Like those on the commercial, I knelt before the storefront of BlockBuster Video in gratitude for their repeal of late. But when I asked the checkout person about the new deal, she told me that while there is no "late fee" they will only give you a week longer to return a video before they assume you want to buy the video and then they charge your credit card for the purchase.
If you return the video eventually, they buy the video back from you (not clear at what price) and charge you a restocking fee. This smelled an awful lot like a late fee to me.
That's pretty devious of them. I would hope they 'buy' the video back at the price they charged you for it.
Posted by: Ro at February 11, 2005 4:14 PM
Apparently the Attorney General of New Jersey agrees with you:
http://www.google.com/search?q=new+jersey+blockbuster+late+fee
Posted by: Joe at February 20, 2005 5:11 PM
Jiminy christmas, what do you want? unlimited "lease" of a movie for infinite time?
Posted by: Anonymous at February 25, 2005 1:15 PM