I’ve been a longtime subscriber to the dvd rental service Netflix. Netflix is online rental service that distributes rentals through the mail. Recently “Inglourious Basterds” has been sitting on top of my Netflix queue and listed as “a very long wait” as the DVD recently came out December 15th of 2009. My girlfriend suggested I try renting the DVD from Redbox.
Redbox is dvd rental service that operates self-service kiosks at locations such as supermarkets, retail stores and fast food restaurants. You can reserve movie online and pick them up or choose your movie using the kiosk’s touch screen. The rental rate is $1 per day plus sales tax. Lucky for me, new releases are one of Redbox’s strong points so finding the movie at a nearby supermarket wasn’t difficult.
Redbox is convenient for those that frequent locations that have these kiosks or pass by one on their normal routes. It’s also extra convenient for those that want to impulsively rent movies any time of the day. Note that you can return your rentals to any other redbox machine. The ability browse and reserve movies online is one of redbox’s best features.
On the flipside I won’t be leaving Netflix anytime soon because Netflix does have more in depth selection. Also renting and returning movies a to redbox kiosk isn’t exactly convenient for me. I will definitely use redbox in the future whenever I need a movie quickly. The #1 competitor that redbox will really be hurting is the traditional movie rental chain Blockbuster.
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