Do you lend DVDs to friends? What if they keep them?

Maybe my definition of "friends" is different than yours, but I do loan my DVDs, CDs, tapes, vinyl out to my friends and family members. Why shouldn't I? I borrow from them. We always get them back from each other. Back an eon ago, I tried to proselytize some co-workers with some cool music, but they were immature and I never saw them or it again. Those aren't friends though, even if some of them hold some funny memories. Yes, I worked with somebdy who was the real Jeff Spicoli in the 1970s. What did I expect?

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Nope. Never, if I had my way. People are f***ed and they do f***ed up sh*t to my stuff. My wife on the other hand is a different story. She likes to loan out stuff to some of her friends at work like I'm the public library and one of her friends treats it with respect. Sadly, the other two do not. The Last DVD we got back from her (after months of asking her to bring back the 10 movies we loaned to her) was used as a candle holder. I sh*t you not. A candle holder. God damn wax all over the case. The good news is my wife doesn't want to loan stuff out anymore except to the one person that treats our stuff with respect. One outta three ain't bad right?


Now on the other side I have no problem giving things to people. Especially if I think they'll really like it. A good rule of thumb: Never loan anything out that you think you'll miss. Chances are you'll end up doing just that.

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I only lend to those who i know ill return the DVD in one piece.

or esle if its people i dont know, i'll find some excuse and wont lend


too in love with my dvd collection to lend to others

There are only 2 people in this world that I would loan one of my DVDs to. One is my best friend from high school who is the only person I know who is more particular about his DVD collection than I am about mine. The other is my dad, who only lives 2 houses down from me, so if he doesn't return it in a timely manner, I can just walk down and get it myself.

Always good to have a key...

I like to loan my dvds to close friends and family as I know they look after my things, one time I loaned my Pulp Fiction Collectors Boxset to my Ex Boss and he didnt give it back, he left the company and the Ba$tard! still has it, it was the dvd with the collectors movie stills enclosed and im still pi$$ed about it

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Sure why not, but if they don't bring them back I go to their house and kick them in the junk!!!

What about family, eh? If so, you're owed a couple "kicks in the junk" as you put it. How long did it take for one of the Action Series discs? Or Team America? Where did you find them again, in the couch?

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I just knew you were going to say that. Fine come over and kick me in the junk.

Family only nowadays, and if family does not bring 'em back, then at least I know it is in the family.

I only lend them to people who I'm sure of that they will give it back, and I ask every once in a while if they've watched it, usually they did and say they'll bring it back the next day.

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What if you lend them to women?

If I am excited enough about a movie to buy it and foist it on my friends, I am usually watching it with them. So DVD loss is not an issue for me.

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I lend DVDs and people keep them, but what really irks me is when they keep my CDs, because I have a particular fondness for my music collection, and I keep them in good condition and still have my very first CDs bought.

So, I have developed this snarky problem. I often repossess my things from people, with or without asking. Mostly without asking, because by the time I resort to Repo Woman, I've already dropped an appropriate number of hints. I have found that it upsets people though .. ... when they find out, I mean.

Mostly, though - they NEVER say anything to me about it, because we both know they overkept their welcome, and/or never intended to return it. I think of it as the lady version of a Gentlemen's Disagreement.

That's how I roll. I dont get bent out of shape about people not giving me my stuff back. I just carefully and quietly reposses my items on my next visit. I most certainly will go in your house on invitation and take a personal detour to get my stuff back. Only person that ever took me to task for it was my sister, and we had to agree to disagree.

Come to think of it, I was prepared to repossess one of my videos from my sister-in-law on Thursday, but thankfully, she just gave it to me when I asked for it back.

Think of it this way - its like doing a crime to a criminal. They'll never report you to the police because they're dirty as well.

I'm exactly the same as you Caity. I like to think of some of my dvds being passed around maybe introducing people to films they don't know about

Women have junk.

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