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Redbox extends its rental period

29 October 2007 23:34 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz | 15 comments

The DVD Kiosk operator Redbox has announced it is extending its rental return time from 7p.m to 9p.m nationwide.

The company charges $1 USD per night for rentals at its kiosks and so far the company has become pretty popular in high-traffic retail locations such as McDonald�s restaurants and large supermarkets.

�A late meeting, soccer practice, dinner out�7p.m. is sometimes right in the middle of the day,� said Gary Lancina, VP of marketing for Redbox. �To better accommodate our consumers� busy lives, Redbox is extending our return time to 9p.m. nationwide.�

Redbox is the largest rental kiosk operator in the U.S. with over 4000 kiosks and in some markets it is the largest DVD rental retailer.

Source:
VideoBusiness

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mrtoast2 (Newbie) 29 October 2007 23:43
I have been using this for a while now. Love it! [ + quote]
pryme_H (Senior Member) 30 October 2007 0:19
Is this thing nationwide? [ + quote]
ydkjman (Junior Member) 30 October 2007 3:02
They are in Utah. [ + quote]
maryjayne (Junior Member) 30 October 2007 9:09
I have been using Red Box for about 3 weeks now and they always had the 9PM return time in my area. I am guessing this was only in a select few areas though. Great rental service. I would recommend anyone who has one in their area to try it out. [ + quote]
yesser (Member) 30 October 2007 10:10
ya for people who are scared of new things they are really really easy to use and wile you go to red box you might as well get a double chees burger or a duble grease burger [ + quote]
goodswipe (Inactive) 30 October 2007 12:04
Yea these guys must be making a killing! It's so easy to use and very convenient. They have tons of movie choices to choose from but, about 60 percent of the movies in there are some B rated flick. Like the guy was saying..hey I'm here, might as well get a 99 cent double cheese burger to and maybe a Mcflurry or maybe even a sunday...mmmmm. [ + quote]
M4DHATT3R (Newbie) 30 October 2007 21:47
They are in Virginia as well. One of the greatest ideas ever. A movie for a day for a $1 (couple this with RipIt4Me/DVD Decrypter and NERO and you have one hell of deal ;-) [ + quote]
Hrdrk20 (Member) 31 October 2007 15:10
Here in Las Vegas,NV. They are in the Albertson's food stores and a few Wal-Mart supercenters. Have not seen one in McDonalds's yet. Got Transformers at 8:30A.M. on the day it was released. Unfortunally it's just the DVD and not the sleeve. Not bad for only $1.00 each [ + quote]
Hrdrk20 (Member) 31 October 2007 17:58
http://joox.net/ Has anyone discovered this yet? It's the real deal and the download speed is incredible. [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 31 October 2007 18:00
ZippyDSM (AfterDawn Addict) 1 November 2007 14:33
1$ a day is to much IMO 1$ for 2days sounds better. [ + quote]
pryme_H (Senior Member) 1 November 2007 16:38
I see how these kiosks are currently all staggered around the U.S. I can see these numbers grow wildly in a very small amount of time. We lie! We cheat! We steal! [ + quote]
ZippyDSM (AfterDawn Addict) 1 November 2007 16:53
*Originally posted by pryme_H:* I see how these kiosks are currently all staggered around the U.S. I can see these numbers grow wildly in a very small amount of time. the new buring disc scheme would be awesome if tis a few bucks cheaper than a used DVD ,if they can make it 3-7$ it could well make money for all involved. For all the console/game fanboys out their. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles...Console-Rundown Oh god I can't stop laughing!!! [ + quote]
pryme_H (Senior Member) 1 November 2007 17:14
*Quote:* the new buring disc scheme would be awesome if tis a few bucks cheaper than a used DVD ,if they can make it 3-7$ it could well make money for all involved. Zippy, I agree completely! They have to outdistance competition in that regards! We lie! We cheat! We steal! [ + quote]
ZippyDSM (AfterDawn Addict) 1 November 2007 17:25
*Originally posted by pryme_H:* *Quote:* the new buring disc scheme would be awesome if tis a few bucks cheaper than a used DVD ,if they can make it 3-7$ it could well make money for all involved. Zippy, I agree completely! They have to outdistance competition in that regards! I wonder if they would eb bright enough to have equipped with 2 or 3 buners as backup options or will it have a retail burner that can do 100 a day and not fry out. A retail kit+ mantanace + discs(lightscribe prehaps? or some printing setup) will make them 1-3$ by them selfs if the media mafia goes above 2-4$ per disc its dead in teh water,at 8+ you can buy a used DVD.... For all the console/game fanboys out their. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles...Console-Rundown Oh god I can't stop laughing!!! [ + quote]
borhan9 (AfterDawn Addict) 11 November 2007 16:02
This was a wise move by redbox it will benefit greatly. [ + quote]