In this new age of modern technology, many changes have been made. Shopping for clothes and ordering food are now done online, phone calls have been replaced with text messages and job interviews are done via video chat. Why should watching a movie be any different?
With resources like Netflix, On Demand and Redbox, people rarely go to Blockbuster’s or video stores to rent videos anymore.
“I don’t have to worry about what day I have to turn it in and how I’m going to get there. Netflix is just easier, especially in college because all I have to do is put it in the mailbox,” Janel Leader, sophomore criminology major, said.
It has been reported by MarketWatch that money from in-store rentals went down 13 percent from last year.
“Sales are up because it’s the last store in the area. In general, sales have fallen but blockbuster is doing a lot to stay on top,” manager of Blockbuster in Paoli said.
With Netflix, you can order movies through the mail, online and get them streamed from Netflix.com to your television or streamed through your phone.
“I don’t have to leave my house and get a movie. I just order online and watch it,” Victoria Nowak, freshman psychology major, said.
In Blockbuster’s efforts to overcome the competition, they have created Blockbuster online.
“Blockbuster used to be the No.1 movie rental but now Netflix owns 80 percent market share for online, so they had to change their method of selling,” manager of blockbuster, said.
With Blockbuster online, you can order movies and games and there are no extra surcharges for Blu-ray disks. They have also matched Netflix prices and methods of exchanging movies. Netflix is $8.99 per month. It allows people to rent one movie at a time and exchange it as often as they would like.
Blockbuster offers an online plan to rent movies for $1.99 each time. Blockbuster also has an On Demand tab on their website.
“I would order movies from Blockbuster using On Demand but I never knew about it. So I order movies from Netflix because it is easy,” Missy Miller, freshman, special education major, said.
This tab allows consumers to rent and watch movies immediately on TV, cell phone or TiVo Box. On Demand is accessible for consumers because they can order a movie with the click of a button. It is $5 to rent a movie for 24 hours, while Blockbuster On Demand is $3 or more to download a rental.
According to Netflix, they offer about 65,000 varieties of movies and TV shows, while Blockbuster offers 60,000. Netflix offers eight plans, which includes renting eight movies at a time for $47.99. Blockbuster offers four plans, which includes movies for $23.99.
Although Blockbuster has made these changes to modernize the renting of movies, people still choose Netflix over Blockbuster. A lot of people are not informed about the online movie renting Blockbuster offers.
Blockbuster is doing a lot to change their image but it is proving to be a problem to get customers back from Netflix.
In this new age of modern technology, many changes have been made. Shopping for clothes and ordering food are now done online, phone calls have been replaced with text messages and job interviews are done via video chat. Why should watching a movie be any different?With resources like Netflix, On Demand and Redbox, people rarely go to Blockbuster’s or video stores to rent videos anymore.“I don’t have to worry about what day I have to turn it in and how I’m going to get there. Netflix is just easier, especially in college because all I have to do is put it in the mailbox,” Janel Leader, sophomore criminology major, said.It has been reported by MarketWatch that money from in-store rentals went down 13 percent from last year. “Sales are up because it’s the last store in the area. In general, sales have fallen but blockbuster is doing a lot to stay on top,” manager of Blockbuster in Paoli said.With Netflix, you can order movies through the mail, online and get them streamed from Netflix.com to your television or streamed through your phone.“I don’t have to leave my house and get a movie. I just order online and watch it,” Victoria Nowak, freshman psychology major, said.In Blockbuster’s efforts to overcome the competition, they have created Blockbuster online.“Blockbuster used to be the No.1 movie rental but now Netflix owns 80 percent market share for online, so they had to change their method of selling,” manager of blockbuster, said.With Blockbuster online, you can order movies and games and there are no extra surcharges for Blu-ray disks. They have also matched Netflix prices and methods of exchanging movies. Netflix is $8.99 per month. It allows people to rent one movie at a time and exchange it as often as they would like.Blockbuster offers an online plan to rent movies for $1.99 each time. Blockbuster also has an On Demand tab on their website.“I would order movies from Blockbuster using On Demand but I never knew about it. So I order movies from Netflix because it is easy,” Missy Miller, freshman, special education major, said. This tab allows consumers to rent and watch movies immediately on TV, cell phone or TiVo Box. On Demand is accessible for consumers because they can order a movie with the click of a button. It is $5 to rent a movie for 24 hours, while Blockbuster On Demand is $3 or more to download a rental.According to Netflix, they offer about 65,000 varieties of movies and TV shows, while Blockbuster offers 60,000. Netflix offers eight plans, which includes renting eight movies at a time for $47.99. Blockbuster offers four plans, which includes movies for $23.99.Although Blockbuster has made these changes to modernize the renting of movies, people still choose Netflix over Blockbuster. A lot of people are not informed about the online movie renting Blockbuster offers.Blockbuster is doing a lot to change their image but it is proving to be a problem to get customers back from Netflix
love soo true
this is nicole dele and i agree with ms. Mims this is soo true and nexflic is such a eaiser way to rent movies. i kind of feel bad for blockbuster thats what my genration grew up on hollywood movies rentals or blockbuster movie rentals. the world is change every day!!