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Give It Up for our Friday the 13th Twitter Contest Winners!

Over the past few days, @redbox ran a contest on Twitter -- we asked our followers to tweet us their favorite lines from scary movies in honor of Friday the 13th. Tonight, we drew thirteen usernames out of a hat to determine the winners... and to prove that this supposedly unlucky day isn't always so bad. 

The twelve players below will receive a Horror Film Prize Package, consisting of some creeptastic DVDs and 2 free redbox rentals.  Those lucky peeps (and their favorite scary lines) are:

1) @capii with “Hello, Clarice” from Silence of the Lambs

2) @ekatz14 with ”They're hee-eeree!” from Poltergeist

3) @Zuneaholic with “I’m every nightmare you’ve ever had. I’m your worst dream come true. I’m everything you ever were afraid of" from It

4) @davebillsfan with "I'll be right back..." from Scream
 
5) @757princess with “The power of Christ compels you” from The Exorcist

6) @Droolman7 with “I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I’m all out of bubblegum” from They Live

7) @vitali002 with "Here’s johnny!" from The Shining

8) @anothertomorrow with "I want to play a game" from Saw

9) @debbietarr with “1,2 Freddys comin 4 U 3,4, better lock ur door 5,6 grab ur crucifix 7,8 better stay up late 9,10 never sleep again”  from A Nightmare on Elm Street (We appreciate how hard that was to do in under 140 characters!)

10) @AZcomm with "Playtime’s over!" from Child's Play

11) @Kurometarikku with “The call is coming from inside the house!” from When a Stranger Calls

12) @Grantkimm with "They’re coming to get you, Barbara!" from Night of the Living Dead

AND NOW... DRUMROLL, PLEASE

The Grand Prize Winner, who will be sent not only a Horror Film Prize Package, but also a month's worth of free DVD rentals from redbox, is...

@dkillackey with “We all go a little mad sometimes" from Psycho

Congratulations to all of our winners!  And thanks for entertaining us with your favorite quotes... though we're guaranteed to have some nightmares tonight. 

If you want to keep up on latest redbox news and be a part of future contests, make sure you Twitter users out there are following us at @redbox.  (Is that redundant?  At @?  We digress.)

To everyone who played but who wasn't one of our lucky 13: you might want to throw a pinch of salt over your back, and steer clear of ladders, mirrors and black cats.  You know, just in case.

Friday the 13th Twitter Contest

Help @redbox reach 3,000 Twitter followers by Friday the 13th and turn that bad-luck day into good luck! We will be giving away one month of free one-night DVD rentals and 13 Horror Film packages!

How to Enter the Giveaway:
1) Follow @redbox.
2) Use #Friday13thRedbox in a tweet with your favorite quote from a horror film.
3) Only one entry per person will be entered into the pool of contestants.

Prizes:

Twelve Horror Film Prize Packages (including horror DVDs and 2 redbox DVD promo cards).
Grand prize: A Horror Film Prize Package and free redbox DVD rentals for one month (30 promo cards).

The fine print:

Use #Friday13thRedbox in a tweet with your favorite quote from a horror film. To win, you must be following @redbox at the time the prizes are awarded. On Friday the 13th, we will randomly select a total of 13 @redbox followers to win prizes. Twelve individuals will win Horror Film Prize Packages. One lucky Grand Prize winner will received a Horror Film Prize Package and one month of free one-night DVD rentals (30 promo cards).  Entries will be accepted through 11/13/09 at 5:00pm CDT.  In order to claim your prize, please respond to redbox’s request for your mailing address within 7 days of notification.

If you win, your Twitter ID will be posted on redblog. If the winner would like to contribute a picture or quote, we'd be more than happy to post that, too. 

Help redbox Save Low Cost DVDs!

As you may have heard, a handful of movie studios are trying to prevent our customers from being able to rent new DVD releases at an affordable price. At redbox, our customers are our first priority, and we are committed to supporting the millions of people like you who have rented more than a half-billion DVDs from us over the years. Because so many of you responded to news stories about the studios’ actions, we decided to create this site:  www.savelowcostdvds.com. Through this site, you can help us fight for your right to low-cost entertainment.

Submit your email address to our mailing list at www.SaveLowCostDVDs.com so that we can keep you apprised of the latest updates and let you know what you can do to help our efforts.

You can also become a fan on our Save Low Cost DVDs Facebook page and follow us on Twitter (@SaveLowCostDVDs).
 
Thank you for your continued support of and loyalty to redbox.  After you visit www.SaveLowCostDVDs.com, let us know what you think!

Bloggers Talk About redbox Etiquette

Redbox noticed that some of its blogger customers have some things to say about how people behave when they're renting from redbox. Some have even gone so far as to develop their own sets of rules...

Here's what three have to say:

http://jontowey.blogspot.com/2008/11/redbox-etiquette-lesson-in-social-norms.html

http://pennypincherdvds.com/?p=222

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/talk/1567503,2_1_AU11_REDBOXA_S1.article

Redbox couldn't help but wonder what redblog readers have to say about redbox etiquette and lines. Have any rules you'd like to add to these lists? Any great stories you'd like to share?

Redbox.com has a new look!

Notice some changes to redbox.com? Here's what's new:

• A new home page, with one-click access to the latest hit movies on redbox and the latest reviews on redblog.
• A little bit of account management, which allows you to manage the credit cards you use for online reservations and the email addresses redbox sends your receipts to (stay tuned -- more to come here).

• A look and feel that redbox hopes you'll find easier to use.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have previously stored your credit card on redbox.com, you'll need enter your credit card number again. This is a one-time change, and redbox is sorry for the inconvenience.

So what do you think? Let us know in the comments section, below.

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