Friday, April 24, 2009

Free movie rentals

Recessionista is a big fan of Netflix, but there are even more affordable ways to get your DVDs on. Of course you can rent for free from your local library, but if the waiting list is too long for a must-see there are other ways to get free flix rentals.

At many local grocers (the Kroger on 161 and MacArthur comes to mind) there are these big red kiosks called "Redbox". For $1/day plus tax you can rent DVDs from these things. Recessionista has done this before and it's really very easy -- you scroll through screens and screens of DVD titles, find one you want (that isn't already rented out), and voila, the DVD pops right out. You watch it when you want to, and pay upon its return. So if you want a movie for the same day, what a deal! At $1.08/day that beats Netflix or Blockbuster.

But wait, you say, $1.08 isn't FREE. So true. That's where the internet works in your favor. Just Google "redbox coupon" and you'll find bunches of codes to erase that meager $1.08.

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