Comments on: Who Killed BlockBuster – Netflix or RedBox?

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:34:51 +0000

But, then … those ‘annoying’ employees will just come to YOUR workplace and work with you.

By: Nomo Blockbuster

Nomo Blockbuster — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:46:31 +0000

UPDATE: Blockbuster has failed in bankruptcy proceedings and is now being put up for sale. The question is who in their right mind would bother buying Blockbuster? Summit Distribution LLC, the movie studio behind the ‘Twilight’ movies, has demanded Blockbuster pay up or liquidate, but Blockbuster hasn’t got the cash. Blockbuster really ought to put itself out of its misery and liquidate already.

By: the watcher

the watcher — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:17:49 +0000

i have both netflix and blockbuster,and they both have falts.but the one that really has me wanting to look for a better way,is blockbuster’,thay don’t deliver
what i order,( three at a time)and the order on my que gets shifted around with out me,but they are the only one that i can even slightly get the latest releases within 2 weeks of the relaese date,netflix is at least a month late,and red box is longer.the only one that even a little on time,is pay per-view and they nicole and dime you.If blockbuster would deliver 3 at a time or whatever the deal is,and the order i ask for,i wouldn’t need netflix,or visa-versa.

By: Nomo Blockbuster

Nomo Blockbuster — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:00:11 +0000

Hallelujah! The company is going to file bankruptcy at last! That means fewer stores, fewer annoying employees and one step closer to ultimate liquidation. It really is for the best…

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:04:53 +0000

This has nothing to do with laziness, this is about service, price, and variety. I used to rent video games from Blockbuster, but they became far too expensive and most games have demos now. I hardly rented movies because of price, lack of movies I wanted to see, and rental time. I signed up for Netflix in April so I can instantly stream videos to my Xbox 360, Wii, PC, or netbook. I can’t even remember the last time I went to Blockbuster to rent a movie and actually got the one I wanted. Netflix even has shows I like to watch. And with instant streaming, I can suddenly decide to watch something when there is nothing on TV or if I have company. You really should think before you make comments about others being lazy. And believe me, I understand the affects of people losing their jobs because my mother lost hers, but I don’t think that is an excuse for an out of date company to continue their same old lame way of business.

By: Dane

Dane — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:28:42 +0000

I been renting from blockbuster for years and I never thought about joining netflix. I think for me, I generally like the idea of supporting the company because unlike many, seeing thousands of people lose their jobs because I’m too lazy to leave the house doesn’t settle well for me.

By: Annie

Annie — Mon, 17 May 2010 04:32:12 +0000

I am not sorry to see Blockbuster go as I have not stepped into a store in 10 years. I was late in returning a movie and was threatened with “We will send your account to collections” after being 7 days late. I asked how much I owed (don’t remember the dollar amount), but I took it in in PENNIES. When I received their coupons, etc. I sent it back with “RETURN to SENDER”.

By: Nomo Blockbuster

Nomo Blockbuster — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:11:40 +0000

It is very difficult to support jobs at Blockbuster when a majority of the people holding those jobs haven’t got a clue. A lot of Blockbuster employees have not seen those ‘classic kid/family movies’ and probably never will. These employees can do better elsewhere.

The distributors have Blockbuster on a very short and tight leash because the moment that Blockbuster cannot pay, the studios will restrict availability. Blockbuster is already bleeding cash so the odds are slim to none that the studios will allow it much longer. Although movies like The Blind Side and Sherlock Holmes are available to Blockbuster four weeks before the competition, the competition is so great that it will make up for the lost revenue in about four DAYS.

It’s safe to say that a majority of customers are willing to wait rather than set foot in a Blockbuster again. That is how much Blockbuster is frowned upon by society and that is how much people want it gone.