Netflix

Let me paint a little picture for you.

You'd like to rent a movie this weekend, so you go to your neighborhood Blockbuster or locally owned rental joint, and nab the new release. So, you drive over there, get in the store, and find a movie. Luckily, it's in stock. You rent it for $3.99 and take it home. You watch it. Gotta be back Monday, so now you've got to find time to do that. You missed getting there? Plan on paying a rental fee!

No thanks. We don't do that at my house anymore; it's Netflix now, baby! Couldn't be more convienent or cheap. $16 a month for two movies at a time. Typically, we'll view about 8 movies a month, so that's $2 a movie for no driving back and forth, and no late fees. Yeah, I'm loving that. The selection on Netflix is immense, and they have a convienent queing system for your rentals - pick out the movies in advance, and they send them to you in order, as they receive the previous rentals back. Easy. The website is well-designed and easy to use.

When you are done viewing the movie, you just send it back in the mail - they give a prepaid envelope to do so. Keep the movie for as long as you want - no late fees!

Trips to the video store? No more!