To Lend or Not To Lend (DVD set)

POSTED BY: JRC
UPDATED: Tuesday, May 3, 2005 01:37
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JRC

Thursday, April 28, 2005 7:37 PM

Howdy all. I have a question regarding a friend who wants to borrow my DVDs. He's very interested in the trailer, and now wants to watch the series. However, I know this guy, and he's a downloading, pirate-y kind of fool. I know that, more than likely, he's going to make copies of the whole set, rather than buy it. What to do?

Everyone dies alone.

SOUPCATCHER

Thursday, April 28, 2005 7:56 PM

I would suggest lending only the first (or, at most, first and second) DVD. Then tell him he can buy his own copy. It's the old 'drug pusher' tactic .

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FURYFIRE

Thursday, April 28, 2005 9:38 PM

I lent the first five buffy seasons to a "friend" who returned them to me completely ruined and trashed, so I made him rebuy all five seasons ($300+) for me. Taught me a lesson, never lend DVD sets...

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EMBERS

Thursday, April 28, 2005 9:50 PM

personally I don't lend my Firefly DVDs,
if it is a close friend then I buy the set for them as a nice big gift for them,
(covering birthday, christmas, wedding...)
BUT if they aren't a close enough friend for a $35 gift?
Then they can rent them from netflix
(netflix even has a free two week trial offer)

DEANNAMAY

Thursday, April 28, 2005 11:56 PM

I lend out my CSI without qualms, same with the X-files, but Firefly must remain in my house, you never know when you just have to see these characters.

YT

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 12:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by embers:
personally I don't lend my Firefly DVDs,
if it is a close friend then I buy the set for them as a nice big gift

Our thought processes are similar, but I came to a different conclusion. I've bought four sets of Firefly as gifts, but I also loan mine to other friends. If they love it, they can keep it, & I order another set for myself.

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ALIENZOOKEEPER

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 1:12 AM

That's my policy. I have a loaner set (actually two sorta complete sets) and a home copy. Plus I give it away at christmas.

This particular month, I can't afford to, but I was buying a copy of the set if i saw it in a store, just to encourage them to carry it.

Vince

MSCKAREN

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 1:37 AM

I'm fortunate enough to have the means to have a loaner set, too. I figured if someone liked them so much they wanted to keep them, that would be okay with me.

So far, I've been lucky in that most of my loanees have either just said, "That was interesting. Too bad it got cancelled." Others liked it enough to ask me where they could buy their own copy. :-)

If you're friend is a big downloader, he'll find it... Sorry but I've already seen it out there...

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