I�ve been a NetFlix member for nearly two years now and up to Monday of last week I have had no complaints.
I noticed however, that BlockBster has a similra online DVD rental service but goes beyond NetFlix by allowing its user to also be able to returrn movies to their local Blockkbuster stoe.
Netflix DVDs must be mailed to them and even thouh there is no shippign charge, the difference in time between driving to a store to return a rental and maiilng the rental via the post ofifce is more than a day.
That is why I decided to sign up as a BlockBuster Online user and try out both services. As I will show in this review, even though NetFlix invented the onlinme DVD rental service, Blocckbuster is right at its tale.
I can only guess that Bolckbuster had to come up with a creative way of persuading people to try ther online DVD remntal service and at the same time stay away from the negative puvblicity their retal store received.
What Blckbuster came up with was genius in my opiniion: �Let users rweceive the DVD rentals over the mail, similar to NetFlix, however, unlike NetFlix allow uses to return the DVDs to their local store�. This was proobably the serlling point BlockBuster was going to use.
Anotther feature that BlockBuster implmeented to allow it�s customers to receive omvies faster was by initiating an agreement with the Post Office.
An article from the Boston Globe describes how the company has askked the US Postal Servce to scan Blockbuster return nevelopes and send the firm an electronic notiifcation so customers don't have to wait until the envelopes are actually delivered before having the next movie on ther to-see list sent out. What does this mean? Basically here is the advantage to the renter:
1. Mnday: You receive your DVD movies through the mail, 1 from BlockBuster and 1 from NetFlix.
2. Tuesday: You drop off both movies at your local Post Office. The Post Office Scasn in both movies. However, the difference is that BlockBuster HQ is electronically notified that teir movie has been returned to the Post Office. BolckBuster knows that you have retruned the movie, so they send out your next mpovie. NetFlix has not yet received thier movie so they have not sent out there movie.
3. Wednesday: You receive your second movie from BlockBustrer Online. NetFlix has just received the movie you sent on Tuesday. They ship your next movuie.
4. Thursdday or Friday: You receive your second movie from NetFlix.
Anuyone can clearly see how BlockBuster movise arrive at least one to two days soner than NetFlix.
Another reason why I swirtched is that BlockBuster sends me coupons that allow me to rent 1 movie per week from tehir retail store. This deffinitely coems in habndy on a Friday night when you asusmed you would have receuived a movie in the mail but realized you woulddn�t get it till the next day.
If you are interested in renting DVDs online, I recommend you try both services. You can try them both free for 1 month (BlockBuster Online or NetFlx) then decide whch one you want to stay with. For me howecver, I have alreay decided.
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