People still love DVDs! In the last decade, the sale of DVDs in Salvation Army charity shops more than doubled, as people see them as a 'cost-effective way to entertain both family and friends.'
Nostalgia is huge right now , so here’s a stat that sounds straight out the noughties – in the last decade, the sale of DVDs in Salvation Army charity shops more than doubled.That’s right, people still love DVDs. Those mesmerisingly shiny little discs that promise a temporary retreat from reality, whether a fluffy zone-out chick flick or gory slasher. And if you’re not one of them, you may know someone who is.
‘Most of the streaming sites don’t have my favourite films – The Thief Lord, Spooky House and The Prince of Central Park for example. I’d still watch VHS if I had a TV with the slot/player.The troublesome paradox of choice – the theory that an abundance of options ‘actually requires more effort to choose and can leave us feeling stressed or unsatisfied with our choice’.Clearly not a phenomenon the big streamers believe in.
or its rivals doesn’t make them poor value for money – it would take months to watch everything available at any one point on a single platform – the less you use it, the worse value it is.subscription he took out for his daughter Mary, aged 6. ‘Plus, on the chance WiFI goes down, it’s nice to pop in a DVD and not worry about not having access to streaming networks.’‘I live in a rural location, where the internet is a little unreliable,’ says Charlie. ‘It is far more relaxing to watch a DVD knowing that it is safe from interruption.’For many years, south Londoners in the market for renting a DVD have turned to a small shop in the trendy enclave of Forest Hill.
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