Truth in Advertising

It amazes me; lots of companies that advertise “bend” the truth. What I mean is, to the average consumer, the deals these companies offer sound too good to be true. Take Netflix for example. The radio and TV ads for Netflix state that you can rent as many DVDs as you want to, with a monthly fee. This is true. But what they do not tell you, is that with the basic plan, you can only have one DVD out at a time, and you’re limited to two DVD title exchanges a month. So for about $5.00 a month you can rent two movies. As a bonus, you can watch up to two hours of movies from their new internet video streaming service right to your computer, not to your T.V. Somehow, that deal does not sound that great. You can rent a DVD from a Redbox for about $1.00. The Redbox kiosks are located at shopping centers where you already purchase your food, so getting to a Redbox is not a problem. Returning a Netflix requires you to send back your DVD Before you can get another one. This is way too complicated. Maybe I should not rent any DVDs at all; I will just spend some time with my family.