Rural living means less stress

[Jiro]

An extra day won't hurt anything. The movie rental is still a bargain at $2 dollars.

thus nullifying the purpose of "$1-A-Day" goal if that's what you were aiming for.

$2 may look like a bargain to you but I would never rent it and keep it for 2 days. I refuse. But for Redbox - you're contributing to its million dollars profit.

It's all about $$$ and every dollar counts. If you don't care - yea well oh well. We city slickers thank you for making us rich especially McDonald

 

[Foxrac]

I live in semi-rural and there is one Redbox at walmart, only 4 miles away from my home.

I don't use Redbox, Netflix so I just watch movies that got from internet.

 

[AlleyCat]

thus nullifying the purpose of "$1-A-Day" goal if that's what you were aiming for.

$2 may look like a bargain to you but I would never rent it and keep it for 2 days. I refuse. But for Redbox - you're contributing to its million dollars profit.

It's all about $$$ and every dollar counts. If you don't care - yea well oh well. We city slickers thank you for making us rich especially McDonald

Yeah, and ALL of this stemmed from his original post:

"Just pop in that $1 Red Box DVD movies for the night complete with surround sound speakers around the room.

It's not exactly a $1 movie anymore, is it, according to the last few posts?

 

[AlleyCat]

I rather to pay the 1 or 2 dollars extra than waste my gas (which is more expensive) to drive to town. I rather wait til I am in town or on my way back from work when the weekend is over.

As I stated. I usually do not rent movies for the weekend. If I rent it I pick it up after school/work and drop it off on the way back the next day.

It does not bother me, and does not nullify anything. City Slickers are just used to having things right around the corner and readily waiting for them.

The anxiety is showing that if you guys keep a movie for an extra day makes it late. Which in reality it doesn't.

Doesn't make it late at all. You're right! BUT, the longer you keep it, you are spending MORE MONEY, correct? It's no longer a dollar anymore. So late fees, schmate fees, doesn't matter, right? It's still more money.

 

[Jiro]

Yeah, and ALL of this stemmed from his original post:

It's not exactly a $1 movie anymore, is it, according to the last few posts?

right - it's more like $2 now for him.

and also - I was specifically curious on how long it would take him to drive to get a Redbox dvd because I'm curious about rural area. For me - only 5 min to drive to nearest Redbox machine.

 

[KristinaB]

right and also - I was specifically curious on how long it would take him to drive to get a Redbox dvd because I'm curious about rural area.

For me - only 5 min to drive to nearest Redbox machine.

Same here, but I've never done it.

 

[Foxrac]

right - it's more like $2 now for him.

and also - I was specifically curious on how long it would take him to drive to get a Redbox dvd because I'm curious about rural area. For me - only 5 min to drive to nearest Redbox machine.

It could be 15 to 30 minutes per one way, that my guess.

 

[kokonut]

Yeah, and ALL of this stemmed from his original post:

It's not exactly a $1 movie anymore, is it, according to the last few posts?

Still it's $1 and still a bargain for a family of 5 watching two movies (sometimes 3) each weekend that I do. I don't need to price in my TV, DVD and Speakers since they were already bought and paid for 6+ years ago. Each year that it goes by I get a bigger bang for the buck for my entertainment center.

Each year we watch anywhere from 80 to 120 movies a year (6 to 8 movies on average each month or about two DVD movies each weekend for family nights). That's an additional $80 to $120 bucks per year. And the nearest store to get the DVDs is so close I don't even bother adding in the gas cost. So, let's compare and contrast with going to a movie theater for a family of 5...like mine.

Going to a movie theater on tickets alone (at $8 bucks per person - avg) for a family of five would have cost me about $3800 dollars a year (80 films - 6 movies a month) to $4800 (120 films - 10 movies a month) each year if we wanted to watch all those same movies in a movie theater as we would with new DVD movies each weekend at home. If I buy candies, drinks and popcorn each time we go to the movie theater (about another $30 to $40 per movie) will almost double the amount going up to $6000 to $9000 a year altogether. Even if we conservatively watch only 3 movies each month at a movie theater it'll still set me back at $1500 plus another $1200 or so for snacks (if we wanted to) to the tune of $2700 a year vs about $150 a year for movie rentals ($1 * 3 DVDS/month * 12months) and family snacks. I don't think you can compete $150 with anywhere from $1500 up to $9000 a year on tickets alone or combined with snacks. A bargain is still a bargain for a family of 5 with the $1 DVD movies. And we've been using RedBox for 4 years. So, we've spent some $300 to $400 dollars altogether. Loads better than spending $15,000 to $19,000 (8 movies a month) over a 4 year period on movie tickets alone.

So, yeah, having a surround sound stereo, TV and DVD are still massively cheap considering the alternative of going to a movie theater regularly each year. You pay for it only once. It still quite cheap even if you turn in your DVD movie one day late. I still see it as $1 deal when you compare the alternatives.

 

[Jiro]

Still it's $1 and still a bargain for a family of 5 watching two movies (sometimes 3) each weekend that I do. I don't need to price in my TV, DVD and Speakers since they were already bought and paid for 6+ years ago. Each year that it goes by I get a bigger bang for the buck for my entertainment center.

Each year we watch anywhere from 80 to 120 movies a year (6 to 8 movies on average each month or about two DVD movies each weekend for family nights). That's an additional $80 to $120 bucks per year. And the nearest store to get the DVDs is so close I don't even bother adding in the gas cost. So, let's compare and contrast with going to a movie theater for a family of 5...like mine.

Going to a movie theater on tickets alone (at $8 bucks per person - avg) for a family of five would have cost me about $3800 dollars a year (80 films - 6 movies a month) to $4800 (120 films - 10 movies a month) each year if we wanted to watch all those same movies in a movie theater as we would with new DVD movies each weekend at home. If I buy candies, drinks and popcorn each time we go to the movie theater (about another $30 to $40 per movie) will almost double the amount going up to $6000 to $9000 a year altogether. Even if we conservatively watch only 3 movies each month at a movie theater it'll still set me back at $1500 plus another $1200 or so for snacks (if we wanted to) to the tune of $2700 a year vs about $150 a year for movie rentals ($1 * 3 DVDS/month * 12months) and family snacks. I don't think you can compete $150 with anywhere from $1500 up to $9000 a year on tickets alone or combined with snacks. A bargain is still a bargain for a family of 5 with the $1 DVD movies. And we've been using RedBox for 4 years. So, we've spent some $300 to $400 dollars altogether. Loads better than spending $15,000 to $19,000 (8 movies a month) over a 4 year period on movie tickets alone.

So, yeah, having a surround sound stereo, TV and DVD are still massively cheap considering the alternative of going to a movie theater regularly each year. You pay for it only once. It still quite cheap even if you turn in your DVD movie one day late. I still see it as $1 deal when you compare the alternatives.

whoa calm down. No one is asking you about the cost of your movie theater toys and it's a common knowledge that movie theater is a rip off.

So the nearest Redbox is that close like 10 min? I guess you don't live in a rural area like netrox after all then... It sounds like you're a city slicker like rest of us

 

[AlleyCat]

whoa calm down. No one is asking you about the cost of your movie theater toys and it's a common knowledge that movie theater is a rip off.

So the nearest Redbox is that close like 10 min? I guess you don't live in a rural area like netrox after all then... It sounds like you're a city slicker like rest of us

Agreed. And neither you nor I were the ones to say it was $1.

 

[shel90]

Red box movies are $1.00 a day. No late fees. If you keep it for more than 30 days then you are charged 30 bucks and get to keep the movie.

But you are charged another dollar each day that you dont return it.

 

[shel90]

right - it's more like $2 now for him.

and also - I was specifically curious on how long it would take him to drive to get a Redbox dvd because I'm curious about rural area. For me - only 5 min to drive to nearest Redbox machine.

For me a 5 min walk to the nearest Redbox machine!!!!

 

[Jiro]

But you are charged another dollar each day that you dont return it.

well about redbox - there's TECHNICALLY no late fee but it has a time limit.

Will I be charged if I don't return a rental?
For each day you keep a rental, you'll be charged the nightly fee + tax. You have the maximum rental period listed at the kiosk to return the movie before you'll be charged the maximum charge ($25 + tax for standard DVDs and $34.50 + tax for Blu-ray™ Discs), and the movie is yours to keep.

How long is the rental period?
Your rental period ends at 9:00 p.m. the day after you rent. Want to hold onto your disc for longer? No problem. For each additional night you keep it, you’ll be charged for another rental period + tax. If you hold onto your disc for 25 days, you'll be charged a one-time fee ($25 + tax for DVDs, $34.50 + tax for Blu-ray™ Discs and $60 + tax for video games) and the disc is yours to keep.

 

[Jiro]

Still it's $1 and still a bargain for a family of 5 watching two movies (sometimes 3) each weekend that I do. I don't need to price in my TV, DVD and Speakers since they were already bought and paid for 6+ years ago. Each year that it goes by I get a bigger bang for the buck for my entertainment center.

Each year we watch anywhere from 80 to 120 movies a year (6 to 8 movies on average each month or about two DVD movies each weekend for family nights). That's an additional $80 to $120 bucks per year. And the nearest store to get the DVDs is so close I don't even bother adding in the gas cost. So, let's compare and contrast with going to a movie theater for a family of 5...like mine.

I just realized something...

80-120 DVDs a year. So that's between $80-240 a year since you believe $2 is a bargain.

Netflix is $7.99/month UNLIMITED (or $8) which is $96 a year. $2 extra is optional if you want DVD so I'm assuming you prefer DVD which will be $9.99 a month (or $10) which is $120 a year.

Since you think $2 is a bargain... you're better off subscribing to Netflix because the cost will still remain the same as 120 movies a year. You can suspend or revise your membership at anytime.

 

[shel90]

well about redbox - there's TECHNICALLY no late fee but it has a time limit.

Well, one time I forgot that I had a movie form them for a week so I had to pay 7 DOLLARSSSSS!

 

[kokonut]

Well, one time I forgot that I had a movie form them for a week so I had to pay 7 DOLLARSSSSS!

That's correct.

What happens if I return a movie after 9:00 p.m.?
Your movies are due back at any redbox kiosk at 9:00 p.m. the day after you rent them. For each additional night you keep them, you'll be charged for an extra night's rental plus any applicable tax.

Under "Returning and Issues" - https://redbox.custhelp.com/app/answers/cat/c/2/session/L3RpbWUvMTMwOTIzNTk1MS9zaWQvbGlOWXJDeGs=

 

[somedeafdudefromPNW]

Rural won't be rural anymore once the homesteading hippies are done with their migrations.

 

[kokonut]

Where I go looks pretty darned rural to me.

 

[Jiro]

Where I go looks pretty darned rural to me.

it ain't rural if Redbox is that close to you

 

[posts from hell]

it ain't rural if Redbox is that close to you

That's why I am laughing here.

And at the failure of knowing the definition of rural.

This town - Estes Park, Colorado

is a rural town.