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Posted at 7:30 AM on Monday 12/29/08 by
Ben
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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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    Techie03 - Posted 9:04 am PST 12/29/08 (16 Posts)  Report Spam

    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.

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    Dodgrblu - Posted 9:11 am PST 12/29/08 (152 Posts)  Report Spam

    Hmm... anyone tried to actually negotiate a price with Blockbuster or Netflix? Sounds comical.

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    ChuckG - Posted 9:25 am PST 12/29/08 (36 Posts)  Report Spam

    The service is terrible. Most movies show up as "Long Wait" and they throttle worse than NetFlix.

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    nutzo - Posted 11:43 am PST 12/29/08 (838 Posts)  Report Spam

    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.

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    lato - Posted 1:38 pm PST 12/29/08 (501 Posts)  Report Spam

    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.

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    masochrist - Posted 2:48 pm PST 12/29/08 (383 Posts)  Report Spam

    You don't need the time to watch one movie a day, you just need the time to rip one movie a day.

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    rickdog81 - Posted 3:59 pm PST 12/29/08 (808 Posts)  Report Spam

    How is their blu-ray selection?

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