Re: Fragile Jewel Cases (and other packaging pet peeves)

1999-03-13 Thread Bob Soron
At 4:54 PM -0500 on 3/12/99, Carl Abraham Zimring wrote: Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 12-Mar-99 Re: Fragile Jewel Cases (an.. by Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] I always hated breaking the shrinkwrap off an LP because it required such precise use of a well-maintained fingernail, though

Re: Fragile Jewel Cases

1999-03-13 Thread Bob Soron
At 5:48 PM -0500 on 3/12/99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Me? I lucked out at Big Lots one time where they were selling jewel cases 4 for $1!! (I loaded up!). Also, I've seen lots (of 50-100) of jewel cases being hocked on ebay (of course)...and my local Disc Go Round franchise carries all sorts

Re: Fragile Jewel Cases (and other packaging pet peeves)

1999-03-13 Thread Jeff Weiss
I always hated breaking the shrinkwrap off an LP because it required such precise use of a well-maintained fingernail, though... Nah. You just wore jeans and rapidly rubbed the edge on your thigh. The friction opened the shrinkwrap without doing any damage to the jacket. Jeff Miles of Music

RE: Fragile Jewel Cases

1999-03-12 Thread Hill, Christopher J
It may just be my imagination but it seems to me that the jewel cases with clear trays have busted rings more often than the ones with the black trays and unfortunately I do not have extras of those. I don't think it's your imagination. Ryko's eye-catching green tinged cases break the most

RE: Fragile Jewel Cases

1999-03-12 Thread Tom Stoodley
On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Hill, Christopher J wrote: I don't think it's your imagination. Ryko's eye-catching green tinged cases break the most often for me, personally. That 'mats _All for Nothing_ clear 2cd case? Busted, by the fourth play. Ryko cases are the *worst*. I don't own a single

RE: Fragile Jewel Cases

1999-03-12 Thread William T. Cocke
They're also incredibly slippery. Ever tried to pick up a whole bunch at once, only to have them slip out of your hands like a bunch of watermelon seeds and go smashing to the floor? That's a good way to break a lot of them all at once. I hate 'em. And what's with the little plastic brackets

Re: Fragile Jewel Cases

1999-03-12 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 12-Mar-99 RE: Fragile Jewel Cases by Tom Stoodley@nortelnetwo Ryko cases are the *worst*. I don't own a single Ryko case that's intact, and I've probably got dozens of Ryko discs. Most of them were broken from the day I brought them home... You

RE: Fragile Jewel Cases

1999-03-12 Thread Hill, Christopher J
Ryko cases are the *worst*. I don't own a single Ryko case that's intact, and I've probably got dozens of Ryko discs. Most of them were broken from the day I brought them home Ditto. Isn't that annoying? Luckily, the cd medium is more durable than vinyl. It still feels like nails on

RE: Fragile Jewel Cases

1999-03-12 Thread James Gerard Roll
On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Hill, Christopher J wrote: I don't think it's your imagination. Ryko's eye-catching green tinged cases break the most often for me, personally. OH My God!! that is the truth. The Ryko Green cases seem to come broken about 70% of the time for me. THey are brittle

Re: Fragile Jewel Cases (and other packaging pet peeves)

1999-03-12 Thread ldk
I don't think it's your imagination. Ryko's eye-catching green tinged cases break the most often for me, personally. That 'mats _All for Nothing_ clear 2cd case? Busted, by the fourth play. Yep - Ryko is by far the worst in cd case/inner ring quality. I bet more than half my Ryko cds are

Re: Fragile Jewel Cases

1999-03-12 Thread Village Records
We have an array of complete jewel boxes with trays, clear .99, green or blue 1.49, double slim lines all clear 1.99, the very thin ones used for import singles (we call these weenie boxes) are .79 Give us a call, don't have them on the on-line catalog, but I guess we should. Bill Lavery

Re: Fragile Jewel Cases (and other packaging pet peeves)

1999-03-12 Thread Bob Soron
At 10:34 AM -0800 on 3/12/99, ldk wrote: Yep - Ryko is by far the worst in cd case/inner ring quality. I bet more than half my Ryko cds are busted inside. What I find amusing is that they priase their packaging as some patented special thing. They patented the use of the color. (It's a design

Re: Fragile Jewel Cases

1999-03-12 Thread Bill Lavery
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Me? I lucked out at Big Lots one time where they were selling jewel cases 4 for $1!! (I loaded up!). Also, I've seen lots (of 50-100) of jewel cases being hocked on ebay (of course)...and my local Disc Go Round franchise carries all sorts of pretty colors...but I'd

RE: Fragile Jewel Cases

1999-03-12 Thread UFOsaint
Vic Chesnutt's CD "Drunk" on Texas Hotel has this cool little pocket thing for the CD. Not a sleeve like on Wilco's "Being There" (I liked those at first but then I found they were kind of a pain to get out sometimes) but just this cute little pocket cut into the inside of the cardboard. I don't