Posted by Derek Janssen on 07/23/06 22:55

Phisherman wrote:

> About 1 in 20 DVDs I rent is messed up. So far those DVDs are
> childrens' DVD such as Cinderella, Shrek, Finding Nemo, Ants, Bugs and
> Shark Tale. I take the DVD back to the video store, they polish it
> but it still does not play properly.

Lemme guess - Blockbuster?
("So, the thing still pauses?--Maybe you didn't sandpaper it enough.
And if it cracks in half, a little Scotch tape'll make it good as new.")

> I havn't tried Netflix for renting kids' DVDs yet--are
> these bad too???

They're all in pretty good condtion, although most sites are--
Blockbuster has the more nightmarish reputation by themselves.

With Netflix, flat envelopes reduce the likelihood of rolling or getting
scratched around in a broken case, and there's a bigger national stock
to pick replacements from from if you *do* have to send back a rental.

....After that, you have only other renters to trust.

Derek Janssen
ejanss@comcast.net

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