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How Netflix gets your movies to your mailbox so fast

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:50 am
by FlyingPenguin

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:10 am
by darcy
that was pretty interestin'!

my turnaround w/them is pretty quick, ~ there is a mystery warehouse less than 10 miles from me : )

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:56 pm
by Pugsley
I kind of figured it worked like that... minus the seniors part.

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:12 pm
by nexus_7
thats right by me...Im going dvd hunting.

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:27 pm
by normalicy
It is kinda wierd that they go to such lengths to hide the hubs. It can't be that bad to have people drop by on occasion & would be good for PR.

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:12 pm
by nexus_7
probably has more to do with security. few mil worth of dvd's and then some technology on top of that. would be a good hall.

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:30 pm
by Pugsley
And as the reporter said.. people showing up to return dvds just makes things more complicated.

I would say just camp out around 2:30 before the shift starts and look around for people in red tops.

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:44 pm
by normalicy
Well, it may make things complicated but like I said, people are reassured by physical presence. I mean really, if it has to go to a post office anyhow, then just have the front desk person drop it in a postal bin for the person & wave goodby.

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:19 am
by Pugsley
Then you have to have customer service department.. insurance for public bla bla bla.

interesting

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:33 am
by wvjohn
I always wondered why I get a 48 hour turnaround on the movies (to Gaithersburg Md) but it 48 hours for a letter to get across town, and 4 days for a letter to get to D.C.

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:44 am
by Pikachu
Pugs, surveillance isn't what you want... you need one of those straight up, accidental findings, or something to that sort. Recon by fire, or get a turn coat (intel/counter-intel operations). Surveillance is so easy to spot now of days, you have to have a huge amount of standoff, also given the timing... 0230 is kind of a dead give away.

Seems like they even set their clocks to avoid surveillance, and are working perfect to near perfect counter-intel operations, if no one in the area knows exactly where they are. I'd bet dollars to donuts, that the mail system is their insurance factor. Hence the don't drop it off mentality. Just a hunch. Also, I like the secret, and would love to preserve it.

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:30 pm
by wvjohn
mebbe we can get a used drone cheap :)