Comments on: NetFlix History Analyzer http://nslog.com/2005/10/31/netflix_history_analyzer The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David http://nslog.com/2005/10/31/netflix_history_analyzer#comment-17282 David Wed, 02 Nov 2005 21:13:49 +0000 http://nslog.com/2005/10/31/netflix_history_analyzer/#comment-17282 I switched from Netflix to Blockbuster.com back in January, and I have had 73 movies sent to me since then. I have paid $143.80 to Blockbuster.com since I started using their service. That means my price per DVD shipped was $1.97. HOWEVER... Everymonth I got two coupons to get free movie or game rentals at any local Blockbuster location. I have used those religiously, and I have used nearly all of them on game rentals to try out new games. Nine months of that at $7 per game rental is a value of $126 ($7 * 18 coupons) right there. Finally, Blockbuster.com has these new coupons that are pretty darn cool. I've gotten two of them so far. Basically, you can go into the store and pick out a used DVD title from a list that is printed on the coupon and then just keep the DVD to own it. Free of charge. No strings attached. So far I have gotten <i>Stuck on You</i> and <i>Walking Tall</i>. That's worth a few dollars too. So, I'd recommend Blockbuster.com over Netflix -- especially if you rent fairly popular movies (Netflix definately has the better selection of rare DVDs) and if you like to rent spontaneously every so often. I switched from Netflix to Blockbuster.com back in January, and I have had 73 movies sent to me since then. I have paid $143.80 to Blockbuster.com since I started using their service. That means my price per DVD shipped was $1.97.

HOWEVER... Everymonth I got two coupons to get free movie or game rentals at any local Blockbuster location. I have used those religiously, and I have used nearly all of them on game rentals to try out new games. Nine months of that at $7 per game rental is a value of $126 ($7 * 18 coupons) right there.

Finally, Blockbuster.com has these new coupons that are pretty darn cool. I've gotten two of them so far. Basically, you can go into the store and pick out a used DVD title from a list that is printed on the coupon and then just keep the DVD to own it. Free of charge. No strings attached. So far I have gotten Stuck on You and Walking Tall. That's worth a few dollars too.

So, I'd recommend Blockbuster.com over Netflix -- especially if you rent fairly popular movies (Netflix definately has the better selection of rare DVDs) and if you like to rent spontaneously every so often.

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