I've discovered the coolest loophole at my local library
A few months ago, I asked what the maximum number of DVDs that we can check out is. (P.S. I recommend any patron to ask because you can check out a LOT of things in just 1 trip) The maximum number that I was told is 10 DVDs. Fair enough; 10 DVDs in 3 weeks is very busy and there are two full aisles to choose from.
I watch the DVDs. Once in a while, I'll tell the librarians about scratched discs or irreparable discs. I go about my day.
Until today near the end of my visit when I grabbed one of the binge-boxes, which are these multi-disc DVD cases centering around different thematic movies: Christmas classics; 2000s rom-coms; Best Picture winners; etc. When I got home, I laid out all my library DVDs and realized...
I had 7 DVD cases, but 12 DVDs!
Sure I can do the same with all those "Complete __ Season of ..." cases, but with the binge-boxes (which never seem to leave the shelves) I could hypothetically check out 60 DVDs because each binge-box has 6 feature-length movies.
Posted Jul 29, 2025, 6:22 AM UTC