Company Profile for Redbox
Redbox Automated Retail, LLC
| Type | Subsidiary of Coinstar |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States |
| Industry | Retail/DVD rental |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Redbox Automated Retail, LLC
One Tower Lane
Oakbrook, IL 60181
1-866-733-2693
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We Hope Redbox Customers Only Like Playing The First Half Of Max Payne 3
By Chris Morran on May 10, 2012 4:50 PM
32 Comments
UPDATE: Redbox has issued a statement to Consumerist explaining why they are only renting out the first half of the game. More »
Redbox Might Be Able To Stop Misdirected Receipts
By Laura Northrup on April 17, 2012 8:00 AM
19 Comments
Being an early adopter of something has its privileges and its disadvantages. Chris joined Gmail early enough that he gets to have an address that consists of his first two initials and his very common last name. That's pretty neat for him, but has led to a really annoying case of mistaken identity. He keeps getting someone else's Redbox receipts. A person who has a similar name, but lives in a different state and rents from Redbox an awful lot. The good news? Redbox has a solution for this. Kinda. More »
No, You Didn't Rent A Pirated DVD From Redbox
By Laura Northrup on March 30, 2012 8:00 AM
73 Comments
Nathan didn't know who it was replacing Redbox DVDs with ripped and burned copies in his city, but he approved. Kinda. He like pirated copies better, without all of the un-skippable trailers and other nonsense that studios cram on DVDs. "I don't know who this vigilante is, but I'm thankful for him," he wrote. Only there was no vigilante stealing discs from Redbox en masse. This Sony DVD-R with the movie title written in felt-tip pen is an official, legal copy of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." More »
I Just Want To Give Redbox $1.50
By Laura Northrup on March 23, 2012 1:15 PM
70 Comments
Lindsay rented a DVD from Redbox, and kept it longer than planned. Except her card on file was closed, and they couldn't charge the extra rental fees to it. Can they take her payment over the phone? No. They aren't set up to handle this situation, and don't particularly want her money. More »
Universal, Redbox Cut Deal To Maintain 28-Day Rental Delay
By Phil Villarreal on March 2, 2012 9:15 AM
34 Comments
Universal will not follow the lead of Warner Bros. by restricting sales of DVDs to rental services for 56 days. Instead, the studio worked out an extension of its current deal with Redbox that will continue to keep Universal's discs out of renters' hands for 28 days. More »
Look For Blockbuster Express Kiosks To Be Replaced With Redbox Stands
By Phil Villarreal on February 7, 2012 8:30 AM
25 Comments
Redbox parent Coinstar is in a grabby mood this week, not only teaming with Verizon to create a streaming service to compete with Netflix, but buying Blockbuster Express kiosk-operator NCR's entertainment vision, meaning all its rival kiosks will probably be taking on a reddish hue. More »
Verizon & Redbox Team Up In Unholy Video Alliance To Take On Netflix
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 6, 2012 10:00 AM
34 Comments
In an attempt to woo Netflix customers who want either streaming video, DVD rental or both, Verizon and Coinstar's Redbox have joined forces to provide a new video service. The way they made the announcement, seems like they're kind of saying, "Yeah, we're not going to be Netflix, so, pick us!" More »
Redbox Says It Will Get Its Own Warner Bros. DVDs From Now On
By Phil Villarreal on February 1, 2012 9:15 AM
80 Comments
Unhappy with the Warner Bros. plan to keep its DVDs away from rental companies for 56 days after release, Redbox says it will no longer buy DVDs from the studio and instead get them through "alternative means." More »
Enjoy Your Last Weekend Of $1 Redbox Rentals
By Phil Villarreal on October 28, 2011 8:15 AM
115 Comments
The era of $1-per-night movie rentals was too sweet to last into November. Perhaps seeing some opportunity to up profits in the wake of Netflix's bumbling, Redbox announced its nightly DVD rental rate will rise to $1.20 on Monday. For now, Blu-rays will stick at $1.50 and video games will remain $2 per night. More »
I Don't Want Some Justin Bieber Fan's Redbox Receipts
By Laura Northrup on June 30, 2011 10:35 AM
63 Comments
Andrew has a common problem: he keeps getting someone else's mail. Not in his paper mailbox, but someone else's e-mail. A Justin Bieber fan in a different state entered his e-mail address when renting a DVD, and Andrew received the receipt. When he contacted Redbox to straighten out the mixup, their unhelpful solution was to block all e-mail receipts from Redbox. Yep, including his own. More »
