DVD Trades

I've been working from home and haven't had time to really devote to my blog. Which is a shame, because I have some pic's of cute little rabbits from my hikes up to Malibu areas. Besides gorgeous Pacific Ocean, of course.

Anyway, I just signed up for Peerflix. I read an article about how Lake House is supposed to be based off of a Korean movie called "Il Mare." Well, being Korean, I figured I might as well see the Korean movie before seeing the Lake House. And being parsimonious (clever way of saying frugal), I looked at all the ways I can try to get Il Mare for free. (1) Blockbuster -- I can get free online Blockbuster or regular Blockbuster rental passes by using my Discover Card Cash Back bonus. Unfortunately, when I checked my local Blockbuster and online catalogue, the version of Il Mare they had was CHINESE!! Totally defeats the purpose of watching a KOREAN movie. (2) Netflix -- free 2 week trial... but once again, it's in CHINESE!

So, I didn't know what other free ways I could try to get my hands on Il Mare, so I turned to cheap solution -- Peerflix. Peerflix is a website that basically helps you swap your dvd's for some other dvd you want. You sign up, list dvd's you have to mail. And you list the dvd's you want. Peerflix's computer figures out who has what, and who wants what, and you print out mailing envelope, and send your dvd off to whoever wants it. You do pay for postage ($0.39) and $0.99 per trade (I think it kicks in when I get the DVD I want). You garner points based on dvd's you put up for trade. Right now, I have 3 because I sent off "Fugitive" (2 points) and "To catch a Thief" (1 point). I listed Korean version of Il Mare..., and of course, I have to wait a long time.

I guess free/cheap things don't come easy. Anyway, I am going to wait until the DVD comes to me. In the meantime, I plan to see the Lake House.

I'm curious how well this Peerflix site will work. I signed up to be invited for Swaptree, which is the same concept except you can trade dvd, cd, books, etc. And it's free trade!! They are in beta version and you can't just sign up, so I am crossing my fingers that I will get an email from them soon.