{"id":124806,"date":"2024-11-12T02:06:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T19:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124806"},"modified":"2024-11-12T02:06:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T19:06:06","slug":"people-are-emptying-redbox-kiosks-for-free-following-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124806","title":{"rendered":"People Are Emptying Redbox Kiosks For Free Following Bankruptcy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Less than two years after self-help company Chicken Soup for the Soul bought <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/whoops-i-kept-that-redbox-game-for-way-too-long-1820440350&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/whoops-i-kept-that-redbox-game-for-way-too-long-1820440350\">Redbox<\/a><\/span>, the corporation declared bankruptcy and now people are taking hundreds of movies out of the mostly abandoned DVD rental kiosks across the country. Some are even, with permission, taking the kiosks themselves. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 gRtQsx\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 dccRTD instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 crfeiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"197298,197284,197260\" data-current=\"197298\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 ldLvgq video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"197298\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"Live Forever in the Universe of 'New World: Aeternum'\" data-video-blog-id=\"9\" data-video-network=\"kotaku\" data-video-duration=\"108\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\">\n<p>Live Forever in the Universe of &#8216;New World: Aeternum&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\" style=\"max-height:none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197298\/197298_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197298\/197298_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197298\/197298_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197298\/197298_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"> If you\u2019ve visited a CVS or a Walmart since 2013, you\u2019ve likely seen a  very large, very red Redbox movie rental kiosk either outside the store or inside the front area.  The bright red boxes contained movies (<span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/gaming\/redbox-no-longer-lets-you-rent-video-games\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/gaming\/redbox-no-longer-lets-you-rent-video-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">and, for a time, video games<\/a><\/span>) that people could rent, enjoy at home, and then drop off back at the kiosk. The company launched in 2002 and was very successful until streaming became bigger and bigger. Eventually Redbox found itself less relevant, and in May 2022, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (yes really) purchased Redbox and its kiosks for $375 million. <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/chicken-soup-bankruptcy-redbox-dvd-rental-kiosks-close-1851587374&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/chicken-soup-bankruptcy-redbox-dvd-rental-kiosks-close-1851587374\">Then earlier this year, Chicken Soup declared bankruptcy<\/a><\/span>, leaving over 20,000 Redbox kiosks sitting around, just waiting to be raided by people.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 dezcon\" id=\"h371732\">People are plundering zombie Redbox kiosks<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Over on the Redbox subreddit, which used to be dedicated to documenting movies people rented and experiences using the kiosks, <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1godxip\/hit_a_lick\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1godxip\/hit_a_lick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">people are sharing photos of all the free movies they have emptied out of local kiosks<\/a><\/span>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">After the bankruptcy, some people discovered that still-plugged-in Redbox kiosks were no longer connecting to the internet properly or charging credit cards. So you can sit there and take out a few movies per \u201ctransaction\u201d until you <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1gn5vs7\/saved_120_discs\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1gn5vs7\/saved_120_discs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">run out of space in your bag<\/a><\/span>, the kiosk freezes up, or the store kicks you out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201cFully functional machine inside a Walgreens. Only got 3 discs before I got yelled at and kicked out even though I tried to explain to them that Redbox doesn\u2019t exist anymore,\u201d <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1go3k64\/walgreens_got_mad\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1go3k64\/walgreens_got_mad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted one Reddit user<\/a><\/span> who was trying to plunder a kiosk for free DVDs. That person was warned that if the machine is on store property, they can freely kick you out. Someone else suggested coming back later and hoping those employees are less invested in protecting Redbox DVDs. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 rlnFM align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" id=\"\" data-id=\"06ad5568c5561316d6efe6051687ea25\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/06ad5568c5561316d6efe6051687ea25\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"480\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"An image shows all the DVDs one user grabbed from a Redbox kiosk. \" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 fDJNBs has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:640px\" data-alt=\"An image shows all the DVDs one user grabbed from a Redbox kiosk. \" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"fair-use\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 knmQPh js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:75%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 hGpdBg\"><picture class=\"sc-epkw7d-0 diKDHf lazy-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 37.31em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/06ad5568c5561316d6efe6051687ea25.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 37.37em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/06ad5568c5561316d6efe6051687ea25.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An image shows all the DVDs one user grabbed from a Redbox kiosk. \" data-chomp-id=\"06ad5568c5561316d6efe6051687ea25\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-height=\"480\" data-alt=\"An image shows all the DVDs one user grabbed from a Redbox kiosk. \" data-anim-src=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/06ad5568c5561316d6efe6051687ea25.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"06ad5568c5561316d6efe6051687ea25\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/06ad5568c5561316d6efe6051687ea25\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"480\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"An image shows all the DVDs one user grabbed from a Redbox kiosk. \" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">One person, who removed or <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1gnp3q2\/saved_99_from_a_full_va_redbox\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1gnp3q2\/saved_99_from_a_full_va_redbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201csaved\u201d 99 movies from their local Redbox kiosk<\/a><\/span>, had to stop twice because people showed up to return and rent some new movies. It appears not everyone knows that Redbox went bankrupt a few months ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Some stores have placed signs on the machine warning that Redbox no longer exists, and have unplugged the kiosks, too. <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/search\/?q=plug+in&amp;cId=723b2ee9-b732-4489-a7a2-3ff58f563473&amp;iId=56875a9a-d669-4bf5-8eea-761ce2a0d685&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/search\/?q=plug+in&amp;cId=723b2ee9-b732-4489-a7a2-3ff58f563473&amp;iId=56875a9a-d669-4bf5-8eea-761ce2a0d685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The subreddit has some people asking<\/a><\/span> if it\u2019s legal to plug these machines back in. The consensus seems to be that you shouldn\u2019t, but some did suggest plugging in the machine late at night, grabbing a bunch of DVDs, and then unplugging it before leaving. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 dezcon\" id=\"h371733\">Machines are being bought, taken, and hacked<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Meanwhile, some people are apparently asking stores if they can haul away the Redbox machines, and some places are saying yes. On the subreddit and elsewhere, you can find people sharing images of <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1go6hdd\/got_my_walgreens_redbox_all_set_up\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1go6hdd\/got_my_walgreens_redbox_all_set_up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Redbox kiosks inside their garages or homes<\/a><\/span>. <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1gn1c33\/ive_got_8_of_these_things\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1gn1c33\/ive_got_8_of_these_things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One guy bought eight of them for cheap<\/a><\/span> and hauled them away to scrap. Not everyone is scrapping them, though. A Discord focused on hacking and tinkering with Redbox kiosks has popped up and is filled with over 300 people who are trying to create custom software and firmware for the large red machines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"> A message in the Discord server warns people not to rip open machines or steal them from locations without permission. <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1gnrdmg\/so_are_you_guys_really_just_going_and_taking_the\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1gnrdmg\/so_are_you_guys_really_just_going_and_taking_the\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This is also a problem on the subreddit, too.<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">For the most part, though, I\u2019ve not seen people claiming to break into machines or steal them from Walmart parking lots. Instead, it\u2019s mostly people walking up to still-activated kiosks with a bag and loading up a dozen or so movies to take home. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">On eBay, you can find large boxes of Redbox DVDs. <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/sherwood.news\/business\/inside-redboxs-insane-bankruptcy\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/sherwood.news\/business\/inside-redboxs-insane-bankruptcy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">These hauls are reportedly being sold by former employees<\/a><\/span> who still have merchandise and weren\u2019t told what to do with it. For those buying these hauls or plundering the kiosks, they are quickly discovering which movies were popular and which sat inside Redbox machines (which can hold over 600 DVDs) never to be rented by anyone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201cAnyone need a copy of <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/red_right_hand&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/red_right_hand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Red Right Hand<\/em><\/a><\/span>? I now have 46,\u201d <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1f5vrua\/purchased_a_distribution_box_on_ebay\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Redbox\/comments\/1f5vrua\/purchased_a_distribution_box_on_ebay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted one user<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/redbox-machines-kiosks-free-movies-dvds-stealing-reddit-1851694915\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Less than two years after self-help company Chicken Soup for the Soul bought Redbox, the corporation declared bankruptcy and now people are taking hundreds of movies out of the mostly &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124806\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8630],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=124806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124806\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=124806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=124806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=124806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}