Do you loan your Blu-rays out to friends? - Page 9 - Blu-ray Forum

fighthefutureofhd · 12-23-2008, 02:29 PM

couldn't agree more. well said.

Mannyfresh84 · 12-23-2008, 02:41 PM

I let my brother borrow my DVD copy of Smokin' Aces last year (before I switched to BD) well he let my 2 year old niece get a hold of it and apparently she thought it was a toy. He bought me another copy of course but now, family or not, I don't loan out my Bluray's. If they want to see a movie in glorious Hi-Def, they are welcome to come by. That's the extent of my generosity.

arrow61095 · 12-23-2008, 02:57 PM

Friends get benefit of the doubt. I will lend to them. (I write their name, the name of the movie, and the date on a little piece of paper I keep in my wallet.) If you don't return or return damaged, I wont lend to you again. If you ask me about borrowing another movie, I will ask you about the movie you already borrowed and have not given back yet.

I also never lend something that I think that I will want to watch in the next month. If they ask, I tell them one of my other friends already asked to borrow it, and they can borrow it after them. They usually forget. Another option is inviting them over another time to see it. If they are interrested in "Iron Man", ask if they want to come over Friday and watch it.

With this, I've never had a movie come back messed up. And since I started writing down people's names, I haven't lost a movie.

dk3dknight · 12-23-2008, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thecroshow

I hope I'm not the only one. I guard my BD collection like I would guard my child (don't have one!). Last night I had a couple of friends over and they have a ps3 (SDTV) but don't really have any BDs.

Out of my collection they wanted to watch The Incredible Hulk. We watched it, they enjoyed it, they complimented my setup and collection. They said "Oh I wouldn't mind watching Ironman." I blurted "When you watch it, be sure to watch all the way to the final credits." Then the inevitable, they set up the trap for me and I walked right into it, "Can we borrow Ironman?"

I hesitated then said, "yeeeeah surrrrreee." I didn't want to, but I lent it anyway. =(

Part of the joy of BD is 99% of my friends are DVD only so nobody can borrow my movies. Am I alone here?

I shall bring up the series unfortunate events with dvd versions of all 3 riddick movie collections.

The first time my buddy kevin asked to burrow the full collection of all 3 riddick movies, he moved away and his brother sold it... I have no means of contacting him..

One of my closest friends asked if he could burrow Riddick movies, when I came over to his house.. I said sure...

I get a email later saying they were in financial crisis and his wife sold his ps3 and sold my riddick collection... He said he was sorry and that he would replace it, he was in tears... saying he would find a way to replace it.

I told him don't worry about it, Ill wait for it to come out on blu-ray, and told him that this was a blessing in disguise...

I now had a good excuse to replace the entire collection of riddick movies on blu-ray.

For those that might not understand the entire collection can be bought for about 9.99 at walmart all three movies...

Which are: Pitch Black, ... , Chronicles of Riddick

The second one is not rolling to mind at this moment...

Brandon · 12-23-2008, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dk3dknight

I shall bring up the series unfortunate events with dvd versions of all 3 riddick movie collections.

The first time my buddy kevin asked to burrow the full collection of all 3 riddick movies, he moved away and his brother sold it... I have no means of contacting him..

One of my closest friends asked if he could burrow Riddick movies, when I came over to his house.. I said sure...

I get a email later saying they were in financial crisis and his wife sold his ps3 and sold my riddick collection... He said he was sorry and that he would replace it, he was in tears... saying he would find a way to replace it.

I told him don't worry about it, Ill wait for it to come out on blu-ray, and told him that this was a blessing in disguise...

I now had a good excuse to replace the entire collection of riddick movies on blu-ray.

For those that might not understand the entire collection can be bought for about 9.99 at walmart all three movies...

Which are: Pitch Black, ... , Chronicles of Riddick

The second one is not rolling to mind at this moment...

Yeah, I know of Pitch Black and Chronicles...didn't know there was a third one?

dk3dknight · 12-23-2008, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrandonT

Yeah, I know of Pitch Black and Chronicles...didn't know there was a third one?

Chronicles was the third one...
The second one was a animated movie..

supaflyz · 12-24-2008, 08:58 AM

I use to let people borrow dvds but it came back all scratch up. So now I only let my close friends, family or relatives borrow them. I know they would take good care of them. I learn my lesson lol. Let my nephew borrow my dreamcast once. It died a month later. He spilled his drink on it. Oh yeah to those that let their friends borrow stuff but never getting them back. They must not be your true friends. I know its replaceable, but if they are your friends they should take care of your stuff.

the-daryl · 12-24-2008, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrandonT

Yeah, I know of Pitch Black and Chronicles...didn't know there was a third one?

Called "Dark Fury"... It was an animated, "in between", dtv release:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407658/

dk3dknight · 12-24-2008, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the-daryl

Called "Dark Fury"... It was an animated, "in between", dtv release:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407658/

Yeah that was it...

Imagine buying the collection twice and still not be able to watch it lol..

I don't blame my friend for losing his second one, no one can control what they aren't there to stop...
Kevin I do blame because he willing let it happen we do not speak anymore.. there was more then that movie sold...

Member-38947 · 12-24-2008, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyre

I wouldn't let jesus borrow my blu's.

QFT!

tarik · 12-25-2008, 10:45 AM

whenever a mate has had one of my dvds for ages i always pester them about it but say that my lil bro is pestering me for it cos he wants to watch it

always works
Dont be shy cos it is YOUR stuff at the end of the day!

victor_chan · 12-25-2008, 01:20 PM

I wil just say " no ", Opps, my friend already asked me yesterday, he will come anytime soon, May be I can barbarbarbarbrabrbrabrbrabr.......

GOAT · 12-27-2008, 07:14 PM

so......... is it back yet?

thecroshow · 12-28-2008, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreenMonster2007

so......... is it back yet?

posted this on the 23rd, never lending out again =/

Quote:

so i got my copy of ironman back today. happy to say the bd is in good condition (fingerprints but i'll get over that)

but my case is a little worn. i tossed the slip-cover, but the insert is wrinkled all to hell, looks like it got wet, maybe sat in a backpack for a while during this snow-storm here in victoria. it's annoying, may just do a custom case for ironman. not like i sit there looking at the cover for days, but if someone yanks it out and looks at it, they're gonna be like "whoa, ghetto copy of ironman bro."

lesson learned, NEVER lending a BD ever again

skygreenleopard · 12-28-2008, 07:14 PM

I think it's not a fear of lending, but a lack of knowledge on how to properly care for disc media.

I had a roommate who had lots more movies than I did. However, she kept most of her DVDs in a slight pile after watching them, only putting them back in cases when it was time to clean up (company coming over, etc). No huge scratches, but it defintiely adds wear and tear to the discs. She did it with our Netflix DVDs too, so I imagine she was one in a chain of people just abusing discs, eventually rendering them unusable.

I just gently reminded her not to do that with my movies. She usually didn't, no big deal, but now that I have Blu Ray I don't think I'd lend them out to someone like her. Maybe some of my other friends with Blu-Ray, but not the casual movie watcher.

The other thing is you have to take responsibility FOR your friends (unfortunate, but true). I lent a DVD copy of my favorite film, Memento, to someone who I don't remember. Never seen it again. Asked my closest friends if I lent it to them, but none of them have it. Afterwards, i've kept a list of who has movies of mine. I rarely lend stuff out, but I think that makes remembering who has my stuff even harder, so a spreadsheet I keep on my computer really helps.

Also, I see a lot of posts above complaining about a friend who hasn't returned 3 box sets in a row, etc. PLEASE learn after the first time! It sucks that you have to take much more responsibility than your friends do, but that's all you can do to secure your possessions.

surfdude12 · 12-28-2008, 07:22 PM

my old techniques:
1. "sure, just bring it back" (no date)
2. "sure, just bring it back in a week"
3. "sure, but i need collateral"
4. "sorry, someone else didn't return one, so i don't rent them anymore"
5. "sure" (if its a borrow-worthy friend)

new technique:

No. (and no, we don't have to give a reason)

1-5 above were all lies. i honestly didn't want to loan them out. so i'm being honest. i don't want to loan out my car either

lobo81865 · 12-28-2008, 07:25 PM

My neighbor just got a PS3 for Christmas, and borrowed The Dark Knight and WAll-E from me. They'd better not get back to me with scratches, or he won't get any more. He's got young kids too.

delux247 · 12-28-2008, 07:36 PM

Seriously, what the hell do people do to disks when they borrow them? The condition of some of my cases and discs that have been returned to me are ridiculous. For this reason, I've never loaned any of my DVDs or blus out, but back in college when DVD was still king, I had some roommates that liked to rummage through my movies while I was gone. I was left with several scratched up discs and a brutally beaten Band of Brothers DVD tin. Last year, I lived with my now ex-gf and her cousin came over while I was out and they played Halo 3 together. I came home and found that special edition tin all smashed in too. What the hell is everyone's problem? Basic disc care is VERY simple.

Variable · 12-28-2008, 08:22 PM

I love to lend things out because it means you have someone to talk to about that particular movie (or game, whatever). It also means that person owes you one

I have lost things though. never got my Eurotrip dvd back from a friend, Kingdom Hearts on ps2 as well.

and soul calibur for dreamcast.

I am pretty sure that's all I've ever lost though. and for the tons of other movies I've lent out really it's still worth it. hell, when me and my parents used to go on vacation my mom would ask my friends to watch our dogs. I'd leave a paper in my room, trell my friends they could borrow anything at all as long as they signed it out. I guess I just like being that guy.

FIDDYPOP · 12-28-2008, 08:29 PM

I only lend out my stuf to a couple of good friends. I dont even lend my stuff to my family because I know how they are. They might lend it out to someone else or have my disks stacked up ontop of eachother. Which I absolutly hate. How hard is it to put the disk back in the case when you are done? I just lie and say sorry that isnt mine so I cant lend it to you.

12-23-2008, 02:57 PM	#163
arrow61095 Special Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:PA, USA Blu-ray collection:140	Friends get benefit of the doubt. I will lend to them. (I write their name, the name of the movie, and the date on a little piece of paper I keep in my wallet.) If you don't return or return damaged, I wont lend to you again. If you ask me about borrowing another movie, I will ask you about the movie you already borrowed and have not given back yet. I also never lend something that I think that I will want to watch in the next month. If they ask, I tell them one of my other friends already asked to borrow it, and they can borrow it after them. They usually forget. Another option is inviting them over another time to see it. If they are interrested in "Iron Man", ask if they want to come over Friday and watch it. With this, I've never had a movie come back messed up. And since I started writing down people's names, I haven't lost a movie. Last edited by arrow61095; 12-23-2008 at 03:01 PM.

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12-23-2008, 02:29 PM	#161
fighthefutureofhd Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Dry County	couldn't agree more. well said.

12-23-2008, 02:41 PM	#162
Mannyfresh84 Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:203 Blu-ray reviews:4	I let my brother borrow my DVD copy of Smokin' Aces last year (before I switched to BD) well he let my 2 year old niece get a hold of it and apparently she thought it was a toy. He bought me another copy of course but now, family or not, I don't loan out my Bluray's. If they want to see a movie in glorious Hi-Def, they are welcome to come by. That's the extent of my generosity.

12-24-2008, 08:58 AM	#167
supaflyz Active Member Member since:Nov 2008	I use to let people borrow dvds but it came back all scratch up. So now I only let my close friends, family or relatives borrow them. I know they would take good care of them. I learn my lesson lol. Let my nephew borrow my dreamcast once. It died a month later. He spilled his drink on it. Oh yeah to those that let their friends borrow stuff but never getting them back. They must not be your true friends. I know its replaceable, but if they are your friends they should take care of your stuff.

12-25-2008, 10:45 AM	#171
tarik Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Darlington/UK Blu-ray collection:79	whenever a mate has had one of my dvds for ages i always pester them about it but say that my lil bro is pestering me for it cos he wants to watch it always works Dont be shy cos it is YOUR stuff at the end of the day!

12-25-2008, 01:20 PM	#172
victor_chan Member Member since:Oct 2007	I wil just say " no ", Opps, my friend already asked me yesterday, he will come anytime soon, May be I can barbarbarbarbrabrbrabrbrabr.......

12-27-2008, 07:14 PM	#173
GOAT Banned Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Maine Blu-ray collection:112 Blu-ray reviews:10 Trading Score:53	so......... is it back yet?

12-28-2008, 07:14 PM	#175
skygreenleopard Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:15 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	I think it's not a fear of lending, but a lack of knowledge on how to properly care for disc media. I had a roommate who had lots more movies than I did. However, she kept most of her DVDs in a slight pile after watching them, only putting them back in cases when it was time to clean up (company coming over, etc). No huge scratches, but it defintiely adds wear and tear to the discs. She did it with our Netflix DVDs too, so I imagine she was one in a chain of people just abusing discs, eventually rendering them unusable. I just gently reminded her not to do that with my movies. She usually didn't, no big deal, but now that I have Blu Ray I don't think I'd lend them out to someone like her. Maybe some of my other friends with Blu-Ray, but not the casual movie watcher. The other thing is you have to take responsibility FOR your friends (unfortunate, but true). I lent a DVD copy of my favorite film, Memento, to someone who I don't remember. Never seen it again. Asked my closest friends if I lent it to them, but none of them have it. Afterwards, i've kept a list of who has movies of mine. I rarely lend stuff out, but I think that makes remembering who has my stuff even harder, so a spreadsheet I keep on my computer really helps. Also, I see a lot of posts above complaining about a friend who hasn't returned 3 box sets in a row, etc. PLEASE learn after the first time! It sucks that you have to take much more responsibility than your friends do, but that's all you can do to secure your possessions.

12-28-2008, 07:22 PM	#176
surfdude12 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews:112 Trading Score:1	my old techniques: 1. "sure, just bring it back" (no date) 2. "sure, just bring it back in a week" 3. "sure, but i need collateral" 4. "sorry, someone else didn't return one, so i don't rent them anymore" 5. "sure" (if its a borrow-worthy friend) new technique: No. (and no, we don't have to give a reason) 1-5 above were all lies. i honestly didn't want to loan them out. so i'm being honest. i don't want to loan out my car either

12-28-2008, 07:25 PM	#177
lobo81865 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2008 Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:562 Blu-ray collection:3659 DVD collection:3330 MA collection:1323 Digital collection:3019 iTunes collection:1553 Prime collection:950 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:102	My neighbor just got a PS3 for Christmas, and borrowed The Dark Knight and WAll-E from me. They'd better not get back to me with scratches, or he won't get any more. He's got young kids too.

12-28-2008, 07:36 PM	#178
delux247 Active Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:San Jose, CA Blu-ray collection:190 Trading Score:2	Seriously, what the hell do people do to disks when they borrow them? The condition of some of my cases and discs that have been returned to me are ridiculous. For this reason, I've never loaned any of my DVDs or blus out, but back in college when DVD was still king, I had some roommates that liked to rummage through my movies while I was gone. I was left with several scratched up discs and a brutally beaten Band of Brothers DVD tin. Last year, I lived with my now ex-gf and her cousin came over while I was out and they played Halo 3 together. I came home and found that special edition tin all smashed in too. What the hell is everyone's problem? Basic disc care is VERY simple.

12-28-2008, 08:22 PM	#179
Variable Special Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Northern New Jersey Blu-ray collection:12	I love to lend things out because it means you have someone to talk to about that particular movie (or game, whatever). It also means that person owes you one I have lost things though. never got my Eurotrip dvd back from a friend, Kingdom Hearts on ps2 as well. and soul calibur for dreamcast. I am pretty sure that's all I've ever lost though. and for the tons of other movies I've lent out really it's still worth it. hell, when me and my parents used to go on vacation my mom would ask my friends to watch our dogs. I'd leave a paper in my room, trell my friends they could borrow anything at all as long as they signed it out. I guess I just like being that guy.

12-28-2008, 08:29 PM	#180
FIDDYPOP Expert Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Chi-Town Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:444 Blu-ray reviews:1	I only lend out my stuf to a couple of good friends. I dont even lend my stuff to my family because I know how they are. They might lend it out to someone else or have my disks stacked up ontop of eachother. Which I absolutly hate. How hard is it to put the disk back in the case when you are done? I just lie and say sorry that isnt mine so I cant lend it to you.

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