Red Box now selling Blus!!!

[BluRoo98]

I have several red box locations near my house. For months now they have been selling $5 DVDs - today I cliked on the "used Dvd" link at the machine and they had Star Trek + Wolverine Blu Ray for $5!!!! I serched 2 different red box location and both had Star Trek on blu. I know Blu Ray is not available in all red box areas but if you have seen them for rent in your locations - look under used next time and see if they are selling them too. There is no cover Art or blue case but for $5 I'll take it!!!

[Mr. J]

So did you buy it?

[BillieCassin]

How can you tell if a machine has Blu's or not? Does it have a unique tab? I have been trying to figure this out...LOL.

[tommyboy81]

Originally Posted by BillieCassin

How can you tell if a machine has Blu's or not? Does it have a unique tab? I have been trying to figure this out...LOL.

don't know about Red Box but on the Blockbuster machines they have a button for BR's. But not all of those carry BR's even though you see the choice for them.

[FromTheInside]

every disc I've ever seen come out of a RedBox is scratched all to hell.

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by FromTheInside

every disc I've ever seen come out of a RedBox is scratched all to hell.

I doubt you can get a refund too.

[Nightshade]

Originally Posted by sfmarine

I doubt you can get a refund too.

there is a number that you can call if there is probs.but i never had any

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

There was an advertisement on the radio stating someone can own a kiosk machine. Anyone else hear about it?

[Wizard-of-Wars]

Originally Posted by HD2Blu

I have several red box locations near my house. For months now they have been selling $5 DVDs - today I cliked on the "used Dvd" link at the machine and they had Star Trek + Wolverine Blu Ray for $5!!!! I serched 2 different red box location and both had Star Trek on blu. I know Blu Ray is not available in all red box areas but if you have seen them for rent in your locations - look under used next time and see if they are selling them too. There is no cover Art or blue case but for $5 I'll take it!!!

Agreed. $5 is a great price for a used Blu-Ray movie-HOWEVER-I just couldn't do it without getting the case with it.

Call me crazy but I'd still pay the extra $10 to get the Blu-Ray with disc and original case.

Thanks for the heads up though.

[BluRoo98]

Originally Posted by BillieCassin

How can you tell if a machine has Blu's or not? Does it have a unique tab? I have been trying to figure this out...LOL.

My machines will have the movie cover image with a blue line across the top and title will look like this:
"Wolverine (Blu ray)"
There are not blu rays available in every machine and far far less than DVD - maybe 2-3 in each machine while they have 50-60 DVDs.

[BluRoo98]

Originally Posted by jayvo2008

So did you buy it?

No I already own both of these titles but the screen looks the same as when you rent the DVD so I assume it would give me the correct disc. I bought a DVD copy of "the Hangover" because there was not a Blu version available. It gave me the correct movie.

[BluRoo98]

Originally Posted by itswez

there is a number that you can call if there is probs.but i never had any

I rent about 2-4 movies each week on red box - we have called customer service about 5 times with small issues - they are ALWAYS very helpful - never had an issue they wouldnt solve. If you have a disc that wont work or picked up a movie at one location because it was closer but were charged for reserving at another location they will give you a code to use for a free rental next time. I assume if the disc is scrathced they would do the same...then again isnt the blu ray suppossed to be more sturdy with scratch resistance?

[toddly6666]

Blu Box

[Beta Man]

I rented a movie from one of their machines once...... they have two machines in front of a grocery store very close to my house..... I didn't know they sold DVDs let-alone Blu-rays now.

$5 for a Blu-ray isn't bad if you don't mind not having the cover etc..... $5 for a DVD with no cover etc. is highway robbery, but they probably sell a lot of them....

I only used it the one time, because they need to move those things into a lobby or something where it's not so cold!!!!! I stood in front of the machine for 20 seconds last week, looking at the selections on the "board" (not on the screen itself) and decided to jet.....

I have seen both machines with long lines...... So Brick and Mortar Blockbusters are in trouble (with this, and online both being so prevalent)

[zachd73]

The worst is if you are trying to do something simple like return something and you get behind a family of 10 trying to figure out what they want to rent and taking FOREVER.

I've only used these a few times when out of town. I like supporting my non-chain local video store when I can. I do have netflix though but I probably spend more at the store.

BTW, with the custom art work done for BD discs it shouldn't be too big a deal to get one without a case at least value wise. A year from now the value of Wolverine BD with original case will probably be $2. The value of Wolverine BD without a case, $1. So no biggie either way

If you were trading in discs or something I bet most stores wouldn't even know it wasn't the original art work most of those look so good.

[seeweda]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I only used it the one time, because they need to move those things into a lobby or something where it's not so cold!!!!! I stood in front of the machine for 20 seconds last week, looking at the selections on the "board" (not on the screen itself) and decided to jet.....

This isn't a Red Box policy but more than likely the policy of the store or due to the hours of the store. I live in Iowa and every Red Box I have seen is either in the entrance way or near the customer service counter. I have yet to come across one outside except for in southern California where they don't get snow.

[OrlandoEastwood]

I lived in Hawaii and they had a version of the Red Box called Ohana Flix and it was f***in' horrible. They put two on Schofield Barracks, one inside the PX and one at the Burger King/Popeyes. When they first started it in 2007, it was $1.75 for DVDs. The shoppette on based charged $3.50 for DVDs, however they got Full Screen DVDs most of the time. And the Schofield Inn charged $3.00 a DVD.

So, everytime I rented a DVD, these discs would be scratched to death. I remember I rented Fracture with Anthony Hopkins and the disc was scratched through that there was a hole in the disc. Then I ended up getting two free rentals after some issues with customer service. I ended up renting Delta Farce and Year of the Dog. I got charged for these two free rentals; and I got charged $46 for two sh**ty DVDs. I was pissed and royally pissed too. After that, I said; "NEVER AGAIN!"

[BluRoo98]

Found more blu today at red box. Picked up G.I. Joe which I won't have owned except for $5 - what a deal!! Went onto a website and downloaded the cover for FREE - added it into my empty blu case I paid $1.10 for - total of $6.10 for a NEW release Blu!!!

I also saw Seven pounds and Up as well as other I metioned before.

[XXXsdesdeXXX]

Originally Posted by HD2Blu

Found more blu today at red box.

So exactly how does one know whether he/she is getting a blu-ray or not from Red Box?

[Chloenator]

NO case + NO cover art = NO SALE!
I don't care if it's only $5. If it doesn't have the original case or original cover art, I'm not interested.