Comments on: Redbox Tests $2 Per Night Rentals: Will You Still Rent?

By: MiSsDaisie

MiSsDaisie — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:51:29 +0000

I think it’s a load of BS. I remember when redbox started up and we got a kiosk right down the road from us. Since then, on my credit card alone, my husband and I have rented right around 130 dvds and on my husband’s card, about 90. To me, that says a lot. People always ask why we just don’t get a netflix account, but we say screw that! We don’t need another bill and redbox is more convenient because some months we might not rent a single flick, which means I wouldn’t be paying a single dime, whereas Netflix, you’d have to pay your monthly dues. Redbox is also more convenient for us in the way that we can easily get our movies immediately with no wait and we don’t have to carouse online and wait on the mail which always arrives late at my place for some reason… but, now upping the price in my area to 1.25 and 1.35 with tax, I’ll still rent, but if 2 bucks hits, then I might not be such a big fan. My husband and I rent about, well, we’ll say about 10 movies a month to be safe, so that would be 20 freaking dollars!!! Redbox is not THAT convenient. A blockbuster kiosk with new releases that come BEFORE redbox’s, just opened up down the street from my house is now going to be my new best friend. Still a dollar a night, 1.08 with tax, to me, THAT is a convenience… And I don’t imagine Blockbuster will up the price anytime soon since they have far less kiosks’ than redbox. Oh, and for me, all the hassle with getting a membership to a video store to pay about 3 bucks for 2 to 5 day rental is also out of the question… I also believe the price increase may be due to theft. One of my co-workers has been bragging about their new dvd collection thanks to redbox. I will not go into detail so fellow renters won’t be tempted to get involved in such a criminal act, but I think us honest folk have to pay the price… Shame on you criminals!!!

By: Josi

Josi — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:25:44 +0000

Ok – the one in Newport Giant now says “$2 1st night, $1 each additional” – so that’s where we’re at, too. Standing in line for movies that aren’t even in there isn’t worth it.

By: Morze

Morze — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:15:37 +0000

My thoughts exactly

By: Grog

Grog — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:05:50 +0000

How ’bout $2 for Blu Ray, $1 for regular DVDs? That’s my biggest frustration-no Blu Ray! I’d pay $2 for that feature, but for regular DVDs I’ll stick with Netflix.

By: Smitty

Smitty — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:25:08 +0000

Harrisburg area means all of Pennsylvania apparently.
At a dollar a night, easy returns and no gotcha games with return times as with blockbuster, I quit pirating videos on bittorrent.
At two dollars a night and signs of more BS to come…….redbox can die a slow twisting death just like blockbuster.
Too bad. They almost got it right.Right price,right service,right location. Then they blew it.
I’m back to the pirate life. Yo ho Yo Ho!

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By: LAL

LAL — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:42:38 +0000

I don’t use netflix or blockbuster. But I do use redbox. This price increase would definitely cut me back on not using it. Movies aren’t worth that much to me. I can do without.

By: Josi

Josi — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:38:43 +0000

You know… ours doesn’t advertise the new price, so I was surprised to be charged $2. However – it’s for 2 nights. So you’re forced to pay for 2 nights at $1 each. I thought it was because of Thanksgiving, but when I went back, it was still $2/2 nights – that’s in Perry County, PA. Maybe they’re experimenting w/different costs in different markets? I don’t rent movies that often either way, so it’s not a huge deal and usually I do keep them for more than 1 day, but I was still confused at first. $2 is still pretty cheap, but I can see how online rental subscriptions are cheaper now with a bigger selection and no lines.

By: Jara

Jara — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:24:52 +0000

I dropped my Netflix subscription to use redbox because it was cheaper for me, but if the ones in my town up their price I’m going back to Netflix. To Craig, while a dollar increase might not seem bad, I’m on a strict entertainment budget and they’ve just cut the amount of movies I can rent a month in half. I discussed this with some friends, and we’re all in agreement; if they raise their prices here they will lose our business permanently.

By: Kara @ KSS

Kara @ KSS — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:18 +0000

Not sure if I would pay it. Ocassionally, yes. But as regularly as we do now, no.