I read recently that Blockbuster is close to going out of business, mostly due to Netflix and their amazing prices. That sucks. I think Blockbuster has the better service, honestly. I say this while I use Netflix (but only because I won a free year subscription in a contest). My dad said it best when he says, "Netflix ships all the new titles to the free trial members, to get them to stay. We never get s#@t!" And he's right. When I first signed up for Netflix, I
did get all the hot new releases. Now, I swear I wait
at least a month per title. So I tried my own little experiment, to only put the new releases in my queue. Still waiting. So here I am, with a 3-out-at-a-time subscription, with nothing at home right now. They are finally sending Bane, which has been in my queue forever, well at least since it first came out. And it's aggravating. Aggravating enough to go to Blockbuster and rent the must-sees for $4? No.
But before Netflix, I had the Blockbuster online package, and it rocked. It was about the same price, but it let you exchange online rentals in store for in store rentals. Which rocked! Because if you got there early enough on Tuesday (New release day), you were pretty much guaranteed to get those must sees. Netflix doesn't offer that, it can't.
So if Blockbuster goes away, that pretty much guarantees the monopoly to Netflix. Well, that gets me to Redbox rentals. Which I rented from once, because I was dying to see Yes, Man and it had been in my queue a month already. So I paid a buck, watched it that night and returned it the next day. Good price? Absolutly.
If you rent and return it right away. Lose it? Forget it, you'll pay more than anywhere else. About $50. Yes, I researched this as well to see what the catch was! You will get charged $1 per day, but after 15 days they will charge you an additional $25 and it's yours to keep. Is that all? I'd rather just buy it on Amazon before it got to that point!
So Blockbuster still gets 5 stars from me, even after all these years. Netflix is staggering at 3, I really wish they had more new releases available.
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On another note, my Beauty Fix welcome kit came today, yay! It is awesome! I have all my new goodies lined up on my desk waiting for me to use them. I got Jonathon Finish Control hairspray (I don't really use hairspray because I hate the hard, stiff effect) but I will test it soon. Lisa Hoffman Night and Day cream, 3Lab lift cream, Bella Bronze self-tanner, Glowelle, Global Goddess eyeshadow, Exuviance and Spa Face. The only thing I used so far was the Spa Face, which is "floral water extracted from the bitter orange blossom". It smells so good! And my face feels so refreshed and cool after spritzing it.
I also got another new laundry product, a Dryer Bar from Bounce. Basically, it looks like a bar of soap that stick in your dryer. Instead of using dryer sheets, this bar releases whatever you need per load, lasting about 2 months depending on how much laundry you do. (So about a week for me! LOL)
I will blog more when I've tried all these great new products! I am super excited :)