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CD Jewel cases - Over 20 years and no improvement

We are over 20 years with CD now and CD Jewel cases still use delicate hinge points. I have hard wood floors and everytime I drop a jewel case it is almost a given that one of the weak hinge points is going to break. I purchased a David Sanborn (hybrid) CD earlier this year and it had much beefier hinge points, I was hoping this was a sign of things to come, but it doesn't seem to be the case.

Am I alone in this frustration? If not, is there a way our voice can be heard, like flooding (whomever) with emails?

Brian
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fatparrot
1,314 posts
 
Hey, what's wrong with tradition?!!

CD jewel cases sucked in the past, they suck in the present, and they'll suck in the future!

Does any vender sell just the clear plastic lids, and NOT the whole jewel case?
prpixel
826 posts
 
I had one of those CD Openers. Two problems: it would scratch the spine of the cd case and it wore out. Now, I just keep a small utility knife in my desk drawer. I agree with Ozfly, we need a device to get that annoying anti-theft tape off the edges.
tvad
9,467 posts
 
I agree with Ozfly, we need a device to get that annoying anti-theft tape off the edges.

Maybe I have the only EZ CD Opener that works, but after opening over 100 CDs, I have yet to scratch the edge of a case. The EZ slices the anti-theft tape and makes it easy to peel the tape off the case. And, the razor has yet to dull. Jimminy, the darn thing costs $1.50! If the blade gets dull, buy a new one.

Member Gunbei posted once about his method for opening CD cases that was ingenious. It involved taking apart the two halves in one motion. Maybe he'll step in and describe the method again.
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nrchy
2,111 posts
 
Doesn't it seem right that a medium that sucks so bad should have a bad case??? : (
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rx8man
1,355 posts
 
WORSE YET, you received your favorite CD import (lots of $$$$) open the damn thing without dropping or scratching the case and BINGO, the CD falls out and smacks the table or floor !!
You found out the plastic el-cheapo center pins were cracked as you swear your brains out.

The other thing I HATE are those plastic stop (dots)
that hold the front art work or booklet.
They do a nice job of TRASHING the edge of it (esp. if has been thrown around during shipping or otherwise, ever notice ?
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