I completly agree. I think thats what the problem with the world is these days. Every single thing has to be spelled out, otherwise people are going to complain it wasn't clear just so they can get what they want. In my mind their are too many greedy bastards that want everything to go their way, and if it doesn't it's someone elses fault and never their's.
For example, it is painfully obvious that Blockbuster wasn't going to let you keep the movie (How the hell would that business make money), but people wanted the money back that was spent on buying the movie because they kept it for +7 days after the due date. They were ignorant to think that the movies would be free and therefore do NOT deserve that money back. Saying that the advertisment wasn't specific enough is just an excuse.
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The world is pitiful these days!
Alrite I would first like to say this, who the hell is dumb enough to believe that you can keep that movie as long as you want. I mean, Blockbuster would have 3 movies in it if that were the case( 2 copies of 'Gliter' and 1 copy of 'Cross Roads').
Now, they said "NO LATE FEES", what they are charging you is not a late fee. You see, if it were a late fee you would be giving the merchandise back and be paying them a small fee. HOWEVER, 7 days after the due date you will be charged the cost of the movie. Like someone else said...this is very much like the "You break it, you buy it" slogan. After you pay that fee, you keep the movie. This is called purchasing. \
Technically I know that a late fee is defined as charging people money for not returning something on time. I also know that, in a nut shell, you payed a late fee after those 7 days; but their is an obvious difference.
It's all common sense. You purchased the movie. The purchasing is the key difference between a late fee and what Blockbuster charges you after 7 days.
In the end, this marketing trick may have been a little deceptive to the average Joe, but all you need to do is pay attention and these marketing tricks won't trick you.
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I never did hear of the restocking fee up until now. I guess that with that fee the "NO LATE FEES" campaign is a bunch of bullshit.
I completly agree. I think thats what the problem with the world is these days. Every single thing has to be spelled out, otherwise people are going to complain it wasn't clear just so they can get what they want. In my mind their are too many greedy bastards that want everything to go their way, and if it doesn't it's someone elses fault and never their's. For example, it is painfully obvious that Blockbuster wasn't going to let you keep the movie (How the hell would that business make money), but people wanted the money back that was spent on buying the movie because they kept it for +7 days after the due date. They were ignorant to think that the movies would be free and therefore do NOT deserve that money back. Saying that the advertisment wasn't specific enough is just an excuse. -- The world is pitiful these days!
Alrite I would first like to say this, who the hell is dumb enough to believe that you can keep that movie as long as you want. I mean, Blockbuster would have 3 movies in it if that were the case( 2 copies of 'Gliter' and 1 copy of 'Cross Roads'). Now, they said "NO LATE FEES", what they are charging you is not a late fee. You see, if it were a late fee you would be giving the merchandise back and be paying them a small fee. HOWEVER, 7 days after the due date you will be charged the cost of the movie. Like someone else said...this is very much like the "You break it, you buy it" slogan. After you pay that fee, you keep the movie. This is called purchasing. \ Technically I know that a late fee is defined as charging people money for not returning something on time. I also know that, in a nut shell, you payed a late fee after those 7 days; but their is an obvious difference. It's all common sense. You purchased the movie. The purchasing is the key difference between a late fee and what Blockbuster charges you after 7 days. In the end, this marketing trick may have been a little deceptive to the average Joe, but all you need to do is pay attention and these marketing tricks won't trick you.