I love netflix. They have other options as well, less movies out = less
money. details at their site. you can even opt for 5 or 6 discs at a
time (helpful since we're currently embroiled in day 2 of 24)

Also, consider this. We have it set up so that we share netflix with our
neighbors; we made an agreement at the beginning that basically said,
start filling the queue, don't change the order unless you ask first.
then when the movies come, we share them out. $10 a month. less if we
bring in our other neighbors (who are currently on a 6 month free
trial). defintately worth the money.

By comparison: Hollywood Video: ~$4 for five days, late fee is assessed
at the same rate, so if you're late you might as well keep it for
another five days...Games are different tho' ~$6 for for five days, but
late fees are assessed daily so basically a buck a day for every day over.

will

Josh Remus wrote:

> 1. Movies cost more to rent here than $2 each.  There are also
> considerations of late fees to consider.  Unless you're a slave to making
> sure you get to the video store on-time each time.
> 2. Games are WAY more than $2 each to rent here.  I think it's normally
> $5.99 for 5 days, but still.  Late fees still may apply.
>
> So based on #2, I'd have to play through 4 games a month to get my money's
> worth.  That's not so bad, and that's not even considering the late fees,
> the trouble that may be entailed by going to the video store.
>
> I drop my netflix stuff in my mailbox on the way out the door to work.  No
> problem.
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 1:05 PM
>   To: CF-Community
>   Subject: Re: NetFlix but for games
>
>   For me, neither is worth the money, but the game one even less so.
> And to
>   me, subscriptions fees are a form of voluntary slavery.
>
>   It costs me $2/movie at the rental store. That means I need to rent a
>   minimum of 10 movies a month to just break even (provided I don't get
>   assessed late fees which I don't because I don't rent from Blockbuster.)
>   That's a minimum. So now because of a subscription fee, I have to
> schedule
>   my evenings around optimizing my 10 movies a month minimum. Yeah, that
>   sounds cool. And I generally spend a bit more than 2 hours playing a
> game,
>   so I have no idea how I would complete 10 games a month.
>
>   And god forbid I get busy and don't feel like watching a movie or
> playing
> a
>   game. If a month goes by and I only feel like watching 1 movie, that
> movie
>   has just cost me more than it would have cost me more than it would have
>   cost to go buy the damn thing and watch it whenever I feel like.
>
>   Bah.
>
>   I'm a scrooge with my money. I'm allergic to debt and despise
> subscription
>   fees.
>
>   -Kevin
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Josh Remus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>   To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>   Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 11:37 AM
>   Subject: RE: NetFlix but for games
>
>   > http://www.gamefly.com/
>   >
>   > I looked at this too, just can't decide yet if it's worth the
> money like
>   > Netflix is.
>   >   -----Original Message-----
>   >   From: Dan Phillips (CFXHosting.com)
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   >   Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 12:31 PM
>   >   To: CF-Community
>   >   Subject: NetFlix but for games
>   >
>   >
>   >   I saw a commercial on TechTV the other night for a service like
> NetFlix
>   >   but they rent consoule games. Anyone heard of them? I can't remember
> the
>   >   name of the company.
>   >
>   >   Dan Phillips
>   >   www.CFXHosting.com
>   >   1-866-239-4678
>   >   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   >
>   >
>   >
>
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