Pyramid Video Sucks! (Oh How I Miss Netflix)
Tried to join Pyramid Video yesterday. The conversation, between myself and an English-sounding woman for goodness sake, went something like this:
Pyramid Video: “Are you a foreigner?”.
Me: “Yes.”
PV: “Then you’ll need to show ID and a credit card”.
Me: “I don’t have a credit card.”
PV: “Sorry then.”
Me: “So you mean I can’t join because I don’t have a credit card?”
PV: “Yes.”
Me: “But I joined a video club just down the street and I didn’t have to produce a credit card. Can’t I just pay cash?”
PV: “Either you produce a credit card or pay a R1000 deposit on each DVD you take out. Foreigners have left the country and gone off with our films in the past.”
Me: “That’s ridiculous. You don’t even have DVDs worth taking out for that amount.” (Or words to that effect)
Ridiculous. Compared to Netflix, Pyramid Video is a rinky dink backwater joint. It’s got more films than Mr Video which is why I wanted to join, but obviously I can’t. I am not the DVD buying type, preferring to rent, so this is a big inconvenience for me. Ugh!