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Posted by Justin on 12/22/05 14:07
Sam Rouse wrote on [Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:36:55 -0800]:
> In article <43aa5d9f.1084406@news-server.houston.rr.com>, spam@uce.gov (Bob)
> wrote:
>
>> On 21 Dec 2005 15:45:13 -0800, alcarm1964@hotmail.com wrote:
>>
>> >I've gotten 162 films so far in 11.5 months,
>> >which I think is pretty good.
>>
>> Actually that's pretty bad.
>>
>> 11.5 months is 50 weeks. 162 / 50 = 3 1/4 DVDs per week.
>
> It's about 14 per month, which at $18/month is about $1.29 per DVD.
>
>> You should be getting at least 6 per week, which would be 300 per year
>> accounting for holidays.
>
> Forget about what you "should" get based on optimum turnaround. Where do you
> complainers get a better deal than $1.29 per disc, that has anywhere near
> Netflix's selection and requires going no further than your mailbox? If you
> have an inside track on a real competitor, I'd like to hear about it.
> (Availability of a handful of current mainstream releases and seven copies of
> Pumpkinhead 3 coated with pizza grease, popsicle drips and bong water at the
> nearest grocery store for $0.79 each on coupon day isn't much competition.)
it sure beats the 686.88 that 162 discs would cost at blockbuster.
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