How Do You Buy Most Of Your DVDs?
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How Do You Buy Most Of Your DVDs?
How do you buy your DVDs? Most of the ones I have bought have been blind buys.
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Most of mine are blind buys like I mentioned in my original post. Renting them up here is expensive. Rogers video for a new release or almost new release is close to $6 Canadian for two days. Borrowing from the library can be lengthy. I've got The Day After Tomorrow on hold. I've had it on hold for close to 3 months as there's so many holds. The problem with the library is sometimes they aren't that clear. I ended up borrowing Winnie the Pooh: Springtime With Roo twice and both times they froze and I couldn't really watch it. From the blind buys, I've never had bad luck and actually like the movie even with it being a blind buy. I did that with both Titanic and Twister. I like both. I'd say about three-quarter of the movies I bought were blind buys.
My Growing DVD Collection!
http://www.invelos.com/DVDCollection.aspx/Pocahontas
Disneyland Trips: 09/87, 12/08
Walt Disney World Trips: 09/08, 12/09, 06/11, 09/14
Knott's Berry Farm: 09/87, 12/08
http://www.invelos.com/DVDCollection.aspx/Pocahontas
Disneyland Trips: 09/87, 12/08
Walt Disney World Trips: 09/08, 12/09, 06/11, 09/14
Knott's Berry Farm: 09/87, 12/08
I wont buy movies until I've seen them 95% of the time. I have heard really good things about movies and came close to buying them but rented instead, and hated the movie. I would buy a disney movie if I hadn't seen it, like the treasure tins, because if I didn't like it, I'm sure i'll have a kid that will.
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I make it a point that we buy the DVDs we've seen in theaters, even it was a crappy movie.
Most our DVDs are blind buys though, but I usually get the opinions of others and make use of Reviews!
Yes, people say we waste money...but they end up wanting to watch it.

I make it a point that we buy the DVDs we've seen in theaters, even it was a crappy movie.

Most our DVDs are blind buys though, but I usually get the opinions of others and make use of Reviews!

Yes, people say we waste money...but they end up wanting to watch it.



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I used to do a lot of blind buys, back when I didn't get to a movie theater much. But now I see most of the movies I'm interested in in the theaters. But I blind buy a lot of older movies and ones that are only on limited release (I just bought I Am David and have never seen it) because we hardly ever get those where I live.
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Well, most of the stuff I buy now is stuff I have seen. I very rarely make blind buys now, especially given I can get review discs.
Money is tight, so I'm only getting those things I know will make a good addition to the collection now.
Money is tight, so I'm only getting those things I know will make a good addition to the collection now.
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A lot of movies I own are because I really do enjoy the movies. I've only purchased a few dvds a la blind buy. These were blind buys because I REALLY wanted to see them in a theatre and I just knew I would like it based on the trailer (only has happened to a few).
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Definitely more than half of the movies I buy have been blind buys. I'd say only RARELY does that come back to bite me in the butt- especially Legally Blonde, Frailty, and Shatter Dead, those were some AWFUL movies. I also use DVD as the way I see a lot of movies. Other times I'll have seen the movie on TV or I'll have read up on it over the internet and for months, I'll have wanted it really bad. I'm a very happy blind-buyer usually. But I also know the value of RESEARCH, it's a very important tool to help me select the proper films for my DVD collection.
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Me tooLeonia wrote:It's almost always a blind buy.
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