Five Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Netflix Subscription

(From a Self-Proclaimed Netflix Junkie)

Ever since the advent of the mail-order DVD rental system, I have literally found myself enslaved by my mailbox. Netflix is perhaps the most popular mail-order DVD rental company on the map. There have come several to follow. But those coveted little red
 envelopes are opened like Oscar nominations at my house. I always maintain over 400 movies in my Netflix queue. And being a faithful member for a few years (and through two different addresses), I have observed several changes in the company's website, service, and products. At this time, I feel that I am somewhat of an "amateur expert" where it comes to making the most of one's Netflix subscription.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Netflix has become something of a "club" since its birth in 1998, with the movie-renting industry's demand for this type of service multiplying many times over. Netflix currently boasts a 70,000+ inventory of titles in stock to choose from. The premise is simple: Customers create an account, selecting from several different subscription plans. Movies are added online to a queue. And from that queue, the DVDs are shipped out to the customer in 1-2 business days.

But with product enhancements, demand changes, and an ever-changing inventory, it's no wonder that after a period of time some faithful customers may notice a shift in the level of service they've been receiving. That's why it's important to understand how to truly maximize the Netflix service so that you're getting exactly what you pay for (or more!).

1- CHOOSE A GOOD PLAN

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Here is another trick I use. If you have a distribution center in your city MOST of your movies should come from there, but occasionally they come from around the country. I always return my movies in a single envelope (3 DVDs to an envelope) and I keep a couple of the unused envelopes around. When they ship me a dvd from somewhere else I always return in to my local one which cuts down on return time by a day or 3.

Posted on 12/08/2008 at 11:12:35 AM

Thanks for the nice article. Your tips are really good, and should help people get the most out of their netflix subscriptions. I find NETFLIX to be a great service. Hope your article is read by a lot of people and they get the most juice out of it.

Posted on 08/08/2008 at 3:08:33 AM

I didn't know that one could have 500 movies in their queue. Thanks.

Posted on 03/30/2008 at 5:03:06 PM

I LOVE YOU ((((((Hugs))))) I am a member of the Netflix club, already junkie or a flixaholic. This really saves the amount of time I have put into figuring out the whole timing thing. I don't believe Netflix throttles - case and point - I live in Freaking North Dakota!!! Even USA Today can't get to me until the third day after publication. Netflix gets to me in 24 hrs! Oh yes. I check my queue to see if there is a "Shipping Today" status on any of my movies and true to form, my movies are in my mailbox by 9 a.m. the next day! (I Live next to the Post Office)...Lucky Huh? Thanks for this post!!!

Posted on 06/19/2007 at 2:06:00 PM

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