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Blockbuster is getting desperate.

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I hope that someday I get a job in the same building as a blockbuster, or across the street or something.
Come in to work - take out movie, process
Mid-morning break - return the last one and take out another, process
Lunch -return the last one and take out another, process
...
Profit!
 
Hey I just saw the new blockbuster commercial on TV. I currently don't have any rental service; I had netflix last year for 2 years.
Anyways I saw the new TV ad and it said 14.99 (9.99 first month) and rent all you can online and in store.

So I went to their website and check out the deal http://www.blockbuster.com/homepages/di...anwatch&nav=false&cctr=aycwhomecallout

But is it one or the other or you get both services for one price? Fine print on the bottom is weird like you could get only one of the services.

P.S. In store renting is bad, I have two blockbuster free rental coupons that i have tried to used in the past two weeks and any movies I want to see are out always.
 
Listen to the commercial as well. "Select the plan that works best for you" or something close to that. Plus, in case you didn't pay enough attention, it's 3 movies at a time for the online plan, 1 movie for the in-store plan.
 
Originally posted by: maddogchen
its rent all you can online OR in store.

"or" as in pick one of the programs only, if it's both it should be "and"

edit: i just want to make sure i get it right otherwise probably going back to netflix.
 
Originally posted by: Jnetty99
Originally posted by: maddogchen
its rent all you can online OR in store.

"or" as in pick one of the programs only, if it's both it should be "and"

edit: i just want to make sure i get it right otherwise probably going back to netflix.

you pick one for 14.99 and you can only stick with that one.
Maybe you can pick both, but then you'll be paying 14.99x2

and like royaldank mentioned its only 1 at a time from your local store which are usually out of stock on the latest movies.

edit grammatical mistakes.
 
Welcome to last year?

While this 1 out for $15 is new, they've been doing 2 for $20 and 3 for $25 in most markets for a while now.
 
Originally posted by: maddogchen
Originally posted by: Jnetty99
Originally posted by: maddogchen
its rent all you can online OR in store.

"or" as in pick one of the programs only, if it's both it should be "and"

edit: i just want to make sure i get it right otherwise probably going back to netflix.

you pick one for 14.99 and you can only stick with that one.
Maybe you can pick both, but then you'll be paying 14.99x2

and like royaldank mentioned its only 1 at a time from your local store which are usually out of stock on the latest movies.

edit grammatical mistakes.

Forget about the latest movies, they don't even HAVE most movies that aren't new releases at the busters I go to.
 
Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: maddogchen
Originally posted by: Jnetty99
Originally posted by: maddogchen
its rent all you can online OR in store.

"or" as in pick one of the programs only, if it's both it should be "and"

edit: i just want to make sure i get it right otherwise probably going back to netflix.

you pick one for 14.99 and you can only stick with that one.
Maybe you can pick both, but then you'll be paying 14.99x2

and like royaldank mentioned its only 1 at a time from your local store which are usually out of stock on the latest movies.

edit grammatical mistakes.

Forget about the latest movies, they don't even HAVE most movies that aren't new releases at the busters I go to.


They don't have Series either like stargate in store.
 
Yeah, well one at a time would probably be better, as you can rent more than one in a day, whereas you get 3 at a time online but you have to wait for them to ship it and make up their mind and all that good stuff....

I have blockbuster online and their service kind of sucks right now.... everything is a short wait :|
 
Originally posted by: Paulson
Yeah, well one at a time would probably be better, as you can rent more than one in a day, whereas you get 3 at a time online but you have to wait for them to ship it and make up their mind and all that good stuff....

I have blockbuster online and their service kind of sucks right now.... everything is a short wait :|

all the new movies at Netflix are a long wait for me. Like Ray, Incredibles, Mr. 3000.
 
Originally posted by: osiris3mc
Originally posted by: hevnsnt
haha I bet they can spot the people with burners..

"Hi Steve"
"Hi Jim"
....

Funny you say that. A friend of mine and I split the cost of an unlimited 30-day video game rental and, let's just say, we were well known at that store...

I checked out almost every single of their 200 PS@ game supply. They knew me pretty well. I would return in less than an hour to exhange for two more games. Living 2 minutes away (literally) was pretty sweet.
 
Hollywood Video's MVP is 3 out at a time for $15 a month, introductory rate is $10 for the first 3 months.
 
Originally posted by: mugs
Hollywood Video's MVP is 3 out at a time for $15 a month, introductory rate is $10 for the first 3 months.


only bad thing about that is really new releases are excluded from the program.
 
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