On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:18:04 +0000 (UTC), jinx the minx
> wrote:

>"Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 11:42:35 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> It is not rude to pick a movie from the machine! NOT EVERYONE HAS
>>>> ONLINE >>ACCESS!!, or did that fact
>>>> not register in your brain. Where our Redboxes are, there are usually
>>>> two >>together. I have never seen a "squabble"
>>>> at a Redbox, nor have I ever seen someone waiting for access. Sheesh, get >>over it.
>>>>
>>>> N.
>>> You're the one making a big deal of it. I dropped it only to have you
>>> come forward. It also didn't require shouting. Glad you have 2
>>> Redboxes. Not everyone has 2 Redboxes. I guess you couldn't
>>> understand the circumstances that I put forward. However, this whole
>>> brouhaha came about because I said how easy it was to pick out a movie
>>> online. If that gets your panties in a twist, I can't help you. Out
>>> of curiosity, I would however, love to know the percentage of people
>>> in the US that do not have online access in this day and age. That's
>>> the weakest argument.
>>> Janet US
>>
>> Off the top of my head, I can think of 7. There are probably more. Most
>> of the elderly relatives on either side of the family have none. We did
>> have a neighbor who didn't. They moved.
>>
>> And as I said prior, many people might get one as a spur of the moment
>> thing. They're out. The kid sees the Redbox. What would you have them
>> do? Sit in their car and order it from their Smartphone so you don't have
>> to wait behind them?
>
>That's exactly what I do when it's a spur of the moment thing. Why??
>Because I don't want to take the chance that any of the gazillion people in
>line in front of me will rent the hot new release I am hoping to rent. So
>even if I have to wait in line 10 minutes I know I'm getting the movie of
>my choice by reserving it on my smartphone while standing in line.

Sneaky lady ;o)
Janet US