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NO more late fees?

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by oz_media

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Blockbuster Canada has been advertising NO MORE LATE FEES for all movie and game rentals.

The commercials state, that if you want to keep that movie or game and extra few days,"go head, keem 'em"
you will no tbe charged. This REALLY implies that there are NO late fees.

While there ARE no LATE fees, a penalty is issued after being 7 days late. On the 8th day, you are charged the FULL selling price of the movie or game, on your Blockbuster account, less the rental cost paid.

IF you return the movie AFTER that 8th day, they will still remove the SALE added to your account and there is a $1.75 restocking fee.

One would think that this wouldn't work because nobody would return movies and you'd be forever waiting for a enw release, however Blockbuster assures us that they are monitoring the situation and will ensure that a constant stock is held in store.

So it's still a pretty good deal, you pay for a 3 day movie, return it after a month and the only charge is a $1.75 restocking fee. Not bad.

Just too bad they hack and edit all their movies into nonsense for family viewing. Not as bad as they USED to be, but the Rogers copy will always give you the full uncut version now.

So for Canadians who HAVE seen this latest marketing blitz by Blockbuster, and for those of you who actually still do rent from Blockbuster, don't be fooled by the ads, there IS fine print.

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by oz_media

I get screeners sent to me on a regular basis.

My brother used to practically own Rogers, he partnered with Ted Rogers, then ran their legal department, then sold a WHOLE WHACK of his stores back to ROgers and now is a majority share holder in an international Auto glass company.

You guys think I do a lot of different stuff, I can't keep up with my brother though.

by tbragsda

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We now have a Blockbuster membership that bills monthly (I dont know how much, wifie never telles me anything about what we pay for anything). The monthly fee allows unlimited rentals with no late fees, limmit two at a time.

I think Blockbuster is going to die out. Its just too bad they had to take all the locals out before other options do the same to them.

by oz_media

In BC anyway, they are dead or dying.

Future Shop sells DVD's for $10.00
By the time you rent the DVD $5.00 (approx. I haven't rented in years) then paid for the three days late charge, you may as well buy the damn thing to begin with.

PLUS, they cut and censor movies at BB here so people rent from others.

PLUS Rogers offer cell phone service and you can pay your bill in the store, this makes it familiar and a common visit for many.

PLUS, Blockbuster just plain sucks bobo!

by mrafrohead

Yeah man, I would NEVER do business with BlockBuster. They're awful.

Not to mention they just opened up their netflix wanna be service for cheaper than netflix... but I'd never swtich just because they're blockbuster (ballbuster)...

by house

They have a promotion where you can bring in any 3 used games and trade them for a new one. My buddy has been going to a third party bargain bin and grabbing some $5 games and trading them in. Basically, he brings in 3 brand new and identical games, that run him less than $20, and trades them for a new release that could run you upwards of about $60 - $70 with tax.

Now they're stuck with a wholesale lot of crappy games that nobody will even look at. ;)

Everytime he walks in, they shake their heads, but managment has not yet removed the promotion.

by oz_media

When I bought Turbo Grafx (yeah okay I know, but Bonk was hilarious!), there was a little games shop who did trades the same way. In Vancouver there was a BIG weekly flea market where importers would clear out a lot of junk. We used to buy TG games for a few bucks and trade them in on the new games as the other store.

You know it was a simpler life when you could travel to the flea market, buy games travel to Richmond and trade them in, and actually saving $20-$30 was worth the time.

by house

...a few years back. I had The cds for "Ys" 1,2,3; about 3 "Keith Courage's", and about ten more that I can't remember off hand. A couple of Dungeon games.

by cp7212

My buddy and I used to play that game on the Turbo Grafx all the time. Except this wasn't even on the CD yet, just those RAM cards. I can remember we used the foot troops as bait. Ah, the good ol' days.....good post, Oz.

by oz_media

I have friends with little kids, I have given away all my console games as they have grown up.

I guess they will be 50yrs old and selling it for a few grand on E-Bay, thinking that stupid old fool mum used to do, he had no idea how much these would be worth!

(YEAH, BUT I DID YER MOM!!!) HAHAHAHAHA!

No, I'm not bitter about it. :)

by tbragsda

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I want all the colectable computers that I have given up over time back.

CPM Kaypros, TRS-80s (from I, III, CoCos, 100), etc. I had a original fat-MAC. It was kicking around for years, till I gave it to some friend.

By now, I could have docents leading toures through the house. "to your left, you can see primitiave 'kit' computing."

by house

You're not alone in collecting old junk. My friend has a basement full of crap like that. His wife is always complaining about it - but then he just points to her wall of shoes, 15' long by 7' high. Shoes going back to the 60's - all in good condition - mounted on racks waiting to be used again.

by tomsal

I don't know what it is with me, I just never liked the concept of renting. I just buy movies.

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