tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post5489857333028359724..comments2024-03-26T04:26:57.872-05:00Comments on Fools Rush In: NETFLIX vs BLOCKBUSTERGranny Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-82587730947311695512008-08-24T17:58:00.000-05:002008-08-24T17:58:00.000-05:00My problem with Netflix was not with them but with...My problem with Netflix was not with them but with shipping. They'd say a movie was shipped and I'd get it 4 or 5 days later. I'd ship a movie back and it was a week before it was received. After I did the math, it is cheaper to run across town to get a movie or do a pay-per-view from my cable company.Bonnie (BornInaZoo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14207856559699180659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-72620006224088469312008-08-24T12:56:00.000-05:002008-08-24T12:56:00.000-05:00Scarlet:---"Try it, you'll Like it!!"---and very c...Scarlet:---"Try it, you'll Like it!!"---and very considerate of you to print your retraction of the complaint---very classy.Gary ("Old Dude")https://www.blogger.com/profile/00840287762340872772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-82517074175726474152008-08-24T08:54:00.000-05:002008-08-24T08:54:00.000-05:00Just two nights ago I was looking into Netflix, bu...Just two nights ago I was looking into Netflix, but after reading this post, I'm not so sure I want to get involved with it. You left me with something more to think about.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560614073319109150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-49851410747366340332008-08-24T07:30:00.000-05:002008-08-24T07:30:00.000-05:00I posted my complaint too soon. Sure enough the n...I posted my complaint too soon. Sure enough the new movie came in my Saturday mail as the CSR at Netflix had promised. I will use my free trail with Blockbuster and then I'll stay with Netflix. Somehow all your opinions have convinced me that I'm with the right vendor.<BR/><BR/>Okay, okay, I will publish this retraction on my blog entry too in fairness.Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-70900353788946934482008-08-23T21:50:00.000-05:002008-08-23T21:50:00.000-05:00We have used Netflix for about 4 years and had one...We have used Netflix for about 4 years and had one disc that would not play. I later learned that all I would have had to do was wash the disc with dish soap and dry it well and it would play. Sometimes the disc has a smudge on it from someone's fingerprints or worse,their peanut butter sandwich.<BR/><BR/>We have never had the need to try Blockbuster by mail because Netflix is so good. You send the movie back on Tuesday,they get it Wednesday and you get your new movie on Thursday or Friday.Perfect!<BR/><BR/>They also gave me a credit this week because of the computer glitch.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426821858355153898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-36565759838530550852008-08-23T21:12:00.000-05:002008-08-23T21:12:00.000-05:00I've really enjoyed catching up GA. I know nothing...I've really enjoyed catching up GA. I know nothing about movies. I always sleep thru them.<BR/>Thanks for the tip on the wheel deal.<BR/>I'll bet it seems mighty quiet around there now.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676389902079486865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-86489434148458981002008-08-23T17:03:00.000-05:002008-08-23T17:03:00.000-05:00We have never done netflix, but we had blockbuster...We have never done netflix, but we had blockbuster for over a year, until they raised the prices very high, compared to the first year. Seems they get you hooked on the movies and then raise the prices higher and higher. We cancelled.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-5200506040070055722008-08-23T16:42:00.000-05:002008-08-23T16:42:00.000-05:00I expereinced the same shipping snafu problem with...I expereinced the same shipping snafu problem with Netflix,---and it could happen to anyone. I have not tried Blockbuster's by mail program, although I used them before Netflix started the mail order systems. I am currently running five at a time----and keeping one eye on the mail Holiday's have pretty much kept a decent flow of movies through this home. You may find, if you have been looking for some of the older classics, one service may have them while the other does not---other than than I guess if the price is similiar there are no differences. I will stick with Netflix.Gary ("Old Dude")https://www.blogger.com/profile/00840287762340872772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-8907403365537395532008-08-23T12:55:00.000-05:002008-08-23T12:55:00.000-05:00I have never tried either of them. I checked them...I have never tried either of them. I checked them out a while back but never did anything. With our cable service we can "rent" movies through their service and they have other ones to choose from for free.Oh great Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712563140884103017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-70348171545389560952008-08-23T12:22:00.000-05:002008-08-23T12:22:00.000-05:00Hey, I love that embiggen thing from your previous...Hey, I love that embiggen thing from your previous post!! It really works! Yeehaw!! <BR/><BR/>I don't know much about either of those you mentioned. My nephew and his family have a library of movies. I go there and pick and choose when I long to see a movie!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802638037268741226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-23084630626791113202008-08-23T11:03:00.000-05:002008-08-23T11:03:00.000-05:00I only used Blockbuster when I went to the store y...I only used Blockbuster when I went to the store years ago. I have used Netflix for 10 years perhaps and have had only one broken DVD and one lost DVD thus far. They always arrive withing two days.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.com