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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 11:58 AM Original message |
Wal-Mart, Netflix in DVD alliance |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. I just cancelled our netflix.com subscription |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. When you cancelled did you tell the Netflix rep |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:17 PM Response to Reply #39 |
70. I left nasty messages for their PR flacks explaining in no uncertain terms |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:24 PM Response to Reply #39 |
72. You bet I did........... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. Shit! I love my netflix! |
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mhr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Stop Watching? |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Nah! Not an |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. blockbuster has a mail rental system |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
37. Blockbuster's hands are hardly clean, either |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
30. Options |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
55. Thanks! |
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Protagoras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 01:32 AM Response to Reply #30 |
84. Blockbuster is terrible |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
58. me too.... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:18 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Yeah, I'm not jumping |
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warrens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 01:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
86. Wal-Mart coughed up its customer list |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. Can you cancel online? I don't want to |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. You can cancel online. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. Was Netflix recently sold? |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
8. noooooooooooo! i cancelled cable and just upped my netflix! |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. blockbuster...they suck but i don't think they are very political nt |
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luxpara (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. they are - big rethugs!! |
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getmeouttahere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:45 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. how about tower records.... |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
68. Alternative: Hollywood Vide / Movie Gallery |
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Protagoras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 01:35 AM Response to Reply #21 |
85. Blockbuster rating at Buyblue link |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Netflix is very political-big DEMOCRATIC contributors |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:28 PM Response to Reply #26 |
44. That's so cool to know.. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
57. Could I ask you how you gleaned |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:26 PM Response to Reply #57 |
73. Go to the Economic Activism and Progressive living group |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:41 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. Thank you so much, |
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Carolab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 04:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
80. Definitely NOT Comcast. |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
32. Can I have it? |
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raggedcompany (399 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. When I get home tonight I will cancel Netflix and send them a letter so |
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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. I just cancelled my net flixs. |
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prozacnation (367 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
11. Make sure you tell them why you are leaving |
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Plaid Adder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
12. SHIT! Netflix is crucial to my quality of life |
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Willy Lee (925 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
13. I am NOT cancelling my NetFlix! |
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raggedcompany (399 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. So you'll oppose evil (in this case Walmart) only when it's convenient? |
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Willy Lee (925 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Hey- I am not renting movies from Wal Mart. |
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raggedcompany (399 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Fair enough. Re: "Net Flix is still a blue company as far as I can tell." |
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Willy Lee (925 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Yeah, even steven, it all works out in the end. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
50. It's kind of like boycotting ANY company that does business with Wal-Mart |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:03 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Not really. Ben & Jery's didn't agree to promote Wal Mart on all of |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:12 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Which we're perfectly free to ignore |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:48 PM Response to Reply #56 |
67. Yes, but other people might not ignore it. By giving them that much more |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. I'm with you. I refuse to cancel my NetFlix. |
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luxpara (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
14. Shit - now I need to cancel... |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Amazon may be starting online movie rental services |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
18. I have no problem with this. |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
33. give them time |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
19. Hah! I now know why I own 1000's of DVDs at home... |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
22. Don't cancel. Give them your money, some of which goes to the Democrats |
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Frances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Agree |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
25. Glad I went with Blockbuster. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
34. Damn. You guys are really weird. Shoot yourselves in the other foot. |
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luxpara (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:53 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. maybe that's the case, maybe not |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. If Netflix changes business practices, I might have second thoughts.... |
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getmeouttahere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:13 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. maybe so, but there are always alternatives.... |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
66. Wha? Moore's DVDs are available on Netflix... n/t |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:49 PM Response to Reply #66 |
78. I know that! |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:56 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. A thousand pardons... |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
48. I think Wal-Martitis is blinding some common sense... |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
36. DVDOvernight.com - no subscription fees |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 12:56 AM Response to Reply #36 |
82. hm, i might use this. an alternative. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:17 AM Response to Reply #36 |
87. Cool! They have an "Erotiica" Category! Whoo-hoo! n/t |
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dbonds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
40. People used NetFlix because it was an alternative to the big guys. |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
42. Another take on this |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:35 PM Response to Reply #42 |
61. I agree: Walmart lost |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
43. Augh!!!!! I love my Netflix. Why? Why? Why? damn. nt |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
45. Am I missing something? Looks like Netflix is getting a bum rap here... |
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QuettaKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:42 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. NYTimes paints it as a VICTORY for NETFLIX !!! |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
46. I'm going to do that too. My wife will kill me though. |
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QuettaKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. I agree with hobarticus....don't give up on the Flix!! |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
49. Contacting NetFlix |
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meganmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
52. Blockbuster and Amazon are both red companies |
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DemNoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
54. What? |
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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
60. I will not stop using Netflix. |
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yebrent (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #60 |
65. good point |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
62. I had a horrid experience with Netflix about 3 years ago. |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:45 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Deep red...Netflix is blue...n/t |
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meganmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:26 PM Response to Reply #62 |
74. See my post #52 for links |
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yebrent (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
63. I'm not stopping yet. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
69. Make sure you tell the Freepers that Netflix rents porn |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
71. Netflix chair not so blue |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:35 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. Even more reason to dump them. |
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BronxBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
75. No way! |
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dissent1977 (795 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
81. It appears you can turn the Wal-Mart banner off |
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sellitman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 06:02 AM Response to Reply #81 |
89. Get Firefox and turn off ALL banners. |
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kaygore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
83. I was going to sign up for NetFlix |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:35 AM Response to Original message |
88. bye bye Netflix |
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