# Netflix and the very very very long wait

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-and-the-very-very-very-long-wait/391716>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 11, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-and-the-very-very-very-long-wait/391716 "2007-02-11T09:24:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-and-the-very-very-very-long-wait/391716/21 "2007-02-13T20:12:47Z")

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[QUOTE=a35362]  
What I want to know is why some movies stay in the “Saved” list indefinitely. I want to keep them there, so Netflix knows there is a demand for them, but why do they have them in their database if they’re not any closer to having them in their inventory?  
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They’re probably scheduled to come out at some point in the future. For some material, the studios will change their release plans. A movie scheduled to be released on DVD in summer of 2007 might be delayed due to music rights, for instance.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-and-the-very-very-very-long-wait/391716/22 "2007-02-13T20:53:40Z")

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[QUOTE=iamthewalrus(:3=]  
It is not an official stated policy, but I’m not just assuming it either. Here’s [an article](http://writ.news.findlaw.com/ramasastry/20060224.html) about Netflix throttling and priority.  
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Actually, it is an official stated policy. Read the [Terms of Use](http://www.netflix.com/TermsOfUse) on the website, particularly the paragraph beginning with “In determining priority for shipping and inventory allocation, we may utilize many different factors, including without limitation, the number and type of DVDs you rent through our service, the subscription plan you select, as well as other uses of our service by you. For example, if all other factors are the same, we give priority to those members who receive the fewest DVDs through our service.”

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