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Netflix to Blockbuster

I started using netflix when I was still at UF with my roommate at the time, Mike. We had a pretty neat deal going. The cost of Netflix was $19.95/month for three movies out at a time. Mike and I would split the cost each month and we’d each pick one DVD on our own and then decide on a movie to watch together in the living room at night. We did this for a while, and I canceled the account when we moved out and I went off to do Southwestern.

When I returned from my summer I resumed my Netflix account because I thought I had a lot of time on my hands. Their price had gone up a few dollars a month, but I wasn’t too concerned. Then finals came around, I canceled the account again and now that I am back in Orlando I decided to catch up on all the movies I missed over the summer, which are coming out on DVD now.

Then I found Blockbuster.com. (This is an unnecessarily long narration. What is going on here? Anyway…) I actually found them last semester, but I didn’t think it was worthwhile, because Netflix announced that they were going to reduce the price of their service to match Blockbuster’s fee.

Now, Blockbuster.com has reduced their fee again. It is at $14.99/month. That saves me $3 over Netflix every month. In addition to those savings I also get (right when I start the service) two free in-store game (or movie) rentals every month. That is pretty cool, but it gets better. Oh yes, it gets better. Each game rental last one week, which is pretty nice, but Blockbuster sweetened their deal by ending late fees. That means I can keep the game for seven more days without getting charged (beyond seven days, and I buy the game, but I then have 30 days to return it and get a refund.) So, cheapskate that I am… I will rent the game, keep it 12 or 13 days (if it is not a popular title) and then rent it again immediately OR the next time I feel like playing it. This basically means that I can constantly be playing new video games for the same cost that I was already paying to rent movies. Actually, for less because the price went down considerably.

I am very happy about all of this.

Posted by David under Uncategorized |