Posted by Tarkus on 09/13/07 00:27

TH wrote:
> On Sep 12, 4:34 pm, Tarkus <karnev...@atlantabraves.net> wrote:
>
>> You're absolutely right. When I can mail a disc on Monday and get
>> another one back on Wednesday, then send that one back on Wednesday and
>> get another one back on Friday, I clap and ask for more. That's just
>> the kind of crappy service I seek out.
>
> If Netflix actually did this for everyone, they'd never get
> complaints, nor woudl have they have been sued. Of course, as you have
> seen in this forum, a lot of people don't get this service (nor will
> you for much longer - if you're actually returning disks the day after
> you get them, you will be throttled at some point - maybe tomorrow,
> maybe in two months, maybe in six months, but it WILL happen). The
> people who still get the service you get always seemed baffled when
> someone else isn't getting it "how can you complain about a great
> company like Netflix" or "it's still better than anythng else." I will
> be interested to see it when you start gettnig throttled.

Well, I don't do that every week, because I don't have time to watch
that many movies. I've been using Netflix since they first started, so
they've had plenty of time to screw me over. But I'm not one of these
people who try and get 30 rentals every month either.

> And you have written that companies "embellesh" what they do and we
> should just be happy and accept it. And this is my point, if you're
> happy about companies trying to rip you off, you're the companies'
> best friend. They love people like you who think it's okay to lie
> about their service and will just accept it.

I never said be happy. I said it's a fact of life and it's best to
ignore the bullshit and judge the company based on what they deliver,
not what you think they should deliver in some perfect world.

> My initial query was if there was a company besides BB and Netflix out
> there and I guess there isn't.

That speaks volumes. Clearly, a lot of people are very satisfied with
Netflix, making it hard even for a giant like BB to make inroads into
that market. Not if they want to make a profit.

> BTW, I've had BB for a week and a half and have recieved two disks so
> far. Also, it was supposed to be for a 2 week trial period and they
> already charged my credit card. So anyone thinking of getting BB,
> think twice. It's hard to believe, but there is actually a company way
> worse than Netflix.

Yeah, all of them. IOW, Netflix provides the best mail rental service.
(There are others besides BB, or at least used to be.) From what I'm
reading, Netflix's streaming service is becoming a big hit, so they're
getting even more popular.

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