Yeah I won't be lucky enough to have that type of excuse come my turn! haha
I was so worried my first go (I was the very first recipient when Jim started it!) that I would receive the parcel and take a month to get around to passing it along. I really only took about a week. But I know how lazy/forgetful I am capable of being.
The first time I joined Netflix, it was back in the physical DVDs time. I was a bit apprehensive, but it was the free trial month, so I gave it a shot. I signed up, filled up a list of films I'd like, and they sent me the first one. I watched it the night it arrived. I put it in the return envelope and put the return envelope by the door next to my keys. It took three weeks, leaving the house almost every day, grabbing my keys from right next to where the DVD sat, before I finally acknowledged that Netflix was not for me. So I canceled my subscription before they billed me. And the parting message from Netflix was, essentially, "Please send us our DVD." *facepalm*