I tend to agree with the support for cardboard. I'm still miffed at a coworker
who broke my jewel box that contains my FSOL "Papua New Guinea" CD. And I have
several other boxes that were shipped to me from far away places that arrived
all broken up. At least the CDs were intact. Replacing these plastic cases
every time they break (which is often for me) can get to be downright expensive.
So, I really like my cardboard cases. They are a little dog-eared, but they
haven't broken on me.
Odd side track: Most unusual CD containers that I own:
1. Spacetime Continuum "Emit Ecaps" in that "pouch"
2. Deee-Lite (I know, you're all having a heart attack!) [I can't think of the
title of the album] in a cardboard/plastic container.
3. Emergency Broadcast Network "Telecommunication Breakdown" also in a
cardboard/plastic hybrid. It also has a Mac floppy in it. Oh yeah, the CD
itself contains videos on it, which can be played on your PC's CD-ROM. Way
cool.
Record companies: Wise up!
Artists: Take control of how your product is marketed. Be creative. Make a
statement.
'Nuf said,
Renee
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Subject: Re: (idm) I WANT MY BLOODY JEWEL BOXES!!!!!!
From: acowper@dvcorp.co.uk at Internet
Date: 15-05-1996 03:36
quoted 15 lines the only problem is . . .> >
> > the only problem is . . .
> >
> > THE CASES ARE CARDBOARD!!!!!!!!
> >
> > Is it blasphemy or is it sacrilege?
> >
> It is neither. The only thing that I can construe it as is someone
> putting a little thought into things and doing it sensibly. Why the
> obsession with plastic? I chunky recycled cardboard does the job.
>
> I wonder what the half-life of a jewel box is?
> It's bad enough having all the components of the actual CD to contend with.
> Support Cardboard...
> Matt
I'm with you, man. You can't use recycled plastic to make jewel boxes,
it has to be brand new virgin oil fresh out of the ground. Yuk!
Cheers
Andrew C.