Redbox etiquette

[sportage]

Vudu, Netflix, amazon, Hulu, block buster, iTunes = happy kids.
Media on plastic is so 1950's.
Avoid the fat people... Stream from home.

 

[Baked]

The only thing you can do in situations like these is tell them how sorry you're about their miserable life and hope it will turn around one day when they don't act like the world owes them 'cause they live such a horrible life.

 

[Gooberlx2]

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.

I love it! :sneaky:

 

[Fox5]

Nothing says you can't just start touching the touch screen to help them select a movie.

 

[sactoking]

#7 - People who go into the gas station to pay and dont know what pump they are at, and you can't see the car.

#8 People who leave their vehicle at the gas pump while they go shopping inside.

Pump your damn gas and move your car to one of the parking spots before you disappear for 15 minutes.

 

[Ichinisan]

#8 People who leave their vehicle at the gas pump while they go shopping inside.

Pump your damn gas and move your car to one of the parking spots before you disappear for 15 minutes.

Doesn't work if you're using cash.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

I was under the impression that last person in line was to clothesline everyone that was waiting.

 

[Perknose]

Avoid the fat people... Stream from home.

1.Your entire family gets lazy and fat from veg-streaming at home.

2. You then attempt to avoid them by going out, but simply can't escape the now near-ubiquitous land walrus, Americanus Rotundus.

3. A lightbulb goes on and you invest in shop vac, a complete set of Fiskars, and a rented white lab coat from the costume store, with which you open a rogue, unlicensed liposuction clinic.

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4. Profit! :biggrin:

 

[her209]

Next time take a video of the incident and post it on YouTube.

 

[Sonikku]

If life has not taught you the value of learning how to use the Vulcan neck grab on people, you only have yourself to blame.

 

[coldmeat]

people still rent movies?

 

[JackBurton]

Vudu, Netflix, amazon, Hulu, block buster, iTunes = happy kids.
Media on plastic is so 1950's.
Avoid the fat people... Stream from home.

VOD are for people that have some junk "Home Theaters" or just don't care about quality. For people that won't settle for anything but the best, plastic media (BD) is your only option. If you want to have the best of both worlds though, streaming BD is where it's at.

As for Redbox, it's ghetto. I don't use it. Hell, I can't even stand Netflix.

 

[Ichinisan]

VOD are for people that have some junk "Home Theaters" or just don't care about quality. For people that won't settle for anything but the best, plastic media (BD) is your only option. If you want to have the best of both worlds though, streaming BD is where it's at.

As for Redbox, it's ghetto. I don't use it. Hell, I can't even stand Netflix.

Did you know that Redbox does Blu-Ray?

 

[JackBurton]

Did you know that Redbox does Blu-Ray?

I understand that, and Netflix does too. I can't stand rentals in general, but Redbox is the worst.

 

[shortylickens]

Wait...there's such a thing as "Redbox Etiquette?"

Modern society.
Its OK for all of us to treat each other like shit except at the fuckin redbox.

 

[ImpulsE69]

VOD are for people that have some junk "Home Theaters" or just don't care about quality. For people that won't settle for anything but the best, plastic media (BD) is your only option. If you want to have the best of both worlds though, streaming BD is where it's at.

As for Redbox, it's ghetto. I don't use it. Hell, I can't even stand Netflix.

All I can say is "lawl" to this entire post.

 

[Ichinisan]

I understand that, and Netflix does too. I can't stand rentals in general, but Redbox is the worst.

The typical Redbox experience is this:
Pick-up a BD movie in seconds, for an almost-negligible cost.

Even considering some of the atypical bad experiences, I have no idea how you can say Rebox is "the worst."

 

[alkemyst]

I'm just surprised there was only one machine. I've never seen a lone Redbox machine.

sadly you really don't get out much.

I'd have told the chick to step away.

20 mins is insane.

 

[alkemyst]

Modern society.
Its OK for all of us to treat each other like shit except at the fuckin redbox.

lol, your posting style says you don't get this.

 

[alkemyst]

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.

sadly, you'd never do this.

 

[Incorruptible]

This woman was definitely out of line, if this happened to me I would have to move her out of the way.

 

[JackBurton]

All I can say is "lawl" to this entire post.

All I can say is "lawl" to this post.

 

[SagaLore]

lol, your posting style says you don't get this.

sadly, you'd never do this.

sadly you really don't get out much.

what just happened here...

 

[yottabit]

I had this happen to me with some woman who kept trying to put in an invalid promo code :/

Strangely enough, she looked much like the OPs description

Hmmm...

 

[jagec]

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.

Overall I agree, but with some caveats:

2)If you actually KNOW what they want, and can rattle it off quickly, fine. Order 5 dozen donuts. But if you're on the phone WITH said coworkers, reading off the menu items and getting their choices? Not cool.

5)If things ACTUALLY ring up wrong (and you weren't busily switching the labels in the back), I can understand. Stores that deliberately screw up the price, because most people won't make a fuss over a few cents, should lose some business. But most people who gripe either picked up the wrong item or are trying to scam the store.