RKMBs Forums .::Robegories::. Media Blockbusted

The thing that kills Blockbuster is their own poor decisions. It used to be that you could rent a library DVD for $1.99. Then they upped it a dollar. New releases were a dollar more. Now, all films are $3.99, but if you buy into their rewards plan, you can get free library films. I have the rewards plan. I bought into it because I can get 12 movies for a buck each just by using the free movie each month. But I can only get library DVDs. The problem for me is that I've seen just about everything I want to see in the "free" section. Blockbuster leaves movies on the new release shelf for almost a year sometimes. So, even if I want to take advantage of my ability to rent a free library film on Monday-Wednesday if I pay for a rental, there is nothing for me to rent. The other problem is that suck at replacing older films, and they frequently lose movies. I've been waiting forever to see Miracle. It finally hit the library shelves, but the DVD is missing. So I wait, hoping that they finally replace it. I bet they have some for sale, but they don't have a DVD for rent. There are all these TV shows coming out. People want to see them. Many people, who have never seen them, would like to rent them. Blockbuster doesn't take advantage of the customers. I can think of lots of series that have hit DVD that I would like to rent. Netflix has them. Blockbuster doesn't. For Blockbuster to survive, maybe it needs to have an instore order program. I don't want to have to deal paying for the internet service. However, if I could go the store, or maybe order a DVD online for rent, then the store could have it shipped from the main base or whatever. That way, risk rentals that only pay for online rental would be available for instore rental, without needed the shelf space. But Blockbuster wouldn't think of something so simple, so they will got out of business. Over here, they can't compete with Family Video.