A fair amount of work is required to create a DVD, you have to pump the oil out of the ground, ship it to some far of country, make a DVD case, ship it to some far off country, burn a dvd, create a label, ship it to some far of country, put it on the shelf, air condition it and get the lights just right – so that someone will buy it…. hmmmm.
I have a shelf full of DVD’s and although I generally only buy ex rentals, I still feel bad having them all site there – they add no more value, they just collect dust. The question is, what do you do with your shelf full of DVD’s?
What I needed, was
- A place I could list them such that others can see my collection.
- I want to swap them for DVD’s I haven’t seen (this make sense considering everyone else has shelves of DVD’s as well).
- I don’t want people driving long distances to pick them up, that makes no sense considering someone closer will have a copy of the same DVD so I needed a site that told people how far away I was (I don’t really understand why, but not may sites do this).
In the end I listed them all as a group on Scoodi.com. I have been meaning to list them for ages, but I felt compelled finally do it when I saw Planet ARK’s green resolutions site.
When it comes to listing those things that you no longer need around the house, there really is a huge gap between thinking that you should list them, and actually taking action and doing it.
So if you are like me, and you have a shelf full of DVD’s, It might seem like a lot of work but you should get them listed up on Scoodi. When I actually got going it only took me 20 minutes.
As for what to do in the future, I bought an Apple TV which means I can download movies in HD without required any plastic, driving to the video shop, or storing movies on my book shelf. The only thing left to do is check out Boxee when I get a few moments, and patiently wait for an internet connection that is faster rather than slower.
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