About a year ago, I wrote about how I was using Peerflix instead of Netflix to save money. What I liked about it was that there was no monthly fee and I could keep a DVD for as long as I liked. I felt it was better than Netflix in that regard, since on a couple of different occasions I signed up for Netflix, paid the monthly fees, but never got around to watching most of the movies.
Now, however, I find that I almost never use Peerflix anymore. The problem is that demand for my DVD's has been so low, that I almost never get requests for them, so I can't earn any trade cash. At first, I thought it was just my selection, but I've been reading that others have had the same problem.
I wouldn't recommend trying them anymore, it's just not worth the hassle, unless your focus is on new releases and watching them quickly so that you can sell them before the demand drops off. In that case, though, you're better off just using Netflix or Blockbuster. For someone like me, who doesn't watch multiple movies a month, Peerflix just isn't useful anymore.
I realize that I've now had to change two of the 25 Ways I Save Money (the other one was realizing that I don't really save money by shopping at Costco) from a year ago. Looks like I'll have to update the list soon.
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You might give Swaptree a try, I've taken a bunch of the DVDs that I had on Peerflix and have gotten some good stuff in return. It's also pretty cool because I can turn books into movies...
http://www.swaptree.com
[...] Edit 9-24-07: I find that the utility of Peerflix has really gone down and don’t recommend it anymore. « It’s Worth Asking | 25 Ways I Save Money » [...]
Thanks for the suggestion to give swaptree.com a try. It looks interesting. I like the idea of being able to trade DVD's for books or vice versa.
you should check out switchplanet.com as it's totally free and lets you trade anything, dvds, cds, games or books. done over 500 switches to date.
http://www.switchplanet.com
[...] Use Peerflix for DVD’s instead of Netflix or going out to the movies. (I just posted about Peerflix the other day). Edit: Lately, I’ve been finding that Peerflix hasn’t been that useful. [...]
I've found that one limitation of swaptree.com is that you need to have the original artwork and jacket in order to swap DVD's. On Peerflix.com, you only get the DVD's themselves in the mail, you don't get any of the artwork or jacket. So the disks that I got from peerflix.com can't be swapped at swaptree.com.
I've used swaptree as well and have found it to be an excellent service. It's a unique idea and has a ton of members.
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