I know Netflix has been around for a little while, but I was always hesitant to sign up, because I didn't think it was worth the $20 a month that I have to pay every month whether I rented 1 or 20 movies a month.
Well, we recently moved to an area that doesn't have a Blockbuster or Hollywood Video on the corner, so I thought I'd give Netflix a try. And I'm here to say that it is great! We probably watch a movie a week, so that's 4 movies a month or so. So it averages $5 a movie, which is around what you'd pay at the rental places anyway. They also have an economy plan where you pay $13.95 for up to 4 movies per month, with 2 movies out at any one time....which is definitely cheaper than the rental stores. But it wasn't the price that really sold me on Netflix.
What sold me is that I don't ever, ever, ever have to drive to get a movie, or return one. They just show up in my mailbox in a couple of days after I request them, (or mail one back) and I can keep it for as long as I want. No standing in line. No milling around the video store to find a movie, which of course, all the good ones are already gone. Netflix always has the movies available. All I have to do is go to their website, and add movies to my queue, and they are automatically shipped to me. I will never go back to a video store. It seems like such a waste of time and gas. I can almost guarantee that if you sign up, you won't go back to Blockbuster again! Now, if you're the type of person who only rents, say once a month, then it's probably not worth it. But I'd say if you rent at least 3 or more a month, then Netflix is definitely the way to go!