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Re: Netflix - 28 days later! - Seriously? ClubCaved Send a noteboard - 02/07/2010 10:42:53 PM
No, not the movie. 28 days! Why do I have to wait to get Book of Eli until the middle of July when it came out on 6/15?

As some of you may already know, Netflix is hitting a lot of new releases with a 28 day wait before letting their users pick them up (depending on the studio). I just found out yesterday, when I missed out on Book of Eli and Percy Jackson for my son for no apparent reason.

After a year of problems with longer and longer wait periods for new movies, I think this is it for me. I'm going to drop Netflix and go with something else. This should really help some of the other rental outlets, who Netflix seemed to be beating out from a competition standpoint (like Blockbuster).

Anyone use the Blockbuster movies in the mail service? Does it work well?


Off the top of my head, this may have more to do with the studios' greed than with Netflix. The demand from people who want to buy instead of rent is probably highest the first month after release, so the studios limit the number of DVDs they sell to rental outfits.
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Netflix - 28 days later! - Seriously? - 02/07/2010 09:24:02 PM 976 Views
Hmmm... - 02/07/2010 09:35:18 PM 559 Views
We do redbox too, but we're way out in the boonies so returning them can be a pain. - 02/07/2010 10:58:28 PM 601 Views
Re: We do redbox too, but we're way out in the boonies so returning them can be a pain. - 02/07/2010 11:39:44 PM 613 Views
haven't tried an online reservation yet. we're usually spur of the moment with redbox. *NM* - 03/07/2010 04:24:15 AM 287 Views
Same here. - 03/07/2010 03:23:44 PM 596 Views
Re: Netflix - 28 days later! - Seriously? - 02/07/2010 10:42:53 PM 658 Views
The company that released Book of Eli made a deal with Blockbuster - 02/07/2010 11:10:42 PM 734 Views
Yeah, looks like 3 major studios have the 28 day wait on Netflix now. - 03/07/2010 04:22:52 AM 612 Views
It sounds like a good idea (from the studio's side) - 04/07/2010 01:27:17 AM 598 Views
I'm kind of up in the air about it. - 05/07/2010 01:56:46 PM 585 Views
blockbuster is soo much better, you can trade the movies into the store when you are done *NM* - 02/07/2010 11:15:37 PM 302 Views
I'm old fashioned, but I like BlockBuster - 08/07/2010 02:19:11 PM 730 Views
I guess I'll just stick with RedBox. - 03/07/2010 03:48:10 AM 543 Views
Blockbuster is basically dead - 04/07/2010 06:59:15 AM 776 Views
Netflix vs. Blockbuster - 04/07/2010 03:58:53 PM 882 Views
Thanks, the comparison is definitely helpful. - 05/07/2010 01:59:00 PM 614 Views
How I make use of Netflix. - 04/07/2010 05:09:37 PM 581 Views
I haven't looked for new releases on Surf The Channel - 05/07/2010 02:00:54 PM 567 Views
I love netflix. - 05/07/2010 07:55:13 PM 526 Views

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