Looking for some entertainment? Renting DVDs online is a great way to kill a few hours a night without spending a fortune. Major online services such as Blockbuster.com and Netflix have seen a surge of interest in the last few years as people have become fed up with substandard cable TV shows and have turned to the almighty Internet for guidance. Here are some reasons you may want to join the revolution and start renting DVDs online.
No late fees
This is an obvious one, but it feels very free to not to need to get a DVD back on time. Late fees can get really expensive and annoying, especially if you procrastinate as much as I do. I once rented a DVD and forgot about it-a month later, I finally got a call from the movie rental store and found out I was down forty bucks. Avoiding that type of hassle is a giant reason to rent DVDs online.
Unlimited movies
For about $15, Netflix lets you rent as many DVDs as you want per month. Blockbuster offers similar plans. This is a great reason to switch to online movie rental, simply because you’ll actually save money if you’re the type that rents a lot of movies every month.
You Don’t Need To Just Rent Movies
If you’re not into watching movies, all the more reason to rent DVDs online, because the selection of TV shows is pretty much unlimited. If you don’t have HBO or Showtime, you can pay less than you would for those services and just rent shows like Penn And Teller’s BS or the Sopranos and watch them at your leisure.
Children’s cartoons are a great rental choice, too, since you can hand pick what you want your little ones to be watching without shelling out twenty bucks to buy a DVD, and you don’t have to run back and forth to a movie rental establishment during the busiest part of your day just because your kid needs a Spongebob fix.
Fast Delivery
Blockbuster.com and Netflix both have established multiple locations in major cities that are able to get DVDs out incredibly quickly, and movies are typically delivered a day after being sent. If you’re on a three DVDs-at-a-time plan, this means you can watch one a day and have the next one in your mailbox when you get home. Plus, you get your movies in easy to return packets, so as soon as you’re done watching one film you can have it in the mailbox.
Better Selection Than Renting Movies from a Store
Pretty much every genre of movie is well represented online, which might not be the case at your local store. It can be really hard to find foreign films, for instance, or indie movies without having your store special order it, which defeats the purpose of movie rental in the first place. When renting movies online, you’re going from a much larger base of films, so you can find even the most obscure films easily and quickly. Of course, the big blockbuster movies are there, too, so if you’re a traditionalist you’ll have no problem with online DVD rental services.
Don’t let the monthly charge scare you; renting movies and other DVDs online is one of the best ways to get good entertainment for a really cheap pric. For less than the price of a few movie tickets or a couple of in-store rentals, you can get a subscription to Netflix or Blockbuster and watch to your heart’s content. Pick up some popcorn and spend the money; it’s not a decision you’ll regret.
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- Netflix , Blockbuster.com
