How I get FREE Disney movies for my kids

by Bay on March 5, 2014

free disney movies

My kids watch a lot of movies.  I’m not going to lie about it, in fact, one confession that I feel a little guilty admitting is that my kids are almost always watching a DVD when we are in the car.  As soon as we got the minivan with the built-in entertainment system it was very hard to go back to non-DVD rides.

Regardless of whether your children consume as many movies as mine do, you probably wouldn’t mind having a few extra DVD’s for their collection.  Of course, they aren’t completely free, but they are yours to be had if you have some books to swap and a little patience.  Here’s how:

1.  Are you signed up for Paperback Swap?  I’ve written about PBS countless times over the course of my blog, and I use it all the time.  If you have any books to get rid of (doesn’t just have to be paperbacks), list them on there.  I’m sure you’ll find that in no time your books are being requested and you will quickly accumulate credits (you do pay to ship your books, that’s why this isn’t totally free, but if you have some credits just sitting in your account, then —voila! –free.  If you want to put me down as your referrer, then fabulous.  My username is rms33 😉

2.  Sign up for Swap A DVD.  Swap a DVD is PBS’s sister site, and it is obviously the same concept, you get rid of DVD’s you don’t want (I just mailed off a copy of “Mr. Deed’s Widescreen”—really?  Like that’s not on TV all the time!) and boom, a credit to use.

3.  Transfer credits.  You can transfer your Paperback Swap credits to Swap a DVD at a 3:2 ratio, so if you have 3 book credits, send them on over to Swap a DVD and get two free DVDs.

4.  Search for DVD titles you want.  I went through and wishlisted just about every Disney movie I could think of.  Some of these (like my recent acquisitions, Tinker Bell and The Jungle Book 2) come available quite quickly.  Others you might be waiting for for some time.  Still others (like Sesame Street DVDs or Madagascar) are usually available for request right away.

5.  Enjoy clearing off those old English major books (is that just me?) and bask in having something fresh and new to pop into the minivan :)

 

Disclosure:  This is not a paid or sponsored post, I just love PBS and its sister sites.  I did provide my referral links, so I get a free credit for anyone who signs up because of me.

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