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11/99
Posted - Nov 13 1999 : 11:20AM
Most of you are much more familiar with mainstream DVD stores -and the adult industry is a whole different ball of wax (very bad metaphor.) The big difference is that these stores are not Hollywood Video, or some corporation 100% focused on their Initial Public Offering. Chances are most adult DVD retailers are not going to go public so they have to focus on building a solid business. Without repeat customers they are nothing. The customer service from all of the stores above will exceed your expectations. And if not please let us know. I have not personally shopped at every one of them (but I plan to.) I have spoken with the owners of the companies -who all are very committed to customer service. So please give 'em a shot and give us the scoop.
sixstringsamurai
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5th dimension of zoltar
7 Posts
11/99
Posted - Nov 13 1999 : 3:15PM
Here's two scoops:
Adultdvdempire- quick delivery and very good service. I would recommend them to anyone. A+
Divadee- extremely fast delivery, maybe because I'm in CA, oh well. Great response time and pretty good prices. A+
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Shadow77
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San Antonio, TX
56 Posts
11/99
Posted - Nov 13 1999 : 6:54PM
I've only used Divadee so far, but I have to say that the site was easy to navigate, and the prices were pretty reasonable. I just placed the order last night, but I hope they do deliver pretty soon.
DVD Express is next on my list to purchase from. Probably try them early next week.
astroknight All-Star Supporter
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4187 Posts
11/99
Posted - Nov 16 1999 : 10:35AM
So far, you can't go wrong with Diva Dee. They are very competetive with prices. I placed one order with them a while ago and had excellent service and delivery. I have another order in now which I expect to get tomorrow.
I also ordered from GlobalFlixx and had a good dealing with them as well.
Councelor
Member

South Florida
6 Posts
11/99
Posted - Nov 16 1999 : 9:10PM
I've found that while all is going well DiVaDee is great, but once you have a problem with them, they assume you hate them and give you the cold shoulder.
 
Froppy
Member

8 Posts
11/99
Posted - Nov 20 1999 : 6:43PM
One thing that really bugs me about adult dvds as opposed to regular dvds is the prices. It's almost as if they are priced to rent. I know most of the super low prices on popular non-adult dvds are due to the incredible demand, but by the same token it seems ridiculous to spend $26.95 on some 50 minute adult movie that cost a fraction to produce.
If adult stores want repeat customers they should come up with more titles under $15.
They should also offer a better return policy. A couple of times I've bought an adult dvd and got it home only to discover that it sucked or was not what it was advertised to be. Divadee is a great site, but their only-unopened-returns policy means I probably won't buy anything on impulse since 99% of the adult dvds I've seen are utter crap.
At least when I rent one at the local video store I've blown maybe $3.50 at the most. IF prices for adult dvds were lower, or IF I could return a movie I hated for another title then I wouldn't mind as much.
Froppy
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Posted - Nov 20 1999 : 7:05PM
Froppy-
I completely agree. I hope that we can all steer each other toward the best adult DVDs -and save everyone from wasting their money on crap.
Also if there are some adult DVDs that you would like to see on sale please let me know and I'll see what I can do (the retailers on ADT want to work with us on specialty sales.)
Mainstream DVDs will only be cheap as long as retailers need to capture market share.
five_star
Five Star DVD

Tempe, AZ
167 Posts
11/99
Posted - Nov 20 1999 : 9:36PM
Froppy-
You make some excellent points and I would like to comment on a few of them.
1. I agree that too much adult DVD product on the market is overpriced. Fortunately, we can expect prices to drop as more DVD players are sold and the market gets bigger.
2. There are some excellent deals available right now on adult DVDs. For example, at Five Star DVD we offer an entire line (RAW) for under $12 and shortly we'll be adding another line, which will be even cheaper. Many of the other advertisers on ADT also run special sales and offer coupons to help lower your cost.
3. Even if you do find a good price, it can be frustrating if the DVD sucks. The best solution for that problem is to be an educated consumer. Use sites like ADT as a tool to find out which DVDs to avoid and which ones are REALLY worth the money. When ADT starts running online reviews this will become even easier. Also, don't be afraid to ask for a recommendation. I have noticed that the members of this forum are very eager to share their opinions.
8Inch
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1 Posts
11/99
Posted - Nov 21 1999 : 6:48AM
Getting a shitty DVD sucks, but returning it is really a pipedream! That's why sites like [url=466408]www.adultdvdreviews.com,</A this site, and [url=198088]www.rame.net</A are so important. Read before you buy. Nowhere is "Buyer Beware" more tru than in the adult industry. Take it from one in it!
HoustonDon
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Houston
561 Posts
11/99
Posted - Nov 21 1999 : 8:16PM
Well, I ordered the various anime titles from Alphacom Distribution a few weeks ago and they were very pleasant to deal with. I told them I am a member of this forum and many other dvd fans are as well. They sent me a free adult dvd as a reward for telling them.
I also bought from Globalflix.com and they were great too. I wish they packed things a bit better but they were quick and low priced for what I wanted.
Froppy
Member

8 Posts
11/99
Posted - Nov 22 1999 : 5:54PM
Why is the ability to return product a pipedream? Because the content producers have crammed it down our throats? BS. Just like any piece of merchandise, you should be able to return something for exchange or credit. Let's not play the game where we pretend that every DVD you buy as "new" hasn't been re-shrinkwrapped. It happens with computer games and it happens with DVDs. Not many stores will take a non-defective return of a computer game, but a few do. Guess which stores I buy from...
Where is the pressure to not accept returns coming from? The distributors? The stores? Cripes, charge a small fee to discourage whim returns.
Froppy
PS To those who are gonna post and say the no returns policy discourages piracy I say thwap yourself with a wet carp. Copying a DVD is theoretically possible, but the amount of time, media cost, and equipment required makes it prohibitive. Who would pay $3 shipping both ways plus a $2.50 restocking fee just to pirate a DVD.
StephFan
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Central, CA., USA
8 Posts
11/99
Posted - Nov 22 1999 : 10:49PM
I have had good experiences with DVDExpress and Divadee. There was a link for "Searching for the Snow leapard" at $14.99...I followed it to some store called "Adultmoviesbest" (I beleive). Their server was horribly slow and when I got the movie it was in a plastic sleeve. Now, my experience has always been that movies should come factory sealed. This one looked like it could've been watched by someone else before me. Thier site looked kinda cheesy, so I have decided to stick with the big companies in the future...
DVDexpress
Divadee
Adult DVD Empire
by the way...on a side note...If you are as adicted to IMDB as I am...you should take the time to browse the extra features adultdvdempire has put into their site. Great info and screenshots too...
StephFan...
beelzebub
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San Francisco, CA
2 Posts
11/99
Posted - Nov 23 1999 : 12:51AM
I want to tip my hat off to Divadee. I ordered some dvds from them last week and I received it in a couple of days (very fast service). Unfortunately when I received the dvds, they sent me a wrong disk. When I called customer service, Shawn not only shipped out my correct disk the same day(received in 2 days !!) but, he also let me keep the dvd they had misshipped to me (free?). Is that great service or what! All that's left is my cc statement and hope I was charged correctly.
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Posted - Nov 23 1999 : 11:51AM
Stephfan-
I removed Adult Movies Best from the site. You should return the disc. [url=278135]Five Star DVD</A now has the same deal on Search for the Snow Leopard -and they won't ship it to you in a plastic sleeve.
I'm very sorry -and embarrassed that they were on this site.
If Adult Movies Best will not accept a return please let me know.
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