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Blockbuster Settles No Late Fee Suit
fistfullast33l writes "In a followup to a previous Slashdot story, Blockbuster has settled a lawsuit with 47 states and the District of Columbia over its No Late Fees advertising campaign. The New York State Attorney General's Office released the following: 'The Attorneys General alleged that the advertising campaign launched in late December 2004 was misleading because it failed to clearly disclose that, seven days after a movie or game's return due date, the consumer would be charged its selling price if the item were not yet returned. The Attorneys General also alleged there was insufficient disclosure that not all Blockbuster franchise stores were participating, leaving customers of those stores wrongly believing that they, too, would not have to pay late fees.' Blockbuster will be refunding customers as part of the deal." Additional commenary available on MSNBC.
This is excellent news. Stupid blockbuster.
There's always fine print, ALWAYS! Personally, Blockbuster should be able to sue all the consumers who are suing them - on basis that the consumers weren't READING the FULL restrictions.
I always knew of the restrictions - I went in, found out about the No Late Fees and asked what the limitations were - and the EMPLOYEES helped me out! Way to go BLOCKBUSTER! - This is just another case of people trying to get something for nothing...case closed.
I have always hated this company and it's a pleasure watching the painful death of this bloated beast called Blockbuster. I will joyfully dance on their grave after the final breath is gasped.
"Nobody knows the age of the human race, but everybody agrees that it is old enough to know better." - Unknown
What no one here seems to mention is that if you bring what you rented back to Blockbuster, you get refunded that "purchase."
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