Posted by funkifized on 12/04/06 04:38

Dan P. wrote:
> "root" <NoEMail@home.org> wrote in message
> news:htcch.114$DQ1.51@newsfe04.lga...
> >I recently finished free trials of both Neflix and Blockbuster video
> > rental services. I live in the greater Los Angeles area, about 20
> > miles from the Blockbuster center, forty miles from the Netflix site.
> > The local Blockbuster rental store is within easy walking distance.
> > The Netflix trial was for four weeks, the Blockbuster for two.
> >
> > Based upon this experience the Blockbuster service was in every
> > way superior to that of Netflix. Netflix does not process orders
> > on weekends or holidays, Blockbuster seems to work 24/7. Netflix
> > requires two-way mail service for every disk, you can return
> > your disks to your local Blockbuster store, have the disks scanned
> > in, and the Blockbuster center will ship your next entry.
> >
> > As an example, I returned a disk to my local Blockbuster store
> > on Thanksgiving day; the Blockbuster center received notice
> > and shipped out a replacement that day; I received the replacement
> > on the day after Thanksgiving.
> >
> > Upon returning a disk to the local Blockbuster you can take out
> > a free rental for any disk in the store. Following on my
> > Thanksgiving experience above, after I returned the disk I was
> > able to take out another immediately. There is no way that Netflix
> > can match that.
> >
> > If you are interested in video rental by mail I encourage you to
> > take advantage of the Blockbuster free trial.
>
> One of the main reasons I use a home-delivery service is for the convenience
> of being able to return movies by simply placing the envelopes back into my
> mailbox. So being able to return movies to a local BB is not desirable.

Yeah, no kidding. If I want to go to Blockbuster, I'd go to
Blockbuster. The free trial works for me, as I can return to the store
and get twice as many discs for the trial month. However many of them
aren't copy protected can certainly be watched later. However, I'm
heading back to Netflix as soon as the month is up.

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