Cheap Date with Blockbuster Express + BOGO Code

Have you heard of Blockbuster Express? It’s a kiosk movie rental system where you can rent new releases and more for only $1! When you have to get a babysitter the term “cheap date” is clearly and oxy moron. We can’t even get out of the house for less than $30. Try to see a movie in the theater and go out to dinner and we easily spend $80. But, over the weekend, we had a movie night using Blockbuster Express and successfully had a cheap date.

What is Blockbuster Express?

BLOCKBUSTER Express™ is a new self-service movie rental service, offering consumers a wide selection of new release and catalog DVDs through conveniently located kiosks.

Blockbuster Express started in 2008, but I honestly hadn’t heard of it until I received the “cheap date challenge.” I incorrectly assumed there wouldn’t be a kiosk in my area, but checked the Blockbuster Express kiosk finder on the  website and discovered one across the bridge in the tourist town on the beach. (Makes total sense, right? Perfect for vacation because no membership is required.)

If you should run into trouble, there is a Customer Service sticker with phone number on every kiosk in case you have trouble with renting, returning, or using a special code like the awesome buy one, get one free code I have for you.

Cheap Date Challenge

The challenge was to enjoy a date night for only $25, so we enjoyed a night in with our flick. What movie, you ask? Perhaps you forgot that New Moon came out last week. Obviously that’s what I wanted to rent, but I was nice and got a movie we agreed on – Couples Retreat. (We should have rented New Moon!) If you have a movie in mind, you can reserve it online and pick it up at a specific kiosk or search all local kiosks to find one with the movie you want to see.

With movie in hand, I made the executive decision we’d feed the wee ones a kid-friendly dinner, put them to bed and pick up some take out from the local Italian restaurant for a grown up dinner. Because, I’m sorry, but it’s not a date if I’m cooking. (If you’re ever in the Panhandle of Florida, I recommend Ciao Bella Pizza!) With the kids tucked in bed by 7:30, my husband picked up our dinner, we parked our booties on the couch and enjoyed a delish dinner and a movie. And, all for less than $25!

Our Cheap Date Tally:

• $1 – movie
• $23.15 – dinner (Caprese, Greek Salad, Pizzetta)
• We drank the cook and beer from our fridge
• Total: $24.15

Shop! Visit Blockbuster Express to find a kiosk near you, browse available titles and reserve a movie. Use the code 5G13B25 to Rent 1 movie and Get 1 movie FREE.

Code details: Code is valid thru 3/31/2010. When you rent a movie at the regular price, you’ll receive the first night’s rental on a second movie FREE. Extra night charges and taxes apply. May not be combined with any other offer. Rental terms and conditions apply. Not valid at Blockbuster store locations.

Disclosure: “I received a gift card from Collective Bias for participating in the Cheap Date Night promotion for Blockbuster Express”