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Blockbuster prices in store :( [message #65084]

Wed, 01 December 2010 17:54

Hoptoit
Messages: 30
Registered: November 2010
Location: Michigan

Baron

We went to rent movies from Blockbuster on Sunday. I could not believe it when they rang them up. New movies are now $3.99 - sure they rent them to you for 3 nights but it cost $4.21 for 1 movie. I was shocked and told them so.

I highly doubt I will be renting from them anymore. It's no wonder they are having major financial problems as a company.

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Re: Blockbuster prices in store :( [message #65086 is a reply to message #65084]

Wed, 01 December 2010 19:45

Wayne Parham
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Registered: January 2001

Illuminati (33rd Degree)

Yeah, they are a little pricey in my opinion too.

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Wed, 01 December 2010 21:14

Hoptoit
Messages: 30
Registered: November 2010
Location: Michigan

Baron

I just cannot figure out why they keep changing their prices and their rules. When Blockbuster first came to my town (about 2 years ago) they were .99 cent rentals. There were also no late fees up to 1 week. I could see where this would cause problems for Blockbuster.
They went up to $1.99 a rental and you were charged .99 cents for each extra day. If you kept the movie for more than 7 days you were charged the full price of the DVD.
Now they are $3.99 and it's an automatic 3 night rental. I don't know how many days you can keep it before they charge you, but its crazy.

I've never seen a rental company change their policies and prices so much! I am going to use redbox from now on. .99 cents a night.

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Re: Blockbuster prices in store :( [message #65153 is a reply to message #65084]

Fri, 03 December 2010 20:07

Rap14
Messages: 31
Registered: November 2010
Location: Georgia

Baron

We went to rent a Wii game tonight and the price was $9 - I was shocked... it was for a 5 day rental, and our store also has the $3.99 rentals for movies. They are just trying to lose customers! I won't shop there anymore.

Bee Bop Bee Bop!

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Fri, 03 December 2010 20:51

Adveser
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Registered: July 2009
Location: USA

Illuminati (1st Degree)

You can buy practically any DVD for less than that. I have a huge collection that I racked up for about 1.50 each with the rare new movie bought every once in a while.

http://adveser.webs.com/

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Re: Blockbuster prices in store :( [message #65175 is a reply to message #65084]

Mon, 06 December 2010 07:41

GoodVibrations
Messages: 75
Registered: November 2010
Location: TX

Viscount

With competition of cable companies offering movies over a phone line at about the same price, I don't see how Blockbuster can stay in business without some kind of new product offering. It's probably been about 2 years since I last visited a Blockbuster store. Also, one of their competitors, Hollywood Video has closed down their operation locally, don't know about nationally.

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