Posted by jallen99 on 11/28/05 16:46

Is anyone else having this problem?

I subscribe to Netflix primarily for the new releases. I can get the
new releases in the first week without having to drive over to BB or
Hollywood, risk missing to get them, and then have to worry about
returning the disks. It's not a money issue, but naturally I do get a
better deal with them than I do with those other corporations.

I've been a member since 2001 and I love this service. There were minor
hiccups during the first year, but so far they have been excellent.

However, last month I noticed that some releases on Netflix were
getting moved to a week after their actual release date (i.e. if DVD
was releases on 11Oct, Netflix didn't have it until 18 Oct). This was
not cause for alarm to me though but just a symptom.

This month, particularly during the past two weeks (and may affect this
week as well), I've noticed that new releases that I have in my queue
were getting slapped with the "Long Wait" and even the dreaded "Very
Long Wait". This happened for all the new releases of 15 Nov 2005, and
for "War of the Worlds" for 22 Nov. This is despite the fact that a) I
added these films about 6 months ago, b) they were at the top of my
current queue, and c) I had open spaces ready for them to be shipped.

I don't know if this is a new trend as a cost saver so they don't have
to have so many copies of new releases available the first week, or if
they are just having some temporary shipping problems.

If it's a temporary issue of shipping or anything else like that, then
no problem. I don't find this a cause of alarm, and can wait out the
minor hassle this may cause - if only temporary.

But if this IS a new trend to cost cut, then I may find myself dropping
one of my favorite on-line services and perhaps going back to the
dreaded corporate rental services (begging on my knees).

I hope it's not a new trend, but as I said, I use Netflix primarily as
getting new releases and if they are not able to keep up with the
demand (like they have so surpremely done for the past 4 years I've
been a member), then I must consider breaking ties with this excellent
service.

Has this happened to anyone else? (For reference, I live in the
Washington, DC area. My Netflix service center has been Gaithersburg,
MD since it opened in 2002.)

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