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8 out of the last 12 movies have come from out of state even though I have a DC in Cleveland, Ohio. I don't mind if the occasional foreign film comes from elsewhere buy movies that have been out for a while shouldn't come from everywhere but here. This started on the 1st of October. I liked the new notification of where they come from in your email but to quote some movie, "I usually get kissed before I get screwed".
Commented Oct 24, 2006 on Long Distance Shipping at Hacking NetFlix
Long Distance Shipping
David writes: "I've been a Netflix member since 1999 and I haven't had any major problems with Netflix until recently. In an effort to try and get the first DVD in my queue to me, Netflix has sent it from San Jose, CA (I'm in Boston). That's 4-day service as opposed to the next day service I'm us...
After going to the YouTube link, I discovered www.hindiflix.com. All Indian Hindi movies a la the Netflix formula. Who says there isn't money to be made for niche markets?
Commented Aug 17, 2006 on Netflix Videos on YouTube at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix Videos on YouTube
Michael reminded me that there are a lot of Netflix-related videos on YouTube, including ads, customer-created videos, news bits, and more. There are even a couple of videos from the Netflix Rolling Roadshow. Here's a new Webflix commercial spoof with a "burglary" theme:
I'm 50 years old and have been watching anime since Speed Racer and Astro Boy. My 30 year old son also watches anime, but thinks I'm nuts because I watch Naruto. Anime is why I signed up for Netflix 2-1/2 years ago.
Commented Aug 1, 2006 on My Parents Are Watching Anime? at Hacking NetFlix
My Parents Are Watching Anime?
Variegated Ruminations: Bill discovers via Netflix Friends that his parents (both over 50) are watching Anime. In the comments: I just found out that my parents have netflix. that scares me. my dad actually gets on the computer to look for movies. he doesn't know how to turn the damn thing on, bu...
Since Dec/05 til May/06 I have received 68 movies, 18 from out of state DCs.
Dec/05 - received 17, 5 out-of-state(29%)
Jan/06 - received 18, 2 out-of-state(11%)
Feb/06 - received 9, 4 out-of state(44%)
Mar/06 - received 10, 5 out-of state(50%)
Apr/06 - received 14, 2 out-of-state(14%)
I live in Cleveland, Ohio which has a DC.I received DVDs from 13 different out-of-state DCs than my own. Ft. Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Santa Ana, San Jose and Lansing each shipped 2 during that time. St. Louis, Phoenix, Flushing, BatonRouge,Kansas City,Mo., Concord and Tacoma all sent 1 DVD. And yes I was blessed with a shipment from Honolulu.
So far this month I've received 5 DVDs all from Cleveland. Feb. and Mar. had the highest percentage of out-of-state-discs. Anyone else get the same? Only a couple of discs I wanted were new and a lot were anime (I'm finishing my 1st year in Japanese at college).
Commented May 10, 2006 on Distant Shipping Centers Revisited at Hacking NetFlix
Distant Shipping Centers Revisited
David writes: Almost without exception, my return envelopes go to Richmond, VA, which is the closest shipping facility--about 70 miles away from me. For the last two weeks, though, my envelopes have been from: 1. Charlottesville, VA (about twice as far, but not a big deal) 2. Salem, OR (huh? must...
Runs OK on Firefox 1.5.0.2. But jerky scrolling on my older Pentium. It's irritating to play "catch the moving link" when it hasn't stopped scrolling yet.
Commented Apr 17, 2006 on New AJAX-Based Add to Queue Feature at Hacking NetFlix
New AJAX-Based Add to Queue Feature
Netflix released a new AJAX-based (Wikipedia: AJAX) feature for adding movies to your queue. Now when you click on the "Add" button, the entire screen is darkened and you see a clock: A rather large window opens with the selected movie and "Other Movies You Might Enjoy." The background is still ...
In January I received 16 movies with only one coming from another DC. In February I received 8 movies and four were from other DCs: Honolulu, Las Vegas, San Jose and Lansing. For March I received 9 movies and 4 again from other DCs:Santa Ana, San Jose, Kansas City and Ft. Lauderdale. That' about 50% of my past two months movies coming from out-of-state!I live in Cleveland, Ohio which has a DC. I now routinely put computer printed mailing labels for the Cleveland DC on out-of-state envelopes. A recent return to the Cleveland DC took four days to arrive! They must think I'm a nymphomaniac because they keep screwing me!!
Commented Mar 31, 2006 on Movies From Distant Shipping Centers? at Hacking NetFlix
Movies From Distant Shipping Centers?
Tommy writes: Just curious, have you heard anything about the Chattanooga, TN hub? Five of my last six movies come with a Duluth, Georgia return address. I realize if one hub is low on stock, they'll send from another (my favorite was getting a disk with a Honolulu return envelope). But I've neve...
Last year, I had the misfortune of receiving a broken anime DVD and sent it back and requested another copy. The DVD I received was was also broken. I complained to Netflix and was given 25% off of my next fee.
I too bought a newer DVD player from Toshiba at a good price and I've had no problems with playing Netflix DVDs since.
Commented Jan 30, 2006 on Unplayable Netflix Rentals at Hacking NetFlix
Unplayable Netflix Rentals
Bob writes about his frustration with unplayable movies from Netflix: I’m getting sick to death of the increasingly HIGH percentage of scratched -- and thereby unplayable -- DVD’s I’ve been getting from Netflix. Some look like they’ve been left on sandpaper. Some just won’t play from the get-go S...
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