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Smiler Grogan  All-Star Member  the war cry 14790 Posts 1/08 |  Posted - Sep 11 2022 : 1:46PMi don't know how others may feel, but IMHO Xrent just fucked up their entire site. First of all they got a totally different design to, i dunno, look more "modern" Whatever. The problemss are with the features they've taken away. 1. You cant look at past items you've rented anymore. With one button, you could see the entire list of your past titles. There is still a feature that says "see past items" but when you do, it pulls up the order number which is about as useful as tits on a boar. 2. You used to be able to filter what is or is not in stock. Useful because Xrent has a LOT of shit that they have pics of, but are not available for rent or for sale. That is gone. 3. The Wishlist has been altered. They used to have a strip/counter that broke down your wish list by categories like studio, stars, genre, or series. This was immensely helpful if you had a large Wishlist. Also, if you pulled up a search for one star, it would then pull up co-stars and you could see what films two or more women were in. That is now gone. You can still search by those items if you want but you have to do a general search, you can not within your wishlist limits. 4. If you put something in your cart that you had rented before, a pop up would say, "you have previously rented this item before". That's gone. And again, they removed the feature where you can see "past items" instantly.  [Link] |
| Big_Tits_Addict Member 642 Posts 5/21 | Posted - Sep 26 2022 : 3:25PM Looks like they got rid of that feature and the disc(s) field has a random icon. Are there different disc colors? Would silver = pressed and purple/black = DVD-R? WhackyDVD is their sister site and is still in the process of updating so TBD how it looks after completion.  [Link] |
| Smiler Grogan All-Star Member the war cry 14790 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Oct 10 2022 : 9:48PM Generally. Not 100% but generally yes. I have seen pro-pressed DVD's that are purple. [Link] |
| Smiler Grogan All-Star Member the war cry 14790 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Oct 10 2022 : 9:50PM [Link] |
| XYZ1406 Member 290 Posts 1/05 | Posted - Oct 10 2022 : 11:35PM I ger stuck behind the banner "come back in a few week..." When i started renting dvd by mail, they were my goto. Now they appear to be my go-away from. [Link] |
| Smiler Grogan All-Star Member the war cry 14790 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Oct 11 2022 : 9:32AM [Link] |
| Drew Black broken crankshaft 8011 Posts 9/99 | Posted - Oct 12 2022 : 7:59AM [Link] |
| Big_Tits_Addict Member 642 Posts 5/21 | Posted - Oct 14 2022 : 12:50PM [Link] |
| VideoSan All-Star Member 168 Posts 6/03 | Posted - Oct 26 2022 : 9:55AM They announced by email on May 17 that they were ending their Preferred program, which allowed for a number of DVDs to be out at a time for a fixed monthly price, with postage paid by them in both directions. You would still be able to order sets of DVD rentals, although at a higher price than the Preferred program, with outgoing postage paid as part of your order. They said that a new website would debut on Jun 20. However, nothing happened until late July, when an "under construction" landing page appeared. It took about more 2 weeks for their new website to be launched. In a previous post, Smiler indicated he was not fond of the new website. For me, it seems functional for my needs. Over the month of August, I noticed that there weren't many new titles showing up to be put on a wishlist. And then in late September, they went back to their "under construction" page, and it's been there for over a month. I'd just about given up on them, since I'd emailed them and never heard back. But yesterday I did get a response, which stated: "At this time XrentDVD is still undergoing repairs in order to make sure that all aspects of renting and purchasing work seamlessly. We do not have a definite day as to the return to normal operations but when we do we will send out a mass email to alert customers we have opened again for business." A previous poster mentioned whackydvd.com as a sister company of xrentdvd.com, and their landing page has a similar "under construction" message as does xrentdvd.com. I wish them the best and look forward to doing business with them when they resume. [Link] |
| buenavibra Deactivated User 3 Posts 10/05 | Posted - Nov 27 2022 : 11:44AM I appreciate the valuable feedback on what was going on. I loved their wish list feature. If I checked frequently enough they would have a gently used copy available. They would also let you purchase a rental copy of a dvd so it was a great way to get out-of-print dvd's. I used to choose free shipping when it was an option and I would still get my dvds in a week. Their sister site WhackyDVD is also on the fritz. They still have a pretty active seller account at ADM. But Xrent account there has disappeared as has their listings on IAFD. At this point, I don't think Xrent is ever coming back. I didn't realize the problem started this summer. There are fewer and fewer retailers selling DVDs today which is making prices of new ones even higher. People prefer to just watch the stolen versions on their laptop. SugarDVD stopped selling them last year. [Link] |
| Ivar Member 54 Posts 7/08 | Posted - Nov 29 2022 : 8:05PM [Link] |
| Behmer Member 65 Posts 7/08 | Posted - Dec 5 2022 : 6:27PM [Link] |
| XYZ1406 Member 290 Posts 1/05 | Posted - Dec 21 2022 : 3:49PM Who's next to quit? [Link] |
| Drew Black broken crankshaft 8011 Posts 9/99 | Posted - Dec 22 2022 : 8:11AM [Link] |
| foolio101 Member 62 Posts 5/10 | Posted - Jan 8 2023 : 10:36PM [Link] |
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| Ivar Member 54 Posts 7/08 | Posted - Jan 18 2023 : 11:45AM [Link] |
| Drew Black broken crankshaft 8011 Posts 9/99 | Posted - Jan 18 2023 : 1:02PM [Link] |
| AwesomeNoah1 New Member 1 Posts 1/23 | Posted - Jan 29 2023 : 8:02PM
I used to pay Per DVD to Rent. I Loved It! The Monthly Subscription was too expensive for me.
Oh Well! Edited by - AwesomeNoah1 on 1/29/2023 8:04:15 PM [Link] |
| Smiler Grogan All-Star Member the war cry 14790 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Apr 22 2023 : 6:50PM [Link] |
| Choomba696 Member 19 Posts 11/21 | Posted - Apr 24 2023 : 10:25PM [Link] |
| Smiler Grogan All-Star Member the war cry 14790 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Jul 12 2024 : 8:54PM [Link] |
| Horny-Jew Member 9 Posts 5/22 | Posted - Dec 13 2024 : 2:47AM [Link] |
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