Re:Price Point (Score 1)

First of all Rogers doesn't censor the movies AT ALL. Thats totally ridiculous. I don't know about BBV since i haven't been there in at least 8 years. Their policies bugged me then and they have turned into just plain stupidity. There is a reason that BBV lost over 1 billion dollars in revenue, because they suck. In Canada, Rogers is the 2nd largest video retailer and growing because its clearly superior. BBV raised their prices on movies and games before this no late charge policy came into effect here. Almost 50 cents on movies and a Dollar on games. They also don't offer their game bundling anymore. So in Canada it's over 8$ a game and almost 7$ for a movie at BB. Also now try to find a movie or game on a Friday or Saterday night (when most people rent). Forget it. They were all rented out during the week and now no one feels they have to return them. If you go in BB on Tuesday and take out a game you can't keep the game out and go back on Friday to rent movies. IT is against policy. I call Rogers on Wednesday and want a movie for Friday they WILL do that. I like that. Also just because you have something rented as long as its not late you CAN rent out more. So what if I have to pay a late charge once in a while, its my fault for not returning it. At Rogers you don't pay the full price of the rental every day its late. On a new release its 2.50 a day extra. The fact is only 10% of customers have late charges so BB is catering to a very small percentage of customers who aren't mature enough to return their rentals on time and ostrisizing the majority who do. How fair is that. The second thing I don't like is them charging MY credit card full retail price (not what they pay) or a price determined by them for a movie. I'm sorry I would rather just not have the hassle of charging and charge backs and interst and I would think that most BB employees hate that fact as well. I compare BB to Rogers because I live in Canada and they are the 2 major chains here. We do have others but whenever I go to other places everything is out. I would rather go to the closest place then wasting 5 dollars in gas to go find something cheaper and when you get there it's all out. Rogers is expanding and BB is closing their stores down what does that say. Before I stop my rant on the evil that is BBV. Rogers is not in the U.S. Its a 100% Canadian company. And not only is it Video and Cable, they are wireless, they own at least 7 national magazines, the Toronto BlueJays, radio stations, newspapers, internet and The shopping channel that all women have as a guilty pleasure that they don't let anyone know about. What is Blockbuster??? a Video chain, thats it thats all. How can they compete??? In my opinion they can't, So they have to do something but when you look around a BBV on a weekend then go to a Rogers this whole late charge issue is a real NON issue. More and more people go to Rogers and leave BB because they realize that this is just the latest ruse to get more of your money in a long line of ruses. Wake up and smell the coffee!!!! I have a friend at BB and he sees how they are misleading people. He got transfered from one that closed down because Rogers took their business when they opened.