# Please reccomend good sites for buying DVDs(more details inside) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 30, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-good-sites-for-buying-dvds-more-details-inside/221686 "2003-12-30T02:58:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kurdt\_Kobain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/258eb7/32.png) [@Kurdt\_Kobain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kurdt_Kobain)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-good-sites-for-buying-dvds-more-details-inside/221686/1 "2003-12-30T02:58:06Z")
Having gotten a DVD player for Christmas, I’d like to stock up for DVDs. However the retail stores around here charge stupid prices. $100+ for a season of ST:TNG? Preposterous. I’d like a site that deals in canadian currency, or at least has it listed, so I don’t need to convert it. Same for shipping, if possible. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-good-sites-for-buying-dvds-more-details-inside/221686/2 "2003-12-30T04:15:19Z")
[Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) or its Canadian subsiduary are always a good place to start. In addition to generally good prices for new DVD’s, they also often offer used items at lower prices. [Deepdiscountdvds.com](http://Deepdiscountdvds.com) is another good site. I don’t know how they are with Canadian sales though. ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-good-sites-for-buying-dvds-more-details-inside/221686/3 "2003-12-30T21:51:33Z")
Star Trek and X-Files season are very expensive. Just a fact. They know how to soak dedicated fans. Most of the other dramas (like Buffy) are more like $50. And sitcoms are usually around $40. ---
**Author:** ![Kurdt\_Kobain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/258eb7/32.png) [@Kurdt\_Kobain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kurdt_Kobain)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-good-sites-for-buying-dvds-more-details-inside/221686/4 "2004-01-02T03:51:27Z")
Thank you two fellows! ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-good-sites-for-buying-dvds-more-details-inside/221686/5 "2004-01-02T04:10:42Z")
An excellent Canadian retailer that always seems to have stock on hand and fast shipment times is [C&L Internet Club](http://www.cnl.com/). I’ve been ordering pretty much exclusively from them for a couple of years now. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-good-sites-for-buying-dvds-more-details-inside/221686/6 "2004-01-02T04:42:23Z")
$100 for a season of _Star Trek_ is pretty reasonable. That works out to a little more than $4 an episode. Considering that your average two hour movie goes for $15 or so, I think it’s a bargain. ---
**Author:** ![terd\_ferguson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@terd\_ferguson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terd_ferguson)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-good-sites-for-buying-dvds-more-details-inside/221686/7 "2004-01-02T04:52:56Z")
I myself am a fan of [Columbia House](http://go.columbiahousecanada.com/cache/home.do?club=12&cache=true&v=257&mode=QJ2&group=NORMAL&nxp=true). Their normal price is high, but if you are going to be buying a lot than it averages out. They have deals where they will give you half off or whatnot, so it will average out to a little over $10US a dvd. For tv shows, I think the best method is going through Ebay. If you are patient, you can usually get really good deals. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-good-sites-for-buying-dvds-more-details-inside/221686/8 "2004-01-02T05:33:02Z")
I recommend eBay or [Half.com](http://Half.com), especially if you don’t mind buying used DVDs (or as Blockbuster euphemistically calls them, “previously viewed.”)