I don’t know why I’m really bitching about this since we don’t have a Blockbuster in our town, but I guess it just pissed me off. I’ve been watching the stupid commercial every time it comes on and it pisses me off. Ok, first off people, get this through your head. The no more late fees thing only applies if you are going to keep the movie for another day or two. If you keep the movie for an extra week then you buy the movie. Although it doesn’t say so on the site, I can guarantee you that you won’t be paying the going rate at Wal Mart or Best Buy. You will be paying the $29.99 MSRP rate. Then if you decide to bring it back after all of this within 30 days, they will give you your money back from your purchase but will charge a restocking fee. Well that’s great, as long as it’s not a late fee.
Now I’ve worked in a store with video for a long time and I’ve rented videos for a long time and I have one question. Why the hell do you people need more than two days to watch five hours worth of movies? It usually is nothing more than pure laziness on your parts that you can’t return the movies on time. Then when you go to rent something new and we remind you that you have an “Extended Rental” on your account, you go ballistic. You get all demanding and want to know which movie it was and of course you swear you brought that one back on time. Yeah, let’s see here, it was due back the 10th and you brought it back on the 15th. Yeah, nice try asshole.
So the whole point is shame on you Blockbuster for launching this misleading campaign making these idiot customers of yours think that you are really trying to do something to benefit them. I mean come on, seriously. A grace period on a video rental?
Well, with any luck my new monitor should be here tomorrow. Should being the operative word here. It is only 50 miles away from here and for whatever reason it wasn’t delivered today. My hope is that when I get home tomorrow after work that it is sitting here. Of course I’m so used to disappointment with this thing I wouldn’t doubt it doesn’t show up until Monday.