I’m one of the minority that chooses not to have t.v. show access. However, I “cheat” and watch a lot of DVDs instead.
You’d think the expense would soon convince me that a monthly fee for cable or satellite was worth it. Not so, thanks to zip.ca. If you’re familiar with Netflix in the USA, that’s exactly how this works. zip.ca is based in Ottawa (Nepean), and for a flat monthly fee (C$25), they’ll send you DVDs to watch. I’m permitted to have four out at a time, and I mail the DVDs back to them before they send me the next ones I want from my list. Postage is prepaid, via Canada Post.
I’ve been with them for about 3-4 months now. There have been a few scratched discs, occasional long periods where I was wondering if they were holding out on me, but overall I’ve been quite happy with their service. It’s certainly more economical than if I went to a regular store and rented that many DVDs each month.
Not a big deal for those used to Netflix, but hey, this is Canada. Take a time machine back a few years to when NetFlix first hit the scene, that’s how zip.ca is. I’m glad the idea finally got duplicated, and it got duplicated well instead of in a slipshod way.
