Aaron
Rock Island,#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, April 15, 2011
The fact they told you he needed to close the account means he is the primary so he has to close it. Second why not return the DVDs on time? And Third what is wrong with the company charging you for your late fee? I am glad companies are doing this now vs. just waiting months or years for you to return and pay.
Basically the new Blockbuster policy makes them more like Redbox. I wish we had this when I was around.
tigersy2k3
United States of America#3Consumer Comment
Wed, March 30, 2011
You keep referencing that you get your receipt AFTER you make the purchase and walk past the detectors. What does this fact matter? Where have you been that you receive your receipt before the purchase. Ok, so you get your receipt after the purchase, you are still in the store, look at your receipt, and if the terms are on the receipt and you dont agree to it, I am sure that the store will be more then willing to let you give them the movies back and refund you on your account.
Or, was it that when you checked out the movies you knew you were going to return them late? I dont see how this is a problem that your received your receipt after you left, as it has very little to do with your complaint other then serving as an excuse for you being charged. Here is an idea, return the movie on time, and guess what, other rental places have the same. If you cant return things on time use other certain services that charge you a monthly fee and no late fees.
Tim
United States of America#4UPDATE Employee
Tue, March 29, 2011
I am a Blockbuster employee, and I know well the process of automatic withdrawals you are speaking of. I also know that if you slide your card in an Ingenico card reader "swipey thing", you will be asked to answer a number of questions:
1. Enter pin or press cancel for credit, then select credit
2. Approve amount $xyz.abc?
3. Here is the one you are overlooking:
There is a brief paragraph explaining the process of auto charges for late fees, applicable only to the transaction currently taking place. If you select "yes", you are authorizing Blockbuster to withdraw any additional fees incurred relating to the current transaction. If you select "no", additional charges will simply accrue on your store account until your next visit. The transaction will not complete without you selecting either yes or no for this question. Also notice, that on your receipt, there will be a note that you authorized these charges by explicitly agreeing to them. If you choose "no", there will be no mention of the auto-charges.
Also, Blockbuster doesn't charge the rental price that you paid for late fees. The late fee for movies priced $4.99 and $2.99 and game rentals is $.99 per day. The fee for movies priced $.99 for rental is $.33 per day.
These two areas of issue are corporate policies, uniform nationwide. When you visit your local store (don't call and harangue, even if you have a valid complaint about policy. The local employees don't set policy), ask an employee to walk through the process of approving the additional withdrawals.