasm72 on 10/1/2008 at 4:32 AM:If you watch more then 3 movies a month Netflix would be cheaper I've had Netflix for a couple years now and only 1 dvd was lost in the mail. I reported it lost and they sent me another without any charge.
Ya, the problem is the kids like going to the video store and having one in hand. The kids are currently grounded from movies, maybe after that I'll use the library. |
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posted: 10/1/2008 at 11:05 PM |
I hesitated clicking on this thread for awhile because I didn't want to see anyone's 'blockbuster beef'.
Anyway, I haaaaaate blockbuster. I'm a netflix guy, although I do miss the days of seeing all the boxes on the racks.
I guess what I'm saying is that I'm a lot more interested in nice racks than blockbuster beef. |
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posted: 10/2/2008 at 3:17 AM |
| We use Redbox and the library. We can pretty much get anything the kids want for a much better deal. |
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