Vidiots is the video store for those who don't need the types of new releases "guaranteed in stock" that coat lesser stores like tacky wallpaper.

With a killer selection of rare and specialty flicks (and the option to order what the few they don't have), this is home base for discerning movie buffs. Non-members can rent any title for $4.25 per day. There are two membership options: annual ($29.95 per year) and lifetime ($50). Those who renew annually pay $3.23 per title, can keep the videos for two days, and get one free rental a month (which—math majors unite!—more than makes up for the membership cost). Lifetime members get two per month, and the freebies, unlike cell phone minutes, are cumulative.—Lonny Pugh