Quepidity

Anyone who has subscribed to a DVD-by-mail service has learned how to create and organize a list of DVDs that he wishes to see. This wish list is commonly called a queue.

The odd thing is that many people get upset when a company ships them a DVD that is anything but the first choice in their queue. For example, a person will get his fifth DVD choice and be outraged over the horrible injustice. The disgruntled subscriber will be filled with dread at the thought of having to watch the undesirable DVD.

This outraged subscriber is suffering from quepidity. Quepidity is a very common syndrome that compels an afflicted person to put DVDs in his queue that he does not want to watch. There is no explanation for the existence of quepidity, but the condition is widespread and causes a lot of unnecessary frustration and conflict.

The reality is that a DVD-by-mail company will rarely ship a DVD that is not in a customer’s queue. If a subscriber does not wish to watch a DVD, that subscriber should make certain the DVD is not in his queue.

The best way to avoid the symptoms of quepidity is to go through your queue and carefully examine each title. If there is a DVD in your queue that you do not want to see, remove it. If there are DVDs in your queue that do not excite you, move them to the bottom of your queue. In the end, make sure that your queue reflects the top thirty DVDs you would like to see, ranked by importance.

Understand that anything in your queue--especially in the top ten positions--could possibly be sent to you without warning. If you are in the process of viewing a multi-DVD set, keep the volumes at the bottom of your queue. Move each DVD to the top of the queue only when you are ready to watch it.

Queues have become the primary point of interaction between the subscribers and the DVD-by-mail companies. With some careful planning, you can get the most out of your rental plan and avoid the inconveniences of quepidity.

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