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Online DVD Rental in Ireland

  • 11-02-2006 12:50pm
    #1
    wolrabp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭


    Would anyone be interested in an online DVD store just for the Irish (Maybe UK) Market that is similar to NetFlix or Amazon's DVD rental system?

    How much would you pay per month for a subscription and how many DVD's would you expect to receive?

    Is there already such a site?


Comments

  • #2
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    www.screenclick.com


  • #3
    shltter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,841 ✭✭✭shltter


    Graham wrote:
    www.screenclick.com


    Screenclick are absolutely brutal

    Customer service is terrible they dont send out DVDs when they are supposed to it is very hard to get any new releases etc


  • #4
    Easy Rider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 534 ✭✭✭Easy Rider


    Yes there is two, one is www.busybeedvd.com, the other I can't remember but I have seen it advertised...


  • #5
    branners69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,713 ✭✭✭branners69


    Easy Rider wrote:
    Yes there is two, one is www.busybeedvd.com, the other I can't remember but I have seen it advertised...


    I use busybee.. I have the 2 dvds for €19.99 option.. I only really use them for older, classic films which I cant get in Xtravision.. I pretty much exhausted all the 5 for €9 Dvds in my local Xtravision!!

    I have never used screenclick so I cant comment on them.. both I believe offer 2 weeks free trial..


  • #6
    Maxwell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 867 ✭✭✭Maxwell


    I took on both busybeedvd and screenclick at the same time to see if I could compare them.

    I received 2 titles off each both at the same time, I sent them back at the same time to see which could handle the turnaround time etc......well by the end of the month I had got about 12 titles from busybee and about 6 from screenclick. Screenclick were a disaster and the customer service was terrible. Everytime you dealt with them, it was by e-mail and they would NOT give their individual name (i.e. instead using "yours, screenclick.com") and therefore there was no accountability. Then when I cancelled, they charged me the next month even though they didn't send out any titles. It took me 3 weeks then to get my money back.

    I tried both and in my opinion - busybee where the clear winners.

    But the only problem with both is that you are not guaranteed to get the title you want for a good while - i.e. the recent high profile releases, I was waiting weeks for them and usually got my 8th/9th choices.
    Although the major downside, is not their fault - its An Post and remember if you get a title on Thursday, you send it back on Friday, you don't get another title till about Tuesday/Wednesday - that is because your post is collected on the Friday, doesn't get to their offices till Monday, they then send you out another title that eveing and you don't get it till the Wednesday, then you watch it send it back the Thursday/Friday and the whole cycle starts again. You end up only getting to see 1 title or 1 depending on your sign up for the week. Not exactly perfect!


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  • #7
    wolrabp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭wolrabp


    Thanks i think that answers my question, great response.


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