What to do with unwanted DVDs?

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Doing a summer clear out and we have approx 50 DVDs that need to be gone.

What have people done with DVDs as we move towards streaming platforms as our main movie provider? Feels wasteful to throw out but also unconvinced charity shops will want them / they'd sell on Vinted.

I’ve used Anglo Doorstep Collections for DVDs, books and kitchen stuff before and it’s simple to book a collection and then leave the bags outside on the day.

They say that everything gets a ‘second life’ and I do want to believe that actually happens.

I sold some via MusicMagpie and World of Books, it is fairly easy and I got around £10 for 30 but some were a bit unusual and older titles so I got a bit more.

The rest we put outside our house, mainly kids DVDs and as we are en-route to a large primary school all but 5 were gone in 2 days.

Sell on vinted in bundles for a couple of quid

Some charity shops will accept them. DD and I often buy DVD's from a charity shop, watch them then re-donate.

I have used some in the garden to stop the birds from pecking at my apples.

If you have fruit trees, hang them in the tree to deter birds.

I used them once. It's fine if you accept that they are a commercial recycling company who make a tiny donation to charity. Unfortunately their marketing implies that your belongings will be passed on to those who are in need.
Reviews from people who have donated precious teddies in the mistaken belief that they are going to some other family.
That said, they will collect almost anything and it saves a trip to the tip.

Did you start two threads on this op? I swear I replied mentioning CEX!

I went into a few charity shops yesterday and they all had DVDs.

Oxfam will take them. They have an online shop ppl can buy from.

Musicmagpie doesn’t give you much, but they go back i to circulation through eg amazon, giving them a second life and saving landfill.

I sell the ones that have a value on music magpie etc and then offer the others out for free on FB.

We do accept them at our charity shops though they mostly get sold as large bulk crates. Sell Your Books (World of Books) takes some of them occasionally but often 8p each.

I’ve used them a few times. It’s convenient and free. To be honest as long as they aren’t just flytipping it all down the road they can make money if it floats their boat.

Oh please don't throw them away!

I've just got a DVD player and intend to buy DVDs at the charity shops to get my toddlers away from streaming/endless access access.

I think there are more people moving towards more analogue way of doing things.

I still have most of mine. I have films, and some concert and documentary DVDs which either aren't available on streaming services, or which you have to pay to watch, so I'd rather have my own copy that i can watch whenever I want free of charge.

What we did was took our box of unwanted DVDs to CeX (who buy and sell anything tech-related) and they scanned each one to categorise - anything worth more than 2p got sold to them in exchange for a voucher against future purchases (we buy stuff from them occasionally and you get 50% more for a voucher than if you want cash) however you can only sell them a limited number at a time so you may need to have a bag of "sell but not yet" to take to them a week later or to a different branch. Everything that was worth 2p or less we put in a shoebox out on the street in front of the house with a "free DVDs" notice and all but 3 of them got taken over the course of a couple of days.

The more popular ones I gave to charity shops and the ones that were a bit rarer or older ( ie collectable ) I listed on ebay. Box sets do quite well on ebay too. I made a few quid anyway.

I went into our branch of CEX to ask about this - they will buy them from you, but you'll only get 1p per DVD!

In the end I gave them to the Cancer Research charity shop. (I also checked with Oxfam, who said they would take them.)

Thanks @TheChaffinch

When I looked at the amount donated to charity I think I realised that it wasn’t quite what the marketing wants you to believe. But yes, it’s free and convenient and saves it going to landfill so maybe not the worst option!