HT1539 I don't have a DVD drive on my Mac Mini. How do I redeem an itunes digital copy of Gamer?

Hi, my mac mini has no optical drive. How am I supposed to retrieve my digital copy of the movie "gamer?" from the itunes store. Its telling me I have to insert my DVD. Well its not physically possible. This is the stupidest error I've ever encountered in 20 years of being an apple user.

I have a computer. It is called a Mac Mini. I don't own any others. I will not buy a Superdrive either because I have no use for it. I contacted Apple iTunes Store support and so far they did not help me. Digital downloads from Best Buy have turned out to be fradulent. They owe me a copy and they should authorize it. My code is valid too. I have the discs right here. I will go nuts if they don't help me and so far they have not.

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