DISQUS

They need a sort of "Redbox On Demand" to satisfy the needs of people who want to watch old movies that only Netflix/Blockbuster currently carries. Concept is simple - Redbox institutes some "super" Redbox locations which will vend these older movies/have a much wider selection with more storage for all these movies. Movies would not be kept in cases, but would instead simply be stored by slot number and cased up on the fly when someone wants to rent. That way, you could keep many more movies in at any given time. I could see the flow going something like:

#1: User goes onto Redbox website (or maybe kiosk-based selection) to select a movie they want to watch which isn't currently in stock.

#2: Redbox checks other semi-local Redbox locations to see if an existing hard copy could be shipped/brought in within a couple days.

#3a: If no hard copy can be shipped, the machine connects to Redbox via a high-speed line, downloads the movie, and burns it internally. Labeling could be done either with an internal printer, or via something like LightScribe

#3b: If it exists somewhere else, it's flagged to be shipped out OR picked up and re-delivered with the next pickup

#4: Movie is now in local Redbox, and customer receives email telling them it's ready and being held for them. Customer then goes and picks up movie, watches it, and returns it. It's then available in that Redbox for someone to select or to be relocated to another Redbox

How awesome would that be?