"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 09:24:50 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:09:47 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>> >On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:35:05 -0600, Janet Bostwick
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Instead of standing in front of the machine for 5-10 minutes and
>> >> squabbling over which movie to get, holding other people up, why not
>> >> work it out at home? That's rude.
>> >> Janet US
>> >
>> >Redbox isn't that busy enough for that to matter where I live. I
>> >rarely see anyone use it.
>>
>> I've been behind mom and dad and the two small children. They are
>> only getting one move and the children can decide which one. Really?
>> Tears and screaming but no attempt to move away from the box. How
>> about a couple,three teenage girls? Or a couple on a date?
>
> Nope. I've seen one man, once. That's it.

Probably because you don't use it often or at all.

Cheri

"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

Yes, especially with all the fancy cell phones that everyone seems to have
these days. But, if someone wants to go and stand in line for a movie rather
than use the ease of online reservation, so be it. They might also be in the
express line with many items, having the items bagged, and then realize at
the end that they do need to pay and start digging in their purses or
wallets while others are waiting. LOL

Cheri

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...

> How many different movies do those things hold? How do you know if the
> red box has what you are looking for? What if you want to rent Little
> Miss Sunshine? Or Sweeny Todd? Do they keep movies that old in the red
> boxes?
>
> Doris

Nope.

Cheri

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 11:26:59 -0400, Doris Night
> > wrote:
>
>> Inside Llewyn Davis was good. Also The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
>
> Speaking of Hotels... Hotel Budapest was a big disappointment for me.

I didn't like "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel." I thought "Noah" was
terrible, but I did enjoy "Philomena" and I liked "Still Mine." I also got a
kick out of "Nebraska" because they reminded me of some of my relatives, but
I haven't seen a great movie in a long time, most are disappointing.

Cheri

On Saturday, August 16, 2014 12:58:59 PM UTC-5, Doris Night wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:49:06 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>
>
> >On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:40:26 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >
>
> >> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 11:26:59 -0400, Doris Night
>
> >> > wrote:
>
> >>
>
> >> > Inside Llewyn Davis was good. Also The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
>
> >>
>
> >> Speaking of Hotels... Hotel Budapest was a big disappointment for me.
>
> >
>
> >Er, make that Grand Budapest Hotel. Now you understand my
>
> >relationship with movies. I can't even remember their names.
>
>
>
> I thought that one was kinda meh. I'm glad I don't pay to watch them.
>
No. You instead commit criminal piracy. Do you expect anyone to respect
you for stealing?
>
> Doris

--Bryan

On Saturday, August 16, 2014 3:38:17 PM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > How many different movies do those things hold? How do you know if the
>
> > red box has what you are looking for? What if you want to rent Little
>
> > Miss Sunshine? Or Sweeny Todd? Do they keep movies that old in the red
>
> > boxes?
>
> >
>
> > Doris
>
>
>
> Nope.
>
Most often the Red Box does not have a single movie that I'd want to watch
if they were free.

Right now, though, they have this one--
http://www.redbox.com/movies/the-fault-in-our-stars

I've never been in a theater where that many folks were crying.
>
> Cheri

--Bryan

According to a report one year ago, 2% of US citizens do not have access, but 20% prefer not to.
That is one in five who do not have access for one reason or another. That is significant.

Perhaps rude was not the best word for what you meant. If someone passing by a Redbox when
they enter or leave a store decides on the spur of the moment to rent a movie, I don't consider that rude.


N.

On 8/16/2014 4:48 PM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
> On Saturday, August 16, 2014 12:58:59 PM UTC-5, Doris Night wrote:

>> I thought that one was kinda meh. I'm glad I don't pay to watch them.
>>
> No. You instead commit criminal piracy. Do you expect anyone to respect
> you for stealing?

I was looking for information on that, is it really an
openly pirating site?

I can't see supporting that kind of thing. I know I liked
to be paid for my work, I'm pretty sure other people do, too.

nancy

On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 13:32:28 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 09:24:50 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:09:47 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:35:05 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Instead of standing in front of the machine for 5-10 minutes and
> >> >> squabbling over which movie to get, holding other people up, why not
> >> >> work it out at home? That's rude.
> >> >> Janet US
> >> >
> >> >Redbox isn't that busy enough for that to matter where I live. I
> >> >rarely see anyone use it.
> >>
> >> I've been behind mom and dad and the two small children. They are
> >> only getting one move and the children can decide which one. Really?
> >> Tears and screaming but no attempt to move away from the box. How
> >> about a couple,three teenage girls? Or a couple on a date?
> >
> > Nope. I've seen one man, once. That's it.
>
> Probably because you don't use it often or at all.
>
The one I know about is next to the elevator I take to the rooftop
parking lot, so I pass right by it.



--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

I tell ya, Cheri and Janet, y'all must live and shop where hoards are waiting for a movie. I've never seen
such a thing here. Most of our Redboxes are outside stores or shops, with only a few located inside a supermarket.

I guess here, we have other things to do than stand in line for a movie that isn't newer than a couple weeks old,
or one that nobody wants to rent anyway. It boggles my mind (which isn't easily boggled).

N.

"Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
...
> On Saturday, August 16, 2014 3:38:17 PM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
>> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>>
>>
>> > How many different movies do those things hold? How do you know if the
>>
>> > red box has what you are looking for? What if you want to rent Little
>>
>> > Miss Sunshine? Or Sweeny Todd? Do they keep movies that old in the red
>>
>> > boxes?
>>
>> >
>>
>> > Doris
>>
>>
>>
>> Nope.
>>
> Most often the Red Box does not have a single movie that I'd want to watch
> if they were free.
>
> Right now, though, they have this one--
> http://www.redbox.com/movies/the-fault-in-our-stars
>
> I've never been in a theater where that many folks were crying.
>>
>> Cheri

I don't go to theaters, but I have heard it's a good movie. I usually get
new releases from Redbox, and am usually glad that I didn't pay movie prices
to see crap. I will probably rent that one soon.

Cheri

We have Netflix online. I wouldn't use it but husband and daughter do.
>
>
>
We just download what we want from The Pirate Bay. My DH has accumulated a veritable library of interesting movies, series, documentaries, etc, and we'll watch one just about every day.
>
> Doris

Thats' some admission!

Cherry

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
>I tell ya, Cheri and Janet, y'all must live and shop where hoards are
>waiting for a movie. I've never seen
> such a thing here. Most of our Redboxes are outside stores or shops, with
> only a few located inside a supermarket.
>
> I guess here, we have other things to do than stand in line for a movie
> that isn't newer than a couple weeks old,
> or one that nobody wants to rent anyway. It boggles my mind (which isn't
> easily boggled).
>
> N.

I don't stand in line for movies. I do other things and come back later.
Where I am, we have a huge Hispanic population and they do rent a lot of
movies it seems since there are usually two to three adults and several
children at the locations. There are two places in town where the boxes are
outside, but the rest are inside. However, there's not a lot of other things
to do in our town. It's very kid unfriendly as far as amusement goes.

Cheri

On Saturday, August 16, 2014 7:54:30 PM UTC-5, Cherry wrote:
> We have Netflix online. I wouldn't use it but husband and daughter do.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> We just download what we want from The Pirate Bay. My DH has accumulated a veritable library of interesting movies, series, documentaries, etc, and we'll watch one just about every day.
>
> >
>
> > Doris
>
>
>
> Thats' some admission!
>
Maybe they should make an example out of her for brazenly promoting theft.
>
> Cherry

--Bryan

On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 17:55:22 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I tell ya, Cheri and Janet, y'all must live and shop where hoards are
> >waiting for a movie. I've never seen
> > such a thing here. Most of our Redboxes are outside stores or shops, with
> > only a few located inside a supermarket.
> >
> > I guess here, we have other things to do than stand in line for a movie
> > that isn't newer than a couple weeks old,
> > or one that nobody wants to rent anyway. It boggles my mind (which isn't
> > easily boggled).
> >
> > N.
>
> I don't stand in line for movies. I do other things and come back later.
> Where I am, we have a huge Hispanic population and they do rent a lot of
> movies it seems since there are usually two to three adults and several
> children at the locations. There are two places in town where the boxes are
> outside, but the rest are inside. However, there's not a lot of other things
> to do in our town. It's very kid unfriendly as far as amusement goes.
>
That's an excellent example of people who are unlikely to have a
computer.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/16/2014 10:28 AM, Doris Night wrote:
>>
>> How many different movies do those things hold? How do you know if the
>> red box has what you are looking for? What if you want to rent Little
>> Miss Sunshine? Or Sweeny Todd? Do they keep movies that old in the red
>> boxes?
>>
>> Doris
>>
> I was trying to figure out the name of an old movie based on the
> actors a couple of weeks ago. I found it and my SO suggested I rent
> it from the Red Box. Okay, there's probably a Red Box at Publix but
> unless it fell on me I sure wouldn't know. I said to him, honey, the
> movie was made in 1962. I doubt they're stocking classic films in
> those machines. I'm not interested in the latest Disney release or
> vampire or zombie movies. Has there even been a good movie in the
> last few years?
>
> Jill
>

> He is clueless on many levels, eh?

On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 19:13:16 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> wrote:

> Maybe they should make an example out of her for brazenly promoting theft.
> >
>
> --Bryan

Honestly, I don't think she has any idea they are pirated and her
family is cheating the actors and makers out of royalties.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:14:54 +1000, JohnJohn >
wrote:

> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 20:09:17 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 19:13:16 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Maybe they should make an example out of her for brazenly promoting theft.
> >> >
> >>
> >> --Bryan
> >
> >Honestly, I don't think she has any idea they are pirated and her
> >family is cheating the actors and makers out of royalties.
>
> Everything that's digital can and will be shared. The movie and music
> industry are redesigning themselves around that fact.

I don't know what that means, but good anyway.


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Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
>I am on Julie's side on this Redbox thing. I had no idea you could
>order/reserve a copy of a movie online
> and then go to the box and pick it up. I have used Redbox twice, I think,
> and it is convenient and cheap
> for a one-night rental.
>
> But I fail to see why it is RUDE to just go and pick one out while
> standing in
> front of the machine! That is a ridiculous thing to say! Most people I
> see at a machine, pondering which
> movie to rent, are adults with little kids, or couples who seem to be
> looking for the night's entertainment.
>
> There is a lot of impulse renting involved, and it is far from rude.
>
> N.

Thanks!

"Janet" > wrote in message
t...
> In article >, says...
>>
>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>> ...
>
> You are the
>> > queen of obfuscation.
>
>
>> Whatever that means.
>
> Surely, a "writer" like yourself has a good enough vocabulary (or
> dictionary) to know exactly what it means?
>
> Janet UK

It is not a word that I ever heard before and not one that I'm likely to
hear again. Good writers know that they had best write at an 8th grade
level or less if they want to be understood!

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/16/2014 8:57 AM, Janet wrote:
>> In article >, says...
>>>
>>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote
>>
>> You are the
>>>> queen of obfuscation.
>>
>>
>>> Whatever that means.
>>
>> Surely, a "writer" like yourself has a good enough vocabulary (or
>> dictionary) to know exactly what it means?
>
> If only there was some handy resource where I could look up
> the meaning.
>
> nancy

Dur. I did look it up and posted all of the meanings. Still don't know
what ya meant.

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 19:33:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>>news
>>> On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:42:52 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
m...
>>>>> On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:07:31 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>>>>>>news:gl4su9pp40ik7hsisn5klr8sv31fgfn78g@4ax. com...
>>>>>>> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:19:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>>>>>>>>news:mjuqu9tqk76mahc697pmbjt9vdf8q2dsg4@4a x.com...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We rent a one or two movies a year. Redbox is a couple of blocks
>>>>>>>>> away. No subscription fees. You order what you want on the 'Net,
>>>>>>>>> no
>>>>>>>>> different than you would if your wanted something from Netflix.
>>>>>>>>> You
>>>>>>>>> go to the box, press the pick up button, insert your credit card
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> your movie is ejected from the machine. Really easy and cheap.
>>>>>>>>> Recent
>>>>>>>>> prices here have risen from $1.00 to $1.25 per night.
>>>>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>You don't have to go through all that. Just go to the machine and
>>>>>>>>get
>>>>>>>>what
>>>>>>>>you want.
>>>>>>> why would I want to stand out in the weather, in a line with
>>>>>>> fidgeting
>>>>>>> people behind me, squinting, as I surf through the offerings? And
>>>>>>> then find out what I want is already rented out and not available.
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> am going to the machine and getting what I want the way I do it. If
>>>>>>> you can make your choice at home, why be rude and take up other
>>>>>>> people's time as you quibble about what to get? Besides which, I
>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>> find out what machines near me have what I want. I get free offers
>>>>>>> with computer ordering. I can set up a wish list. I can get
>>>>>>> notified
>>>>>>> when new releases are available.
>>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I don't know why you would have to squint through the offerings. You
>>>>>>just
>>>>>>put in the name of the movie that you want. Took less than a minute.
>
> How many different movies do those things hold? How do you know if the
> red box has what you are looking for? What if you want to rent Little
> Miss Sunshine? Or Sweeny Todd? Do they keep movies that old in the red
> boxes?
>
> Doris

They apparently hold quite a lot. I do know that they don't have The
Turning Pointe. Nobody seems to and when available for sale, costs hundred
of dollars. The movies that we rented had just recently become available.
I haven't checked for any others.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/16/2014 11:21 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 11:03:50 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I was trying to figure out the name of an old movie based on the actors
>>> a couple of weeks ago. I found it and my SO suggested I rent it from
>>> the Red Box. Okay, there's probably a Red Box at Publix but unless it
>>> fell on me I sure wouldn't know. I said to him, honey, the movie was
>>> made in 1962. I doubt they're stocking classic films in those machines.
>>> I'm not interested in the latest Disney release or vampire or zombie
>>> movies. Has there even been a good movie in the last few years?
>>>
>>> Jill
>> No, you won't find it. They do new releases and they don't have the
>> large numbers of copies you used to find in, say, Blockbuster. They
>> move the 'new releases' out as soon as something better comes along or
>> rentals drop on a movie.
>> Janet US
>>
>
> Don't make me laugh. I had a Blockbuster card and John and I were on a
> trip out of town. The hotel room had a DVD player so we went to
> Blockbuster thinking we'd rent a movie. The clerk at Blockbuster insisted
> he had to call home to confirm I was 'allowed' to rent a movie. I said,
> "Who do you expect to answer the phone, my cat?!"
>
> Jill

They wouldn't rent to my husband because he had out of state I.D.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 17:55:22 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >I tell ya, Cheri and Janet, y'all must live and shop where hoards are
>> >waiting for a movie. I've never seen
>> > such a thing here. Most of our Redboxes are outside stores or shops,
>> > with
>> > only a few located inside a supermarket.
>> >
>> > I guess here, we have other things to do than stand in line for a movie
>> > that isn't newer than a couple weeks old,
>> > or one that nobody wants to rent anyway. It boggles my mind (which
>> > isn't
>> > easily boggled).
>> >
>> > N.
>>
>> I don't stand in line for movies. I do other things and come back later.
>> Where I am, we have a huge Hispanic population and they do rent a lot of
>> movies it seems since there are usually two to three adults and several
>> children at the locations. There are two places in town where the boxes
>> are
>> outside, but the rest are inside. However, there's not a lot of other
>> things
>> to do in our town. It's very kid unfriendly as far as amusement goes.
>>
> That's an excellent example of people who are unlikely to have a
> computer.

But most of the kids have smart phones that I've seen.

Cheri

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:14:54 +1000, JohnJohn >
> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 20:09:17 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>> >On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 19:13:16 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Maybe they should make an example out of her for brazenly promoting
>> >> theft.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> --Bryan
>> >
>> >Honestly, I don't think she has any idea they are pirated and her
>> >family is cheating the actors and makers out of royalties.
>>
>> Everything that's digital can and will be shared. The movie and music
>> industry are redesigning themselves around that fact.
>
> I don't know what that means, but good anyway.

I imagine it will go the way of Napster.

Cheri

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/16/2014 1:30 PM, Janet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> says...
>> I'm not interested in the latest Disney release or vampire or zombie
>>> movies.
>>
>> snap.
>>
>>> Has there even been a good movie in the last few years?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> If you want American movies, I liked Gran Torino and still laugh like
>> a drain at both Meet the Fockers films, and True Lies.
>>
> I hated those Focker films. I avoid that sort of thing and yet they
> constantly show up on television.

Ohhhhhhh... Somebody gifted me with one of those and also Grumpy Old Men.
Why anyone would gift me with a movie is beyond me as I am quite open about
not being a movie person. Neighbor upstairs was talking about renting them
so I gave her mine. She was shocked that they were not opened. She also
tried to give them back and I said she could keep them. She didn't want to
keep them. Have seen both or at least pieces of them on TV. I didn't find
them funny or even remotely entertaining.

<snip>

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 05:31:43 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> > wrote:
>
>>I am on Julie's side on this Redbox thing. I had no idea you could
>>order/reserve a copy of a movie online
>>and then go to the box and pick it up. I have used Redbox twice, I think,
>>and it is convenient and cheap
>>for a one-night rental.
>>
>>But I fail to see why it is RUDE to just go and pick one out while
>>standing in
>>front of the machine! That is a ridiculous thing to say! Most people I
>>see at a machine, pondering which
>>movie to rent, are adults with little kids, or couples who seem to be
>>looking for the night's entertainment.
>>
>>There is a lot of impulse renting involved, and it is far from rude.
>>
>>N.
> Instead of standing in front of the machine for 5-10 minutes and
> squabbling over which movie to get, holding other people up, why not
> work it out at home? That's rude.
> Janet US


Who does that? I've never seen that happen.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:35:05 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
>
>> Instead of standing in front of the machine for 5-10 minutes and
>> squabbling over which movie to get, holding other people up, why not
>> work it out at home? That's rude.
>> Janet US
>
> Redbox isn't that busy enough for that to matter where I live. I
> rarely see anyone use it.
>

I've only ever seen a line at the one outside Winco.

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:09:47 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:35:05 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:
>>
>>> Instead of standing in front of the machine for 5-10 minutes and
>>> squabbling over which movie to get, holding other people up, why not
>>> work it out at home? That's rude.
>>> Janet US
>>
>>Redbox isn't that busy enough for that to matter where I live. I
>>rarely see anyone use it.
>
> I've been behind mom and dad and the two small children. They are
> only getting one move and the children can decide which one. Really?
> Tears and screaming but no attempt to move away from the box. How
> about a couple,three teenage girls? Or a couple on a date?
> Janet US

So? When you go out to eat do you review the menu online first and decide
what to eat before you get there? I do, because of my food issues but I
would suspect that most people wouldn't. When you go to Walmart to buy
stuff do you order site to store first?

Even if I did have to wait 5-10 minutes behind someone, I do have patience.
Sheesh.

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
> 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.

Indeed. When I pointed out that my friend has no computer but rents them, I
was bashed for it and told that they didn't want to know about my friend.

"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?

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
> According to a report one year ago, 2% of US citizens do not have access,
> but 20% prefer not to.
> That is one in five who do not have access for one reason or another.
> That is significant.
>
> Perhaps rude was not the best word for what you meant. If someone passing
> by a Redbox when
> they enter or leave a store decides on the spur of the moment to rent a
> movie, I don't consider that rude.
>
>
> N.

Me either.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>
>
>>"Doris Night" wrote
>>>
>>> The banks here take rolls of coins without questions.
>>> They want us to turn in our pennies, so I guess this is the reason why
>>> they don't have a problem with them. But they also seem so take rolls
>>> of other coins as well without problems.
>>
>>Ours quit taking them many years ago. My parents used to save theirs and
>>then deposit them into my nephew's bank account. Then when Angela came
>>along they did that too. And then the banks quit taking them.
>
> Them what, pennies?
>
> By Federal Law US banks must accept US coins... only requirement
> depending on how many you may need to make an appointment, same as
> most banks may require advance notice for cash withdrawals over a
> certain amount, I think at my local bank it's $5,000. I use three
> different banks, all take coins... the little market in town welcomes
> coins so long as they're rolled.

The banks here will not take rolled coins. Heck, the bank I use doesn't
even deal with money. Everything is done via the ATM. You have cash to
deposit? Put it in the ATM. Check to deposit? You can do that at home via
the Internet. No Internet? Use the ATM.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/15/2014 6:40 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:45:41 -0400, Nancy Young
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 8/15/2014 11:35 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> That's just goofy. Coins have different weights. Coin wrappers
>>>>> come in
>>>>> different sizes for each denomination. Pennies, nickles, dimes,
>>>>> quarters.
>>>>
>>>> In my stint as a bank teller, taking in coin was not the favorite
>>>> thing. People would have to write their account number on each
>>>> roll and you can be sure if the roll was short or there was a slug,
>>>> we'd deduct it from their balance.
>>>>
>>>> At the end of the day, your drawer had to balance to the penny,
>>>> so all that coin you counted and wrapped, we had to unwrap and
>>>> count before adding it to our drawer.
>>>>
>>>> nancy
>>>
>>> I've never had to give my account number or anything else. I just
>>> give them the bag of rolls, generally totaling over $100 and they give
>>> me cash in return or put it in my checking account
>>> Janet US
>>
>> Ours required name, address and phone number.
>
> And you would have a problem with that because...?

Where did I say that I had a problem with that? You seem to have a problem
with everything I say. Why don't you go out and relax, by yourself with a
good book in some restaurant.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 05:31:43 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>I am on Julie's side on this Redbox thing. I had no idea you could
>>>order/reserve a copy of a movie online
>>>and then go to the box and pick it up. I have used Redbox twice, I
>>>think, and it is convenient and cheap
>>>for a one-night rental.
>>>
>>>But I fail to see why it is RUDE to just go and pick one out while
>>>standing in
>>>front of the machine! That is a ridiculous thing to say! Most people I
>>>see at a machine, pondering which
>>>movie to rent, are adults with little kids, or couples who seem to be
>>>looking for the night's entertainment.
>>>
>>>There is a lot of impulse renting involved, and it is far from rude.
>>>
>>>N.
>> Instead of standing in front of the machine for 5-10 minutes and
>> squabbling over which movie to get, holding other people up, why not
>> work it out at home? That's rude.
>> Janet US
>
>
> Who does that? I've never seen that happen.

In all of your three rentals? LOL

Cheri

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:45:41 -0400, Nancy Young
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 8/15/2014 11:35 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> That's just goofy. Coins have different weights. Coin wrappers
>>>>>> come in
>>>>>> different sizes for each denomination. Pennies, nickles, dimes,
>>>>>> quarters.
>>>>>
>>>>> In my stint as a bank teller, taking in coin was not the favorite
>>>>> thing. People would have to write their account number on each
>>>>> roll and you can be sure if the roll was short or there was a slug,
>>>>> we'd deduct it from their balance.
>>>>>
>>>>> At the end of the day, your drawer had to balance to the penny,
>>>>> so all that coin you counted and wrapped, we had to unwrap and
>>>>> count before adding it to our drawer.
>>>>>
>>>>> nancy
>>>>
>>>> I've never had to give my account number or anything else. I just
>>>> give them the bag of rolls, generally totaling over $100 and they give
>>>> me cash in return or put it in my checking account
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> Ours required name, address and phone number.
>
>
> I don't believe you... even if there were enough space on a roll of
> coins to write all that they already have all your personal info, all
> they need is your acct. #.

They only need your account number if you are depositing them. And I never
did that. I would take them and exchange them for bills. We just slapped
an address label on there and wrote our phone number.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I am on Julie's side on this Redbox thing. I had no idea you could
>>order/reserve a copy of a movie online
>> and then go to the box and pick it up. I have used Redbox twice, I
>> think, and it is convenient and cheap
>> for a one-night rental.
>>
>> But I fail to see why it is RUDE to just go and pick one out while
>> standing in
>> front of the machine! That is a ridiculous thing to say! Most people I
>> see at a machine, pondering which
>> movie to rent, are adults with little kids, or couples who seem to be
>> looking for the night's entertainment.
>>
>> There is a lot of impulse renting involved, and it is far from rude.
>>
>> N.
>
> Well, I am on Janet B's side. There is no reason to be holding others up
> while you decide on a movie if you have the ability to reserve it online
> first. If a person has an idea of the movie they want that's fine because
> it's easy to select it and pick it up quickly, but if you have no idea
> what you want and are just standing there trying to make a decision on a
> movie you might like for several minutes, I feel that's rude. Now, I do
> believe that there are a couple of posters here who never gave a moments
> thought to anothers inconvenience in their lives, and I don't mean you.
> Just a difference of opinion in this.
>
> Cheri

That's just plain ridiculous! If the Redbox owners didn't want people to be
able to walk up and get something, they wouldn't give that option.

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
>I tell ya, Cheri and Janet, y'all must live and shop where hoards are
>waiting for a movie. I've never seen
> such a thing here. Most of our Redboxes are outside stores or shops, with
> only a few located inside a supermarket.
>
> I guess here, we have other things to do than stand in line for a movie
> that isn't newer than a couple weeks old,
> or one that nobody wants to rent anyway. It boggles my mind (which isn't
> easily boggled).
>
> N.

Indeed. We have Redboxes everywhere and most are not being used at all.
Winco is the only place where I have ever seen a line and that was perhaps 3
people long.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:09:47 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:35:05 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Instead of standing in front of the machine for 5-10 minutes and
>>>> squabbling over which movie to get, holding other people up, why not
>>>> work it out at home? That's rude.
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>>Redbox isn't that busy enough for that to matter where I live. I
>>>rarely see anyone use it.
>>
>> I've been behind mom and dad and the two small children. They are
>> only getting one move and the children can decide which one. Really?
>> Tears and screaming but no attempt to move away from the box. How
>> about a couple,three teenage girls? Or a couple on a date?
>> Janet US
>
> So? When you go out to eat do you review the menu online first and decide
> what to eat before you get there? I do, because of my food issues but I
> would suspect that most people wouldn't. When you go to Walmart to buy
> stuff do you order site to store first?
>
> Even if I did have to wait 5-10 minutes behind someone, I do have
> patience. Sheesh.

I think a lot of people check menus before they go to eat, but that's not at
all the same thing. You don't have people waiting behind you while you take
several minutes to read the menu before you sit down, that's why they have
waiters etc., to bring you a menu. Also, at Walmart you don't wait until you
get to the checkout line to decide what you want to buy. Give it up Julie, I
have seen you complain many times about slow people at stores etc. When you
rent movies (which you don't like) at Redbox regularly, get back to me.

Cheri

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "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?

As if that would be so awful when these kids have the smart phones glued to
them these days, adults too for that matter.

Cheri