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09-16-2009, 10:06 AM
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I buy my previously viewed Blu-Rays from Blockbuster. It's a hell of a lot cheaper.
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09-16-2009, 10:17 AM
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#27 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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renting video is for gwai lo's
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09-16-2009, 10:26 AM
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^ i guess that makes me a gwai lo.
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09-16-2009, 10:30 AM
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#29 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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yep it does
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09-16-2009, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by azzurro32  But they do sell other things to keep them afloat.
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09-16-2009, 11:22 AM
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Imagine how much money we've saved from downloading music, movies and games  | |
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09-16-2009, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by eddy89 renting video is for gwai lo's | You couldn't be farther from the truth!
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09-16-2009, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by eddy89 renting video is for gwai lo's | TVB has one of the BIGGEST rental networks.
you will be surprised at the market for TVB drama on DVDs.
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09-16-2009, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 03aspec fuck, i use blockbuster for renting video games,  | not cheap tho dude, like $7-8 dollars after taxes Quote:
Originally Posted by Liquid_o2 I still rent from Blockbuster...
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09-16-2009, 01:19 PM
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Rogers Video are the real bad guys here. It's like $10 for a 1 day new movie rental! No thanks. I'll go to a locally owned place and pay the $4 for it.
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09-16-2009, 01:48 PM
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Rogers isn't $10 but it is pretty expensive. Close to $6 for a day I think.
Blockbuster isn't too bad, I think $4 for two nights which is plenty for me.
It's not like I can't download movies, but I like browsing through the store and reading the backs of the boxes to figure out what I want to watch  | |
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09-16-2009, 03:16 PM
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i go to blockbuster for blu-ray rentals.. but i hardly ever rent blu-rays specially when anything worthy of watching i buy and something im iffy on i just dl
lots of video rental stores here in maple ridge though, i dont think they're suffering, even a local mom n pop store has been open for a decade plus, they've downsized somewhat but they're still there
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09-16-2009, 03:51 PM
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i didnt know so many ppl r still renting movies. Thought BBV & Rogers should have gone under years ago
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09-16-2009, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ajax Rogers Video are the real bad guys here. It's like $10 for a 1 day new movie rental! No thanks. I'll go to a locally owned place and pay the $4 for it. | u mean more like $5.75 after taxes
exaggerate much?
but hell i think i spend around $50 bux renting movies...god damn rogers/blockbuster. Renting dvds should be more like $2.50 or no more than $3 dollars. FUck DVD costs wat? $$20 dollars after taxes or not even? and charging $5-6 dollars to rent for ONE NIGHT jesus christ.
Fuck even blue rays only costs $20-30 dollar to buy, DVD should be wiped out fairly soon yet they have the balls to charge so much.  | |
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09-16-2009, 04:42 PM
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DVDs will stay put for awhile. Most of us haven't made the transition to Blue Ray nor have the TV sets (720p or better) to take advantage of it yet.
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09-16-2009, 05:09 PM
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#41 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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dvds will always be around because not everyone is into high def. Until another format comes out then people will keep buying normal dvds if they dont give a shit about hi def
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09-16-2009, 05:16 PM
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think about it DVDs have only recently surpassed VHS's and not 2 mins after that Blu-Rays were introduced so its going to be a long time before blu-rays surpass DVDs (although i think they're something like 20% of the way so far so its actually been fairly fast)
anyhow i dont see rental stores disappearing for a long time especially mom and pop rental stores, they'll likely last longer and be more profitable then places like Rogers and Blockbusters
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09-16-2009, 05:28 PM
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thats fine, but the cost of DVD is next to nothing. yet they are over charging people for a simple 1-2 night rental
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09-16-2009, 05:28 PM
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#44 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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moms and pops stores are making good money because they charge maybe 1/2 of what the retail chains are charging. Big corporations will go down | |
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09-16-2009, 06:45 PM
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I still rent. Gotta support watching the movies you love or else it would just die like the HK movie industry.
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09-16-2009, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN u mean more like $5.75 after taxes
exaggerate much? | Isnt it like $7 before taxes? I havent been to rogers in awhile so I guesstimated. But still $4>Rogers
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09-16-2009, 07:17 PM
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$4 is greater than Rogers?
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09-16-2009, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by spoon.ctr.ek9 $4 is greater than Rogers? | Sorry, as I said in my previous post. There's a local place by my house who charge $4 total for a new rental.
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09-16-2009, 07:21 PM
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#49 | | JDMEK9Mod | DogWhisperer
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ahh my bad hah. but that's probably a true statement anyways. i'd rather keep $4 in my pocket than go to Rogers.
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09-17-2009, 11:10 AM
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#50 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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There's this place in delta that charges $3.00 for a new rental or 2 for $5. Used to rent movies there when I was with my ex like 9 years ago  | |
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