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blockbuster has the in-store returns.. but they limited those to like a few a month.. netflix you dont have to wait as long for movies
 

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Are you close to a BB?

If so, then go with them as you can trade in a few times a month.
 

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I have never used BB, but have had NetFlix for a few years now. No complaints. Huge selection with a fast turn around.

If a new movie comes out on Tuesday, I time it so that I send one out on monday and have the new release for wednesday.
 

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Don't know about Blockbuster but my experience with Netflix has been excellent. Good software, responsive updates on mail transfers.
 

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Net Flix and XBox 360 about to have a deal in place that will allow you to view ANY netflix movie, basically any time of the month, unlimited.

Not sure what the monthly fees are gonna be but you have to have xbox service and Netflix service whatever those may be. FYI
 

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Redbox > Both



Really? I keep trying to rent all of the sopranos episodes from redbox but they don't have them. Unless the redbox is the size of fenway park then I will stick with netflix for the better selection.
 

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Netflix hands down.

A little note with BB. You have to pay a little more to get limited rentals from their store. And don't think your going to get your next DVD any faster in the mail if you drop it off at their store. You won't. I had to wait as long as a week after dropping off at their store. Another scam they use is mailing from another State to delay your deliver and the subsequent return to that out of State store. If they notice your trying for the quick turn around they delay your next request. Netflix is IMMEDIATE turn around.

When I cancelled with BB they had my last 3 DVD as returned on my Queue (their web site). And one of those returns was at their store. Then about 3 weeks later they're telling me they will charge me for not returning my last 3 DVD. Bad, bad service.

If you like to be scammed and get bad service go with BB. If you want consistent and quick service go with Netflix.
 

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i rent HD-DVD or BLU-Ray movies

Netflix throttled me on the 3 at a time plan

what i mean by that was id send them back monday they would receive wednesday but they wouldnt ship new movies till the following monday.

so at most id get 10-11 movies a month on the unlimited plan- and thats if they were available.

blockbuster didnt have as many blu-ray movies so I just tried it and cancelled that too.

i watch moves while im working so I wud watch more than the average person I guess.

Of the two Netflix is better but the throttling issue is irritating.
 

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I've discovered by simply checking timestamps on my email notifications that Netflix sends out my next Movie within a couple hours of my mailman taking the Return DVD out of my mailbox.

He scans the bar code immediately upon taking it out of my mailbox and it's obviously being fed fairly quickly to Netflix (ala any kind of good postal tracking system).

I've had over a dozen movies come through in a 10 day period as I watch three in a couple nights and ship them all together and the new three show up on about "Day 4"
 
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i rent HD-DVD or BLU-Ray movies

Netflix throttled me on the 3 at a time plan

what i mean by that was id send them back monday they would receive wednesday but they wouldnt ship new movies till the following monday.

so at most id get 10-11 movies a month on the unlimited plan- and thats if they were available.

blockbuster didnt have as many blu-ray movies so I just tried it and cancelled that too.

i watch moves while im working so I wud watch more than the average person I guess.

Of the two Netflix is better but the throttling issue is irritating.



Your experience is absolutely nothing like mine. If I mail a movie on Monday, 95% of the time they receive it early Tuesday morning, send out the next one on Tuesday and I receive it on Wednesday. Perhaps you don't have a distribution center near you? Maybe that's the reason. I'm in LA and the movies get sent nearby to Santa Ana.
 

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Ayuh, that could be part of it.

As I noted in last post, the netflix DVDs are chalked up as "returned" within just a couple hours of the mailman scanning the bar code on the envelope.

If my own maildude got here in the AM hours instead of about 3pm, I'd probably see next DVD the following day.
 

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no its a common piece of netflix fact that once you start racking up 20-25 movies a month you get profiled then they start this throttling deal.

you can search pretty much anywhere and see how many complaints there are over this.

but im looking at this roku thing which may get me back to netflix.

also just as a guide ive had netflix twice once in NJ and once in FL same thing in relation to throttling.
 

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reason why i broguth this up is blockbuster is offering me a free 1 month trial. 3 moves at a time.
 

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Netflix offers Two Week trial....All pretty much the same after a few months of active use.

As for the "throttling" notion, I confess it's the first I've heard of it. But I've probably not reached 20 items in a month (average 12 to 15 for my $18.00 monthly dole).
 

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Ayuh, that could be part of it.

As I noted in last post, the netflix DVDs are chalked up as "returned" within just a couple hours of the mailman scanning the bar code on the envelope.

If my own maildude got here in the AM hours instead of about 3pm, I'd probably see next DVD the following day.
Are you sure your mailman actually scans your DVD before he returns to the office? I've never heard of this being done.
 

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KR, no I am not positive.

As mentioned in a separate post, he usually comes by around 2-3pm, so may in fact dump it into a bin at PO where someone is scanning it within a few hours - thus my perception it happens so fast.
 

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