The Netflix Vs Blockbuster thing
So, I cancelled my Blockbuster account.
Why you ask? Well, hands down Blockbuster won the shipping game. In the short time I used them, I got double the amount of DVDs. But here is where Netflix shines - selection.
The story is rather amusing to my wife. It goes like this: I get all stoned and start looking to add more Trailer Park Boys episodes. One might say I got a little obsessed. My desktop image, searches, everything were Trailer Park Boys for about 24hrs. In my defense, I hadn't slept but a few hours. An affliction I suffer from quite frequently. I couldn't figure out why Amazon had a TPB movie, a christmas special and a whole season (5) that Netflix didn't offer. So I searched Blockbuster and found that not only did they not have season 5, but they didn't even have TPB!!! I abruptly cancelled my subscription.
I have heard, in their defense it was many years ago, that Blockbuster was some sort of weird religious cult thing and that they only carried approved movies or whatever. Well, not carrying TPB is a sin in my book and I smite them with what little power I had over them, my dollars.
And thus ends this episode.
Why you ask? Well, hands down Blockbuster won the shipping game. In the short time I used them, I got double the amount of DVDs. But here is where Netflix shines - selection.
The story is rather amusing to my wife. It goes like this: I get all stoned and start looking to add more Trailer Park Boys episodes. One might say I got a little obsessed. My desktop image, searches, everything were Trailer Park Boys for about 24hrs. In my defense, I hadn't slept but a few hours. An affliction I suffer from quite frequently. I couldn't figure out why Amazon had a TPB movie, a christmas special and a whole season (5) that Netflix didn't offer. So I searched Blockbuster and found that not only did they not have season 5, but they didn't even have TPB!!! I abruptly cancelled my subscription.
I have heard, in their defense it was many years ago, that Blockbuster was some sort of weird religious cult thing and that they only carried approved movies or whatever. Well, not carrying TPB is a sin in my book and I smite them with what little power I had over them, my dollars.
And thus ends this episode.
