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Blockbuster Total Access is a response to the growing popularity of the movies by mail phenomenon that was started by Netflix a few years ago. If you haven’t already realized it, a lot of mom and pop movie rental places have been going out of business. People like the convenience of ordering receiving DVDs at their homes. In addition, not having to pay late fees also adds to the Service’s appeal.

Here’s how online dvd rentals work in a few easy steps:

1) Create your online account

2) Search for and create a list of movies that you want to watch. Blockbuster Online offers a nice search feature that both suggests movies and allows you to find them very easily.

3) Receive DVDs in the mail

4) Return DVD and receive next movie on your list

Four Steps. Pretty Simple. Blockbuster’s service is a little different from Netflix in a couple of different ways:

1) They have walk in locations: This means that you can take your DVDs that you receive in the mail and return them to a Blockbuster Location.

2) Free Rental Coupon: A pretty neat feature that allows you to walk into a Blockbuster Location and rent a movie on the shelf using a coupon. No additional cost. Depending on your Total Access Plan you will receive a number of free coupons per month. This comes in handy when you’re in limbo either waiting for a dvd to come in the mail or have already watched the ones sitting in your home.

That’s pretty much it in a nutshell. Interested? Click Here For a 2 Week Free Trial.

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Here’s the whole kit and kaboodle from blockbuster if you really like to read:

Rent Online - Return By Mail Or In-Store with BLOCKBUSTER Total Access™

Only BLOCKBUSTER Total Access™ gives the convenience of renting movies online and the choice of how you return them: by mail or bringing them to a participating BLOCKBUSTER store, where you can exchange them for new movies on the spot*. With this kind of access, you’ll never have to wait to have a new movie to watch!

Unlimited DVD Rentals

For only $17.99 a month (plus taxes) you can rent all the movies you want. Have up to 3 DVDs out at a time. Keep the DVDs as long as you want. When you’re done with a DVD, just send it back in the provided postage paid envelope. We’ll send you another selection from your rental queue. Keep your queue full and keep the movies coming.

One Free In-Store Movie Rental a Month

Each month BLOCKBUSTER Online provides you with a coupon for a FREE in-store movie rental in case you’ve sent in all of your online rentals, but want to watch a movie that night. Print your ecoupon and take it into your nearest participating BLOCKBUSTER® store to enjoy your free movie or game rental.

Special In-Store Monthly Offers

As a BLOCKBUSTER Online member, you will be eligible for exclusive deals and discounts each month at participating BLOCKBUSTER stores.

More than 70,000 Titles, Including New Releases

Our online DVD library has more than 70,000 titles, and it’s growing every week. You’ll find classic cinema, modern favorites, television shows, children’s programming, health and fitness workouts, and, of course, the hottest new releases you’ve come to expect from BLOCKBUSTER.

Delivered Right to Your Mailbox

Renting DVDs is as easy as picking up your mail. Simply visit www.blockbuster.com and add movies to your queue. We’ll ship your selections to you via first class mail. DVDs usually arrive within 1-2 business days**. When you’re done, place the DVD in the provided postage paid envelope and send it back through the mail or return to a participating store. Then the next DVD will be on its way.

Free Shipping and Postage

Shipping is always free. Both ways. There are no postage charges

No Return Dates on Online Rentals

BLOCKBUSTER Online rental members can keep online rentals out as long as they want. There are never any due dates*. Watch the DVD when it’s convenient for you and send it back only when you are ready for a new selection.

No Extended Viewing Fees or Late Fees

As a BLOCKBUSTER Online rental member, you pay a flat monthly rate. There are no extended viewing fees or late fees on DVDs rented online.

* Separate in-store membership required for in-store rentals. In-store movie rentals are subject to store rental terms and conditions, including due dates and charges which may apply to rentals not returned by the due date. See store for complete in-store rental terms and conditions. Free in-store rentals must be returned to the store where they were originally rented. See your receipt for store location and due dates.

** One business day delivery based on more than 90% of our subscribers being within one-day postal delivery zone. Certain subscribers may experience longer delivery times. One business day delivery based on more than 90% of our subscribers being within one-day postal delivery zone. Certain subscribers may experience longer delivery times.

Looking for great movie titles for you and your children? Blockbuster Total Access lets you rent titles online and has them to you by mail in a couple of days. They’ve got an unbelievably large selection of titles for the kids and for you! Take a look at how easy it is to find the movies that you want.

Once your online account is set up you can use their browse movies interface to find the movie that you’re looking for. The default page looks like this:

The page shows the search feature on top as well as the new releases that have just come out on DVD. You can click the Add To Queue button to quickly put titles that you like in your list of movies that you want delivered to you.

Now let’s look at finding dvds specifically for kids. The interface Blockbuster provides lets you narrow down your search of their entire DVD library by choosing sub categories. I clicked on Movie Categories and as you can see Family & Kids appears in the list of defined Movie Categories.

Once you click on Family & Kids you are shown a breakdown of that Category in the adjacent window:

The category is essentially broken down by age group and also defines different genres such as Family Adventure, Family Comedy, and Kid’s Fantasy. Very Neat! Clicking on the Ages 7-10 field narrows down the search as far as it goes. You are shown the search results underneath the browse window. This is a small portion of those results:

There are actually 12 results on every page. Each DVD has a small description as well as a 5 star rating given to it by other members of the blockbuster community. Again, all you need to do is click the ADD button to add each movie to your queue.

So that’s how you browse for movies with Blockbuster Total Access. Of course you don’t have to go through all of