Help Center - How does the Vacation Hold affect My Wish List?

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All items set to 48 Hour Offer on your Wish List will be "hidden" from the system when a Hold is in effect. 

  • If a Wish List DVD becomes available while a Hold is in effect, and the Wish List DVD is set to 48 Hour Offer:
    • you will be "passed over" for that copy
    • you will retain your place on the Wish List
  • If a Wish List DVD becomes available while a Hold is in effect, and the Wish List DVD set to Auto-request:
    • if you have enough credits in your account to request the DVD, it will be requested for you automatically, and sent to the mailing address on your account.
    • if you don't have any credits in your account, you will be passed over for that copy of the DVD, but it will remain on your Wish List in the same position.

It is wise to set only those items you have credits for to Auto-request on your Wish List during a Hold if you will be away from email while the Hold is in effect.

  • You can choose Auto-request for only those DVDs you are "high up" in the queue for, as those are the ones that will most likely become available to you while you are away.
  • If you will not be able to mark  your DVDs as 'Received' for 21 days or more, you should place all Wishes on 48 Hour Offer. That way, you will not receive DVDs while you are away. If you leave your Wishes on Auto-request, and they are fulfilled, the DVD will be declared 'Lost in the Mail' 26 days after the mailing date. Then, the next available copy will be ordered for you. This could result in you receiving two copies of the same DVD. The easiest way to prevent this is to place your Wish List DVDs on 48 Hour Offer.

If you place a DVD on your Wish List while a Hold is in effect, that Wish List item will not be hidden by the Hold.

  • You can place each item on Hold as you add it to your Wish List if you don't want it to be visible to the system.

 


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