http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/ Engadget Comments for Sticky fingered postal workers blamed for Netflix thefts http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/Jan 10th 2006 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/
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I first suspected the mailman was stealing them after carefully placed tears started appearing on the envolopes. The tears would always be positioned so that the movies title could be checked.



Its a pity that you can't add any comments when you tell netflix that your movie did not arrive when you're pretty sure you know why it didnt. ]]>Jan 10th 2006 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/


I first suspected the mailman was stealing them after carefully placed tears started appearing on the envolopes. The tears would always be positioned so that the movies title could be checked.



Its a pity that you can't add any comments when you tell netflix that your movie did not arrive when you're pretty sure you know why it didnt. ]]>Jan 10th 2006 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/Jan 10th 2006 1:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/


I noticed that when I returned Netflix movies at one specific USPS mailbox (in Los Angeles), only those movies took a long time to arrive at Netflix. I swear the postman must have been keeping them to watch the movies for free, and then passing them along to Netflix. I stopped using that mailbox, and the movies return at a normal speed, which of course allows me to receive the next ones at a normal speed.

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Though we live in a sketchy neighborhood, no one's messed with the box, and I trust the carrier. But who knows what happens at the PO or even GC? My wife blames GC for branding everything with their "For People Who Like To Watch" tag... like it's porn. She takes a Sharpie to the envelopes as the tag is almost too blatant an invitation for the curious.]]>Jan 10th 2006 2:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/Jan 10th 2006 2:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/


Of course, the hold up is probably due to the stupid, stubborn movie studios, but Starz is offering all of their movies through Vongo and their downloadable movie service, so I don't know what could be taking so long for on-demand.



I'd love to have a set top box with on-demand service that would allow me to download as many movies as I wanted to in a given month, three at a time, onto the box's HDD. When I was ready to download another movie, one of the three (of my choice) could be deleted to make room for the new one. Now THAT would be primo. And it would eliminate DVD theft.]]>Jan 10th 2006 5:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/Jan 10th 2006 6:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/


Makes me wonder how many 'other mail' during that time did actually not reach me...]]>Jan 10th 2006 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/Jan 10th 2006 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/Jan 10th 2006 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/Jan 10th 2006 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/Jan 10th 2006 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/


Just like clockwork, I have 3-4 Netflix DVDs lost every year and another 3-4 arrive broken -- not just a little crack but usually snapped in half.



I've asked the letter carrier and she says it's probably sorting equipment. The equipment sometime shreds the mailing envelope as well as breaks the DVD.



I asked my next door neighbor (senior executive with Netflix) and he said they assume a certain level of theft and damage will occur.



Netflix is great about it and will send out a replacement when you notify them on-line. I've never had them question my request. ]]>Jan 10th 2006 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/


I dropped the netflix more because of their queue optimization algorythms than anything else. I was one of the heavy users. I'd get a movie and return it in one or two nights. I was on the first plan that they had, 4 movies at a time for $19.95 and only limited by mailing time. (I think they only had the bay area address at the time) They always pushed my priority on new releases down, and it frustrated me. Their behavior was documented after all of that, but I quit before I knew that they really had that policy.]]>Jan 10th 2006 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/


I might put in an official complaint to the postal service. ]]>Jan 10th 2006 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/Jan 10th 2006 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/Jan 11th 2006 1:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/sticky-fingered-postal-workers-blamed-for-netflix-thefts/Jan 13th 2006 7:07PM