Netflix just raised their prices again... there goes my budget!

[Stargazer]

We are modifying our account. We were being very inconsistent in watching the DVD's we did receive. DH wants to switch to streaming. I figure if we miss the DVD option, we can always add it back. My husband likes the tech aspect of being able to stream. I could take it or leave it.

So instead of our bill going up by $5...we will reduce it buy a few bucks.

This is exactly what we've decided too -- I was actually set to just cancel it altogether. However, DH and DD (ok, maybe I do every now and then too) really enjoy watching it on the Roku/Wii whenever they want, so for now, we'll downgrade in August and see how it goes.

 

[wvjules]

Why are some of you cancelling now when the hike isn't until September?

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

I cancelled. I don't use mine enough to justify the higher prices.

I told the rep I was "beating the rush" as I didn't want to be on hold for hours after the prices went into effect

 

[jcemom]

Why are some of you cancelling now when the hike isn't until September?

I didn't want to forget about it and end up getting charged.

 

[ShanPooh]

Wow....guess I better be sure to thank the ladies at the library tomorrow!

You're welcome

 

[ShanPooh]

Your library has great lending policies. Ours, you only get the movies for 4 days & can renew twice. We're super slow watching movies, so we almost always end up returning them w/o watching them.

We haven't had any problems with "adult" movies, but ALL the movies in the children's department (we check out ~4 every week) are totally scratched up & skip. It's become almost more of a pain than it's worth... I've been picking up DD's favorite at consignment shops, ebay & Craigslist when I see them so I don't have to deal with the skipping.

How far are you from Cuyahoga County? All of our materials circulate for 3 weeks. Are you able to use SearchOhio or OhioLink? You could inter-library loan some really good items from other systems!

 

[*Seanaci*]

Did I read the blogpost incorrectly? How did the OP come up with a new price of $20. The way I read it, it would be $15.98 per the second to last paragraph:

"Now we offer a choice: Unlimited Streaming for $7.99 a month, Unlimited DVDs for $7.99 a month, or both for $15.98 a month ($7.99 + $7.99). We think $7.99 is a terrific value for our unlimited streaming plan and $7.99 a terrific value for our unlimited DVD plan."

The bottom line price is dependent on which plan(s) you go with. We had the 3 DVD's out at a time + Unlimited streaming. Paying a bit over $20 (including taxes and fees). We have now changed it to 2 DVD's out at a time + Unlimited streaming to keep our montly cost the same as it's been since the LAST price increase.

I know they have to do what they have to do for buisness and to make money...but I think it's absurd that our monthly price would have gone up like $5 (before taxes and fees).

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

I'm probably the only person on the planet that this worked out well for. We went from 3 DVDs at a time w/streaming (around $20 ) to 2 DVDs at a time ($11.99). We have dial up so we never used the streaming option.

That said just a reminder to those who feel like they don't use Netflix all of the time - we put our account on hold for months at a time. Then when we start it back up again we run it for a month or so and it feels "new/ exciting". For a bit we were heading towards "Netflix burnout".

Also for us a lot of months a quick trip to RedBox is easier/ cheaper and does the job just as well.