tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11218041.post110997523753473589..comments2024-01-27T03:18:47.700-05:00Comments on Netflix Underground: In Defense of USPSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11218041.post-80749195490461915982010-10-30T23:19:59.258-04:002010-10-30T23:19:59.258-04:00If Netflix would have a better streaming selection...If Netflix would have a better streaming selection I would probably sign back up. They need to take out the garbage. Blockbuster will make a comeback just watch! And there's always Greencine!!! <a href="www.DvdFreeTrial.Net" rel="nofollow">DvdFreeTrial.net</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11218041.post-45720640157589903342010-03-21T03:27:11.608-04:002010-03-21T03:27:11.608-04:00Yes, it is very weird Netflix ads appear on Netfli...Yes, it is very weird Netflix ads appear on Netflix Underground. The appearance of Netflix ads is probably due to the way Google AdSense displays ads based on keywords. Google crawls Netflix Underground and finds it filled with words like Netflix, DVD, rental, movies, etc. and then automatically feeds seemingly relevant ads to the site.Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193206794757663639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11218041.post-78455764679529231782010-03-20T18:19:48.015-04:002010-03-20T18:19:48.015-04:00isnt it weird that your this website had netflix a...isnt it weird that your this website had netflix adsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11218041.post-47035411886412308112008-05-08T09:05:00.000-04:002008-05-08T09:05:00.000-04:00I am seeing problems when I return movies back to ...I am seeing problems when I return movies back to Netflix. It is taking 4-5 days for the most movies to be scanned as returned by Netflix. I always receive movies from Netflix in 1 day, but when I return them it takes a lot longer. <BR/><BR/>I have to assume Netflix is receiving the movies within 1-2 days, but the receiving dept is taking serveral more days to scan the movies received. <BR/><BR/>They are thottling my account. Is there anything I can do other than switch to Blockbuster. Or do they have the same practice?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11218041.post-3960098588433038522007-09-29T09:03:00.000-04:002007-09-29T09:03:00.000-04:00I work for a company that mails over two billion p...I work for a company that mails over two billion pieces of mail per year through the USPS. We track the performance of the facilities at a DDU, SCF, and BMC level. Some of these facilities performance is so consistently poor that we will bypass it entirely. They do sketchy stuff like unloading our trucks and not scanning the pallets as received, then letting those pallets sit for days while they work through backlogs, and then scanning them right before they are ready to process them. This is done to try to make it look like the shipment to the facility was late instead of the mail processing being delayed at the facility.<BR/><BR/>You don't see this on those USPS "tests" where someone drops a donkey in a mailbox in Key West and it ends up delivered to San Fransisco in 48 hours because that type of mail is handled differently. If you are mailing tens or hundreds of thousands or millions of pieces in a single mailing the entire USPS system's response changes drastically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11218041.post-88198055610463837012007-06-19T17:36:00.000-04:002007-06-19T17:36:00.000-04:00Folks, You are missing the big picture. If your lo...Folks, You are missing the big picture. If your local USPS carrier is a subscriber to Netflix, then they will have spare return envelopes on hand just like everyone else. <BR/>When they pick up return DVD's from your home mailbox, they simply take them home, watch them, if they wish, and then mail them in their own spare return envelopes. Nothing could be simpler and will explain some of the check-in delays many customers experience. After years as a netflix subscriber, I ran into our new mail carrier last week, and, lo and behold, she mentioned that she was a subscriber to Netflix. My returns are now taking three or more days. No problems, at all, before the new carrier arrived. Very sad indeed, but people are always trying to find a way to beat the system. If Netflix would encode each envelope with the user's member number, a lot of this foolishness might stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11218041.post-1114489955318436552005-04-26T00:32:00.000-04:002005-04-26T00:32:00.000-04:00Dear Anonymous,Theft by USPS and Netflix employees...Dear Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Theft by USPS and Netflix employees would explain the Netflix DVDs that are permanently lost, but it would not explain the delayed check-in of returned DVDs. <BR/><BR/>Permanently lost Netflix DVDs seem to be fairly rare; however, heavy users frequently see their DVDs take unusually long times to get checked in by Netflix. Oddly enough, most of these heavy users enjoyed excellent postal service as new or light users, and they did not begin to experience delays until a few weeks after they became heavy users.<BR/><BR/>Netflix loves to blame delays on USPS, but common sense wins this argument. If USPS were as incompetent and slow as Netflix would have you believe, all Netflix customers would be experiencing delays regardless of their usage levels. There is no logical explanation for heavy users experiencing delays while the new and light users are getting excellent postal service.<BR/><BR/>It is to USPS’s direct advantage to transport your DVDs as quickly as possible. The faster USPS moves DVDs, the more you can watch and return each month. The more DVDs Netflix sends to you, the more money USPS makes. When your DVDs are delayed, you and USPS lose. The only party that benefits from delays is Netflix.Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193206794757663639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11218041.post-1114448183407502892005-04-25T12:56:00.000-04:002005-04-25T12:56:00.000-04:00I, too, thought Netflix was hosing me. Then I read...I, too, thought Netflix was hosing me. Then I read this:<BR/>http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/4409361/detail.html<BR/>I live in this neighborhood/ zip code, Now I gotta ask myself, was I one of the victims?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11218041.post-1110331072323590962005-03-08T20:17:00.000-05:002005-03-08T20:17:00.000-05:00Dear anonymous,
That’s a fascinating article. Th...Dear anonymous,<br /><br />That’s a fascinating article. The results are impressive. Thanks for posting the URL. <br /><br />I’m no fan of USPS, but fair is fair. USPS is not perfect, but they aren’t the incompetent dolts that Netflix says they are. Considering the massive scope of what they do on a daily basis, they do a pretty good job.Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193206794757663639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11218041.post-1110310151117250672005-03-08T14:29:00.000-05:002005-03-08T14:29:00.000-05:00Warren,
a) I hate Netflix (one of the first throt...Warren,<br /><br />a) I hate Netflix (one of the first throttled customers, more than 3 years ago), b) I hate their lies, and c) I hate their lies!!!<br /><br />Anyways, saw the entry "In Defense of the USPS", and thought folks might find this article interesting, it shows that the USPS certainly tries like hell to get the mail through.<br /><br />http://www.directcreative.com/aaexperiments.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com