they were also intentionally delaying the sending out of dvds, even for dvds that were not in high demand.
i mostly rented stuff like "tales of jim bowie" and 1950's dinosaur movies, and they still delayed the mailing.
i never attempted to get any new films.
But was that intentional delaying or limited supply? I know when I get some of my low demand movies they take longer to get to me, when I look at the envelop I see they didn't come from the fulfillment house nearest me but came from somewhere else. It's probable for these low demand movies they don't have copies at every fulfillment center. I've been with NetFlix a long time, mostly they're fast, sometimes they're slow, sometimes one movie is slow while everything else is going fast. I don't sweat it, I have enough other entertainment options that whether I get my NetFlix movies on Friday, Saturday or Monday I'll still be fine.