today.reuters.com — Movie rental company Blockbuster Inc. said that it reached a year-end goal of 2 million online subscribers. Blockbuster Chairman and Chief Executive John Antioco credited Blockbuster Total Access, a plan that gives online customers the option of returning DVDs through the mail or exchanging them at stores for free rentals.
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pecanheadJan 4, 2007
@kevinrose - that's pretty immature.Isn't this how a free market is supposed to work? Blockbuster had s**tty practices for years and I couldn't stand them. They now have a better offering than Netflix and are doing their customers right. So now they get my business. What is the point of holding a grudge even after a company has seen the light?That'd be like permanently deserting digg even *after* it fixes comment threading. ;-)
kjk437Jan 4, 2007
@ClassicJBCDitto. Especially due to the fact that Blockbuster lets you trade in the online movies for free in-store rentals. I pay $9.99 a month, get one movie at a time (which usually translates to 7-8 movies a month with turnaround time), trade those in for free movie or game rentals, and I get another free rental every month just because. That means I'm basically getting 17 rentals a month for $9.99. Netflix can't touch that deal.
canti32Jan 5, 2007
Renting video games isn't as profitable as you might think. With movies, you can sometimes rent them out 50-60 times before they break or get scratched to hell. With video games, the mortality rate is much higher, resulting in only about 10-20 rents per game, IF the store is lucky. Plus, games cost so much more than movies to buy and replace, it's extremely hard to make a profit off of them.
ellen20Jan 5, 2007
I joined Blockbuster Total Access Online Movie Rental got 1 Month Free.Get In-store coupon for Game Rental per month. My kid rented Loco Roco Game for the PSP.3 DVDs out at a time Unlimited rentals.I return DVD to store to exchange free movies.You should try with Promo Code 1230ta expire 3/31/2007<a class="user" href="https://www.blockbuster.com/signup/rp/regPlan/c.bbfamily/pc.FFTA?promoCode=1230ta">https://www.blockbuster.com/signup/rp/regPlan/c.bbfamily/pc.FFTA?promoCode=1230ta</a> Before the end of the trial you can: Cancel your account or Continue using 1 of 3 price plans 1 out $9.99/month, 2 out $14.99/month 3 out $17.99/month
mrap1Jan 6, 2007
you can "unlock" any set or series and have them ship out in any order. Or if you watched the beginning of a season, you can delete the first few DVD and start from the middle.
davidjtateJan 8, 2007
I may be mistaken, but I don't think Blockbuster invented the late fee.
raymoreFeb 3, 2007
The f**king late fees. I owed like 173 bucks once, it was all on Beast Master too. Damn you Beast Master hiding under my bed. Oh and I gave Neourotick a digg for his comment. I would happily setup the "f**kMyGirlflix" if you'd like.