BLOCKBUSTER vs. NetFlix -- Who Would be Victorious?

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BLOCKBUSTER vs. NETFLIX -- Who would be victorious?

Is there any doubt that BLOCKBUSTER has the better service for renting movies online or at their conveniently-located stores? Yes, they had their issues early on with all those 'reminder telephone calls' that made us think they had us on SPEED DIAL! The debate is not a new one! Well, NETFLIX is a pretender, late on the scene, trying to battle the Goliath of the box office movie rentals. A Johnny-come-lately.

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The scoop on the victorious Blockbuster Inc. 

Blockbuster Inc. is an American-based chain of DVD, Blu-ray, and video game rental stores. There are more than 7,000 stores in 21 countries worldwide. It is headquartered in the Renaissance Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas."Privacy Policy." Blockbuster Inc. Retrieved on September 16, 2009.

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dbanervos says:

They are both good. Netflix was the first to offer movies online and I used them for a few years before switching to blockbuster. I simply liked the idea of being able to drop off my movies at a local blockbuster dealer and pick up more, (if I'm in the mood). However, I don't subscribe to either service anymore because until I posted this I useless paragraph of text, I didn't think I had time to watch TV or movies. :)

Posted April 19, 2008

kiwisoutback says:

I have to say Blockbuster for the same reason as Fefe. To be able to drop the videos off whenever you want and get some new ones without having to wait for snail mail to arrive is a good option.

Posted April 07, 2008

Veronica says:

I canceled Blockbuster for Netflix. Now I had Netflix for a year or more and it sucks. The movies turnaround is as slow as 7 days, while with Blockbuster it was around 2 days.

Posted March 25, 2008

fefe says:

I love Blockbuster because of the option to get movies in the mail and take them back to the store for a free movie when you're done.

Posted March 16, 2008

No way, Monkeybrain! It's got to be NETFLIX.

Bill says:

NETFLIX

Posted September 17, 2009

ThatGuySteve says:

I've never had a problem with Netflix.

While I understand Blockbuster videos can be dropped at the store, I have never had any luck getting the video I want at a Blockbuster store.

Plus, I can watch tons of movies at 3am on Netflix if I can't sleep.

Posted April 13, 2009

GentlemanCad says:

Please, netflix was first on getting movies in the mail. Blockbuster is the newbie. As for fast service, netflix has thousands of movies on line now you can view from your browser or if you have the hookup, from your tv. Netflix roools!

Posted April 10, 2008

smsRob says:

Netflix is cheap, has a good selection of popular and obscure titles, they ship my next disc fast, and if I can't wait I have the option to watch movies online. My girlfriend used to use Blockbuster and canceled after the prices and the rules changed on her more than once. Plus Blockbuster has already conceded the DVD by mail category to Netflix anyways, they need to focus on their stores.

Posted March 28, 2008

 

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The scoop on Netflix 

Netflix () is an online DVD and Blu-ray Disc rental service, offering flat rate rental-by-mail and online streaming to customers in the United States. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, it has amassed a collection of 100,000 titles and approximately 10 million subscribers. The company has more than 55 million discs and, on average, ships 1.9 million DVDs to customers each day. Netflix previously claimed to spend about $300 million a year on postage. On February 25, 2007, Netflix announced the billionth DVD delivery. Two years later, on April 2, 2009, the company announced that it had mailed its two billionth DVD, and awarded the recipient with a complimentary lifetime membership. It topped the ForeSee Results' Top 100 Online Retail Satisfaction Index with an American Customer Satisfaction Index score of 86, well over the industry average of 75.

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