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Online DVD Rental Service Preference?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Dave2000, Oct 3, 2004.

  1. Dave2000

    Dave2000 Member

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    For those who rent via online, free shipping first class service, which one do you use?

    I used Netflix back when it was starting off in 1999 as a free trial offer and they were great back then. I was enticed on the Walmart DVD rental service for $16/month at 2 DVDs at a time. I signed up for a free month trial through Walmart and there shipping takes forever. Apparently, they shipped out from Georgia and had to ship it back to AZ. They said they shipped my first 2 movies on Monday, got one on Thrusday and one on Saturday, (3-5 business days like they said). I was a little ticked off by this cause I thought it would be a bit faster (1-3 days).

    Went ahead and signed up for a 2 week trial of Netflix and was happy to see their is a shipping center here in Houston, which means I should be getting my movies alot faster than Walmart's service.

    My dad is using Gold Entertainment at the moment and they are not too bad at all for $20 a month/3 DVDs at a time.

    At first I didnt rent that many movies, but with so many TV shows on DVD I want to watch, I decided to sign up for one of these services.

    Anyways, any opinions out there on what you use?
     
  2. KaiSeR SoZe

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    I use netflix and I get my shipment fast because of the distro center in houston, I've never had a negative experience with them
     
  3. Dave2000

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    How long does it usually take from the time you send out your DVD and recieveing the next DVD on que?
     
  4. drapg

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    if you have tivo, go netflix.
     
  5. KaiSeR SoZe

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    I send them out Monday afternoon so the mailman picks it up on Tuesday and Netflix gets them on Wed. and I get them on Thursday

    I guess if I started sending them out Monday morning before the mailman comes by I would get them on Wednesday
     
  6. BigM

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    i always get my next dvds from netflix the day after i send my old ones out. so if i ship them monday the new ones are here wednesday. i've had it about a month now and so far i really like it.
     

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