By PTE Simone Heyer

The lure of the video shop is often too much to bear. Despite the icy winds and sub-zero temperatures, I’m still drawn there to hire the latest offering to popular or semi-popular culture.

The convenience of popping up the road to the video shop is not always on the cards for much of our Defence Force, particularly the guys deployed around the world.

If you’ve time to watch a DVD and an internet connection, RedBack DVD comes to the rescue.
They’ve got a huge selection of DVDs covering old and new releases.

Director RedBack DVD Todd Meynink says they are constantly updating to keep on par – if not well-ahead of regular video hire shops.

You choose the DVDs you’d like to watch and they’re sent to the address you nominate.
When you’re finished, you send them back.

The way it works

• Visit the web site www.redbackdvd.com.au
• Sign-up using your e-mail address, create a password and give your credit card details over a secured server.
• Choose a list of DVDs
• When they become available, they will be sent to you.
• Watch the DVDs then return them by mail at your leisure.
• At this point you have two options.
  

1. You can go back to your RedBack account and let them know the DVDs are in the post; they will send the next group off to you.
2. Or you can sit tight, and when your DVDs get to RedBack, they will be processed and the next group sent.
Payment options

You can have one, two or three DVDs delivered to you at any one time depending on your level of membership – $12.95, $29.95 or $39.95.

Nearly 2000 customers know they’re onto a good thing and Mr Meynink says the subscriber numbers are increasing in leaps and bounds.

The options for a postal DVD service are endless.

Navy personnel at sea can have them ordered and delivered fleet mail.

While most round trip times for delivery are 48 hours, obviously delivery to ships will be longer.

A free trial service is available to get to know RedBack.
Turn around time.

The web site says you can keep the DVDs for as long as you want to – even a year, if that’s your bag.

This is perfect for that favourite movie where you want to learn all the lines to impress your friends.
We’ve been using the service for at least three months and have found it to be exceptional.

The turn-around is very quick and they’ve got a great selection.
The convenience of ordering online and receiving DVDs by post is a real attraction.

Definitely worth a try.

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