DVD rental by post?

N9eav

I am thinking of getting a DVD rental by post. I see them advertised everywhere like 'lovefilm' etc. But is it worth it?

Sky box office is £3.99 a movie (rip off)
Local rental is £3 a go....

Has anyone any experience in renting movies by mail ?

Robston

Hi,
I've been with Lovefilm a couple of months and in terms of speed of delivery they are very good. The despatch depot in the UK is in Peterborough and I'm only a couple of hours away in Ipswich so the turnaround for me is usually post today-there tomorrow-new disc arrive day after. Customer service is OK although the email response is offshore (not sure about phone) so there is sometimes a language barrier. I recently sent a message advising them on a technical issue and their response suggested that they had no idea what I was talking about. Don't know what they are like when you try to cancel your subscription.

Excellent selection of discs, including High Def. ones, and if you receive a faulty disc then the replacement will be in addition to your normal allowance.

All in all OK so far, and definitely a lot cheaper than going to Blockbuster.
Hope this helps.
:cheesy:

Nile

Hello N9eav

Have you read the article written by MSE Martin? Click on the link below:

DVD Rental: Cheapest online providers & tart to get it free

Regards

Nile

kay41_2

I joined LOveFilm for their freebie offer and then didn't renew and they keep sending me vouchers for £20 to use. The only problem I found was that you have to schedule in time to watch the films (difficult for me as Ihave a very busy life!)

custardy

i use it but tbh will most likely cancel as i struggle for time ot watch dvd's
no problems with lovefilm though

horsepills

I am on a trial with Lovefilm at the moment, and although the speed of service is generally good, they rarely send popular titles - I have a long list of "High priority" titles, and some "medium" and "low" priority, and all I ever seem to get is low or medium priority titles. I've had Shrek 3 at the top of my list since before xmas, and they still haven't sent it despite having about 15 discs since then!

absfabs

Had no problems with lovefilm, quick turn around and - so far - no faulty DVDs.

Tried Amazon previously, their DVDs often "stick" (need cleaning, a nuisance in middle of the film) and turn around is slower.

Like other posters I often don't get the time to watch, but at least no late fees.

absfabs

Robston wrote: »

Hi,
Don't know what they are like when you try to cancel your subscription.
:cheesy:

Had no problems with cancelling subscriptions - after "tarting" period, came back to them eventually.

N9eav

horsepills wrote: »

I am on a trial with Lovefilm at the moment, and although the speed of service is generally good, they rarely send popular titles - I have a long list of "High priority" titles, and some "medium" and "low" priority, and all I ever seem to get is low or medium priority titles. I've had Shrek 3 at the top of my list since before xmas, and they still haven't sent it despite having about 15 discs since then!

Does this mean that you don't get the films you want? Or you have a list and they send you whatever from the list?

Skint_Catt

I use Tesco and have never had any problems! Sometimes I hold on to them for a week sometimes I get through three a week (one disc at home at any one time). Its enough for me and fits in with my spare evenings. Cheaper if you pay for a few months upfront than month at a time.

upferret

there is currently a code on the net(try hotukdeals) which allow you 3 months free trial of lovefilm. then after its finished and you have cancelled(make sure you cacel at least a week before the end) you can put the code in again and get another 3 months free! myself and boyfriend have both done this at the same time and we get two discs each at a time, no problems so far.