01-10-2004, 03:21 PM
I've been ingnoring this thread for some time, but now I'll confess 
Actually, I don't spend that much money. As $7 per disc is still too expensive for me (sorry JJ), I team up with some friends and people at my japanese course once or twice a year to do a 100+ disc bulk order from HK. So I can get a disc for as low as $4.5 (incl. shipping). On average I bought around 100 discs per year, so that's around $550 (if you include import taxes).
I also buy bulk DVD-Rs. You can get these for under $1 per disc and I copy R1s, European R2s and even HKs to DVD-R.
So add another $200 and all sums up to $750 per year. But that's only anime. I also get a lot of mangas, and although they are reasonably priced here in Germany (?5 - ?8 per volume) that's another $60 per month.
All in all it's a around $120 per month.
Actually, I don't spend that much money. As $7 per disc is still too expensive for me (sorry JJ), I team up with some friends and people at my japanese course once or twice a year to do a 100+ disc bulk order from HK. So I can get a disc for as low as $4.5 (incl. shipping). On average I bought around 100 discs per year, so that's around $550 (if you include import taxes).
I also buy bulk DVD-Rs. You can get these for under $1 per disc and I copy R1s, European R2s and even HKs to DVD-R.
So add another $200 and all sums up to $750 per year. But that's only anime. I also get a lot of mangas, and although they are reasonably priced here in Germany (?5 - ?8 per volume) that's another $60 per month.
All in all it's a around $120 per month.