Comments on: Redbox Begins Testing Higher Rental Prices

By: Reed Hastings

Reed Hastings — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:32:15 +0000

Let the truth be told. Netflix actually buys some of their dvds from Redbox after Redbox has rented them for a few weeks. Its a great situation it saves Netflix a lot of money by not having to stock up on new releases during the first week. All of the Netflix suckers naively believe they should wait for all the popular movies.

And here’s the best joke. Netflix users can get most of the old movies for free on the internet or from their library.

HAHAHAHAHAHA….all the way to the bank!

By: Ritchie Rich

Ritchie Rich — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:26:03 +0000

$2 only works for the hottest movies. $1 works for the crap stuff they have that’s old. $1.25 works for everything else.

Seems pretty simple to me. Looks like Redbox is ditching the dollar menu and pricing their product according to demand.

Better rent The Hangover before they raise prices!

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By: djjojo1

djjojo1 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:21:22 +0000

people need to stick together. that’s why the world is running over Americans its ok to raise gas prices, credit card interest etc… if people would say hey were not going to go here or buy here then things would change. why rein a good treat of getting to see movies for $1. come on were in hard times someone needs to not be greedy.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:50:44 +0000

I’d pay it, if it meant the difference between having the big studios on board or not.

I’m a redbox fan, but I’m already bored with my selection options and wishing the Blockbuster hadn’t left my neighborhood. Plenty of great obscure movies there for $2. Of the aprox. 300 titles my local box holds, usually about 25% are rented. That leaves me with just over 200 titles to choose from. I find myself excited that it’s Tuesday, just for the chance of a new title.

Great idea, but RedBox days are numbered with true in-home on-demand in the near future.

By: steve ray

steve ray — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:20:48 +0000

I have netflix and they have a distribution here locally (Albuquerque). I get a turnaround of one day. Got Star Trek today on the day of release. So, when I went to a grocery store to find the price had raised by 50 per cent to $1.50, I walked away. I am done with Redbox. Their DVDs are always dirty and apparently handled roughly–not so with Netflix. They come clean and ready for use.
Good riddance Red Box…you are usually behind in the release date anyway.

By: rb

rb — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:00:15 +0000

How do you know the total number of movies rented from a specific kiosk? Is there somewhere on the kiosk that said 30 movies/dvds were rented out so far that day/night? Just asking because I’d be interested to know how many dvds are rented daily at my local Redbox kiosks.

By: Valleybo

Valleybo — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:56:47 +0000

I just walked from a redbox. I’m in Albuquerque and the 1.50 price pissed me off. I might as well just rent from netflix for that. Going to the grocery store two days in a row is more inconvienient anyhow, and Netflix has such a bigger inventory. I used it for a while but canceled because I kept getting scratched DVD’s from… now I may just go back though.

By: Turbolover22

Turbolover22 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:19:43 +0000

When they stopped giving out free codes, they stopped getting ANY money from me.

I would take my free code and get a movie for the whole family. Then I would use the card and get a movie for myself that the rest of the family had no desire to watch.

Without the free code I really had no reason to go to redbox. They stopped getting my one rental and any late fees. We usually forgot at least one day to return either movie. So they started missing out on about $3 from me.

By: Rab

Rab — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:22:38 +0000

My wife wanted a movie from Redbox but walked away when she noticed the higer price in Albuquerque. I don’t know if we will rent anymore if the prices stay above $1. It is a hassle to sometimes get scratched DVDs, have to wait in line for others to rent. I do expect we will rent less, borrow more DVDs from the library and friends. One suggestion I passed on to redbox was to have a return slot that can be used while others are browsing or renting.