I have decided to take it upon myself to track the dumbing down of society- Starting with Redbox. Granted it’s a great idea for those who go out to grab a burger and decide to rent a flick at the last second.
Apparently these boxes are common place along the East Coast, and now they are invading the West.
WHY I find this to fall into the Idiocracy fear manifestation: It wipes out the need for a person to transact. I saw this as I walked into Hollywood Video the other day to rent a video game (the rental of video games equates the price of a new game). It was another case of a long winded conversation that was taking place before me. A confused customer speaking with a confused cashier over a very simple topic. “The freaking movie comes in on Tuesday.” (is what I felt like intruding into their interaction).
When it was my turn, the person stumbled through the drawers trying to find the game, placed it in the box and then struggled a little bit with the information given to find my account. “I don’t see you in here… what’s your name again?” – “It’s Dawn… phone number xxx-xxx-xxxx” -”Hmmm…” – “Are you typing in x or y?” – “Ooooh!!! Can you repeat the number again?”
Redbox is needed and will succeed because people are declining.
Current Mood:
annoyed
