maxfenig.com » Redbox http://maxfenig.com Video Games, Sci-Fi, Comics and other randomness. Sun, 20 May 2012 11:58:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Netflix just raised their prices 60% http://maxfenig.com/netflix-just-raised-their-prices-60/ http://maxfenig.com/netflix-just-raised-their-prices-60/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:15:24 +0000 max http://maxfenig.com/?p=1377 NetflixNetflix just went and raised their prices by 60%. Currently for unlimited streaming and 1 DVD out at a time the price is $9.99 per month. For new customers this price just skyrocketed to $15.98 per month ($7.99 for streaming and $7.99 for DVDs). Existing customers get a reprieve until September 1st (a fact they have yet to email current customers about). This is going to make customer loyalty go down a lot. I also suspect their gross revenue to go down as they will lose customers or customers will either cut streaming or cut DVDs (I for one will be dropping the DVDs by mail). It will probably increase their profit margins though.
Basically for most customers at best the customers who are paying $7.99 a month for 1 at a time the DVDs are going to get no more than 8 DVDs a month, making the price the same as getting 8 movies at Redbox or Blockbuster Express. Yes getting DVDs by mail is convenient, but when most of the movies say Long Wait or Very Long Wait for months after they are released I might as well go to Redbox and get the movie I want right away. Redbox almost always has copies of the new movies. For most people they are also within a 2 minute drive of where they live. Apparently investors do like this strategy since Netflix stock went up $12 in overnight trading. I think this is temporary however until their next quarterly earnings statement comes out.
Shame on you Netflix I hope you rethink this strategy. ]]> http://maxfenig.com/netflix-just-raised-their-prices-60/feed/ 0 Redox Codes for May 2011 http://maxfenig.com/redox-codes-for-may-2011/ http://maxfenig.com/redox-codes-for-may-2011/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 14:11:22 +0000 ray http://maxfenig.com/?p=1281 Redbox is giving away discounts now through May 25th. Just text “Deals” to 727272. The discount is anywhere between $0.10 – $1.50. Here are a few codes if anybody wants them. Please post in the comments if you use them. These expire on June 2nd.


H7JDDT2 – $0.10
4RK6MMR – $0.10
6XRD332 – $0.50
HH5NMRR – $0.25
K7GGKZ3 – $0.10
NH33DMZ – $0.10
ZJ66ZX7 – $0.50
X7NTZNK – $0.50
M2672DZ – $0.25
32T6KTK – $0.50
KJ372NZ – $0.50
HZ6DMM4 – $0.50
HKD6XHJ – $0.50
DJM7H76 – $0.50
T5KR637 – $0.50
]]> http://maxfenig.com/redox-codes-for-may-2011/feed/ 0 Return to Redbox Fail http://maxfenig.com/return-to-redbox-fail/ http://maxfenig.com/return-to-redbox-fail/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:35:52 +0000 ray http://maxfenig.com/?p=652 RedboxI have been using Redbox a lot recently. I went to return a movie yesterday, but it wouldn’t let me. It said that the kiosk was full, and that I should come back later or try another Redbox. There seems to be something wrong with this process, because if I return the movie the next day, I get charged more money, sure it’s only a buck, but I should not get charged if I tried to return the movie and Redbox wouldn’t let me.]]> http://maxfenig.com/return-to-redbox-fail/feed/ 0