END OF AN ERA: NETFLIX ENDS DVD MAIL DELIVERY
Written by Jesse on April 19, 2023
What was once seen as revolutionary, Netflix will end it’s DVD mail delivery service this fall.
The company announced Tuesday that they’ll officially shutter DVD.com on September 29th, 2023. The service was started all the way back in 1998 and with streaming content becoming the preferred way for consuming content, the move doesn’t really come as a surprise.
According to The Verge:
It’s easy to forget now, but when Netflix first launched, the fact that you could log in, slide a movie to the top of your queue, and that movie would appear on your doorstep a couple of days later felt like magic. DVDs were not hard to find at the time! But Netflix got rid of late fees, didn’t make you put on shoes to return things, and never seemed to be out of your favorite flick.
That really was the beauty of it, wasn’t it? The tremendous convenience of it all. Of course the Friday night trip to the video rental spot will always hold a nostalgic spot in our hearts.
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