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Daval

wow, this guy sure is thorough.

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You can say that again.

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eltardo

I can see why NetFlix would do that though. You want your new customers to stick around so you toss the movies at them as fast as possible.

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BubblegumTeflon

I always thought those movie rental thingies were fishy. In some ways it seemed too good to be true.

Cynthetiq

so what if it's using an algorithm to help aggregate data... it's the same thing that amazon does to present stuff to you. I have over 300 movies in my queue and I rarely have to wait for any of my movies in my queue once they are returned.

as far as I'm concerned it's still the best deal out there. for 20 bux I can send and receive about 6-8 movies in a month and not have to do anything but go to my mailbox and drop it off at a post office box. (sending it from work tends to get discs that mysteriously never make it to the warehouse)

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blkdmnd

I agree with Cyntheiq, so what? The deal is in the fact that you can get unlimited rentals and you never have to leave the house. With the new distribution points, movies are usually delivered to me in 2-3 days. (They actually get back quicker than they get here.)

So, why do you have so many movies, 160+ in your queue? I mean if you want to see them all, how important is it to get number 3 before you get number 4?

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GSRIDER

I read a bunch of that story I liked the charts that broke down the price per rental per account. One was 14 per DVD at the rate he was recieveing them.

I was this > < close to signing up until I read that.

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portwineboy

I dunno. I've been using NetFlix for 1.5 years now and I have nothing but wonderful things to say about them. The CEO has given interviews that say they lose money on people who rent more than X number of movies a month on the standard plan. So maybe you point makes sense, but...I've never waited for any rental that wasn't HOT and I don't think I ever waited for more than 2 return cycles.

I love it because I return movies when I want and I don't get letters from Blockbuster lawyers because I owe them $9 (why didn't they just charge it to my CURRENT card on file, I'll never know.)

I have to say, are you really this upset that you want to switch mailing addresses all the time? Or give you money to Blockbuster, a company that stole a good idea and is trying to cheapen it with their deep pockets and poor customer service? If we were actually waiting for movies I'd say you and I have a problem, but having used Blockbuster for many years prior to NetFlix, I must say I waited for DVDs of ANY kind, especially if they were new releases.

You are pretty far away from any legal definition of fraud as well as drawing some large conclusions from a small set of data.

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Kadath

Netflix scores big for me in one major category: it is possible to rent anime from them that I could not get without going into the city and finding a small and specialized renter. It is worth the price to get that.

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Plummie

My boyfriend has been happy with Netflix over the last year or so....we've had no problems getting the movies we want.

Thanks for sharing, though.. it was an interesting read.

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Cynthetiq

Screw you over???? I still don't see how they are screwing you over. I 've had netflix for over 2 years and I know people who were early adopters renting from them before they had AYCE. My plan that I'm on is 4 for US$19.95. I have no interest in Blockbuster (even though they are a sister company to MTV Networks) because I don't like the cost, service, nor the stores. I like walking to my mailbox and getting something BESIDES a bill or junk mail.

For one, it's not fraud. It's simply attending to new customers, to see what the selection is and how convenient it is. You wouldn't be able to do that if you had to wait X more days because something was held for a longtime member first. If you didn't get some sort of priority as a new member then you'd discount the service as shoddy and not want to become members.

As far as Amazon, I wasn't referring to it being an EXACT algorithm, but one similar. It's similari in the fact that it's NEW and trying to do something that has never been attempted before.

Vote with your wallet. According to the studies most Netflix customers are not interested in Blockbuster.

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Cynthetiq

Netflix did have foam mailers for a time, but there was some problems with them since they returned to the original ones which I've had no problems with them at all.

As far as fraud, I cannot see this in any shape or form legally. As for unethical? I still don't see it since it's not the MAJORITY of people who are going to experience this same thing. i think that you are making a mountain out of a molehill. Most people are trying their service to determine if it's feasible and works for them. Even I have tested the Netflix system and put in new DVDs on so that I can get them on their release date. Time waited? Zero.... recieved. Other people, had long waits on their list.

What I'm paying for at netflix is the ability to have a managed list that comes one right after the other with little involvement from me. Going to blockbuster or other local vid stores where I have to remember what movies I wanted to watch, remember later that night that I actually wanted to see a different movie... It's already compiled for me and on my list.

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