Been thinking of joining up with Lovefilm for a long time now and finally decided to after shopping around to find the best offer and finally signed up for the 30 day free trial on Thursday 30th July 2009. I decided to go for the Unlimited 2 package at £12.72 per month which allows you 2 disks at home at the same time and no limit¹ on the amount of films you can have during the month.

I loaded up my list with the 100 AFI and 100 BFI films and sat back awaiting my disks.
Saturday 1st August – Two dvd's arrive (Sunday, Bloody Sunday and Life is Sweet) I also get a spare return envelope.
Sunday 2nd August – Post two dvd's back.
Tuesday 4th August – Shows that both dvd's have arrived back two new ones to be dispatched.
Wednesday 5th August – Two dvd's arrive (Eden Lake, All The Boys Love Mandy Lane)

I know I like my films but watching two in one night and getting them posted back the next day and awaiting the next disks to arrive was a little annoying so I decided to get out of this cycle by using the spare envelope to send one film back at a time.

Thursday 6th August – Posted All The Boys Love Mandy Lane (requested additional envelope²)
Friday 7th August – Posted Eden Lake, shows that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ready to be dispatched
Saturday 8th August – Received The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Sunday 9th August – posted The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Tuesday 11th August – To Kill A Mockingbird arrives, also showing The Seventh Seal is ready to be dispatched.
Wednesday 12th August – Posted back To Kill A Mockingbird (poor quality dvd) The Seventh Seal has been dispatched but not arrived.
Thursday 13th August – Seventh Seal arrives, showing that Elizabeth has been dispatched.
Friday 14th August – Elizabeth arrives, post back Seventh Seal
Monday 17th August – posted Elizabeth back, shows that Lesbian Vampire Killers have been sent
Wednesday 19th August – Lesbian Vampire Killers arrive, shows that West Side Story has been dispatched
Thursday 20th August – West Side Story arrives, shows that The Knowing has been dispatched
Friday 21st August – Posted back West Side Story.
Saturday 22nd August – Knowing arrives, showing that Local Hero has been dispatched.
Monday 24th August – Posted back Knowing
Tuesday 25th August – Local Hero Arrives
Thursday 27th August – posted Local Hero back, Shows A Taste Of Honey dispatched
Sunday 31st August – Showing that A Taste of Honey dispatched 25th August, and The Dam busters dispatched 29th August. However these have not arrived before the end of the trial period and rather disappointed that as it has gotten closer to the end of my trial the speed at which the disks have been arriving has slowed down.

So over my 30 day trial I have had had twelve³ dvd's and have watched the following online free as part of the package –

Black Narcissus, Evil Aliens, A Matter Of Life And Death, This Sporting Life and Henry V.

I will be keeping my current package at least for the moment, they do an unlimited 1 package for £9.78 and for this to be worth while you need to watch more than four films in a month.

1. You are only limited by the amount of time it takes for the post to deliver your disks and the time it takes Lovefilm to dispatch the next film on your list [back]
2. Still waiting for them to send a spare envelope [back]
3. This is the number of films that I have received and returned within the 30 day free trial period [back]

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