BlockBuster Online® DVD Movie Rental vs NetFlix
BlockBuster Online™ and NetFlix Compared
| BlockBuster DVD Rental | NetFlix DVD Rental | |
|---|---|---|
| No Late Fees | YES | YES |
| Unlimited DVD Rentals | YES | YES |
| Delivered to your Mailbox | YES | YES |
| Distribution Centers | 23 across the US | 35 across the US |
| Free Shipping & Postage | YES | YES |
| No Return Dates | YES | YES |
| More than 40,000 Titles | YES | YES |
| Free In-Store Coupons | YES | NO |
| $$ Price $$ | $14.99 | $17.99 |
Last year I joined NetFlix and used it for a few months. I liked the selection and definitely the convenience of receiving DVD movies right to my mailbox, but after awhile I got busy and found it wasn't worth paying $19.99 a month. But here's what really pissed me off and has caused some unhappy customers to post rants such as "Why NetFlix Sucks!". I was getting too many movies each month, so they stopped sending them as fast; instead of 2-day turnarounds, it was taking longer and longer to get the items in my queue. Excuse me, but that's not mentioned in their d*#ned terms of service! For the first few months of my NetFlix subscription I was returning the DVDs the same day I received them (I just copied them to a hard drive for viewing later, then deleted them after I viewed them), and that meant I could get more rented then they wanted me to receive in a month. So good-bye NetFlix with your high prices and crummy business practices, and hellow BlockBuster Online!!
Ahhh, but then I found BlockBuster Online's competing service and once again I'm receiving the latest movies in my mailbox every week. The difference this time around is that I'm only paying $14.99 a month for BlockBuster DVD Movie Rentals. In addition to the lower price, BlockBuster offers you two free in-store movie or game rentals every month. You're provided two printable coupons every month. (Click on the mini-coupon picture to view a sample of these.) I also receive a coupon for buying two previously viewed DVDs for just $15.
