Controversial DVD Web Site BargainFlix.com Celebrates One Year On The Internet

22-Jun-00

Unscathed by surrounding Internet controversy, BargainFlix.com (http://www.bargainflix.com) is celebrating its first full year in business. Called the ""Robin Hood"" of the Internet, this progressive Web site accumulates DVD movie coupons, discounts and promotional offerings from online retailers and distributes them to the individual consumer for free. Internet customers value coupons, reduced prices and shipping specials available on the Web, but few have time to check every online retailer before purchasing. BargainFlix.com makes it easy by collecting these bargains and publishing them on their site. BargainFlix.com has become a premier stop for DVD bargain hunters, as well as shoppers looking for deals on CDs, VHS movies and books. The site was highlighted by Netscape in ""What's New on the Web"" (rating its content and design as nearly perfect) and received accolades from Motley Fool's Rick Aristotle Munarriz who wrote, ""Take a stroll to Bargainflix.com and two things will happen: You will thank me, and the online merchants will spank me."" (http://www.fool.com/portfolios/rulebreaker/1999/rulebreaker991201.htm) Sites like BargainFlix.com have come under fire lately from online retailers who are struggling to reach profitability. These retailers are hampered by a shopper's ability to utilize every available promotion and quickly compare prices to get the best deal online. In an effort to gain customers, many new Web retailers offer unbelievable bargains - $10 off a $10 purchase, 75 percent off retail prices or buy one get two free. These offers bring in the customers, but empty a retailer's bank account. BargainFlix.com's goal is to let the individual consumer know about these amazing deals. Will the deals last? So far this year, according to Consumer Electronics Association, there have been 1.8 million DVD players sold, accounting for a 122 percent increase over last year's sales. To date, there are approximately 7 million players in North America and current trends should drive that number to 11 million by the end of the year. Additionally, with the introduction of Sony's PlayStation 2 (PS2), (which plays DVDs), another 3 million players could be pumped into the United States by 2001. The explosive growth of DVD players has been paralleled by BargainFlix.com, a growth which will likely continue as Internet start-ups fight for new customers. Source: BargainFlix.com

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