I sent a e-mail to Redbox asking why they do not have "The Blind Side" for rent yet. Here is their answer. "Hello, Thank you for your email. Due to our new agreement with Warner, we are not able to carry their new releases until 28 days after release. The Blind Side will be available in redbox machines on April 20. Please visit www.SaveLowCostDVDs.com for more information. If you have any additional questions, comments, or concerns, please let us know and anyone in customer service would be more than happy to assist you. Thank you, Courtney Redbox Customer Care 1.866.REDBOX3 www.redbox.com SaveLowCostDVDs.com"
The cable company has this as an exclusive and are currently running 'nyah, nyah' ads. I think I can wait...
Why are they red in the first place? Thankyewverymuch for asking. According to one of my guys who worked on the prototypes (R&D here in NC, BTW...) they originally had a placement deal with McDonald's "restaurants" that fell through. The ones are WallyMart are blue 'cause they (WalMart) wanted 'em that way and very few vendors can argue with them.
Actually I have seen the Redbox's at a number ofMcD's around the country. The one that stands out is the Cookville, TN location.
It seems like a natural positioning...I wasn't privy to the details, but I'm sure there were $$$$$ involved.
Might be individual unit deals also. I remember the TN location because the machine was right in front of the drive through lane and the inattentiveness of it's patrons.
Walmart probably don't want anything red in their store because the customer will associate red with Target.
