Recently, NetFlix has announced that they will be adding a one dollar surcharge to the monthly account service fees for Blu Ray subscribers. NetFlix mentions that because of the high costs of Blu Ray discs, the increase charges are necessary.
They go on to mention that this is still a great deal as it’s a small increase in NetFlix’s monthly subscription fee and that it’s well worth it to continue to be able to rent Blu Ray discs.
We all know the costs of buying Blu Ray discs are well above any average DVD costs but it seems that NetFlix is trying to pull a fast one. I do give them credit for posting this on they’re blog and getting the word out, albeit quietly.
Word on the web is that most NetFlix subscribers that rent Blu Ray’s often were’nt too peeved at the fact that the NetFlix subscription fees were rising to account for Blu Ray’s disc costs. What bothers some NetFlix subscribers is the fact that NetFlix has a Blu Ray inventory. This doesn’t mean they don’t have a large selection, it’s just they don’t seem to have many copies of Blu Ray titles. This causes a delay in getting Blu Ray’s in your mailbox. I’ve read that when trying to add Blu Ray movies to your selection list, you’ll often see “Long Wait”, meaning several customers are ahead of you in getting that Blu Ray first.