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Waiting for Netflix's other shoe to drop
 
By Molly Snyder Edler RSS Feed
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Two weeks ago, I finally joined Netflix. Unfortunately, I don't have time to watch many movies, so I signed up for the cheapest plan that costs $4.99 per month and allows me to get two movies a month, one movie at a time.

So far, I've been blown away by Netflix's timeliness and communication. I guess I never discussed the particulars of a Netflix membership with my friends, because I was pleasantly surprised to get an e-mail when they sent out my movie and then again when they received it back. Also, I like knowing exactly what day I'll find my next movie in my mailbox.

At this point, I am completely smitten with Netflix. My only complaint is, like eBay and MySpace, it has the potential to be a huge time sucker because I could peruse the available films for hours. However, my cynical side says there has to be something really annoying about Netflix that I just haven't encountered yet. Can anyone fill me in on the down sides of Netflix?



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JJ I've been using netflix for about a year and have only been pleased with the ...
angelich Hey Molly, I've been a happy Netflix customer for over a year now and my plan ...
littletinyfish Netflix is losing a lot of potential business by closing off their site to non-subscribers. ...
Chavo414 The BlockBuster, 3 movie exchange, "WAS" an Awesome deal. I guess Blockbuster ...
geesquared I don't know if there is any downside to Netflix right now for me as the movies ...


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