Netflix used to have a feature called "Delayed." With this feature, one could send a movie in and declare it delayed so the next movie in your queue would be sent immediately. I used this feature extensively, because I live in the middle of Kansas. In my nine-month experience with Netflix, I found the only way to make it economically viable was to watch the movie immediately and send it in the next day. The round trip delivery time was ~10-12 days - not counting Sundays and holidays. I subscribed to their 5 movies out plan. After a bit of number crunching, I found the the average cost of a movie was ~$3.33. When the "Delayed" feature was cancelled, the value of the plan dropped... and so did I. I truly hope they re-instate the "Delayed" feature. I would come back then. I wish I lived in San Jose, where Netflix is located. I could watch lots of movies then.
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Netflix used to have a feature called "Delayed." With this feature, one could send a movie in and declare it delayed so the next movie in your queue would be sent immediately. I used this feature extensively, because I live in the middle of Kansas. In my nine-month experience with Netflix, I found the only way to make it economically viable was to watch the movie immediately and send it in the next day. The round trip delivery time was ~10-12 days - not counting Sundays and holidays. I subscribed to their 5 movies out plan. After a bit of number crunching, I found the the average cost of a movie was ~$3.33. When the "Delayed" feature was cancelled, the value of the plan dropped... and so did I. I truly hope they re-instate the "Delayed" feature. I would come back then. I wish I lived in San Jose, where Netflix is located. I could watch lots of movies then.