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Posted by Andrew Rossmann on 07/17/06 21:26
[This followup was posted to rec.video.dvd.titles and a copy was sent to
the cited author.]
In article <1153106684.968625.205750@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
saylo1234@yahoo.com says...
> Do you guys use Netflix? And if you do, are you experiencing
> deliberate delays in receiving your films?
>
> Here is the situation:
>
> When I first started the service, I used to get immediate turn
> around (one day return and one day delivery). I watched a lot of films
> that way. However, after about 10 days or so of fast turn arounds, now
> films are taking 3 to 4 days to be returned and 3 to 4 days for
> delivery.
>
> The entire last week, I have received only one shipment.
>
> My sister in law told me that Netflix deliberately slow you down
> if you watch too many films. Is this true? And why do they care how
> many films I watch? Do they have to pay a royalty each time a film is
> rented?
>
> These are my questions. If it is true that they are so
> unscrupulous, I am going to quit them and try blockbuster. But that
> seems, in some ways, too easy on them. I feel like I want to call them
> up and scream at them. Or the other thing is that I heard there is
> even a class action law suit going on (I am not sure if this is true).
> If that is the case, I definitely want to join in the suit.
>
>
> Does anyone here know the real scoop behind Netflix's business
> practices? And do you think Blockbuster.com would be better?
It's well known that Netflix will throttle you down. If you want to
watch more movies, you can upgrade, for more $$/month, to a plan with
the ability to have more movies out, up to 8.
Remember, they have to pay people to handle the DVD's for shipping.
They have to pay the post office to ship them. They have to pay for the
DVD's themselves. In other words, that $17.99 only pays for so much
before they start losing money.
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