Over the past year, Redbox vending machines have been cropping up in my neighborhood.
They started in local grocery stores, now they have moved to Walmart.
The pitch is $1 per movie, per day. Automatically billed to your credit card, return it whenever you want to. You can rent from any redbox, and return to any redbox in the country.
You rent directly from an electronic kiosk. You can even reserve movies online, and have them waiting in the Redbox when you arrive.
It is a perfect fit for a down economy. People are staying home more, and $1 DVD's provide a great value in entertainment.
Personally, I have thrown out my Blockbuster and Hollywood Video membership card, and stopped ordering On-Demand movies from Time Warner cable. I spend $0 with these 3 companies.
The days of the video store are growing darker and darker.. Its pretty hard to justify charging $4.29 movie rental fee on a DVD that will end up for sale at Walmart for under $10 in a few months.
Kudos to Redbox, I'll keep supporting them, actually giving them my money.
Here is a site dedicated to Redbox promotion codes. I haven't used any of them. I just pay the $1 per day plus tax, and am glad to do so. Redbox is currently running some free movie nights on Monday. Dig up a promo code on this site, or just pay the buck like I do if you want to support their efforts.
Inside Redbox
