Netflix question

Hi, just a quick question. I have about 25 disks in my Netflix queue.
About a third are new releases. I never get any new releases sent. The
ONLY time I ever get a new release is about once every three or four
weeks when I put a new release that comes out on Tuesday and they're
shipping out a disk on the Monday before; this happens maybe once
every three to four weeks. I've already complained about some
throttling and got a "free disk" which I haven't used because I'm
considering quitting the service. My question is, if I drop all my
other movies outside the "new releases" (which all have "short" to
"long" waits on them and I never ever get them sent, some are four to
six weeks old) will they start sending me these new releases or will
my queue just sit there with no disks sent since they're all
supposedly "long wait?" Basically I have the other movies in my queue
simply as filler for what I expected to be the occasional time I don't
get a new release sent (I get most of these movies at the library) but
since I'm at the point where I never get any new releases, it's
basically pointless for me to remain with Netflix.

So if I have nothing but new releases, would my "sent out" just remain
empty? There can be no way that every single new release disk gets
taken by other people constantly and I'm only at the 2 at a time plan.

TH

There's nothing you can do.
Try Blockbuster or some of the other movie rental services.

def456

On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:45:41 GMT, "def456" <> wrote:

>There's nothing you can do.
>Try Blockbuster or some of the other movie rental services.
>

Blockbuster is for Blockheads and Blu-ray ass lickers.

bd

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:28:58 -0700, TH <>
wrote:

>Hi, just a quick question. I have about 25 disks in my Netflix queue.
>About a third are new releases. I never get any new releases sent. The
>ONLY time I ever get a new release is about once every three or four
>weeks when I put a new release that comes out on Tuesday and they're
>shipping out a disk on the Monday before; this happens maybe once
>every three to four weeks. I've already complained about some
>throttling and got a "free disk" which I haven't used because I'm
>considering quitting the service. My question is, if I drop all my
>other movies outside the "new releases" (which all have "short" to
>"long" waits on them and I never ever get them sent, some are four to
>six weeks old) will they start sending me these new releases or will
>my queue just sit there with no disks sent since they're all
>supposedly "long wait?" Basically I have the other movies in my queue
>simply as filler for what I expected to be the occasional time I don't
>get a new release sent (I get most of these movies at the library) but
>since I'm at the point where I never get any new releases, it's
>basically pointless for me to remain with Netflix.
>
>So if I have nothing but new releases, would my "sent out" just remain
>empty? There can be no way that every single new release disk gets
>taken by other people constantly and I'm only at the 2 at a time plan.


Some DVDs are so popular which causes long waits in the cue. Having
some available DVDs in your cue is what you want, otherwise you will
not get any arrivals for some time. You won't be a happy Netflix
customer if you expect to get all the new releases quickly. I use
in-store Blockbuster 0.99 coupons for new releases.

Phisherman

On Jul 20, 3:41 am, Phisherman <no...@nobody.com> wrote:

> not get any arrivals for some time. You won't be a happy Netflix
> customer if you expect to get all the new releases quickly. I use
> in-store Blockbuster 0.99 coupons for new releases.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I don't expect to get all the new releases quickly. I just expect to
get some sometimes, instead of none at all. I put them all in as soon
as they're available for the queue, which is before their release
date, yet I never get any.

TH

TH wrote:

> On Jul 20, 3:41 am, Phisherman <no...@nobody.com> wrote:
>
>
>>not get any arrivals for some time. You won't be a happy Netflix
>>customer if you expect to get all the new releases quickly. I use
>>in-store Blockbuster 0.99 coupons for new releases.- Hide quoted text -
>
> I don't expect to get all the new releases quickly. I just expect to
> get some sometimes, instead of none at all. I put them all in as soon
> as they're available for the queue, which is before their release
> date, yet I never get any.

For the same reason that I never used to *expect* finding a copy of a
New Release at Blockbuster the Friday after it hit the shelves, but I
might HOPE I did if I went on the Tuesday after.

(Also if new Netflix titles show "Long Wait" on opening Tuesday before
turning to "Short Wait" on Wednesday, that can be translated as "We
haven't finished printing out sleeves for all our copies yet, hold yer
horses...")

Derek Janssen

Derek Janssen

On Jul 20, 12:01 pm, Derek Janssen <eja...@nospam.comcast.net> wrote:
> TH wrote:
> > On Jul 20, 3:41 am, Phisherman <no...@nobody.com> wrote:
>
> >>not get any arrivals for some time. You won't be a happy Netflix
> >>customer if you expect to get all the new releases quickly. I use
> >>in-store Blockbuster 0.99 coupons for new releases.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > I don't expect to get all the new releases quickly. I just expect to
> > get some sometimes, instead of none at all. I put them all in as soon
> > as they're available for the queue, which is before their release
> > date, yet I never get any.
>
> For the same reason that I never used to *expect* finding a copy of a
> New Release at Blockbuster the Friday after it hit the shelves, but I
> might HOPE I did if I went on the Tuesday after.
>

Finding a new release on a Friday night at Blockbuster and expecting
an occasional new release in Netflix are two completely different
things. No logical person would walk in on Friday at BB and expect
any new releases to be there, anyone who would could be considered
clueless. Expecting an occasional new release from Netflix sent to me
is not unreasonable. I'm not adding them a week after they've come out
(putting myself well at the bottom of the list). I'm not expecting
every single new release sent to me asap. I'm just asking for an
occasional release, which I do not get.

TH

On Jul 19, 6:28 pm, TH <thehenderson...@aol.com> wrote:
> Hi, just a quick question. I have about 25 disks in my Netflix queue.
> About a third are new releases. I never get any new releases sent. The
> ONLY time I ever get a new release is about once every three or four
> weeks when I put a new release that comes out on Tuesday and they're
> shipping out a disk on the Monday before; this happens maybe once
> every three to four weeks. I've already complained about some
> throttling and got a "free disk" which I haven't used because I'm
> considering quitting the service. My question is, if I drop all my
> other movies outside the "new releases" (which all have "short" to
> "long" waits on them and I never ever get them sent, some are four to
> six weeks old) will they start sending me these new releases or will
> my queue just sit there with no disks sent since they're all
> supposedly "long wait?" Basically I have the other movies in my queue
> simply as filler for what I expected to be the occasional time I don't
> get a new release sent (I get most of these movies at the library) but
> since I'm at the point where I never get any new releases, it's
> basically pointless for me to remain with Netflix.
>
> So if I have nothing but new releases, would my "sent out" just remain
> empty? There can be no way that every single new release disk gets
> taken by other people constantly and I'm only at the 2 at a time plan.

This is my experience:

I'm not a heavy enough user to be throttled. It generally takes about
2 weeks from the release date for me to get a new release, sometimes 3
weeks if it's a very popular one. Due to the USPS and their "mule
train" service in these parts I have to mail a disk back on Thursday
to get it to Netflix on a Monday, which never happens because I only
watch discs on weekends.

If you start putting discs at the top of your queue about a month
behind their releases you'll be a happier netflix customer. I don't
know if you watch only movies but for me, a TV series lover, there's
more stuff out there than I possibly have time to watch, what with
movies sprinkled in.

-beaumon

lorincantrell@yahoo.com

wrote:
>
> This is my experience:
>
> I'm not a heavy enough user to be throttled. It generally takes about
> 2 weeks from the release date for me to get a new release, sometimes 3
> weeks if it's a very popular one. Due to the USPS and their "mule
> train" service in these parts I have to mail a disk back on Thursday
> to get it to Netflix on a Monday, which never happens because I only
> watch discs on weekends.
>
> If you start putting discs at the top of your queue about a month
> behind their releases you'll be a happier netflix customer. I don't
> know if you watch only movies but for me, a TV series lover, there's
> more stuff out there than I possibly have time to watch, what with
> movies sprinkled in.

I don't watch network TV at all, and my regular programming consists of
rotating Netflix disks of Mission: Impossible, Dick Van Dyke Show, Have
Gun Will Travel and Star Trek: Enterprise. (Not comparing that last one
with the others, just never got to see it. ^_^ )

As a result, I have a relatively low-traffic queue, and one series disk
gives me enough for an entire week without the need to rely on shallow
Blockbuster new-release titles--
I still haven't seen the Oscar nominees from two years ago, since most
of my theater-skipped New Releases are buried halfway down a 200+- queue
of TV, Cult and Documentaries.

Derek Janssen

Derek Janssen

On Jul 20, 2:44 pm, lorincantr...@yahoo.com wrote:
> On Jul 19, 6:28 pm, TH <thehenderson...@aol.com> wrote:

> If you start putting discs at the top of your queue about a month
> behind their releases you'll be a happier netflix customer. I don't
> know if you watch only movies but for me, a TV series lover, there's
> more stuff out there than I possibly have time to watch, what with
> movies sprinkled in.
>

Oddly, putting new releases a month after their release date would
probably get them to me faster than the current system. Yup, I'm just
about done with Netflix.

Any BB customers here have better luck with this or is online rental
not the way to go for new releases?

TH