Netflix vs. Blockbuster Online Rentals

I've been a loyal Netflix customer for about two years now, but I
decided to try Blockbuster's two week trial because it's $3 less per
month.

I have to say that Blockbuster SUCKS. I quickly realized the main
reason why I love Netflix over the Goliath chain stores like
Blockbuster and Hollywood Video. Individual chain stores have limited
floor space to store their DVD's, so they only buy movies that will
appeal to the masses. They've been getting away with this for years, so
now they own truckloads of mass-marketed Hollywood crap and hold a
limited supply of documentaries and independent films.

Netflix has never had to deal with limited floor space because all
their customers rent from ONE virtual store with a large selection of
movies. Blockbuster customers, on the other hand, rent from THOUSANDS
of stores with a limited selection of movies.

I guess Blockbuster never realized that one of the main reasons people
rent online is because we can find quality movies that don't exist at
corporate chain stores like Wal-Mart. If Blockbuster wants to compete,
they should have every PBS documentary in existence. Instead, they
launched an online rental service with the exact same strategy as their
traditional stores. I'll gladly pay Netflix the extra $3 for the better
selection. They forged an ingenious, new way of renting videos that
Blockbuster can't even copy correctly.

Boo

In article < .com>,
says...
> I've been a loyal Netflix customer for about two years now, but I
> decided to try Blockbuster's two week trial because it's $3 less per
> month.
>
> I have to say that Blockbuster SUCKS. I quickly realized the main
> reason why I love Netflix over the Goliath chain stores like
> Blockbuster and Hollywood Video. Individual chain stores have limited
> floor space to store their DVD's, so they only buy movies that will
> appeal to the masses. They've been getting away with this for years, so
> now they own truckloads of mass-marketed Hollywood crap and hold a
> limited supply of documentaries and independent films.
>
> Netflix has never had to deal with limited floor space because all
> their customers rent from ONE virtual store with a large selection of
> movies. Blockbuster customers, on the other hand, rent from THOUSANDS
> of stores with a limited selection of movies.
>
> I guess Blockbuster never realized that one of the main reasons people
> rent online is because we can find quality movies that don't exist at
> corporate chain stores like Wal-Mart. If Blockbuster wants to compete,
> they should have every PBS documentary in existence. Instead, they
> launched an online rental service with the exact same strategy as their
> traditional stores. I'll gladly pay Netflix the extra $3 for the better
> selection. They forged an ingenious, new way of renting videos that
> Blockbuster can't even copy correctly.
>
>


Thanks, Netflix employee #112.

theyak

In article < .com>, Boo
<> wrote:

> I've been a loyal Netflix customer for about two years now, but I
> decided to try Blockbuster's two week trial because it's $3 less per
> month.
>
> I have to say that Blockbuster SUCKS. I quickly realized the main
> reason why I love Netflix over the Goliath chain stores like
> Blockbuster and Hollywood Video. Individual chain stores have limited
> floor space to store their DVD's, so they only buy movies that will
> appeal to the masses. They've been getting away with this for years, so
> now they own truckloads of mass-marketed Hollywood crap and hold a
> limited supply of documentaries and independent films.
>
> Netflix has never had to deal with limited floor space because all
> their customers rent from ONE virtual store with a large selection of
> movies. Blockbuster customers, on the other hand, rent from THOUSANDS
> of stores with a limited selection of movies.
>
> I guess Blockbuster never realized that one of the main reasons people
> rent online is because we can find quality movies that don't exist at
> corporate chain stores like Wal-Mart. If Blockbuster wants to compete,
> they should have every PBS documentary in existence. Instead, they
> launched an online rental service with the exact same strategy as their
> traditional stores. I'll gladly pay Netflix the extra $3 for the better
> selection. They forged an ingenious, new way of renting videos that
> Blockbuster can't even copy correctly.
>
Which makes it all the more annoying that Netflix is still missing a
number of movies that are at my local Blockbusters. In a perfect world
we could rent online for a reasonable per dvd price ($1.50-$2.00) and
pick whichever service had the title we want. NO one rental place is
going to have everything, given the number of releases, and I'd like to
see specialty sites spring up.

--
Chris Mack "Refugee, total ****. That's how I've always seen us.
'Invid Fan' Not a help, you'll admit, to agreement between us."
-'Deal/No Deal', CHESS

Invid Fan

On 2/24/2005 7:34:11 PM, theyak wrote:

> Thanks, Netflix employee #112.

Thanks, Blockbuster employee #223.
--
"Wow! Eye of the tiger, mouth of a Teamster."

Now playing: "Uriah Heep - Rock 'n' Roll Medley"

Tarkus

In article <>,
theyak <> wrote:

> Thanks, Netflix employee #112.

Said BallBuster employee #747,218

Reginald Dwight

In article <12ud9pnjmw1mc$.>,
Tarkus <> wrote:

> > Thanks, Netflix employee #112.
>
> Thanks, Blockbuster employee #223.

Damn! You beat me to it! Sorry!

Reginald Dwight

I prefer Blockbuster's $14.99 plan with two free in-store game rentals per month
(a $12.00 value).


--
"I'm not a cool person in real life, but I play one on the Internet"
Galley

Galley

"Galley" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I prefer Blockbuster's $14.99 plan with two free in-store game rentals per
>month
> (a $12.00 value).
>
>
> --
> "I'm not a cool person in real life, but I play one on the Internet"
> Galley

Blockbuster is probably ok if your tastes lean more toward the mass market,
but I'm with the original poster; Netflix has the better selection of films.
Also I refuse to support a rental chain that uses its muscle to influence
the content and packaging of the films I watch.

HellRazor

In article <t8-dnWTDj9PyQIPfRVn->,
"HellRazor" <> wrote:

> Blockbuster is probably ok if your tastes lean more toward the mass market,
> but I'm with the original poster; Netflix has the better selection of films.

Are you sure about that? A few people posted a while back that they
joined and this wasn't quite as accurate as it used to be. I plugged in
a number of not-so-common titles a while ago and I recall that they all
came up at BB's site.

Reginald Dwight

Excellent analysis and one with which I toally agree. Netflix is the
cadillac. Blockbuster, a scooter with a squeaky wheel.

Boo wrote:

> I've been a loyal Netflix customer for about two years now, but I
> decided to try Blockbuster's two week trial because it's $3 less per
> month.
>
> I have to say that Blockbuster SUCKS. I quickly realized the main
> reason why I love Netflix over the Goliath chain stores like
> Blockbuster and Hollywood Video. Individual chain stores have limited
> floor space to store their DVD's, so they only buy movies that will
> appeal to the masses. They've been getting away with this for years, so
> now they own truckloads of mass-marketed Hollywood crap and hold a
> limited supply of documentaries and independent films.
>
> Netflix has never had to deal with limited floor space because all
> their customers rent from ONE virtual store with a large selection of
> movies. Blockbuster customers, on the other hand, rent from THOUSANDS
> of stores with a limited selection of movies.
>
> I guess Blockbuster never realized that one of the main reasons people
> rent online is because we can find quality movies that don't exist at
> corporate chain stores like Wal-Mart. If Blockbuster wants to compete,
> they should have every PBS documentary in existence. Instead, they
> launched an online rental service with the exact same strategy as their
> traditional stores. I'll gladly pay Netflix the extra $3 for the better
> selection. They forged an ingenious, new way of renting videos that
> Blockbuster can't even copy correctly.

Bill Davison