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Blockbuster Offers Free Rentals to Netflix Customers

James Joyner · Wednesday, December 6, 2006 · 3 comments

Blockbuster is offering a new promotion whereby “Netflix members can turn in the tear-off flaps from any red Netflix envelopes for free rentals at any Blockbuster store. The promotion is set to run through December 21.”

I’m inclined to agree with Nexflix’ spokesman: “The very reason for online DVD rental is that you don’t have to go to the store.” The only way this would be of interest to me (and, yes, we’re Netflix customers) would be if we had mailed back all our selections and we had nothing else to do over a weekend.

FILED UNDER: Economics and Business, DVD, Netflix

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James Joyner is Professor and Department Head of Security Studies at Marine Corps University's Command and Staff College. He's a former Army officer and Desert Storm veteran. Views expressed here are his own. Follow James on Twitter @DrJJoyner.

Comments

DC Loser says:

Wednesday, 6 December 2006 at 09:26

Problem with Blockbuster was they never had what I wanted to watch. I always get what I want to watch on Netflix.
Anderson says:

Wednesday, 6 December 2006 at 11:05

Can we use them to pay off the late fee balance that sent us to Netflix in the first place?
Steve Verdon says:

Wednesday, 6 December 2006 at 12:35

…if we had mailed back all our selections and we had nothing else to do over a weekend.

Which is the only reason you’ll find me in a Blockbuster/Hollywood Video.

Anderson,

Yeah, now that might actually get my attention.