Topic: Tell us about your buying habits.

[Touti]

I've always been curious as to how people buy DVD's.  What makes you buy something ?  Do you buy new releases when they come out, do you have a price limit on a single DVD, do you wait for sales ?

Personally I still have a small collection so I have a lot to catch up on.  I never buy single dvd's that are more than 10$ unless they are french canadian movies (because the limited market keeps the prices fairly high).  I check sales at places like future shop, pharmacies etc.  I buy online, mostly from cinemamontreal.com because they have good prices.

Of course I don't mind paying the price for things I really want but I prefer spending less to buy old movies I've never seen.  So far I haven't been disapointed more than once or twice.

[RossRoy]

I buy a lot, too much really. I like to buy new releases on release day, but I'm finally starting to realise that it's useless. I have such a large backlog of unwatched stuff, that I'm just paying too much for them. I don't like bargain bin shopping too much, because usually they are all mixed up in the bin and I'm always scared of buying something I already have. Anyway, I buy almost exclusively online now. I used to buy at the cheapest price I could find and didn't mind having a few orders backordered, but since the DVDSoon fiasco, I tend to not mind paying more to buy from a more reputable seller that has a brick and mortar branch, like FutureShop, BestBuy or Archambault.

As to how I decide what to buy, well I'll usually browse release lists on TheDigitalBits, VideoETA and CinemaMontreal, and if a title and/or cover catches my eye, I'll go to IMDb and read some user review and then decide if it's interesting or not. Of course, for big releases I don't have to do all that. I'll also tend to hunt movies that star actors/actresses I've seen in other material.

[addicted2dvd]

No real reasoning to what I buy and when. I get a monthly check... so I place 1 fairly big monthly order.  I pretty much just go with what mood hits me when looking through the DVD site. I will also juggle around what I want to order... to get the most of what I want for the money I have... I placed my July order just this morning... ended up ordering..

For Me...
- Masters of Horror: Screwfly Solution
- Highway to Heaven: Season 1
- Secrets of Isis: The Complete series
- Home Improvement: Season 1
- Beyond Reality: Season 1
- Unrest
- ER: Season 3
- Batman Beyond: Season 2

For my daughter...
- Ben 10: Season 1
- Best of The Hardy Boys Classic Collection: Three Stories (Book)
- Best of Nancy Drew Classic Collection: Three Stories (Book)

[RossRoy]

DVD buying really is an addiction... I just read about why do you buy and posted about how I buy... What do I do right after? Get go CinemaMontreal and order! 

- Ma Fille Mon Ange
- Black Snake Moan (Widescreen)
- Dead Silence (Unrated)
- Ghost in The Shell: Solid State Society (Limited Edition)

[Touti]

DVD buying really is an addiction...

Why do you think I've set a price limit of 10$ on my DVD's, I can't control myself.  I don't remember how they call this form that you can sign in casinos to have stop you from going in but we should have that for dvd stores.

[lyonsden5]

Not ignoring the thread, I just don't have any habits anymore. Fact is, due to some financial ...issues I had to sell around 350 DVDs a couple of months ago. 

Right now I buy what  can when I can. Sales are good (duh). Not much of an online buyer. I work at home so I don't get out much.When I do go out it's fun to browse the DVD sections.

[DJ Doena]

Usually I see an announcment of a movie in TV and think by myself: That one you could add to your collection.

Or I do take a stroll trough the local DVD markets (around here in Germany that would be Karstadt, Müller and Media-Markt, Saturn). The last two ones are usually a bit more expensive without having better service but when they have special offers one can buy a whole pile of DVDs at once.

But my primary DVD shop is Amazon at several Domains (.de, .co.uk, .com, .jp).

I always loved TV shows but over the last year I bought more and more of them and less movies. Firstly because one gets more screen-minutes per Euro and secondly TV shows often tell far better stories, especially if they have a continued story-line like Lost or Galactica.

But sometimes I buy DVDs just for completeness' sake. I've got Star Wars IV - VI and even though I don't like the prequels, I bought the DVDs nonetheless.


My last aquisition was the complete "Xena" series (6 seasons) as Limited Edition from an UK eBayer. I paid 150 £ + 15 £ (245 € / 335 $):

[Achim]

I buy most DVDs online, as I live in Taiwan.

Releases here are are often barebones, sometimes full screen ( ). Besides, I'd be almost the only one doing the profiles

I therefore buy in bursts. Either a bunch from my Wish List has been released (so yes, I often buy upon release) or I just feel it's been too long since my last order If I am not careful, I go overboard and order too many (my Wish List is long...). So far I have been doing bad this year, my plan to cut down is soooo bot working out. It's the middle of the year and I already bought 2/3 of the quantity I bought last year

[Kathy]

I had to sell around 350 DVDs a couple of months ago. 

Point awarded to help get rid of the cloud hanging over your head!