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Redbox etiquette

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Doppel said:
Damn, I have never experienced that kind of bitchy behavior at redbox.

They should institute a time limit. Most people would never know it and those who hit it, well they are crap customers.
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you should have to swipe your card to be able to browse, and you must cancel or purchase within 5 minutes. if you cancel, card can't be used for another 5
 
Pulsar said:
This brings up a couple of other situations that are similar.

#1 People who go through the drive through at any restaurant and can't figure out what they want.

#2 People who go through the drive through and order 10 different meals for their office mates, stopping the line for 10 minutes.

#3 People waiting in any cashier line who, upon reaching the cashier, have to start digging through their shit (this is usually a female) to find their money and their coupons / store card. You've been in line how long, and can't get your shit out in advance?

#4 People (usually younger folks) who pick up some stuff at a gas station and are paying in coins - then don't have enough.

#5 People who get an item up to the cashier at a supermarket with a cart full of stuff and then want to argue about how their $2 was tagged $1.89 and rang up wrong. There are 10 people behind you. If you really want to bitch, DON'T buy the item. Jesus.

I hate people.
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#6 People who block the drive-thru lane at the bank while filling out the deposit slip.
 
Pulsar said:
This brings up a couple of other situations that are similar.

#1 People who go through the drive through at any restaurant and can't figure out what they want.

#2 People who go through the drive through and order 10 different meals for their office mates, stopping the line for 10 minutes.

#3 People waiting in any cashier line who, upon reaching the cashier, have to start digging through their shit (this is usually a female) to find their money and their coupons / store card. You've been in line how long, and can't get your shit out in advance?

#4 People (usually younger folks) who pick up some stuff at a gas station and are paying in coins - then don't have enough.

#5 People who get an item up to the cashier at a supermarket with a cart full of stuff and then want to argue about how their $2 was tagged $1.89 and rang up wrong. There are 10 people behind you. If you really want to bitch, DON'T buy the item. Jesus.

I hate people.
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This happens constantly to me on my morning DD stop. All I want is one coffee and even if the drive through lane has only one car in it I usually don't even bother pulling in I'll just walk inside. Every time I think "Oh it's only one car." That one car ends up needing 48 donuts and 6 coffees (obviously exaggerating), walk your fat fucking ass inside. The drive through is meant to be quicker because you need less not because you're a lazy piece of shit.
 
Fayd said:
i'm pretty sure after 5 minutes of waiting you're legally authorized to kick the back of her knee and slam her head into the wall.
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Yep. I just checked the Constitution. It's right there after the Interstate Commerce Clause.😛
 
Redbox should eliminate all of the movie descriptions. No blurb, no actors listing, no ratings or reviews. Just a list of the available movies. You do your research on your own time!
 
BoomerD said:
Wait...there's such a thing as "Redbox Etiquette?"

For me, the only possible "etiquette" would be to allow someone to return a movie if it's almost 9:00 so they can avoid a late charge...then go back to scrolling through the movies and reading each and every movie description over the phone...otherwise...get in fucking line...or go elsewhere.
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some teens let me return it just before 9... thankfully. Was going to say this should be the only etiquette. But regardless of the line of people, old people are retarded.
 
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WOW mam can I see that phone, it's extremely rare and worth a lot of money!

Throws on top of building.

G'night wise and beautiful woman!

Drive away.
 
Pulsar said:
This brings up a couple of other situations that are similar.

#1 People who go through the drive through at any restaurant and can't figure out what they want.

#2 People who go through the drive through and order 10 different meals for their office mates, stopping the line for 10 minutes.

#3 People waiting in any cashier line who, upon reaching the cashier, have to start digging through their shit (this is usually a female) to find their money and their coupons / store card. You've been in line how long, and can't get your shit out in advance?

#4 People (usually younger folks) who pick up some stuff at a gas station and are paying in coins - then don't have enough.

#5 People who get an item up to the cashier at a supermarket with a cart full of stuff and then want to argue about how their $2 was tagged $1.89 and rang up wrong. There are 10 people behind you. If you really want to bitch, DON'T buy the item. Jesus.

I hate people.
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People who are in the line ordering food while simultaneously having a phone conversation asking someone on the other end what they want.

Anyone (ANYONE) who pays by check.

Similar to not getting your card out in time, people who are waiting in line to order and when they finally reach the front, they don't know what they want.
 
Childs said:
That would drive me crazy, although I'm not the type to browse. I would go there knowing what I want. I have noticed these machines everywhere, so I would probably just go to another one. Every supermarket and 7-11 seems to have them, and there are probably over 10 in a square mile around my apt.
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If you've reserved it, you have to go to a specific machine to pick-up.
 
Triumph said:
Redbox should eliminate all of the movie descriptions. No blurb, no actors listing, no ratings or reviews. Just a list of the available movies. You do your research on your own time!
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Then you might have people wasting more time looking up movie details on their smartphone or talking to someone who's looking up descriptions / ratings / reviews / synopses online.
 
The next time you see someone do that you should do the following:

1) Eavesdrop in on what the final rental decision is
2) Wait to ensure purchase has been complete.
3) Upon confirmation ruin the ending of the movie by sharing as many spoilers as possible.

This is the "Snape Kills Dumbledore" treatment method of choice.
 
Use your phone to take a picture of her. Make it very obvious. Then, have a conversation with 'someone.'
"wow, you matched her face already? That was fast! Oh, they upgraded the software? Cool. Do you have her address? Good... You're putting her on the front page of rude redbox users? Fantastic. OMG. That caption is perfect! What? Take video of her? Sure. I'll have to hang up first. "

Press screen on phone a couple of times, then aim it at her.

Heck, at this point, you might actually really want the reaction video.
 
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