Pricy Dvd Series

[divadump]

have you ladies finished holiday shopping yet?? I know its just 1-2 days away..but has anyone purchased any tv on dvd sets for christmas? the prices are just ridiculous...they're going up to like $40-$60 I went to several stores and even cycled to a few of them! hah!

[redrhodie]

Yes! I did notice, and it put a big crimp in my plans.

I bought season 1 of the original "Star Trek" series for my brother last year, planning on getting him season 2 this year. Well, 2 is no longer available. They've issued a new remastered version, but I really wanted the one that goes with the set I already started.

So, I went to Ebay, where I found one copy of season 2, for $200 (Buy it now)! Just nuts! He's getting something else.

A lot of the sets are of shows still on. I don't get it.

[Blueberry]

We do netflix for that reason. But I did notice that Barnes & Noble had a lot of them 40% off....

[divadump]

haha star trek! yea thats a classic definitely bound to be expensive! but really i even hate going on ebay now...too much...
I like amazon...hows netflix? Ive heard good things but never tried it...I never would have thought of getting dvd shows off there

[Tweet]

My cousins have netflix they said its pretty good...but seriously the prices i came across were just plain nasty! too much thank god the holiday season is over...I bought a $60 season dvd of heroes for one of my friends...so much $$ should have gotten her something else...and my sister got me How I met Your Mother and Greys hope she didnt spend too much..those r my faves

[ny biker]

I have a Borders rewards card and they send me regular emails with their specials, coupons, etc. They sometimes offer 40% off of boxed set DVDs. I got most seasons of Buffy for 40% off as a result.

[Blueberry]

Our netflix is about $15 a month for 2 at a time. Blockbuster is about $4.50 per DVD. So...I think we're coming out OK.

I may suspend it come summer, though. I'll watch less TV.

[ClockworkOrange]

I suppose you have tried http://www.playusa.com/

I use www.play.com over here in England and find it generally good value, especially as they do not charge postage.

In fact I just ordered 4 cd's and it totalled to about $20!

Clock

[Blueberry]

Nope - hadn't tried it!

The beauty of netflix (for me) is borrow and return - no more cruft around the house. Shipping (except around the holidays) is usually 1 day each way (so if I put one in the mail Monday, I'd have a new one Wednesday), and the DVD's have all been good condition. I've never had to wait on one....Anything else you want to know, Divadump?

CA

[ReadMyMind]

yea how I met your mother is pretty good..reminds me kinda of Friends....and who doesnt miss friends!
Lifetime is showing reruns of it now if you are looking to save some money and not buy the seasons yet! Its gonna be on tonight and i think every monday night if im not mistaken?!

heres the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWhOR3E6geM