Another Reason To Sign Up For Netflix
from the make-sure-to-return-those-videos dept
Weren't we just discussing reasons to sign up for NetFlix? Well, here's another. A woman in Pittsburgh was thrown in jail for a few days for not returning videos on time. She was held in jail for "theft of leased property" but not told what it was about for days. A judge finally released her when he found out what the case was all about. She may still have to go to trial. She claims she never rented the videos (the video store says she took out three rental videos in 1989 and never returned them - and they want their $190). Suddenly, a system like NetFlix where there are no penalities like "late fees" or "days in jail" sounds a lot more appealing...
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Can this really happen?
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Why I canceled my NetFlix subscription
It's a lot easier (and cheaper) for me to just zip down the road to Hollywood Video once a week.
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