Four Star Launches KenFlix… Netflix reported to be shaking in their boots.
Four Star Video has launched a subscription plan called KenFlix, and it appears NetFlix is about to lose the important Bernal Heights demographic.
The deal: $20/month for unlimited rentals, one out at a time.
Advantages of KenFlix: No waiting for DVDs to arrive in the mail. Video nerds can get 30 rentals a month if they go to 4star every day..
Disadvantages of KenFlix: 4star DVDs usually play in my player, unlike Netflix discs, which usually start to skip about half way through. This means whenever we pick a bad movie, we’ll actually have to watch the whole thing.
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20 dollars a month to have movies sitting around on the coffee table unwatched vs. 15 dollars a month for the same thing from netflix. Kind of a tough one…
Well, right now we pay $15/month for netflix plus at least $6/month from 4star, assuming we get no late fees.
So we would, in fact, be saving money with the new 4star plan, and not have annoying late fees, and still have unwatched movies on the coffee table.
What we *really* should do is go to 4star on $1 Wednesday once a month, rent 20 movies, and spend the next three days watching movies non-stop.
What you should “really” “really” do, is sign up for the 20 dollar kenflix subscription, and come to 4star every day, b/c with the subscription plan, every day is wednesday at 4starvideo. Then you can say bye-bye to the corporate nipple, and never pay a renewal fee to your local video store again.
love, KenFlix
p.s. glad to hear our discs are in better condition than netflix!
mmmmm… corporate nipple…
What happens to the rest of us in SF who don’t live in Bernal Heights? We’re just stuck with the corporate nipple forever?