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Blockbuster Online

About a month or so ago, I subscribed to Blockbuster Online. Basically, it is the same idea as Netflix - you create a list of DVDs on a website and they send them to you in the order you specify. When you are done, you put the disc into a prepaid envelope and they send you the next one on your list. At Blockbuster, you can have up to 3 discs out at any one time. Plus, you get two free game/movie rentals at your local Blockbuster per month, which is handy.

I'm not a super movie-buff, but their catalog is deep enough for me. A few things I would like to see are on very long delay, which is annoying, but for the most part they have all of the movies that I want to see. For the stuff on delay, I just add it to my list and I get it when I get it.

Even though I live in the sticks, the roundtrip from me putting a disc in the mail and receiving a new one is about 3-4 days. I wish it were quicker, but it is not bad.

Overall, I like the service and it is worth the $15 or so a month we pay for it. Mostly we get kids movies and mainstream stuff. One thing that I've found myself doing is getting more documentaries just because there is no marginal cost to me for trying something new. If I don't like them, I hit stop and put it in the mail. Very little time wasted. So far, so good.