Netflix is Awesome
I felt that I needed to post a netflix is awesome thread to counter all the negative spout. You don't have to agree with me -- I'm simply going to say why I love Netflix.
1. Selection. Selection. Selection. Netflix has every movie I want to see. Films I thought were impossible to get are here. I have obscure tastes and a lot of the movies I love are not carried by video stores. No service comes even close to their selection. And member reviews are a nice bonus.
2. I save gas--obviously don't have to drive to the video store. Doesn't seem like much but it accumulates over time especially with $4 gas.
3. Instant Watch-- I don't get annoyed if my DVD's are late. Sometimes they come 1 or 2 days late but I don't care because I have Instant Watch.
I don't watch T.V.- I only watch movies and get my news from the internet. Instant watch is better than T.V.- I choose what I want to see and it's commercial-free. Instant Watch really has a ton of treasures if you put the effort into it. And it will only get better as they make the IW inventory larger over time.
4. I HATE blockbuster. Their selection is awful--1/2 of the time they don't have something I want to see. They are expensive- I was paying $30 monthly for 2-at a time unlimited-with the cost of driving there and back (1 mile). Compare the cost with my Netflix service of 3-at a time monthly at $18-with no spending money on gas-and IW is a bargain and often boggles me how they make a profit off me. Blockbuster has good access to main stream hot new releases (that's the only thing going good for them)--but then if I wanted to rent off of a monthly plan it costs almost $5 per DVD rental which is a total rip off.
It seems to me the only way that anyone should choose Blockbuster/other services is if they only have mainstream tastes -
have no patience to wait for DVD's in the mail-and don't mind the
fact that blockbuster will rip you off.
1. Selection. Selection. Selection. Netflix has every movie I want to see. Films I thought were impossible to get are here. I have obscure tastes and a lot of the movies I love are not carried by video stores. No service comes even close to their selection. And member reviews are a nice bonus.
2. I save gas--obviously don't have to drive to the video store. Doesn't seem like much but it accumulates over time especially with $4 gas.
3. Instant Watch-- I don't get annoyed if my DVD's are late. Sometimes they come 1 or 2 days late but I don't care because I have Instant Watch.
I don't watch T.V.- I only watch movies and get my news from the internet. Instant watch is better than T.V.- I choose what I want to see and it's commercial-free. Instant Watch really has a ton of treasures if you put the effort into it. And it will only get better as they make the IW inventory larger over time.
4. I HATE blockbuster. Their selection is awful--1/2 of the time they don't have something I want to see. They are expensive- I was paying $30 monthly for 2-at a time unlimited-with the cost of driving there and back (1 mile). Compare the cost with my Netflix service of 3-at a time monthly at $18-with no spending money on gas-and IW is a bargain and often boggles me how they make a profit off me. Blockbuster has good access to main stream hot new releases (that's the only thing going good for them)--but then if I wanted to rent off of a monthly plan it costs almost $5 per DVD rental which is a total rip off.
It seems to me the only way that anyone should choose Blockbuster/other services is if they only have mainstream tastes -
have no patience to wait for DVD's in the mail-and don't mind the
fact that blockbuster will rip you off.
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Permalink Reply by Anita_Blake on -
KUDOS to you Gabriel, thanks for a voice of reason.
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Permalink Reply by Freakin Meow on -
Maybe I'm just an anomaly... I have NEVER had a problem with anything with Netflix.
I have never received a broken or scratched disk, they have never messed up my account, and I have always gotten my movies in a timely manner. The only time I have ever called customer service was when it looked like my reviews and lists had been deleted, but those were back up within the day. BTW, the customer service person was extremely helpful and even called me back to explain the problem with my particular account.
(Uh-oh... I think I may have jinxed myself by talking about it. Oh well.)
For now, at least... ME = Totally satisfied customer.
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Permalink Reply by thatboy on -
NF is one of the few 'providers' I use that I've never had issues with. I get about 2-3 cracked or damaged discs/year, and about 2-3 go missing in the mail either coming or going. So that's about 4-6 discs a year out of about 500 that I rent from them. No big deal to me, in fact I think it's a damn good record. And that's over 7 years of usage.
I had to call customer service once, and it was the best CS experience I've had anywhere. Also, I may be wrong about this, but I don't think NF has raised its prices in those 7 years. Actually, they lowered the price because 3-out used to be $19.99 when I initially joined. One of my few disappointments with them was that they didn't also lower the 5-out (my plan) at the same time.
So when people beat their chest and gnash their teeth and threaten to leave, my only response is, "See ya! Good luck with Blockbuster!"
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Permalink Reply by Slappy on -
You aren't the only one. I did have one broken disc, it was taken care of quickly. We had two go missing and one of those actually did finally show up, which we have been having trouble with our USPS office lately, NF movies are not the only thing to be super late. I rarely get movies any later than the next day after they ship.
I feel for the people that don't enjoy NF, I just don't have any problem with NF. I love them. I also don't have time nor the inclination to watch 12+ movies in a week nor do I worry about timing my mailing to get the most movies out of them that I possibly can so maybe that is why I don't have any problems. I know I am a profittable customer and sometimes I have been so busy as to not watch anything in a month. I am betting NF loves me because they don't have to spend much on me and still get my monthly fee.
My biggest love for NF is no late fees. Sometimes I just can't find time for movies and back in the day we would return movies unwatched frequently enough to be seriously annoying. I almost literally drooled when I found their anime section. I just can't be mad at NF they have been wonderful to me in terms of service and selection.
Not to mention I can't go back to BB, I think I threatened to blow up one of their stores the last time they pissed me off. You probably guessed it... over late fees. Usually I just paid up but I knew for sure this particular movie had been in on time.
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Permalink Reply by macroman on -
1. Privacy=Many companies nowadays are embedding RFID spychips in their products. RFIDs are tiny microchips smaller than a grain of sand that can act as homing devices to follow our movements all the way into our homes.
BB may be using them since BB execs did attend a major RFID promotional conference in 2007. NF did not attend and the best evidence indicates they are not using them.
2. Freedom of Speech=as most people know, our freedom of speech has been under attack in modern society. But not on the NF Community. We can say anything here.
4. Good Customer Service=I have never had a bad experience contacting Customer Service and all the reps were very friendly. And now they are open 24/7.
5. Selection=NF's selection is overall far superior to anyone else. And their prices are reasonable.
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Permalink Reply by Gabriel_w/o_Wings on -
Blockbuster is an evil corporation.
Seldom do I find a service that I find completely satisfying-I have two favorite services-my Saab mechanic called Swedish car service-he's an old Swedish guy with a shop and he gets parts cheaper and charges low labor and Netflix. In a perfect world all businesses would operate like my Swedish mechanic and Netflix.
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Permalink Reply by pihkal020 on -
I always thought that some kind of combo of Swedish stewardesses and Netflix would be perfecty awesome
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Permalink Reply by Gabriel_w/o_Wings on
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lmao
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Permalink Reply by The Real Uncle Bob on -
Radio-frequency identification is not a means of "spying" any more than UPC codes are a creation of Satan. Your "grain of sand" description only fits the Hitachi "Mu-chip," each of which requires an antenna 80 times the size of the chip, and which Hitachi has not yet indicated will ever be commercially available.
rfid's benefits for inventory and checkout are obvious, while the privacy concerns, while genuine, are not as easily understood and, in my opinion, are mostly hysterical. Katherine Albrecht's website, http://www.spychips.com/ , details the concerns. But we are in an increasingly privacy-conscious culture; I doubt very much that RFID will be widely deployed at the retail level without regulations and safeguards in place. I'd be more concerned about the use of rfid by governments and financial institutions.
You need this billfold!
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Permalink Reply by macroman on
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I must disagree with you, Uncle Bob. These small RFID with small antennaes are already out there. Wal Mart products are nearly all spychipped. And the price is steadily dropping, making them more affordable to companies.
There is also the assumption being made that we can trust corporations, the government and financial institutions not to abuse our civil liberties if using RFIDs. I don't trust them.
So far RFID blocking billfolds and passport holders go, I think that's a good investment
and some RFID wallets cost no more than regular wallets.
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Permalink Reply by pihkal020 on
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There is also the assumption being made that we can trust corporations, the government and financial institutions not to abuse our civil liberties if using RFIDs.
That's not the issue at all. We're just wondering how these institutions are going to abuse our civil liberties (any more than they do so already) with RFID.
Your scare mongering is analogous to the Republican scare mongering on immigration, homosexuals, etc.
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Permalink Reply by jessie on -
Wal Mart products are nearly all spychipped.
How much stuff from Wal Mart does one really need?
If it's the huge corporations that are embedding chips in their products, there is no reason to shop there. I haven't been to Wal Mart in years. I also try to buy as many products as I can from local small business owners. I notice that if I don't like the company that's trying to sell me something then I probably don't want their product.
Now, I realize I can't buy everything local, but I have found that with large purchases a little research goes a long way. Like, Who makes this thing I'm buying?, Where did it come from?, and if there is labor involved How is the labor treated? I noticed that when I started being concerned about what I spent my money on, I didn't need to spend as much.
The result: Fewer products w/ weird embedded chips in them.
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