We'd love to see Netflix roll out a reminder service, but since that would directly impact their bottom line, we have a feeling it won't be showing up on the official site any time soon.
Here's what the typical data screen looks like, if you're curious:
Holy crap, I kept Michael Clayton for 58 days, and I only watched it once! Maybe I should just cancel Netflix and read more books.
]]>@What The Geek: I get what you're saying, but they also have to make a decent profit. I pay for a higher number of DVDs at a time and that gives me a higher number per month. Plus there's the "watch now" which isn't a huge catalog, but it's an option if you really need to watch that many items.
]]>Dude....! I'm waiting to be throttled on our 5-at-a-time any second. They've mailed us 13 DVDs and we're only halfway through the month.
We don't ever watch anything more than once. Reason we rent from Netflix, not buy.
]]>I have a one-day turn around where I live. When we were sending them back the next day, it suddenly took a week to get them. At least Netflix tells you that up front.
]]>Should be removed from consumerist? I try my rss feeds, it spews a sales pitch at me for a while, then gives me a error message!
It doesnt seem to be the load, the pages are responding quickly.
]]>So, maybe there is no profile section, no account section, no anything for you as a consumer. They just steal your info and track it. Maybe it IS run by Netflix...
Woo! I figured it out! Where is my medal?
]]>@Eldritch:
If you like Sci-fi movies, or thrillers, it's really good.
I thought the story falls apart a bit towards the end, but still manages to pull together quite nicely by the conclusion.
Also, you'll have to go in with an open mind.
It's about re-igniting the sun after it burns out, after all.
@Eldritch: sunshine was awesome!
]]>Isn't this problem easily solved through the use of DeCSS?
]]>Still no privacy policy!
]]>Of course they do. How else do they decide which accounts to throttle.
]]>I hope there is a something like this for Blockbuster, that would be super sweet
]]>::looks guilty at the unopened red envelope on the desk:: Man, I have had you for two weeks. I should probably watch you. Is Sunshine with Cillian Murphy good? :/
]]>These movie DVD rental companies have that strategy covered too. If you flip too many movies too quickly, they will just start to delay the shipping of your next DVD.
]]>I just flip them as fast as I can. I drop another DVD in the mail slot almost every day.
]]>Ooof! My habit of keeping Netflix movies for one night only is probably setting off warnings all over the Netflix organization. Does everyone else's movies ship from Spokane?
]]>I for one watch a couple of those every weekend. That would bring down my cost/movie figures.
Though I think integrating that feature should not be very hard.
]]>...I mean... What am I going to do with this information? Really buckle down and get serious about my movie watching?
I suppose I could change my plan to get more "value" out of the membership, but that doesn't make sense either. For me, the value isn't about the $/disc. It's about having easy access to films!
Cutting back on the plan would reduce its value to me, because it makes it more likely that I won't have an unwatched movie on hand when I finally find a few hours to kick back.
]]>They are hoping people borrow movies (especially the least popular ones) as long as possible.
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