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  • jmet
    Super Moderator
    • Nov 2002
    • 8697

    #16
    "also if you hit browse new releases the new movies are about 3 weeks old, but if you enter netfix with out your username and stored info you get all the latest title releasted that week or day ect.."
    Why would you browse for movies not logged in?

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    • MrClean
      Junior Member
      Junior Member
      • Jun 2005
      • 21

      #17
      I got to thinking about this and even though it erks me that they claim to ship movies the same day, it's still WAY cheaper than Blockbuster.

      I figure I'm spending about a $1.00 per movie, hard to argue with that price.

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      • TNT
        DVD Shrinker
        • Jan 2004
        • 1296

        #18
        Originally Posted by drfsupercenter
        Hmmm... jmet, don't you have a library near you? I have a really nice one... they have all the new releases, which are only $2. But all the DVDs older than 2 yrs old are absolutely free, with no limit.
        Check out the selection! Also, they have some VHS releases of the older releases that you can't get on Netflix (the stuff that was never put on DVD)
        Were is this library do you go to? I've never heard of a library charging any money to borrow anything unless it's a special order or something. Sure they charge late fees, but not to borrow.
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        • drfsupercenter
          NOT an online superstore
          • Oct 2005
          • 4424

          #19
          How else do they get money? I live in Michigan... the card catalog kinda gives that away, "Troy Public Library" They only charge for NEW releases, and you get them for a week, so they are better than Blockbuster where you pay $3.50 and get them for two days. But older movies and not popular ones are free. I will never use Blockbuster unless I got one of those free rental coupons, which I did once, becase you have to pay for EVERY movie.
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          • TNT
            DVD Shrinker
            • Jan 2004
            • 1296

            #20
            Weird. I've never heard of it before. Thanks!
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            • drfsupercenter
              NOT an online superstore
              • Oct 2005
              • 4424

              #21
              You're welcome - certainly better than Netflix. See, thing is... my grandma's libabry only has older movies - they don't even have Return of the King yet. That is why they are free. My libaray literally gets the movies when they come out - within about three days, they have the movie on the shelf. That's why you gotta pay.
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              • newmanae
                Junior Member
                Junior Member
                • Feb 2005
                • 13

                #22
                "but seeing that no one really likes Netflix i know who not to try."

                Don't be discouraged by all the negatives, all things considered Netflix is still your best option. (unless you're blessed with a great library like DF)

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                • jmet
                  Super Moderator
                  • Nov 2002
                  • 8697

                  #23
                  Netflix is good. I wouldn't use anything else!

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                  • Chewy
                    Super Moderator
                    • Nov 2003
                    • 18971

                    #24
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                    • drfsupercenter
                      NOT an online superstore
                      • Oct 2005
                      • 4424

                      #25
                      Well, my dad got a free 6-month subscription (gift), and he liked it, but now he just uses the library like me. My library also lets you place holds for items, especially popular ones that are hard to find on the shelf (because so many people check it out)
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                      • Love2Burn
                        Junior Member
                        Junior Member
                        • Feb 2006
                        • 15

                        #26
                        It is true

                        Sorry to bump an older thread but this article was in cnn today and might be of interest to those posting on this thread. I really like netflix but this practice should have been advertised as such.

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                        • LT. Columbo
                          Demigod of Digital Video
                          • Nov 2004
                          • 10671

                          #27
                          lol. that's why i don't do nothin online. can't be trusted. that net flix should be boycotted and all of them sued.
                          "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                          Columbo moments...
                          "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                          "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                          (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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                          • spuddog

                            #28
                            Hey LT. What you do here online is certainly not "nuthin", and everyone trusts you. But, seriously I have been with Netflix for a couple of years. Do I get every movie want as quickly as I want? No. But try going to the video store and getting a new release. I maintain a list of 15-20 movies I want, and they sent 2-3 per week. I really like that I can get old and hard to find stuff (old sci-fi), series. It's like anything else, if you don't like the service don't pay.

                            Scott

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                            • LT. Columbo
                              Demigod of Digital Video
                              • Nov 2004
                              • 10671

                              #29
                              i should have said i don't buy nothin online. i guess they have at least one happy customer.
                              "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                              Columbo moments...
                              "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                              "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                              (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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                              • H@X
                                BURNER
                                • Nov 2005
                                • 28

                                #30
                                it's not too bad. i am getting throttled too like everyone but what are you gonan do? you can slow down on how fast you return them and they will send them to you faster but in the end it works out the same. during my trial period they were smoking and sending them from local centers. now they get sent to me from across the country. i'm on the east coast and my movies come from the west.

                                it's still a good deal though. even if i only get 2 per week. that would cost me $32.24 at my local store and i'd have to go to the store and deal with all that plus the cost of gas.

                                it was a better deal during the trial period but it's still a good deal.

                                as far as postage i'm not sure what they get charged for shipping but i'm positive it's a reduced rate. they ship so much that the post office probably charges them like 10 or 11 cents per dvd.

                                i used to work in a billing center that mailed out credit card statements all over the country and the post office cut them a huge break like that,

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