Does any rental company provide information on available stock ?
SirRobin(Harmless) posted this on Wednesday, 17th August 2005, 20:34
Hi there,
I`m currently subscribed with Blockbuster, and the service is pretty good except for one annoying issue: I can never tell wether I will be receiving a particular movie I want to watch.
I`m surprised that they don`t have an indicator on the web interface telling you wether a particular title is available at the moment, or since when it has been on loan, or how many units they have... It seems to be that this is a rather basic feature that would help us a lot - we might decide to reorder the priorities depending on which title we`re likely to receive and so on. Does anyone know if any of the online stores has this kind of feature on their interface ?
If not, does anyone know why on earth they want to keep this information hidden from the users ? It seems to me that most people that complain about the online rentals mention the issue of often receiving items at the bottom of their list, and not knowing which title they are going to get next.. Why do some online retailers hide this information ?
RE: Does any rental company provide information on available stock ?
hedgie(Competent) posted this on Thursday, 18th August 2005, 21:23
Amazon give the following status descriptions for each title in your list
* Now: the DVD is available for dispatch * Short Wait: the title is not currently available for dispatch, but we expect it will become available soon, usually within 2-14 days * Long Wait: the title is not currently available for dispatch, and we expect to wait slightly longer for it to become available, usually 15-30 days * Very Long Wait: the title is not currently available for dispatch and it may not be available for dispatch for over 30 days * Release Date: you may occasionally see a date rather than one of the terms above, if the title has not yet been released. We`ll display the release date in the Rental List before release, after which one of the availabilities explained above will be displayed
RE: Does any rental company provide information on available stock ?
LeeDavies(Competent) posted this on Friday, 19th August 2005, 11:02
Moviestream also have status on titles and their turnaround is second to none.
