Trade the Blockbuster for the Redbox

I don't know if I told a lot of people around me, but I stopped going to Blockbuster.  I boycotted them after they were trying to charge me 70 something bucks in late fees for two movies.  The whole thing is irritating because Blockbuster is not supposed to have late fees, but thats just a technicality, symantics, avoiding the little fine print - Franchise stores are different than Corporate stores.  Blockbuster franchisees can charge you all the late fees they want even though the company on TV advertises something different.  And guess what, the blockbuster thats 5 minutes from my house is a stupid franchise store.  I'd have to try all the way to Burlington to find a Corporate store - thats not convenient!  Whatever. 

So my girlfriend and I have been using REDBOX which I discovered in Denver through a friend, when I was cooped up in a hotel for three weeks during some work training.  Redbox is pretty awesome.  I was skeptical obviously at first because it was wierd to go rent movies from a machine but I figured if you get movies in the mail through one of those other scam companies, its worth it to at least try.  So we did.  It only costs a whole Dollar to rent one movie per day (plus tax).  So if you watch movies fairly quickly, like me, you can watch it for the night and return it the next morning or you can hold onto it and it will only charge you a dollar a day.  Eventually, you stop getting charged because the machine will just charge your credit card the cost of the movie which is like 15 bucks or something, at which point you own it.  Technically and hopefully, you will never ever get up to a late fee of something ridiculous like 70 dollars.  Its fair and simple.  Thats what I like about it.

You should try it.  Heather thought that they wouldn't have new releases, but I showed her that at our Redbox, they have new releases ever Tuesday and they have plenty of classics too.  I got her hooked.  Now I'm just trying to convince my brothers.  Last time we rented Tyson and Gifted Hands.  Let me know what you think ....