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Last Tuesday Fox News reported on InsideRedbox.com and how folks just like you and me can get “Free DVD rentals for Life!”…
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Signup for “Redbox Insider Updates” (right side of your screen), and keep updated on how you can get your free dvd rentals… for life!
And, be sure to click here and tell your friends how they can get free DVDs, too..
BUT, be sure not to tell people you hate, OK? They don’t deserve the goodness of free DVDs!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU…abosolutely love this site. With teenagers constantly wanting to rent videos this is a HUGE help in the family budget.
You guys need to add Chicago as one of your markets. Thanks.
It would be nice to add an option for Charlotte (NC) as one of your options.
I love your site and everytime I am at the RedBox, I always share a code with the person behind me.
Thanks.
Mike Slatton
Derby, Connecticut
Congrats Micheal. You’re hiting the big time. Let’s hope Redbox works with you and helps us become loyal customers. Great customer service, will beget a great fan base for this service. I can see this service becoming very popular and your site will reap it’s benefits. Good luck and keep up the great work!
i just love this so do my kids! make sure you take a list of codes with you, i just burnt thru 5 codes and only one worked! please also mark if your codes worked or not so i can be lazy and look to see what will most likely work!!!
Rad site! i love you!!
Labby
thank you so much, you make my living budget more easier.
god bless you!!!!!
REDBOX CODES NOT TRUELY WORKING!!!!!
The last 5 times I used a redbox code it accepted the code at the kiosk and it even sent me an E-MAIL saying it was $0.00 dollars but when I look at my bank statement it CHARGED me $1.00 I called REDBOX about it they just gave me another code (Which did the exact same thing when I used it: “Promo code approved but still charged”).
Has anybody else had this issue? Please respond, and check your balances to see if redbox really is charging you for that “FREE DVD”
Thanks Brett
Brett,
Are you sure that you are returning your videos by 7:00 pm the next day? If not, then you will be charged for the next day. The codes only work for one day rental.
I rent a lot and have never noticed this. I will watch for it though.
Brett,
You’re not getting charged - they are putting a hold on your account for the $1.00 - they do this with my account every time. I can tell they’re not charging me because when I get charged, the amount is actually $1.06 because sales tax is added on. Usually, the amount is gone within a week. It freaked me out the first time, and I actually called my bank about it. It’s annoying, but it isn’t permanent.
Thanks for the comment Jessy I will watch to see if the charges get taken off my account.
Hi Brett, Jessy:
(warning: probably more than you really wanted to know about credit cards, but I work with them for a living so I’ve had to learn some of this stuff and thought I’d share since that’s what this site is all about!)
Its actually not a charge, but an authorization (i.e. a check to ensure your card has a positive available balance). Its the first part of most “card present” credit card transactions (you just generally don’t notice because the second part: settlement usually happens right after you finish checking out). Think of it as a reservation to charge.
Authorizing the transaction is the only way that Redbox can check to ensure your credit card is valid. If an Authorization isn’t Settled its removed after a number of days (determined by your bank). Since Redbox is giving you a free coupon, they authorize, but don’t settle. (if you rent more than one movie, I imagine you’d see a settlement for 1.00 less than the number of movies you rent).
The same thing happens at many pre-paid gas pumps too — they often authorize for an amount around an average full-tank. If you get less, then the authorization can linger for a few days (this is why many people prefer to use debit cards at gas pumps).
Hope this helps.
Can you use the same code more then once? Will you get caught?
I can’t use this site. My market is not inlcuded.
You can just choose the market that is closest to you. It seems that Redbox does not actually use markets anymore, or if they do, there are too many areas to name.
I will likely be changing it to “State” soon, and you may want to check even nearby states for workings codes, too.
i tried 4 codes tonight at my local redbox (in maine).
each time, an error message said that the code could not be currently used at the location (i cannot remember the specific message). bummer.
I had that happen yesterday, too. All seems to be fine at my Redbox today, though, as I used a code to rent a movie a few minutes ago.
i posted on March 8 that all four codes i tried did not work.
like Michael above, I tried again the following day and the code DID work.
the redbox has an antenna on it, so i assume it connects wirelessly to somewhere (probably the internets, which is a series of tubes and wires) to verify codes and transactions, so the network must have been down when i initially tried the code(s).
hi i tried to use the codes and they didnt work do they have to be issued to me frist before i can use them or are different codes for different areas yu live in
i love renting movies wish there where more i use the box at wegmans on amhearst and have been renting 5 movies or more a week ty again for making this happen
I would love to see redbox in Orlando (tourist capital)$$$$$$$$$
I have used two free rental codes in the last two days. While I told me that the charge was 0.00, I had not just the one dollar hold, but a charge as well for 1.07 the next day, as well as a bill from redbox for the rental charge of 1.07, tax included. I even used the free code that they sent me!
It isn’t a hold, because the holds are still there, in addition to the charges that were hit. The bills they sent me just sealed the deal. I won’t be using redbox anymore. I just cannot trust them.
Ciao