Blockbuster in a Different Light...

Those of you that have taken the bold steps into the Blue and Yellow doors of Blockbuster should know that you now have an option taking cues from the popular online video rental services that have sprung up over the years.

Gloria and I have, for about 2 months now, taken part in Blockbuster Online - a service that sends us 3 DVDs at a time, as per a custom "que" (also known as "MyQ") that you can create, modify and add to at your leisure via a very nice online interface. The cost for the 1st 4 months is just $9.99, but after that the cost will increase to $17.99 (a recent development).

All in all it's been a very good experience. For those wondering how it works, Blockbuster charges your credit or debit card per month, and sends you 3 DVDs at a time. After watching them, you can send them back all at once or one by one, and Blockbuster then sends you the next one set in your chosen online listing and mails them out right away.

The mailing service is probably the strongest piece so far of this service. We mailed out the most recent discs at 1:30pm yesterday afternoon, and in my Email at 7am in the morning was confirmation that they had been received and that three new ones had been mailed out.

Initially when I heard that the cost was going to increase from their regular $14.99 to $17.99 I had thought about cancelling the service, but I think we're going to stick it out. We are definitely not regular "renters" but it's nice to have some movies "ready to watch" that we don't have to take time out of our day to go and get.

Next Three Arrivals:

--- Suspect Zero
--- Black Cadillac
--- The Original Assault on Pricinct 13

What do YOU think about services like this? Would you/do you pay the money? Do you take part in services like this (Netflix, etc)? How do you participate in things like this?