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I sent in the above email to Mike. I was listed as a Total Access Premium member.
My usage level was about 6 movies/month, although that fluctuated from 11 one month to 2 the following month. I almost always exchanged the movie at Blockbuster rather than mailing it in (so figure another 6 rentals per month from the store), plus used my coupon every month. In the 15 months that I've been a BBO member, I've never spent a dime at the store: the only movies I rented were coupons and exchanges. I think I was a textbook unprofitable customer :)
That being said, BBO hasn't exactly been a model vendor. I routinely get the 12th, 13th, 15th movie in my queue and the store selection is pretty mediocre. I almost always rented older movies (seven day rentals) which were just sitting on the shelf anyway.
I cancelled my BB membership within 15 minutes of receiving the email. At least with Netflix I receive my first choice 99% of the time and I really don't want to bother tracking if I'm returning my fifth movie of the month or my sixth.
I enjoyed it while it lasted; I hope the people who are grandfathered in enjoy it while it lasts, as I think they will continue to lower the bar on the unlimited rentals until it turns profitable, or at least loses less money.
Blockbuster Moving Unlimited Users to Limited Plans
Joe sent in an e-mail he received from Blockbuster, informing him that his 3-out plan will now be limited to 5 movie exchanges per month: Dear Joseph, We hope you're enjoying BLOCKBUSTER Total Access™! There are some changes to our subscription plan lineup that introduce a new pricing structure a...
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