Netflix screws me over.

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Jan 262006
 

Netflix, I live in Boston, Massachusetts. So why does my return envelope say “Closest Return Location” and yet bear an Oregon address? I call foul!

Yes, Netflix, it’s been a rough few months for us. First the mail carrier started stuffing your envelopes into my mail slot, cracking eight or ten discs in a two month period. And the turnaround time on my movies seemed to inch up, such that while I used to be able to send in a movie on Monday and receive a new one on Wednesday it’s now Monday/Thursday (and sometimes even Monday/Friday, probably because of this Oregon scam). What’s the deal, Netflix? My money’s not good enough for you?

You’re just lucky you’re still more convenient than leaving my apartment.

For more info on Netflix and the movie rental market in general, check out Hacking Netflix.

 Posted by JHW at 9:16 am
  • britt harter

    hey, you could have canflix which is what I have up here. My nearest drop center is in alberta. and they have so few copies of the movies, I have to wait until someone else returns it to watch most things.

  • http://laustintexas.blogspot.com Fletch

    It could be worse. Your girlfriend could leave town for a few days, and while she is away remove the movies that you wanted to see from the top of the queue without telling you, leaving you without any trashy movies that you can watch while you revel in the fleeting moments of your bachelorhood.

  • Dan

    I once got a return envelope marked for Hawaii. I think this happens when movies are sent from another distribution center, which often happens when you watch some of the more obscure crap that they probably carry few copies of nationwide. This can often be the cause of delays, which in my experience the system predicts (the Hawaii movie came on the day the email stated, which was two or three days after it was mailed).

    Good news is, often the post office doesn’t even look at the address on the Netflix envelopes and just sends it along with the pack going to the local distribution center, which means next day service. Lazy government workers have their advantages.

   
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