I love that as a society we are creating businesses that make it so we barely have to leave our house if we want. Case in point: NetFlix! I kept getting these advertisements in the mail for a free trial and at first I was sketchy, because I thought "now how lazy can a person be?" But with a busy life I soon was sucked into this phenomenon and now I love it. Its so easy, first you create a list of movies you want to see and in what order. They have everything from old classics, foreign horror films and television shows. They even give you ideas like "most 100 popular movies right now". Then when you pick a movie it gives you other movies you might like. You can read reviews of what people thought of this movie or show to help you decide. What I love most though is how fast the movies come. Within two days my first DVD arrived. I watched it that night, mailed in the next day (a Thursday) and received my next movie on Saturday. Plus it comes in a pre packaged envelope to send back and shipping is free. I only pay 9.99 a month to have one DVD out at a time, or you can pay more to have 2 or even 3 at a time. I figure I get an average of 2 to 3 movies a week, which over a month adds up to 10 to 15 movies. At a video rental place that would be 50 to 70 dollars a month. You do the math, plus you don't have to waste gas money going or the time of walking around the store trying to find a movie you haven't seen before.
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