Re: Blockbuster Spends Last Few Dollars on Weak Ad
Define “reasonable” in Blockbuster’s rental pricing. I’ve belonged to both Blockbuster Online and NetFlix and I came back to NetFlix for the better prices and selection. Blockbuster was nice for a while but they just didn’t havr the same selections as NetFlix. I like forein films and some off-the-wall titles and NetFlix has them in abundance. I rarely found any of these titles from Blockbuster.
I was once attracted to Blockbuster because they offered free in-store rentals when you returned rental discs to the store that you got in the mail. When they stopped the promotion it took away the only advantage they held over NetFlix. I ended up with NetFlix again and never regretted it.
FWIW, the 28-day rule doesn’t bother me in the least. Unless I get a new release the day it comes out I’m usually on a long waiting list anyway, so what’s another 28 days in the grand scheme of things?
I don’t bother with RedBox because they don’t carry Blu-Ray titles. I can get Blu-Ray rentals from NetFlix for about the same price as standard DVDs from RedBox and I never have to leave my home to pick up or drop them off when I’m done. I already get more rental movies than I’ll ever have time to watch so it’s a matter of quality vs. quantity for me. Guess which one wins out every time?