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Monday, March 12, 2007
Should Have Been a No-Brainer
Current Mood: CC is listening to: Blanket of Stars--Jim Chappell (Nightsongs and Lullabies) Renting movies instead of buying them.
I know. No-brainer, huh?
Now that I think about it, I don't really know what stopped me from joining Blockbuster's Total Access program sooner. I guess the habit of buying the movie was too ingrained, even though I know I'd only ever watch it once. I guess the "It's MINE" aspect of it was just too strong :-).
Let me describe the Total Access program to my friends and readers in the Philippines. It's pretty cool--you never even have to set foot in the store. You sign up online, pay your rental membership fee online (fees vary depending on how many DVDs you want to receive at a time), and then you choose your movies online by creating a movie priority list. Blockbuster then delivers the movies to you by mail.
Already you know this setup ain't ever going to work in Manila :-). This assumes you have a trustworthy postal system to begin with :-).
Anyway, you get the movie in the mail after about one business day. You watch it, and when you're done you put the DVD in the supplied return envelope. You then mail it (free of charge) back to Blockbuster. When they get the movie back, they send you the next one on your list.
"But I don't really watch movies that often," you say. "I don't want to have to rent a movie and then have to mail it back when it's due without having watched it."
That's the beauty of it. You keep the DVD for as long as you need. NO late fees.
I'm serious :-). You watch it when it's convenient for you. Pretty neat, huh :-)? Now I can catch up on ALL the Full Metal Alchemist series episodes for $10 a month (even in Pesos that's cheap--P500 a month) and not have to buy each individual DVD (which is at least $20) :-).
That's the subscription option I signed up for, by the way: $10 a month for unlimited movies, rented one at a time. If you want to rent more than one at a time it gets more expensive :-). But if you're like me (I don't really watch movies that often), one movie at a time is all you'll ever need :-). Also, it's in your best interest to watch the movie quickly and get the next one--it lowers your rental cost per movie per month :-).
I'll never have to say, "I'll just wait until it comes out on cable" ever again :-).
Speaking of Blockbuster, I LOVED their Superbowl commercial :-)...
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