How to Rent Movies Cheaply and Conveniently

Over the past few months I have become a totally dedicated and enthusiastic user of Redbox DVD rentals. For years, like most people, I rented videos at a Blockbuster or Hollywood Video store. I got used to paying a little more than $4 for one movie rental. It was convenient to have five nights before returning it. But overwhelmingly I rented movies that I felt like watching on that particular day. And that to me becomes perhaps the most important factor to consider when deciding what method to use for renting movies.

One of the big successful alternatives to using stores for rentals has been Netflix. It is wildly successful. I tried it. But what I discovered quickly caused me to go back to stores. And from what I have heard and read my experience is very typical of others. The problem with Netflix is that you are making decisions about what movies to watch some days before you will actually watch them. When you think about the history of watching films in theaters, it was your spontaneous feelings about what you would enjoy watching on that particular day that was the biggest factor in deciding what to see. With Netflix many people end up getting the DVDs in the mail but do not necessarily feel like watching them when they arrive. They may hold on to some movies for many days or weeks just because they do not feel like watching the movies they chose originally on particular days. Besides, I resent the financial obligation one must make in the Netflix system. There are periods when shows on television remove my desire to rent movies, and other times when I travel for business or vacation when I would not make use of the system.