# Best movies-only DVD buying site? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 17, 2001, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-only-dvd-buying-site/82045 "2001-09-17T01:04:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-only-dvd-buying-site/82045/1 "2001-09-17T01:04:35Z")
I’ve decided to post this here instead of the cafe since I’m not asking opinions about movies themselves… So, in your opinion, what site that caters just to movies is the best one to buy dvds from? I know lots of sites (amazon, B&N, CDnow etc) that sell a variety of things, but [reel.com](http://reel.com) is the only site that just sells movies that I can think of and there must be many that I’ve simply never heard of. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-only-dvd-buying-site/82045/2 "2001-09-17T01:41:53Z")
[Express.com](http://Express.com) and [bigstar.com](http://bigstar.com) come to mind. Though Express may have filed for bankruptcy - I’m not sure. They and Reel had the best prices in their respective heydays (sp?), though. ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-only-dvd-buying-site/82045/3 "2001-09-17T01:53:19Z")
[Reel.com](http://Reel.com) contracts through [buy.com](http://buy.com) as just a quasi-separate front-end, and not a separate corporate entity any longer, at least the last I was aware of. Back in the glory days of suicidally-cheap online buying, reel was one of the most suicidal (and bless them for it, about half my collection is from them). These days, I mostly use Buy, as their prices tend to be a bit lower than others. ---
**Author:** ![Spoonbender](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spoonbender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoonbender)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-only-dvd-buying-site/82045/4 "2001-09-17T02:54:00Z")
[Deep Discount DVD](http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com) is pretty good - free shipping on most titles. ---
**Author:** ![SteverinoAlaReno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@SteverinoAlaReno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteverinoAlaReno)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-only-dvd-buying-site/82045/5 "2001-09-17T15:54:29Z")
I had a really bad experience with DVDExpress and vowed never to use them again. I’ve ordered twice from DVD Empire, and had no trouble. Their prices were about the same as Express, and they even had a phone number with a (gasp!) live person on the other end for customer service. ---
**Author:** ![CheapBastid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-only-dvd-buying-site/82045/6 "2001-09-17T22:38:34Z")
Try [Columbia House](http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=117091)! Hard to beat at $10 delivered to your door. ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-only-dvd-buying-site/82045/7 "2001-09-18T02:32:09Z")
I’ve used (and had no problems with) these two who offer free shipping worldwide: Canadian based [DVD Box Office](http://www.dvdboxoffice.com/) for Zone 1 discs and [Blackstar](http://www.blackstar.co.uk/) in the UK for Zone 2. YMMV in the US, but being way down here in NZ the free shipping makes a huge difference to the end price. ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-only-dvd-buying-site/82045/8 "2001-09-18T02:40:00Z")
Rats! Addendum: Looks like Blackstar now charge for postage. Still, not a lot (given it’s the same rate for local and international) and they do have a good range. \ _Check sources first, post second…_ 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Gazoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Gazoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Gazoo)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-only-dvd-buying-site/82045/9 "2001-09-18T03:09:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CheapBastid \* > \*\*Try [Columbia House](http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=117091)! > > Hard to beat at $10 delivered to your door. \*\* But is it worth the 10 years of junk mail you will receive?? It’s best to stay unknown as far as Columbia House is concerned.