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Posted at 8:56 AM on Monday 09/29/08 by
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Blockbuster.com has their online rental service Free for your first month, then $10 per month for their 2-DVD plan, or $19.99 per month for their unlimited plan. You get unlimited online rentals (3 out at a time) with free shipping, no return dates. You also get 5 in-store movie exchanges/month.
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    baconman - Posted 10:01 am PDT 09/29/08 (532 Posts)  Report Spam

    Or, you know, your local library probably has the same movies, and lets you check out five at a time for five days. For free.

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    benben - Posted 10:09 am PDT 09/29/08 (443 Posts)  Report Spam

    #1 -- you are wrong. My local library has in general a much better selection, with the exception of latest releases which come there later.

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    JinOH - Posted 10:50 am PDT 09/29/08 (1311 Posts)  Report Spam

    Netflix may be slicker and faster for most. BUT, for me. Blockbuster has been hands down the best for renting only new releases. Since I got "grandfathered" at the 3-2-1 package for $19.99.

    Plan works like this every month:

    On Tuesdays, I get up to 3 new releases mailed or swapped in store(6 dvd or blu-ray).

    2 coupons for pre-viewed dvd's $9.99 or less(TO KEEP)

    1 coupon for free game or movie rental.

    Granted this deal is gone for new sign ups, but with a B&M blockbuster just down the street from me. I have actually been able to make money being with them.

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    byuan85 - Posted 12:03 pm PDT 09/29/08 (353 Posts)  Report Spam

    netflix is cheaper i believe?

    and i #3, i don't see how that is "making money" considering you're forced to rent things that you would have otherwise not rented.

    it's like when you have a coupon for $10 off to try a meal at a new restaurant... you can think of that as "making $10," but chances are you might not have even eaten there in the first place without the coupon

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    JinOH - Posted 1:59 pm PDT 09/29/08 (1311 Posts)  Report Spam

    Friends and neighbors give me few bucks here and there to rent movies or buy the previewed ones I don't want. Average month, I may watch 8 or so movies out of a possible 24 or more chances.

    So I sell 2 $10 movies for $5 that is $10 for me.
    I pickup few movies for others...they give me spare change.

    See where it is going. I usually break even on membership, occasionally I make a few bucks. Not how they intended it to be used, but they set it up, not me. I even save on gas, since I have to pass the store on the way to work.

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    joey024 - Posted 3:17 pm PDT 09/29/08 (76 Posts)  Report Spam

    This deal can always be had.

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    chilly_d - Posted 3:18 pm PDT 09/29/08 (25 Posts)  Report Spam

    #5, Yo holmes you got it all figured out. You be bustin up Blockbuster real good.

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    jpezzznuts - Posted 4:20 pm PDT 09/29/08 (521 Posts)  Report Spam

    Netflix > Walmart (unless you only want to see the newest releases)

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    mike_storm777 - Posted 9:33 pm PDT 09/29/08 (216 Posts)  Report Spam

    why can't we all just get our movies from usenet like intelligent people?

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    ndkidd - Posted 1:24 am PDT 10/11/08 (15 Posts)  Report Spam

    no movies to watch lately

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