Renting movies

I am trying to decide if I should re-join an online movie rental place or just continue renting movies locally. I used to belong to one that delivered movies from a queued list. When I shipped them back in, they'd turn around and ship me a few more depending on what subscription I had signed up for.

This kind of ecommerce fulfillment is very convenient to use but I hate the thought of money being drafted from my bank account at odd times. What if something comes up and I don't actually have enough money to cover the rental?

However, I did enjoy the convenience of just dropping them in my mailbox and getting more movies a few days later in my mailbox. No worries about getting movies back to the store on time to avoid late fees.

Of course, I also like to just purchase movies that I intend to watch over and over again. We've got quite an eclectic collection of movies that we all enjoy watching. So, which way do you like it better - by mail or local rentals?

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