As many now know, Netflix has increased their subscription rates by quite a bit more than what most consumers are actually willing to accept or absorb. Part of the price increase is because the cost of their DVD rental program was higher than anticipated because as surprising as it seems, more folks still want DVDs rather than streaming movies or TV series over the web.
Plus in some cases, the movies are available on DVD first before becoming available in streaming mode, so folks jump on that opportunity.
Thus, the huge price increases reflect adjustments for the costs of the DVD side of the business and to compensate for the business costs of streaming content, where the expected landslide of members did not show up.
The best package that includes both DVD and streaming, was around $10 and is now $16. If you’re going to do the math, that’s an incredibly crazy cost increase of 60%.
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The Sound of Music is a classic that will stand the test of time through the ages. It’s a great movie for everyone and can lead to hours of fun family sing-a-longs… well, unless, like me, ya just can’t sing that well. But regardless, for today only, Amazon has slapped The Sound of Music Blu-ray / DVD combo pack into their ‘Gold Box’ Deal of the Day for today (3/10) only.
This 1965 classic cast is lead by Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer and the special today is the The Sound of Music (Limited Edition Collector’s Set) [Blu-ray/DVD Combo] (1965), boxed set. It’s not just the movie, check out the package deal:
- Your Favorite Things: An Interactive Celebration — all-new immersive viewing experience with behind-the-scenes images, on-screen lyrics, trivia track and location quiz
- Music Machine Sing-Along
- Musical Stages: Creating The Sound of Music — all-new interactive “backlot tour” with in-depth featurettes on the songs, the stage show & movie, the film and sound restoration and the real-life von Trapp family
- A City of Song — virtual map of filming locations in Salzburg, Austria
- Vintage Rodgers & Hammerstein and The Sound of Music programs, including a parody with Carol Burnett and Julie Andrews, and an interview with the real Maria von Trapp on The Julie Andrews Hour
- Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music, hosted by Mary Martin
- Screen tests, rare treasures, interviews, photo galleries and more
- BD-LIVE: Live Lookup Powered by IMDb
It’s truly an awesome catch of a package if you’re interested, in the ‘Gold Box’ today on Amazon!
The Sound of Music (Limited Edition Collector’s Set) [Blu-ray/DVD Combo]
