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I'd love to know where else you're going to find unlimited DVDs & streaming for under $16

Posted by Guy (aka lostatlimbo) Jul 13 '11, 18:27

Netflix's problem is that they were giving away too much for too long and now people are accustomed to it and not realizing what value they had to begin with

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You could Hulu+ and Redbox 8 movies/month. - psilotum Jul 13, 18:32 1
- i will never pay for something that will still cram ads all over their content. -- nm - colin Jul 13, 18:45
The library? - the liioulu with Jul 13, 18:31 2
- Bastards don't have Breaking Bad -- nm - ty97 Jul 13, 18:31 1
  - Chicago's a little beind on that. - the liioulu with Jul 13, 18:34
Well...at Netflix, until September, that's where. How many places do you know of that can raise their prices by 50% and not have people bitching? nm -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:30 43
- 50% is such an asinine figure for this discussion. Its $6!!!! -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:36 28
  - You may be different, but every dollar I spend matters to me, Guy. - kelly Jul 13, 18:40 6
    - Like Colin said, if that is your situation, maybe Netflix wasn't a good choice to begin with -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:42 5
      - If you're wondering if your replies are getting worse and worse, the answer is yes. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:45
      - if *what* is my situation, exactly? - kelly Jul 13, 18:44
      - how obnoxious. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 18:44 2
        
        Why? Luxuries are the first thing to go in a tight financial situation -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:45 1
        
        your judging is obnoxious in and of itself, but add in that - b. Jul 13, 18:50
  - What if you went to a theater and the ticket cost $10. You go tomorrow and the same movie at the same time is $16. - JaxSean Jul 13, 18:40 2
    - He would be fine with that, because Guy isn't the type to complain about things. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:41
    - I would say, Thank you sir give me another -- nm - Guy si. Ralph Nader supporter? Really? Jul 13, 18:41
  - If starbucks raises prices 50% there would be outcry there too -- nm - Bacon Jul 13, 18:38 4
    - Yes, but they are already way overpriced. - Guy Jul 13, 18:41 2
      - To YOU. To my wife, Starbuck's is perfectly priced. But if her coffee went from $1.60/day to $2.40/day...she may not think so. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:43 1
        
        Not to me - compared to alternatives -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:44
    - Or McDonald's or Target or *insert ANY business here* -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:39
  - No, it's $6/mo ongoing. 50% is perfectly cromulent in that context. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:37
  - I pay $10/month right now. They want to make it $15/month. Is that NOT a 50% rate increase? -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:36 11
    - If I pay $1 for a hot dog and the vendor raises it to $1.50, that is also a 50% increase, but its also $.50. - Guy Jul 13, 18:38 10
      - the percentage is a way of comparing it to any other rate increase. if the hot dog all of a sudden cost you $7, you wouldn't be saying "it's only six - dogbert Jul 13, 18:46
      - And $6 is 12 times as much as $0.50. All of which sidesteps the point that 50% is a large percentage increase. - David Jul 13, 18:40
      - You are such a sucker!!! Anyone getting a 50% pay raise this year? -- nm - Bacon Jul 13, 18:40 4
        
        Ummm ... Not quite that much. But getting there. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:41
        
        Hell anyone getting a 5% pay increase this year? -- nm - Bacon Jul 13, 18:40 2
        
        1.8% for me, thankyouverymuch. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:41 1
        
        Then you can afford to pay us more. -- nm - Guyflix Jul 13, 18:46
      - And if you're on a budget, it could be enough to red-flag it for removal. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:40 2
        
        Like I said...I already cancelled the DVD portion. So, Netflix is down $2/month from me. Woo hoo!!!! -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:40 1
        
        I cancelled my Zip.ca almost a year ago ... And I don't use Netflix Canada. Don't have time to waste money on that. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:42
- but they've been giving it away, jim! -- nm - b. Jul 13, 18:31 6
  - Haven't they, though? - Guy Jul 13, 18:34 5
    - it might have come across better if they'd waited until their next earnings report to make the changes. they said part of the increase is because of - b. Jul 13, 18:42 1
      - There's already some information on this. Their Starz contract alone will increase over 1000% percent - Guy Jul 13, 18:44
    - No one is saying that Netflix hasn't been a great value. We're objecting to a 50% price increase. I can't even imagine what people would do if - Jim Jul 13, 18:36 2
      - 50% increase on a $100 cable bill is vastly different than a 50% increase on a $10 netflix bill -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:36 1
        
        But you get SO much more from cable? Look at all the channels you get there? They're practically giving away ESPN. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:38
- Or, even more troubling, have people blindly defend them for doing so. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:31 6
  - Exactly...it's one thing to say "it's worth it TO ME"...another altogether to defend it. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:32 5
    - eh, a private business providing a non-essential service should be free to charge whatever they like. -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 18:37 4
      - Of course...and their customers should be free to bitch, moan, complain and cancel their service. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:37 3
        
        it's the moaning I don't get. cancelling may get them to change. moaning won't. -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 18:41
        
        Or cut their subscriptions which is what several people here have said they did. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:41
        
        Agreed. But I'm free to laugh at them and wait until they realize its still the best deal around -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:39
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- Yep. I already cancelled our DVDs. We've had Netflix for like 5 months...we've gotten exactly 0 DVDs. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:31 1
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spoken like a true capitalist . . . what, wha? -- nm - moles Jul 13, 18:28 8
- This is what ST/TT has never seemed to understand - I don't have a default opinion, I look at each situation independently -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:30 7
  - You don' t have Redbox? In this (small) town, you can't sling a dead cat without hitting one. -- nm - Trish Jul 13, 18:34
  - quiet, pinko! -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 18:32
  - "What does ST think?" "Okay, do opposite" -- nm - ty97 Jul 13, 18:31 4
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      - No, the Vermin Theory involves dropping the opposing bombshell and then ducking out. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:45
      - Or as I call it, "playing pseudo-devil's-advocate to further one's own agenda" --nm - Trish Jul 13, 18:42
    - heh -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:33

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