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Posted by dvaoa on 10/26/05 20:39
Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:
> dvaoa@altavista.com wrote:
>
> > Has anone here noticed that a lot of Netflix DVD's are just recently
> > showing up as "short wait" or "long wait"? I've been with them for ~4
> > months ans I've never had an availablility problem until the last 2-3
> > weeks. All of a sudden, I look at my 70+ movie queue, and about a
> > quarter of them are on some sort of wait list. Most of my selections
> > are older films to boot.
> >
> > Am I the only one?
>
> I see it also, but what's even stranger is that things swing from "Long
> Wait" to "Now" and back again.
>
> Mark's theory is that "Now" means copies in stock, "Short Wait" means
> lots of copies but all currently out, and "Long Wait" means a few copies
> that are all currently out.
>
> In any case, we have no shortage of movies on our list that are
> available now. :-)
>
You're lucky...my "wait" list seems to be growing by the day, like a
bad fungus. I'm wondering if the good people at Netflix are losing
their motivation for rapid turnaround since they've absorbed Walmart's
DVD rental division. Their only competition in town is Blockbuster,
and I don't see them lasting.
RF
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