Deal:
First month Free, $20 thereafter online rentals at Blockbuster
Blockbuster.com has their online rental service Free for your first month, then $10 per month for their 2-DVD plan, or $19.99 per month for their unlimited plan. You get unlimited online rentals (3 out at a time) with free shipping, no return dates. You also get 5 in-store movie exchanges/month. $25 PayPal credit if you use PayPal payment.
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#1
Techie03 - Posted 9:04 am PST 12/29/08 (16 Posts)
I just signed up. It's a 2 week trial and no way to get out of the $19.99 plan for the trial. Also, there is no $10 per month for the 2-DVD plan. Crossing my fingers the $25 paypal cash comes through.
#2
Dodgrblu - Posted 9:11 am PST 12/29/08 (135 Posts)
Hmm... anyone tried to actually negotiate a price with Blockbuster or Netflix? Sounds comical.
#3
ChuckG - Posted 9:25 am PST 12/29/08 (24 Posts)
The service is terrible. Most movies show up as "Long Wait" and they throttle worse than NetFlix.
#4
nutzo - Posted 11:43 am PST 12/29/08 (642 Posts)
I've had a dozen DVD's on my blockbuster list for over a year that still say "very long wait". They did finally ship one of them a couple weeks ago.
Wouldn't you assume that if they have customers waiting for a DVD for over a year, that they would just buy a few more copies?
Only reason I haven't canceled is that they still give me unlimited in store exchanges for $19.99. Allows me to rent 35 to 40 DVD's per month. However, if they don't finally ship a few more the the disk I have been waiting on, I'll be cancelling in a couple months and switching to Netflix.
Wouldn't you assume that if they have customers waiting for a DVD for over a year, that they would just buy a few more copies?
Only reason I haven't canceled is that they still give me unlimited in store exchanges for $19.99. Allows me to rent 35 to 40 DVD's per month. However, if they don't finally ship a few more the the disk I have been waiting on, I'll be cancelling in a couple months and switching to Netflix.
#5
lato - Posted 1:38 pm PST 12/29/08 (480 Posts)
Agree with #4. I was with Blockbusters for a couple of month. The convenience of the store exchange is great. If you are organized, you can watch a movie a day. But, you need the time to watch one movie a day!
True. hey have long waits for some DVDs. In 4 months I couldn't get Rebeca, the Hitchock movie.
Customer service was not bad, either. They answered emails promptly and they sent me a couple of coupons for a free movie at the store, when I had problems receiving my movies.
Overall, it was a good deal. I liked it more than Netflix.
True. hey have long waits for some DVDs. In 4 months I couldn't get Rebeca, the Hitchock movie.
Customer service was not bad, either. They answered emails promptly and they sent me a couple of coupons for a free movie at the store, when I had problems receiving my movies.
Overall, it was a good deal. I liked it more than Netflix.
#6
masochrist - Posted 2:48 pm PST 12/29/08 (353 Posts)
You don't need the time to watch one movie a day, you just need the time to rip one movie a day.
#7
rickdog81 - Posted 3:59 pm PST 12/29/08 (808 Posts)
How is their blu-ray selection?
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