Comments on: Blockbuster Going Under, Trying Anything http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/05/28/blockbuster-going-under-trying-anything/ The latest in movie news and reviews. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:41:32 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ian http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/05/28/blockbuster-going-under-trying-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Ian Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:08:23 +0000 http://newsinfilm.com/?p=15421#comment-249 As former Blockbuster Video employee as well, I too will do a Dance Of Joy™ the moment they go under. It has absolutely nothing to do with people losing their jobs, and EVERYTHING to do with *how* they treat said employees. I can certainly confirm it's a denigrating job that instead of being honest with their customers forces its store-level employees to confront their customers as opposed to working with them, and act pseudo-swarmy to them (addressing them by first names, which as a customer I find reprehensible). ...and the irony about adding merchandising into their stores is that they've already tried it around 1996/1997, to disastrous result. I'm not sure what they thing 12 years will have changed, but I can say it'll be nothing - I haven't entered a physical DVD rental location in over 5 years, having switched to Netfliks *years* ago and using eBay, half.com, and evn Netflix's DVD store for my used DVD purchases. The only thing that might give Bockbuster a change is stocking Adult Movies (that would get me back into the stores ;-) but even dying their relationship with Disney is more important than what the customers want... which is to wank it. As former Blockbuster Video employee as well, I too will do a Dance Of Joy™ the moment they go under. It has absolutely nothing to do with people losing their jobs, and EVERYTHING to do with *how* they treat said employees. I can certainly confirm it’s a denigrating job that instead of being honest with their customers forces its store-level employees to confront their customers as opposed to working with them, and act pseudo-swarmy to them (addressing them by first names, which as a customer I find reprehensible).

…and the irony about adding merchandising into their stores is that they’ve already tried it around 1996/1997, to disastrous result. I’m not sure what they thing 12 years will have changed, but I can say it’ll be nothing – I haven’t entered a physical DVD rental location in over 5 years, having switched to Netfliks *years* ago and using eBay, half.com, and evn Netflix’s DVD store for my used DVD purchases.

The only thing that might give Bockbuster a change is stocking Adult Movies (that would get me back into the stores ;-) but even dying their relationship with Disney is more important than what the customers want… which is to wank it.

]]> By: ME http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/05/28/blockbuster-going-under-trying-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-242 ME Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:32:28 +0000 http://newsinfilm.com/?p=15421#comment-242 Blockbuster's biggest problem is its confrontational relationship with its customers. Over and over again, Blockbuster has misrepresented its on-line service and used sneaky and underhanded techniques to cheat customers out of the service they signed up for. If Blockbuster were to approach its customers in an honest and fair way and cultivate their customers, they might find they would actually be more profitable. Blockbuster has very poor customer service and treats customers like they are the enemy. I believe that could be the cause of their ultimate demise. Blockbuster’s biggest problem is its confrontational relationship with its customers. Over and over again, Blockbuster has misrepresented its on-line service and used sneaky and underhanded techniques to cheat customers out of the service they signed up for. If Blockbuster were to approach its customers in an honest and fair way and cultivate their customers, they might find they would actually be more profitable. Blockbuster has very poor customer service and treats customers like they are the enemy. I believe that could be the cause of their ultimate demise.

]]> By: George http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/05/28/blockbuster-going-under-trying-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-241 George Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:54:26 +0000 http://newsinfilm.com/?p=15421#comment-241 Wow this really sucks! i rent from blockbuster every tuesday for years now. I would never use netflicks people actually steal my mail once in awhile, and i'm sure i would be held responsible for all movies that get stolen And waiting days to get a movie when i can just drive for five minutes and pick it up is ridiculus! are people really that lazy these days that they can't get off their fat ass and drive two miles? everything has to be done online ??? it sickens me to no end. Wow this really sucks!
i rent from blockbuster every tuesday
for years now.

I would never use netflicks people actually steal my mail once in awhile, and i’m sure i would be held responsible for all movies that get stolen
And waiting days to get a movie when i can
just drive for five minutes and pick it up is ridiculus! are people really that lazy these days that they can’t get off their fat ass and drive two miles? everything has to be done online ??? it sickens me to no end.

]]> By: Me http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/05/28/blockbuster-going-under-trying-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Me Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:26:23 +0000 http://newsinfilm.com/?p=15421#comment-240 they r stupid, if they started doin the same thing as netflix and mailing people movies so they dont even have to leave theyre home to watch, it would give them a lift. if u cant beat the competition, join them and beat theyre ass they r stupid, if they started doin the same thing as netflix and mailing people movies so they dont even have to leave theyre home to watch, it would give them a lift. if u cant beat the competition, join them and beat theyre ass

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/05/28/blockbuster-going-under-trying-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Anonymous Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:19:08 +0000 http://newsinfilm.com/?p=15421#comment-239 At this point, Blockbuster is just like an ex-boyfriend/girlfriend that keeps calling with new ideas/intentions to get back together when you've already told them 'no' each and every time. At this point, Blockbuster is just like an ex-boyfriend/girlfriend that keeps calling with new ideas/intentions to get back together when you’ve already told them ‘no’ each and every time.

]]> By: Can Blockbuster bust out of its hole? « Relevant Editorial http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/05/28/blockbuster-going-under-trying-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Can Blockbuster bust out of its hole? « Relevant Editorial Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:17:46 +0000 http://newsinfilm.com/?p=15421#comment-248 [...] The jeers have been deafening. Surely this is the kind of tat available anywhere? Doesn’t Asda already do more replica lightsabers and High School Musical pom-poms than you can shake a stick at? [...] [...] The jeers have been deafening. Surely this is the kind of tat available anywhere? Doesn’t Asda already do more replica lightsabers and High School Musical pom-poms than you can shake a stick at? [...]

]]> By: Jeff Leins http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/05/28/blockbuster-going-under-trying-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Jeff Leins Sun, 31 May 2009 04:28:39 +0000 http://newsinfilm.com/?p=15421#comment-247 Rosemarie, Just because I'm a former employee doesn't mean I was fired. Way to jump to conclusions. Haha, "smug." Rosemarie,
Just because I’m a former employee doesn’t mean I was fired. Way to jump to conclusions.
Haha, “smug.”

]]> By: Jacob Robinson http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/05/28/blockbuster-going-under-trying-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Jacob Robinson Sun, 31 May 2009 03:37:13 +0000 http://newsinfilm.com/?p=15421#comment-246 Rosemarie, I have to disagree. I would love to see Walmart have its own demise. It is a terrible company and there is way too much proof of that and they employ many more than 60,000 people. I don't want to see people lose jobs either but Wal-Mart is one of the most rasict, sexist, and al around destructive companies around. You can't even mention the word Union in a Wal-Mart without first getting a warning then if you mention it again you are fired. They have a whole book they give to managers on how to keep the store union free. Thats just sickening. So I do think wishing the demise of a company is a good thing at times. I love Blockbuster though, so I think it would be sad if it went under, but also you can't really judge a company and its intentions until you work for them. Rosemarie, I have to disagree. I would love to see Walmart have its own demise. It is a terrible company and there is way too much proof of that and they employ many more than 60,000 people. I don’t want to see people lose jobs either but Wal-Mart is one of the most rasict, sexist, and al around destructive companies around. You can’t even mention the word Union in a Wal-Mart without first getting a warning then if you mention it again you are fired. They have a whole book they give to managers on how to keep the store union free. Thats just sickening. So I do think wishing the demise of a company is a good thing at times. I love Blockbuster though, so I think it would be sad if it went under, but also you can’t really judge a company and its intentions until you work for them.

]]> By: Can a bag of swag help Blockbuster out of its hole? « Relevant Editorial http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/05/28/blockbuster-going-under-trying-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Can a bag of swag help Blockbuster out of its hole? « Relevant Editorial Sat, 30 May 2009 07:16:40 +0000 http://newsinfilm.com/?p=15421#comment-245 [...] The jeers have been deafening. Surely this is the kind of tat available anywhere? Doesn’t Asda already do more replica lightsabers and High School Musical pom-poms than you can shake a stick at? [...] [...] The jeers have been deafening. Surely this is the kind of tat available anywhere? Doesn’t Asda already do more replica lightsabers and High School Musical pom-poms than you can shake a stick at? [...]

]]> By: Rosemarie http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/05/28/blockbuster-going-under-trying-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Rosemarie Sat, 30 May 2009 01:10:30 +0000 http://newsinfilm.com/?p=15421#comment-244 Being happy for the demise of a company that employes 60,000 people is disgusting. You probably were a terrible employee at Blockbuster. You sure are smug. That's what probably got you fired. Being happy for the demise of a company that employes 60,000 people is disgusting. You probably were a terrible employee at Blockbuster. You sure are smug. That’s what probably got you fired.

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