Netflix anyone?

[LynnMcG]

I JUST finished signing up for Netflix. Anyone else a member?

 

[ILTDude]

I have been a member for about a year now and love it... although I just switched over to the Blockbuster online service just to see how it compares.

 

[Heatherondo]

I love netflix, been doing it since april or may

five movies a week, great bargin compared to instore prices and no trips to the store and no time limit

 

[cac]

Im going to sign up for it when i get paid again, Ive been hearing alot of good things about netflix. Flat monthly rates, no late fees and it also saves on gas that you use to run to the video store.

 

[ews]

We have Blockbuster! We live out in the boondocks with no DVD shops around, 18 miles to a Blockbuster. The mail in I think its great.

 

[comana]

Netflix is great. Had it over two years now.

 

[LynnMcG]

Wow, this thread is almost 2 years old!

Since originally posting this thread, we signed up for Netflix, quit when they increased our membership, joined Blockbuster.com and quit that because we became obsessed with renting movies!

Now, it's less tv and more reading.

 

[Morghaine]

I was glad to have found this thread, we've been debating getting Netflix....sounds like mostly good news...

 

[soblessed53]

If my city didn't have such a good library with a great inter-library loan system, I would probably go the Netflix route,but I don't think there has ever been a movie that I couldn't get,and they are all FREE, can check out up to 10 at a time,for 7 days,only 10 cents per day late fees,too! I use the online catalog to search for, and reserve what I want,they call me when it comes in.
I have heard that Wal-Mart has something similar to Netflix? Whatever,I would no doubt use such a service,if necessary.

 

[heatherq17]

I dont have it but it sounds like a great deal its just I am never home to watch that many movies during the week

 

[cac]

If my city didn't have such a good library with a great inter-library loan system, I would probably go the Netflix route,but I don't think there has ever been a movie that I couldn't get,and they are all FREE, can check out up to 10 at a time,for 7 days,only 10 cents per day late fees,too! I use the online catalog to search for, and reserve what I want,they call me when it comes in.
I have heard that Wal-Mart has something similar to Netflix? Whatever,I would no doubt use such a service,if necessary.

Netflix has over 65,000 different movies to choose from. Walmart is not doing it anymore but they used to. Netflix is the largest right now with over 5.2 million customers and I belive they have a 90% customer aproval rating whitch is out standing. I also like the idea that you have no due dates and no late fee's.

 

[wanderingone]

I've had netflix for a few years now (could it be going on 3 already?) We do the 4 movies at a time deal. It's so much better than any in store system and has so many more movies than my local library system and I can't remember the last time I actually had to wait for a movie to be a available- the new stuff is available right away, and their foreign film selection is excellent.

A couple times movies have gone missing, and it's NEVER been a problem, we've never had to pay for them. (I guess if they were lost in the mail regularly it would be a different story)

When I mail a movie back they usually have it by the next day so we often have 20+ movies a month by regular rotation.

The big plus for me, whenever I have wanted to cancel service it's been immediate .. they've never screwed up and charged an additional month, and when I want to start up again it's no questions asked, as long as only a short time has passed even my queu is intatct. Any changes in type of service have been processed immediately.

I rarely rave about a service or product, but I'm always telling people to give it a try if they watch a lot of movies.

 

[wanderingone]

If my city didn't have such a good library with a great inter-library loan system, I would probably go the Netflix route,but I don't think there has ever been a movie that I couldn't get,and they are all FREE, can check out up to 10 at a time,for 7 days,only 10 cents per day late fees,too! I use the online catalog to search for, and reserve what I want,they call me when it comes in.
I have heard that Wal-Mart has something similar to Netflix? Whatever,I would no doubt use such a service,if necessary.

Our library doesn't have enough of a selection, plus they don't let minors take out ANY movies because of so many problems with parental complaints .. so I can't just have my daughter pick them up which annoys me to no end.

 

[antiarte]

So, how long do they take to deliver a DVD? I use Blockbuster at the moment--because I forgot to cancel the free trial! They take their sweet ass time to ship the DVDs. I just started the free trial with Netflix to compare.

 

[Phoenixtears1]

Well, once put in the mailbox (I assume it takes time for it to reach Netflix headquarters, or whatever, in the first place) probably it will come in two to three days.....at least that's my experience.

I've had netflix for a year or so, and haven't had any problems.

 

[LynnMcG]

They scan them at the post office so Netflix can send the movie as soon as they get the scan. It depends on how close you are to a distribution center. Since I live in the NY metro area, mine arrive in a day.

 

[meh]

I live in the middle of nowhere and Netflix is still fast. If they ship on Wed., I get on Friday morning for example. I've had that about two weeks. I got the cheapy deal- 1 movie at a time.

I also signed up for the Blockbuster free trial at the same time. With that I get 3 at a time. They are quite fast, too.

I don't know which service to keep yet But I'm happy with both so far. Much nicer than driving 30 minutes one way to the video store, paying $4 per movie and who knows how much in gasoline to get them and then go back to return.

 

[GritsnGrace]

The big plus for me, whenever I have wanted to cancel service it's been immediate .. they've never screwed up and charged an additional month, and when I want to start up again it's no questions asked, as long as only a short time has passed even my queu is intatct. Any changes in type of service have been processed immediately.

This is exactly what happened to me. I had it when it first came out, a little over 4 years ago. After my house fire, we were at my parents house for a while, and not knowing how long we would be there (they did not have a dvd player) I called them to cancel. The movies were intact, so I sent them back, unwatched. They tried to talk me out of canceling, then charged me three times that month. It was $19.95 then, so I had almost $60 worth of charges when I told them I had sent the movies back! They did finally reverse it, and give me my money back. Biut, I will not try them again.

 

[Konnie]

My father got me a NetFlix subscription for Christmas. I got the two movies at a time deal. I'll be getting my first two movies on or around Friday.

 

[TheNewWorldMan]

I've got nothing but love for Netflix. Great selection, and what could be more convenient than my own mailbox as a pick-up and drop-off point? I haven't been inside a video store in over a year. I LOVE not having a due date...worrying about due dates used to drive me batty.

Two minor caveats: one, the movies do take a day or two to arrive, so Netflix does require you to plan ahead. Two, occasionally (maybe 2-4% of the time) a movie will arrive that is unplayable due to damage or scratches. They are quick to send out a replacement.