Netflix..whats your suggestion?

@bunnybon7 (50970)
Holiday, Florida
July 16, 2009 1:15pm CST
Today i saw a commercial said netflix is only $ 10. a month. you can keep them as long as you want and now im wondering what the drawbacks are? and has anyone tried it and liked it? please advise me. do you get the movies as soon as they are out on dvd.?
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Jul 09
I love Netflix!! I have been a member for a couple of years. They have a large selection of movies and if they don't have one you want you can fill out a form and they will get it for you. They are fast in getting the movies out to you. Yes, they appear on the site as soon as they come out on dvd. They have great customer service. I have mentioned them on here several times in the past. I woudn't use anyone but them! They are great!
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Jul 09
Here's hoping.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
18 Jul 09
thanks so much. now i know i made a good choice. i went through mypoints to so they better give me my points
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
19 Jul 09
We have something like that in Aus. They had a special offer of 8 free movies or some such and no late fees and all the rest. But they won't send you any other movies till you send the first ones back. For me to take advantage of their offer I had to watch 2 movies the same night I received them and send them back next day to get the benefit of the offer. The rules and regulations were a tad confusing to me...or do I mean contradictory? I thought it was a great offer initially but I ended up with only 2 free movies because it was a timed offer and I'd not returned the first movies fast enough. I became a bit suspicious that there was a catch somewhere and so I didn't proceed with the offer or join up.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
19 Jul 09
im sorry it didnt work out. im hoping this will. altho i was supposed to recieve a video yesterday,saturday, and it didnt show up. i guess tomorrow it should.
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
16 Jul 09
I got a card in the mail from Netflix for a free month trail to have unlimited movies for one month. I am not sure I will use the card though since we really don't use stuff l like that. Although it is a great super deal. To go to the movies nowadays cost $3.99 and up..$4.50 for our cinemas so it would be a good deal to be able to get all those movies watch them send them back..when your done. I am not sure about the new releases though. But Might be so hope someone can help you there. I just searched for the card and didn't find it..must have gotten tossed out since I hadn't been going to use it.
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
17 Jul 09
Cool..did you have to have a credit card and use it even if they weren't going to charge it? that is another reason I didn't sign up I don't have credit cards and don't use them
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jul 09
gee it would be nice to get a card like that just to see. maybe i'll try the website when i find it and see if theres deals.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
17 Jul 09
thanks. but i just went and signed up at mypoints. a good idea cause it got me more points
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
19 Jul 09
I thoroughly enjoy my netflix subscription! I started out with just one movie and as I began adding DVDsto my queue I realized one movie at a time was not going to cut it. I went back into my account and upgraded to two movies at a time. After a few months I was working several hours a week on two different jobs and I upgraded again to three movies at a time. I would watch movies at 9 or 10 in the morning because that was when I had the time to do it. I would also watch movies instantly online which is a great feature that does not require downloading the movies the way some other sites do. A while ago I created another profile for my significant other and started adding videos to that queue. I designated two out of three movies to be sent from my queue and one from his. I recently upgraded again to four movies at a time and now we each get two though we usually watch them together. If I had kids I would probably get two more at a time for them, that is if I still had time to watch movies on my own.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Jul 09
wow. sounds like your a real movies lover
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@Canellita (12029)
• United States
9 Aug 09
Yup!
@cbeee3 (2061)
• India
17 Jul 09
Hey there. I am not in the US right now, but when I was , my partner and I used to watch a whole lot of movies thanks to Netflix. We are movie buffs and used to get 2-3 movies a week. I don't remember the exact amount we paid,coz he was the one taking care of Netflix payments. Its very convenient. I think you should go for it if you love watching movies!
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
18 Jul 09
i do but watch them about once every couple weeks a few. now tho i might watch more just for my money's worth.
@realan (518)
• United States
9 Aug 09
Like everyone else who has posted, I also enjoy my Netflix subscription. I've had several years and started out at 2 movies at a time. Now I do 3 movies. I've never had a problem and they are very fast. Have you already received your movies? How are you liking the service?
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
9 Aug 09
oh yes. i really love it and they are fast.
@realan (518)
• United States
13 Aug 09
Happy you are having a good experience. I also recently joined Gamefly. They are the same as Netflix except you can rent video games. So far they also have been good.
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
16 Jul 09
We just joined with netflex for $9.62 that 8.88 plus taxes. It takes at least 3days o return a movie and get the next one in your queue. We have a center in the next county. You can also watch any number of movies on the computer or if you have one through an X-box which my grandson does. I signed up through "My Points and got the first two weeks free. I think it is well worth the $10.00 to get so many movies..
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jul 09
omg, thanks so much. i didnt even think of that. i belong to mypoints and if i can do that will be getting points also!! thats like the best advice so far. tyty.
@AmbiePam (120692)
• United States
18 Jul 09
I'd recommend it. If you watch two or more movies a month, it's a good thing. I send back a movie on Monday, and I get a new one on Wednesday. It has such a wide selection, much more than Blockbuster online. I've found so many TV shows that I love seeing again. Plus, there are many movies and TV shows they let you watch online at their site. You don't even have to rent them.
@AmbiePam (120692)
• United States
18 Jul 09
Yeah. I subscribe to the two at a time program. I used to do the one at a time, but I liked it so much I went to the two at a time plan. They do offer free trials.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
18 Jul 09
i guess i could watch one while im waiting for the next one,huh?
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• United States
17 Jul 09
I've been a member of Netflix for several years and I love it. I'm on the three out at a time plan, which costs me $18.00 a month. If you watch the movies right away and send them back the next day, you can get the rental price per movie down to about a buck. But I've noticed that if I'm getting too many movies, they may delay it a bit. After all, they do have to make a profit. You may have to wait a while for brand new releases if they're popular movies because everybody else wants it to, and Netflix has to limit how many copies it buys. But other movies usually come as soon as they hit the top of your queue. A very nice new feature is that if your local distribution center doesn't have the movie and they have to ship it from further away, they will credit you with an extra movie. I've had that happen twice. You can keep the movies as long as you want, but of course that means you're not getting new ones. Once in a long while I get a broken or badly scratched disc, but if you notify them right away, they will send out a replacement on the next shipping day. It's a very good service with lots of great features, and they have a huge selection in every category you can think of. I couldn't do without it.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
18 Jul 09
that sounds great. just what im looking for. i just signed up for the one movie at a time deal. 10 bucks a month.
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
16 Jul 09
I use it and it's great. It's really easy to use. The only drawback is that if you get busy and don't watch a movie for weeks and weeks, you're getting charged for nothing. Sometimes I get movies that just came out, depends on whether I saw them in the theater or not.
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
16 Jul 09
Me too but mostly I go after the ones that I haven't ever seen.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jul 09
i sometimes watch ones i've seen before also. just because i liked them so much.
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17 Jul 09
Hi bunnybon7, I don't trust those commercial as the are always a catch, don't believe in any of those things, you don't get nothing for nothing. Hugs. Tamara
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
17 Jul 09
no it isnt for nothing. its a monthly payment of almost 10 bucks.
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
16 Jul 09
I do have Netflix and I enjoy the services. We love to rent new releases here at my home and it is way cheaper than going to see the movie at the theater. It is also alot cheaper than renting them from the local movie store as well! The local movie store near my home charged $4.99 per new release and of course if they were returned late there was the same fee applied for each late movie! I spend $16 per month (plus tax) for 3 movies at a time unlimited. This means for $18.14 monthly I can receive as many movies as possible 3 movies at a time to watch. I turn them in when I am done with them and keep them as long as I want. Normally we rent about 3 movies a week or less during the summer months (too busy during the summer) then we normally get 4 to 6 during the winter months. The postage is already applied to the movie rental and the service is very good. Normally it takes one day to receive a movie. I can receive the movie on Monday afternoon, watch it and mail it out on Tuesday and have another movie shipped to me by Wednesday. It is well worth it in my opinion. It has really cut down on our entertainment budget!
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
17 Jul 09
LOL thanks, glad you decided to go with them. When I joined I signed up under my sendearnings account and got $9.00 for signing up. So my first monthly cost was actually paid back to me. I see you are going to go for it with MyPoints! That is a good plan! Enjoy it!
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
9 Aug 09
I belong to netflix and it cost 9.61 a month. If you go to the website you will see how it works out. You order a movie when it comes which is usually within 2 days. You can add a bunch of movies to your account and they come to you as you return a movie. I mailed a movie back on Thursday morning and I received one today (Saturday). I have no problem with them and I think its a great system.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
9 Aug 09
it sure is. i mailed one monday and got another by wednesday! they have an office right close by
• United States
17 Jul 09
I used to have netflix, and I thought it was great..I joined the program that only cost me a little over 8.00 a week. That gave me a movie once a week. It makes is so much easier than rushing to return it to a video store before the deadline ends. You mail it out one day, and they get it the next...super fast. And when they mail a new one to you, you get it the next day. I only got rid of it, because my son moved out, and I wasn't watching movies as often as he did. But I would recommend it to everyone.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
18 Jul 09
ty. that gives me an idea to do a veiwpoint reveiw if it works out for me.
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
16 Jul 09
We did netflix a few years ago. In a way it is good. The turn around on the movies is pretty fast. And you can make a list of all the ones you want to see and they will send you ones off your list. The $10 a month probably would only get you one movie at a time. It is worth it if you watch the movie right away and send it back to get the next one. The only way it wouldn't be worth it is if you got your movies and kept them so long that you were paying more per month then what you were actually watching.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jul 09
thanks. yes i realise i'll have to figure if it would be worth it.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
16 Jul 09
I have an account on Blockbuster.com which is similar to Netflix, only you can upgrade the account so that you can exchange your movies in the store too, so that makes it better. I pay $20 a month and get 3 DVD's at a time, and 5 in store exchanges per month. There are a few movies which say there is a long wait, newer movies sometimes have a wait time just because of how many people want them, but if there's a movie I want to see bad enough I'll use one of my exchanges for it. I really like Blockbuster.com. I had a Netflix account once, but only for a few weeks. It seemed pretty good, but then I tried Blockbuster and I enjoy the fact that I can exchange movies in the store. Whenever I've had a customer service problem with them, they've e-mailed me a coupon for a free in store rental, so I like that too!
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jul 09
i really dont have a printer, so the coupons dont do me any good any more. i used to get coupons from blockbuster to print out but now have a laptop with no printer.
• United States
16 Jul 09
I know of a couple of people who subscribe to Netflix. They both really enjoy it from what they have said about it. It's so simple and they are really fast too! I think they actually have plans that are cheaper than 10 though, you might check into that!
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jul 09
thanks. now thats what i needed to hear.