Blockbuster guy talks karma

[abcdefz]

...so I called Blockbuster last night to see if I had rented from one of those stores with the "no late fees" deal (which actually means a seven day grace period before they charge you for the movie, but.... whatever).

Anyway, so I asked. The guy hemmed and hawed for a moment then said, " -- yeah, but of course if everybody did that [used the grace period] there'd be no movies in stock for people to rent, so it's kind of a karma thing, where you want to bring it back as soon as possible."

That struck me as pretty funny, but the guy was dead serious. So I explained that I was just asking because I didn't want to take public transportation there and back for about 80 minutes in and out of pouring rain if I didn't technically have a movie pretty darned overdue.

He said no. I said thanks.


Movie rental karma? I thought Blockbuster employees were drug tested. (!)

[Bob]

only druggies are allowed to be buddhist

[abcdefz]

it's adding up

[kleptomaniac]

how come libraries don't offer those kinds of deals?

[abcdefz]

Check your local library for their annual amnesty day program. A lot of libraries have 'em. (y)

[marsdaddy]

Maybe he was suggesting carmex for that cold sore?

[fucktopgirl]

well the employee was taking is job seriously,that's for shure!He was the knight of blockbuster!

[BangkokB]

When I first moved back to Thailand I had taken 3 movies with me to Costa Rica. So I go back over a year later and returned said movies and this gentleman stoicly added up late fees coming up with a nice round figure of hundreds of dollars. I had a good laugh about it but he was dead pan serious. I gave him $20 and said that was all he was getting out of me and I rented 6 more movies.

[cookiepuss]

and this is why Netflix is kicking Blockbuster's ass.

[marsdaddy]

and this is why Netflix is kicking Blockbuster's ass.Netflix is about to go bankrupt, I think.

[cookiepuss]

I hadn't heard that...thier stock took a small dip but it's been back up and it's projected to keep going.

[Axl Z]

When I first moved back to Thailand I had taken 3 movies with me to Costa Rica. So I go back over a year later and returned said movies and this gentleman stoicly added up late fees coming up with a nice round figure of hundreds of dollars. I had a good laugh about it but he was dead pan serious. I gave him $20 and said that was all he was getting out of me and I rented 6 more movies.

in a way thou that's probably the amount they would have lost by not being able to rent them out for a year... that's karma! :o

[Matt]

Check your local library for their annual amnesty day program. A lot of libraries have 'em. (y)

really? I hope my library has one. I've had the Ian Curtis biography for about a year. I never go to the library because I usually buy books.

[adam_f]

I'm anti Netflix for the sole reason that my mailman sucks.