I've kept a list since 1992, which I migrated to Letterboxd 10 years ago. Sometimes I'd forget to log something, though, and Netflix rental history was a useful backup.
― jaymc, Friday, 28 April 2023 01:11 (one year ago) link
end of an era
Our last-ever day of shipping out the red envelopes is getting close. You have 40 more days to enjoy your DVD Netflix membership before we send out our final shipments on September 29th. Here are a few ways you can make the most of this final season:Move must-watch titles to the top of your queue, to increase your chances of receiving them. We’ve also added a handy "move streamable titles to the bottom" option to help you make sure each red envelope counts! (Note that if your queue has no streamable titles, this option won’t be shown.)Your data will be available until October 27th, so be sure to download a keepsake PDF of your queue, rental history, ratings, and reviews here. Plus, due to popular request, we’ve added the option to download in CSV format!The last day to change your plan is August 28th. If you’d like to get more discs, browse our plans here.As a reminder, September 29th is definitely our last day of shipping. Naturally, we hope everyone successfully receives their last shipments – however, in the event that a disc gets damaged or lost in the mail, we will unfortunately not be able to ship you a replacement after September 29th.We truly appreciate you being part of our final season. Thank you for welcoming our iconic red envelopes into your homes for 25 years. Any further questions? See our FAQ.—The Netflix DVD team
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Sunday, 20 August 2023 00:44 (eight months ago) link
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/netflix-dvds-mail-ending/675204/
The real reason I stuck it out was the queue. Netflix allows DVD subscribers to save titles to a list of films, which are then sent in the order in which you added them. I’ve grown very attached to this system, and I’m not looking forward to its disappearance. At one point, I had more than 200 movies in my queue—years’ worth of viewing, especially after I switched from three discs at a time to one. Even as I started adding more streaming to my movie diet, I kept one strict rule: If there was a new DVD waiting for me from Netflix, I had to watch that first. Long day at work and not really in an Ingmar Bergman mood? Too bad, buddy. You-from-eight-months-ago thought you should watch The Silence, so that’s what you’re watching.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 3 September 2023 15:07 (eight months ago) link
Got billed yesterday. The one nice part about losing the disc service is now I'm paying them like 55% less a month until I saw 'fuck it' and cancel.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 16 September 2023 13:55 (seven months ago) link
The post office lost one of the discs I sent back on Tuesday, and Netflix has already disabled the customer service arm of DVD.com, so I'm being shorted a disc in my final delivery. All in all, a perfect way to close this thing out.
Great work everyone!
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 September 2023 17:21 (seven months ago) link
I don't know why they don't just let everyone keep their final selections, but I guess they don't technically own the discs? Like they're just licensing them from the distributors/studios or something.. so they'll all end up in a landfill I imagine
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 29 September 2023 18:24 (seven months ago) link
They are letting people keep their absolute final selections, I'm just getting jipped out of one because of the post office.
If you signed up for it, you could also get ten random discs to keep on top of that.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 September 2023 18:31 (seven months ago) link
I don't think the word gets better to use if you spell it differently btw
― vashti funyuns (sic), Friday, 29 September 2023 19:53 (seven months ago) link
We lost disc service for this?
https://netflixtoken.io/
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 13 October 2023 16:40 (six months ago) link
Is this 2022?
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Friday, 13 October 2023 16:44 (six months ago) link