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frahse · 02-09-2012, 12:11 PM

Redbox is more than just DVDs for $1.20 regular or $1.50 for bluray.
They have deals. Free DVDs for regular users. A second DVD for $.50.
A free game with a DVD. A reduced game rental. They have these deals frequently.
They have a Redbox app to help with locations, selection, and rentals.
Or you can go on line and browse the kiosks (plural because there are a lot wherever you are) near you.
Reserve online and pay only $1.00 the first night (and for me always the last night.)
You can play the trailer right online at the Redbox and look at reviews all in the same place. Pretty convenient.
By the way, I have been late due to travel usually, by a few hours in a town I wasn't familiar with trying to find a Redbox and Redbox has never charged me for a 2nd night. Great company. A lot like Amazon.

And then they have Games in different formats. $2.00
Xbox360, Wii, PS3
If they are out, at the kiosk you are looking at, they give you a "Find Nearby" button.
The games are great. You can play a "special" game in a week end (3 days), maybe for $6.00. The ALTERNATIVE is to buy a game for $60 when it first comes out, hold on to it for a few months playing it intermittently, and then sell it back for $15 to $20. Losing say $40. Some people have collections of games that are never played.
If you don't care for the game, and you know this you can kick it back after only $2.00 at Redbox, saving $38 (after resale, or $58 after keeping). If you play through it in the week end, you have saved 60-6=$54 or even $56 if you are quick.
A great way to check out games.

What I do a lot of times while traveling, is rent a movie or a game while out eating before I go to the motel, and watch it or check out the action and then the next day drop it off at a Redbox at the place I rented it from or in the next town if I am traveling.
I have a good memory, and the only time I have paid extra, more than 1 day, for a movie, is for "Priest" by Sony. I rented it twice some months apart. I wanted to study it some more. It has great potential. A very interesting story line.

If you are home bound or only get to wear the set of pants occasionally, I understand why you go with Netflix and home Pizza delivery.

02-09-2012, 12:11 PM	#17
frahse occasional author Posts: 2,315 Karma: 2064403292 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wandering God's glorious hills, valleys and plains. Device: A Franklin BI (before Internet) was the first. I still have it.	Redbox is more than just DVDs for $1.20 regular or $1.50 for bluray. They have deals. Free DVDs for regular users. A second DVD for $.50. A free game with a DVD. A reduced game rental. They have these deals frequently. They have a Redbox app to help with locations, selection, and rentals. Or you can go on line and browse the kiosks (plural because there are a lot wherever you are) near you. Reserve online and pay only $1.00 the first night (and for me always the last night.) You can play the trailer right online at the Redbox and look at reviews all in the same place. Pretty convenient. By the way, I have been late due to travel usually, by a few hours in a town I wasn't familiar with trying to find a Redbox and Redbox has never charged me for a 2nd night. Great company. A lot like Amazon. And then they have Games in different formats. $2.00 Xbox360, Wii, PS3 If they are out, at the kiosk you are looking at, they give you a "Find Nearby" button. The games are great. You can play a "special" game in a week end (3 days), maybe for $6.00. The ALTERNATIVE is to buy a game for $60 when it first comes out, hold on to it for a few months playing it intermittently, and then sell it back for $15 to $20. Losing say $40. Some people have collections of games that are never played. If you don't care for the game, and you know this you can kick it back after only $2.00 at Redbox, saving $38 (after resale, or $58 after keeping). If you play through it in the week end, you have saved 60-6=$54 or even $56 if you are quick. A great way to check out games. What I do a lot of times while traveling, is rent a movie or a game while out eating before I go to the motel, and watch it or check out the action and then the next day drop it off at a Redbox at the place I rented it from or in the next town if I am traveling. I have a good memory, and the only time I have paid extra, more than 1 day, for a movie, is for "Priest" by Sony. I rented it twice some months apart. I wanted to study it some more. It has great potential. A very interesting story line. If you are home bound or only get to wear the set of pants occasionally, I understand why you go with Netflix and home Pizza delivery.