FU, Netflix
I was all ready to blame the new mail boy for screwing me over on my Netflix movies. Whereas before, I mailed the discs and get the new ones with only a one day lag, now Netflix is routinely throwing an extra day’s lag in there. I’ve mentioned this shifty behavior before, but I wasn’t sure of the culprit.
Well, it’s Netflix. Why? Because apparently, “unlimited” does not actually mean unlimited.
A large majority of our subscribers rent between 2-11 movies per month. The number of DVDs that you rent will vary based on a number of factors (See “Allocation, Delivery and Return of Rented DVDs” below). We provide a number of different subscription plans to accommodate a variety of movie watching preferences. Click on the “Your Account” link, located at the top of the pages of the Netflix Web site and see “View Membership Terms” for details on the various plans we offer. In our unlimited plans, we do not establish a monthly limit on the number of DVDs you can rent, however, the actual number of DVDs you rent in any month will vary based on a number of factors (See “Allocation, Delivery and Return of Rented DVDs” below).
There was even a lawsuit over this recently. You can still hold a DVD for an “unlimited” time – that part is still true, but your throughput is artificially limited by Netflix.
After the first set and using a basic 3-disc account, you could theoretically receive 24 movies in a 4-week period. This was my plan, or at least 20, since I figured I’d miss a Sat or two; after all, I’m a movie buff and I don’t subscribe to cable. Now, with this artificial extra day’s delay, they’re pretty much just flipping me the bird here. It’s a cheesy move on their part, and if they weren’t still providing me with decent value I’d cancel here and now. Do your jobs like an upstanding corporate citizen, bitches. Gimme mah movies!