If you read my blog fairly often, you probably
know that I am vehemently opposed to those damned "security" stickers
that are put on the outside of CDs and DVDs. They are worthless. I can only
think of one purpose they may serve, and even that is a stretch. I guess it
precludes theft by increasing the time it takes to open the case, wherein a
store clerk can helpfully kick the guy out of the store. This idea, however, is
not realistic since the thief could easily leave the store with the case itself
(in a lead box, of course, so as not to set off the inventory control alarm). Most
cases are covered in plastic wrap anyway, so the loud crinkling noise should be
enough of a clue to tip of observant clerks. The worst part is when you take
them off and you damage the case itself. I'm very anal, so I can't just cut a
slit in the sticker to open the case then leave it on. The reason I mention all
of this is because I have finally run across a meaningful compromise. I
recently purchased a new Jim Croce CD, and it had your basic plastic wrap on
it. Inside the wrap, instead of a sticker, they had it vacuum sealed in some
more plastic! So, to be clear, there was your basic plastic outer wrap and a
shrink-wrapped inner layer. I still had a difficult time getting it off (I
ended up using my car key), but it still left my case unscathed. It's still
exceptionally pointless, but at least there is less I have to gripe about. The
only logical solution now is to use this shrink-wrap technology and have the
security sticker wrapper guy shot in the street.
Comments (4)
I'm a neat freak and so I completely agree you about the stupid security sticker problem. Another thing which annoys the hell out of me are those massive round stickers the size of tennis balls on books, CDs and DVDs, etc. I have to spend at least half an hour getting some of them off and in the end I sometimes scratch the cover which peeves me off even more. "Why don't you leave the sticker on?" you might ask or wonder to yourself and the truth of the matter is: I like a perfect front cover with no stickers, no scuff marks or dog-eared corners (or in the case of CDs and DVDs - no broken cases).
I used to work in a music store and what peeved me off was that some of the security stickers were fake. All you had was the sticker and no tag. And then the final straw came when they told me to put those massive "Sale!" stickers on them and then my superior told me it wasn't on straight...Grrrr...They're round for Pete's sake!!! And I'm sure that those parental control ones just encouraged kids to get them even more.
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I love Jumbo!
He's so funny. I think my favourite moment was when he went to meet the Ayase family and he scared the life out of all of them and then he roared at Ena and made her run away. Hilarious ^O^ It was a shame that his real name wasn't Jumbo.
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I hate thoose stickers, even if you mange to get them off they leave that annoying sticky shit on the case.
I remember some time ago my dad bought a dvd, or might have been a game, and it had 4, yeah 4 fucking layers of plasic rapping and shit, and the last part was vacum sealed, but my dad got so pissed off trying to unrappe the bastered that i ended up having to do it. It took like 20 fucking mintues and 2 people to get the damn thing open.
Jim Croce is a folk music genius, so it's no wonder his case had the right idea.
Almost all of my CD cases for new artists are ruined because of the security sticker they insist on putting on there. My oldies music cases aren't ruined, though, because they don't have that sticker. Are they considered less in value, so there's no need for the sticker?
The book stickers are annoying, too, but I rarely have to deal with those.
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