DVD
Online Club - Why I Went With the Best and Cheapest Way
to Rent Movies
by: Anthony Kristovich III
Out:
Driving to the local video store to rent a video.
In:
Visiting a DVD online club to rent a video to have it
sent to your home effortlessly.
Out:
Waiting in long lines at the local video store.
In:
Choosing which movies to have sent to you from a website
in moments.
Out: Not
finding the video you really wanted at the video store,
the whole reason you went there. That, and having to
find a "good enough" movie.
In:
Choose the movie you really want among tens of thousands
of choice. The one you want, everytime.
These
things describe why I switched to a DVD online club.
From my experience, everytime I went to the local video
Blockbuster, I never got the movie I really wanted. The
new releases were always out for weeks, and you had to
practically stalk the store to get one when it came back
in. That, and recently I had the urge to watch an old
movie, Karate Kid 1 (the original where he learned
karate). After going there a couple of times, I found
out someone had kept the video out and maybe at some
point they'd get a new one in as the person decided to
keep it apparantly. Ok, so I went to Walmart, but the
movie wasn't there. So it comes down to I have to order
one in from
Amazon.com it seems if I want to watch it. I never
quite took to Netflix after my credit card number got
stolen years ago and that's what the person did, they
ordered videos from Netflix. So, recently I came across
this place called Intelliflix and I never went back to
Blockbuster again. The old movie was great to see again.
That's
why I chose to change to a DVD online club, but everyone
has their own reasons. I have compiled together a list
of all the great things about switching to a DVD online
club since some you don't realize until after you
switch, like a bonus:
* No
late fees or return dates. While this is true about
Blockbuster now (if you don't count the restocking fee)
, it is 100% true about these DVD online clubs.
* Great
for old movies or unusual, lesser-known movies. This was
very true in my case, and I'm sure it has been with
other people as well.
* The
movies you really want are actually there and ready to
rent now. Plenty of movies to go around, something you
can't get in a little store.
*
Delivered to your door. You can't get any easier than
this! What you want, delivered right to you in no time.
* Fast,
free delivery, usually in 1 day from my experience. Some
DVD online clubs get the movies to you faster than
others. The biggest DVD online club is not Blockbuster
or Netflix. There is one that has many, many more
distribution centers, meaning you get the video much
faster to your door.
* Free
shipping both to your home and also back to the DVD
online club. The only fees are the low monthly
subscription fees.
* 3-4
videos out a a time. Once you watch a video, pop it back
in the mail, and in a couple of days you get your next
video choice at your door.
I used
to spend way more money in the local video store than I
do for my DVD online club monthly subscription. Heck, I
spend more driving to work and back on just 3 of the
days than I do on my subscription. The difference is,
now I actually get to watch what I want, when I want it.
Seems simple, but when you're spending your hard-earned
money, you should be able to at the least get the movie
you really want. Now, I do have to say one DVD online
club stands above the rest, both in having a cheaper
price, a bigger selection, and much faster shipping, but
I won't mention it in this article as I'm focusing on
the DVD online club market in general and why it's a
blessing. You can watch literally any movie you want one
after another. I usually have a pile of 3 videos on top
of the tv, so I can't even remotely watch them as fast
as I can get them. But I do get to see what I want now,
not what I'm stuck with. Wax on .. wax off!
