Re: UKNM: Kozmo.com -- The new Blockbuster

[Omar Shabka]

Try http://www.reelsonwheels.co.uk. They have a limited selection but do deliver

to a good section of the Central London area. Delivery is free of charge and

includes pickup for returns. Physically, they are located next to Parsons Green

tube. I believe they now take orders via their website and also offer snacks.


Omar Shabka

BiblioTech Ltd.


Rod Begbie wrote:


 >  > New to the list, so not sure if this has been covered before, but does

 >  > anyone know of anybody doing anything like Kozmo in the UK?

 >  >

 >  > and they deliver goods (CDs, Videos, etc) in *under an hour*!

 >

 > As I type, I am awaiting the delivery of a rented copy of The Player, some

 > Pringles, some Ben'n'Jerrys ice cream, and the new Aimee Mann CD.  If they

 > just delivered beer, I wouldn't have had to leave the flat at all this

 > evening.

 >

 > The rental scheme is extremely interesting -- They deliver the video to your

 > door ("free" delivery, of course), then you return it a couple of days later

 > to one of the drop-off boxes they have spread out across the city.  It's

 > great -- there's one 10 minutes away from the flat (two doors down from

 > Blockbuster), and another right round the corner from my work.  They're

 > mostly situated in local cafes, the idea being that you might grab a coffee

 > from the nice shop-keeper while you're there.

 >

 > And the prices are almost identical or cheaper than renting from Blockbuster

 > or wherever.  They get lower overheads from not needing 20 brightly-lit

 > locations across town, you get the advantage of not having to walk out your

 > front door, and the instant(ish) gratification that is lacking from ordering

 > from Amazon.

 >

 > They're in about 20 cities nationwide at the moment, while their only

 > competitor is NY only.

 >

 > rOD.

 >

 > --

 >   rOD Begbie +---------------------------------------------------------

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