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DVD delivery time all depends of your location and the closest location of a DVD rental distribution center.

MrDVDrental.com has experienced really slow delivery from Blockbuster Online DVD Rental when we first signed up in March 2005 because there was NO close distribution center in our area.

After switching to Netflix, the delivery of the DVDs has been impressively fast, thanks to the distribution center right near by!

We recently rented "Liar Liar" with Jim Carrey. After watching it, we sent it back using the postage-free envelope on a Tuesday afternoon.

On the Wednesday, we received an email confirmation from Netflix Online confirming that the DVD had been received at the processing center that same day. The next day, Thursday morning, another email alert confirmed that the next DVD on our DVD queue had been shipped ("Blade 3") and should arrive by Saturday.

The next day, Friday, we had already received the "Blade 3" DVD!!

We could not recommend enough to check the location of the closest distribution center before getting a membership with any Online DVD Rental Service, this will make a big difference in the number of movies you can actually watch every month (based on the plan you choose).

Find below a list of distribution centers for Netflix & BlockBuster Online:

AL - Birmingham, Alabama AZ - Phoenix, Arizona CA - Fresno, California CA - San Francisco, California CA - San Jose, California CA - Santa Ana, California CA - West Sacramento, California CO - Denver, Colorado CT - Hartford, Connecticut CT - Stamford, Connecticut FL - Daytona, Florida FL - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida FL - Lakeland/Tampa, Florida FL - Orlando, Florida FL - Panama City, Florida FL - Tampa, Florida GA - Duluth, Georgia HI - Honolulu, Hawaii IL - Bedford Park, Illinois IL - Carol Stream, IL IN - Indianapolis, Indiana IA - Des Moines, Iowa KY - Bowling Green, Kentucky KY - Louisville, KY KY - Paducah, Kentucky LA - Baton Rouge, Louisiana ME - Portland, Maine MD - Gaithersburg, Maryland MA - Worcester, Massachusetts MI - Lansing, Michigan MN - Minneapolis, Minnesota MO - Kansas City, Missouri MO - St. Louis, Missouri NV - Las Vegas, Nevada NH - Manchester, New Hampshire NJ - New Brunswick, New Jersey NJ - Newark, New Jersey NY - Flushing, New York NY - White Plains, New York NC - Greensboro, North Carolina OH - Cleveland, Ohio OH - Dayton, Ohio OR - Salem, Oregon PA - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania PA - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PA - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania SC - Columbia, South Carolina TN - Chattanooga, Tennessee TX - Austin, Texas TX - Coppell, Texas TX - Houston, Texas VT - White River Junction, Vermont VA - Richmond, Virginia WA - Tacoma, Washington WI - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

AZ - Phoenix, Arizona CA - Sacramento, California CA - San Jose, California CA - Santa Ana, California CO - Denver, Colorado CT - Stamford, Connecticutt FL - Miami, Florida FL - Tampa, Florida GA - Atlanta, Georgia IL - Chicago, Illinois KY - Louisville, Kentucky LA - Baton Rouge, Louisiana MA - Worcester, Massachusetts MD - Gaithersburg, Maryland MI - Lansing, Michigan MN - Minneapolis, Minnesota MO - Kansas City, Missouri MO - St. Louis, Missouri NC - Charlotte, North Carolina NJ - Edison, New Jersey NV - Las Vegas, Nevada NY - Flushing, New York NY - Rochester, New York OH - Cleveland, Ohio OR - Portland, Oregon PA - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PA - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania TX - Dallas, Texas TX - Houston, Texas WA - Seattle, Washington