Edited by - clay on 4/30/2003 10:57:46 PM

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~ GaySatyr

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How about a lot more?

I fight like all hell to take advantage of every sale, every discount, every coupon, every close-out I can find to keep the cost of "premium" gay titles below $35 per DVD. Considering that that is more than double the cost of most premium straight DVDs, and considering that the high price is no guarantee of quality, gays are being fucked royally and being asked to say, "Thank you. Please fuck me over again, establishment."

There are a very few studios who put every effort into keeping their product quality at stratospheric levels, justifying the high prices; however, with most studios and/or directors, quality is more accidental than planned and many plan the rip-off from the outset.

I realize that the online retailers are not solely to blame for the high cost of gay porn - they are just adding their percentage to an already over-priced product. However, I do blame many of the online retailers for their piss-poor selection of gay product and their piss-poor marketing to their gay customers.

Supposedly, gay men have a lot of disposable income. The gay men I know certainly spend a lot of their disposable income on porn. It seems to me that some online retailer could make a fortune if he seriously devoted some marketing savvy and energy to his gay clientele.

TLA Video has made an effort; however, their prices are through the roof. Adult DVD Empire, with their Gay DVD Empire division has also made an effort; however, with the exception of their most recent sale, their prices have been off the wall as well.

Other vendors may as well forget it. With my screen name and email address being what they are, one would think that online vendors of porn would get the idea that I am not interested in the straight stuff; yet, there is not a single online vendor who has not flooded my email box with heterosexual material at one time or another and most continue to do so even after I have begged them to stop.

For this kind of treatment I am supposed to pay more and thank them for the service? I think not!

Canned rant #7,382 ... time to get off my soap box and take a valium.

~ GaySatyr

P.S. Vendors take note: I own well over 400 gay porn DVDs now - most of it purchased in the last two-to-three years. At an average price of $35 to $40 each, that represents a total investment of about $15,000.00!!! How much of my business have you gotten???

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Sorry, XRentDVD, but you do not pass "Go" and you do not get $200 for this one. In fact, you go straight to jail!

~ GaySatyr

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I sympathize with your position, but there's no reason to feel extra insulted by the email. Surely it's not the first junk email you ever received.

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I'm not off the list and there is neither gay content nor deals on gay titles. They deserve the beating!

And, the only way I will ever purchase from them is on the very rare occasion when a title that I happen to want pops up as being $10 less expensive on their site than on any other in the ADT price search engine. I'm all for minimizing their profits!

~ GaySatyr

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That is the kind of respect I ask. I know it isn't a perfect world and I know that the gay porn market is a relatively small percentage of the overall market. But gay customers deserve some recognition and accommodation, too.

Thank you, Mr "OM" and XRentDVD!

~ GaySatyr

Edited by - GaySatyr on 5/3/2003 4:07:35 PM

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It's a new site by flicksmart.com, not sure if it's fully operational or not.

Michael Carpenter
Adult Detective

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They have 2 Bel Ami titles - I have all currently released on DVD.
They have 3 old High Octane titles - I have them all except the most recent three.
They have 7 Bjorn titles - I have them all.

You get the idea.

Finding great new porn is a chore but someone has to do it!

~ GaySatyr

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However, be aware that as soon as you start this business, you'll start getting a lot of complaints about how shitty your "straight" selection is.

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I think that is one of the big problems with a lot of the online adult stores... their gay sections are more of an afterthought "Hey! Let's make some money off the gays!", and are run by straight people who really have no clue what gay folks like. (I'm not saying that's the case with XRent, but it's something that is painfully obvious at many stores).

One of the reasons I shop at GayDVDEmpire a lot (besides their free shipping) is that it is obviously run by some gay guys who are knowledgable about their product.

Anyway, I wish XRentDVD luck with their new rental policy. I'm sure it will be a bit hit with the straight crowd. I've pretty much found out that renting isn't my bag anyway... I'm more of a collector. It's so sad to have to send the movies back!

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LOL! I asked for that!

In spite of my selection, there is no depth of inventory. I only have one copy of each title. To state the obvious, I'd need many copies of most of the titles in my collection in order to maintain a reasonable inventory for rental purposes.

~ GaySatyr

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I must also add that the few times I have ordered from you in the past, your service was exemplary - another big point in your favor.

Now, please consider the following suggestions:

• broaden the selection (and depth) of titles from "premium" gay studios (including director's cut editions),
• keep prices on par or below those at comparable online stores,
• offer percentage-off coupons (maybe 5% for $60+, 10% for $120+ and 15% for $200+),
• feature a different studio each month with an extra 5~10% discount on their titles,
• add the ability to do Boolean "and" category searches (e.g., "gay" and "Latin") obviating the need for a gay "sister" site,
• because it is impossible to stock everything, especially when the potential market is smaller, i.e., the gay market, consider offering a special order category for titles that are available but might not be economical to stock on a quantity basis,
• create a rental program that is advantageous to your gay clientele, and
• post a monthly newsletter page devoted to your gay clientele on your website and send your gay customers a plain-text email with a link to it (I hate HTML & multi-linked emails - too many chances for viruses & worms),

~ GaySatyr

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