[Eric in the Ozarks]

What this says to me is, Blockbuster was in the business of collecting late fees, not renting movies.

[flashbunny]

pretty much. I was charged a late fee for returning the movie the same day but not by noon - when the cashier only said "they're due back tuesday" -who returns a movie by noon on the day it's due? Why call it a five day rental when it's only four and a half days? Plus no receipt indicating what time it was due back.

So after getting a postcard demanding several dollars in late fees for movies I did return on the day I was told they were due, I stopped going to blockbuster.

Once I read about their 'end of late fees' deal, I knew it was a scam. They'd probably be making money on it,but a bunch of states AG's jumped on them really quick once they figured out what was happening.

It couldn't happen to a better company!

[Indy Pendance]

You are so right! My kids were notoriously late returning movies. It wasn't uncommon to have a $20 or more late fee. What a racket, but they were pretty much the only game in town. When the new store opened, you could tell blockbuster was losing business, the parking lot was never crowded as in the past. I haven't been in one in at least 5 years.

[kinghorse]

yep. they even got so aggressive as to go hour to hour rather than by midnight. If my wife and kids would stop using them, they would be toast. Netflix is going to sell by online download soon.