Comments on: Redbox New Releases for July 22, 2008

By: soccerhouse

soccerhouse — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:58:53 +0000

any word on the IPO? I’d really like to invest but I haven’t hear anything. Anybody know anything about this JetBlie guy they hired to help take them through the IPO?

By: The Turnip

The Turnip — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:35:39 +0000

Having more overhead is the reason the exact same movie from Blockbuster costs 4 times as much. It’s been my experience that discs from Blockbuster are in worse condition than those from Redbox.

By: FD

FD — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:15:11 +0000

I think REDBOX needs to clean their discs. Plain and simple.

By: FD

FD — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:14:24 +0000

I agree. Their DVDS are ALWAYS scratched and NEVER cleaned by the machine or an employee.

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:35:19 +0000

That better not be the case. A $1 or not, I still take the time to go and get it and return it. I’m not going to be wondering if it is going to crap out… I’m actually going to go get another one… so we’ll see. :)

By: Myron

Myron — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:56:29 +0000

I have been the first one to rent some new releases, and some discs had marks on them, some had no marks but still skipped, I think maybe Redbox gets a deal on the seconds or discs that are not perfect.

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:35:28 +0000

I just rented my first video (Bucket List) and it had 3 spots where it “froze” I cleaned it with DVD cleaner very well, and it still skipped. We’ll see the next time what happens. Over all, I really like the service. :)

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:42:26 +0000

You are 100% correct. I rent from Netflix and Redbox both. I’d say 1 out of 75 Netflix discs have an error or an issue. But with me it seems to be 1 out of 3 for Redbox. I see scratched, the DVD warping and chucks of the outter rim missing from it being droped. Redbox doesn’t even clean their DVD regularly, this is turning out to be a major hassle for me. Thank Goodness I’m not paying for these movies.

By: The Turnip

The Turnip — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:27:55 +0000

Great reminder – treat these discs better than your own property!

By the way, 1 out of 2 is very high – my problem rate is more like 1 in 30! Do the discs play after you clean them? Sometimes it really helps to clean your DVD player, or it may be time for a new one (they don’t last forever!) Maybe you just had a run of bad luck. Better luck in the future!

By: t-love

t-love — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:31:25 +0000

If your disc is damaged, all you have to do i call redbox, they will give you a free code to replace movie.