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By Mary Anne McNeish-Sharp, About.com Guide to Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Needs to Learn Some Red Box Etiquette

Tuesday August 12, 2008
Don't get me wrong, I love Red Box. Any kind of entertainment that costs $1 (or is free if you so inclined to buy a Coke at McD's), I'm all for. I've spent the summer ditching Netflix and Redboxing my brains out because there is absolutely nothing on TV. Nothing.

So let's just say I've witnessed a bunch of interesting Red Box faux pas over the last few weeks and I'm here to report that KC has something to learn a little Red Box etiquette.

A. You need to go to Red Box with a plan people--maybe mentally list two or three of your Top Picks. When there is a line, don't sit there and scan, scan, scan your brains out to find a flick. If the one you want to watch isn't there, either pick something else or leave.

B. Order your flicks online. It's simple, quick and you can be assured your movies will be there when you show up.

C. When you're at the head of the queue, do not call your boyfriend, roommate, wife, child, dog, friend, to see if what's in the box is what they want to watch. Pick a flick and go.

D. If you're just there to return, do not, under most circumstances, give your return DVD to someone in line you don't know to throw it back in. Someone I know gave their DVD to the person in front of them in line because the person at the box was taking forever, and what do you know...their DVD vanished into thin air.

What's your Red Box peeve?

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