Hmmm . . . no online, huh . . . that makes it trickier . . .

• Used DVD/Music stores
• Pawn Shops
• Consumer wholesalers (SAMS, Costco, BJ's, . . .)
• Movie rental places (generally only for "Pre-Viewed" ones though . . . new prices are often expensive)
• Large scale retailers (Wal*Mart, K-Mart, Target, . . .)
• Electronic/Technology/Media stores (BestBuy, Circuit City, MediaPlay . . .) - Note: can be expensive . . . need to catch them during "deals/sales" for the good prices

That's all I can think of for where I get mine when I'm not getting them online . . . mind you, I get 80+% of my DVD's online . . .

sheet, 80% off? Alright including online (in canada too)... where do you get that huge discount?!

They're a nice alternative to clay pigeons.

No, he said he gets 80+% of them online... as in, 80% of his DVDs are bought online, not at an 80+% discount.

No, no, no . . . I get 80+% of my DVD's, not off my DVD's. Wouldn't that be nice.

My "go to" online store is usually DeepDiscountDVD, whose prices are usually between 20% and 40% off of retail and always with free shipping (although I checked and shipping to Canada is a flat charge of $4.95 via the US Postal Service . . . no matter how many you buy). Prices are cheapest 4 out of 5 times in my experience.

right... now i feel like a moron cause i read OFF and not OF...

oh well

because if I dont buy at least 10 a week.....the devil will take my soul. there is only one real reason. it's everybodys reason. it's the only way to really build a complete library right now. if you love films...you have to love and buy dvds.

welcome to the forum. buy dvds. buy lots of dvds.

It really comes to down to what your particular variables are.

Let's say that I rent 10 DVDs at $3 plus tax (the fees at my current store), want to buy 3 out of the 10 (a common figure, I'm rather picky about what I rewatch), and can buy the 3 for an average of $15. I'm out $75 for 3 DVDs I own and 7 more that I've watched.

Now, let's say that I buy 10 DVDs at the same average price of $15. Let's say that I only want to keep 3 of them and can get an average of $10/DVD from the secondary market. I'm out $80 for 3 DVDs I own and 7 more that I've watched.

The cash outlay is pretty much the same, although the variables that will change the most from person to person are how many DVDs you want to keep, how much you buy them for, and how much you sell the unwanted ones for. Of course, if you take the second route, you also have to deal with selling 7 DVDs on Ebay or wherever. There's an inconvenience in that, too.

If you like everything you watch, you might as well buy. If you're more picky, renting is worthwhile.

I can understand how people dislike the Netflix model. I can't guarantee that I'll be in the mood to watch whatever's at the top of the queue the night they send it to me. I find renting at a B&M much more convenient. I might also say that at 2am I'm more likely to watch something I already own rather than something I've never seen. I'm just talking about buying blind.

I don't know how Columbia House Canada differs from the US version, but it's not uncommon to pay an average price of $7 US per DVD, by using a good code and quitting as soon as you fulfill and repeat the cycle. The US branch of CH has about 3800 titles, so it's selection is OK these days. It still primarily only carries titles from the big studios, though. I think Deep Discount DVD has listings for about 12,000 titles.

yes...thinking much the same myself.
Basically, keep visiting this forum ,amongst others, regularly and i would say in a couple of months you'd wonder why you asked the question in the first place

Bacause I have a DVD addiction and I'm crying out for help! Besides, what else would I do with my money.

I just love movies!

Yes, you can download them and burn them, but they will they have an insert?

I just comes down to the fact that I buy the movies I love to watch. Whether that may be every 2 months with some, or ever 6 months, I still watch all the ones I own, because I like to.

who cares about a little piece of paper :P
while i would prefer it... i probably wouldnt spend more then an extra dollar for one.

Why buy DVD's?

Same reason I jump off of bridges, because my friends do.

I will buy DVDs that have a very good value for money. I think you all know what I mean by the value. Otherwise, I'd prefer saving my money for other purposes.

I buy DVDs so I have my favorite movies at my finger tip whenever I get into the mood of watching a particular movie. I don't have to drive down the local video rental store, or wait a few days for the movie I want to watch to arrive in the mail.

I buy DVDs also because through Columbia House, buying DVDs are not that much more expensive than renting DVDs. Rentals are usually around $3-$4, right? And through CH, one can get DVDs at an average cost of around $7.50. So if I watch a particular movie at least twice, then it's worthwhile to just buy it. And plus, I avoid having to spend the time or gas money to drive to local rental store, or waiting for DVD to arrive in the mail from online rental store like Netflix.

DVDs are my television-based entertainment. i do not watch more than 2 hours of cable programming a week. instead, when the tired modern Simpsons repeats are on, i chuck an older classic on using my DVDs. then maybe an episode of Family Guy, Mr. Show, a fave scene from Lebowski, some Strangers With Candy, a pinch of Futurama, etc.. all with no mind-contol advertising breaks, and all with superior a/v quality. for me, DVDs allow me to create my own programming, and escape the evil of network TV.

i really like the "power" i get from owning a good DVD collection.

Why buy DVDs?

•I live out in the boondocks with only two channels of TV (and poor reception at that).
•I like to watch movies and the nearest movie theater is 25 miles (12 of them dirt road) away.
•I can get many of the DVDs I want from Columbia House for $7, which is not that much more than a rental, without the hassle of returns. And I get to watch them as many times as I want.
•The collection retains some value: If I want to get rid of a DVD (because it doesn't have "rewatchability" for me, or because a better edition is coming out) I can usually unload the DVD at cost or better.
•It's a hobby.
•So I can watch something on impulse, rather than have to plan days ahead.

Its something that can be collected and I enjoy watching movies.

i could ask the same question to a million other people who buy a million other things?

why buy a 50,000 dollar car when you can buy a 20,000 that works just as well?

hmmm...how many dvds can i buy for that extra 30,000?

A friend of mine asked me why I buy instead of rent, saying I spend too much money (I buy maybe 2-3 a month) but like many on this forum have already said, I can watch any movie I want, any time i want - it's an interactive hobby - watch the movie, check out certain extras now and watch others later, and so on. Its all a lot more fun and interesting than my friends hobby, which is collecting stamps. Nothing wrong with that, I figure, but when I went with him last weekend to a shop where he blew $75 on *one single stamp* well, all you can do is stash it in an album - then what? I can get HOURS of entertainment for the same amount 0f money!

actually, a couple of new ones i got don't have them