I love the smell of a new Blu-ray...

[hank_marvin]

Just thought I'd share. They smell sort of almondy to me, brings back memories of new action figures from when I was a kid.

[Rustmonsteru]

There used to be this chemical grape-ish smell to new cassette tapes by Elektra and a few other companies back in the day. I loved it. I hope I can still have kids .

[CptGreedle]

You guys are weird.. and yet I know what you mean... like that new car smell, the smell of a new TV fresh from the factory, the smell of the greatest and best thing ever (in your world at least).
I haven't gone around sniffing my BDs though.... but smell is a powerful sense and must smell better than those HD-DUDs... which I hear smell like $h!+.

[tron3]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

You guys are weird.. and yet I know what you mean... like that new car smell, the smell of a new TV fresh from the factory, the smell of the greatest and best thing ever (in your world at least).
I haven't gone around sniffing my BDs though.... but smell is a powerful sense and must smell better than those HD-DUDs... which I hear smell like $h!+.

I don't know what BD smells like, perhaps blue berry. But would think HD DVD is the "look and smell of shinola on a shingle".

[Matt X]

Originally Posted by Rustmonsteru

There used to be this chemical grape-ish smell to new cassette tapes by Elektra and a few other companies back in the day. I loved it. I hope I can still have kids .

Dude you are so right - I always equated that smell w/pez!!!

[Matt X]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

You guys are weird.. and yet I know what you mean... like that new car smell, the smell of a new TV fresh from the factory, the smell of the greatest and best thing ever (in your world at least).
I haven't gone around sniffing my BDs though.... but smell is a powerful sense and must smell better than those HD-DUDs... which I hear smell like $h!+.

...I think I see a new marketing gimmick - scented discs (or boxes).....maybe make the charlie and chocolate factory disc smell like snozberries.............

[pedigree]

Originally Posted by hank_marvin

Just thought I'd share. They smell sort of almondy to me, brings back memories of new action figures from when I was a kid.

ur weird

but ur right

Originally Posted by Matt X

...I think I see a new marketing gimmick - scented discs (or boxes).....maybe make the charlie and chocolate factory disc smell like snozberries.............

i lolled

[clownface]

Originally Posted by Rustmonsteru

There used to be this chemical grape-ish smell to new cassette tapes by Elektra and a few other companies back in the day. I loved it. I hope I can still have kids .

HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CptGreedle]

Originally Posted by Matt X

...I think I see a new marketing gimmick - scented discs (or boxes).....maybe make the charlie and chocolate factory disc smell like snozberries.............

DUDE! They DID that!
If you buy the new Charlie and the Chocolate factory DVD, the box (and insert) smells like Chocolate! REALLY!

[CptGreedle]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

DUDE! They DID that!
If you buy the new Charlie and the Chocolate factory DVD, the box (and insert) smells like Chocolate! REALLY!

Question is, is it a gimmick, or a marketing strategy?
I think that would be a great idea, make the Blu-ray smell good, and people will be like, "What's the great smell? It seems to be coming from over here in this Blu-ray section".
Only problem is, if the smell is bad people would be like "what's that awful smell"... on the other hand, Disney had to remove the Jasmine scent they were pumping into one of their "4-D" shows at Disney World cause some people were allergic to it, that could be bad too.

[kaliraver]

Oh yeah, the sweet smell of new Blu-Rays is sweet. Now I am heading out to CC to get my BOGO on. See you guys in a little while.

[zombieking]

Kinda gives bluray addiction a whole new meaning!

[buckshot]

is anyone else as impatient as me when it comes to opening them. i'll at least open 1 blu ray while driving home. dangerous as it may be I do it every time.

[CptGreedle]

Hehehehe.. i know what you mean. I buy it and I just want to open it right then and there! Sometimes I do on the way home. And when I open them, i take all those nasty looking devices out. All the tape, the ads and coupons (keep the good ones), the security devices, everything I don't want to see when i open it up!
I hate those little black things. And I always fold in those tabs on the side (I love how the BD security tabs fold in and get out of the way, unlike the nasty DVD tabs).

[goodstuff]

It sure smells better than napalm!

[pedigree]

im gonna open one tonight and smell it lol
hope it smells almondy

[Wheelman1970]

Originally Posted by goodstuff

It sure smells better than napalm!

Or burnt ass, for that matter.

[Blu-Style]

Every new hi-fi stuff smells great...

But the best is still fresh food (^_^)

[tron3]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

Question is, is it a gimmick, or a marketing strategy?
I think that would be a great idea, make the Blu-ray smell good, and people will be like, "What's the great smell? ....

If they want to make the blu-ray section smell like something, then coat the display cards, not the inserts in discs case.

They last thing I want is to attract bugs, and some day open the case to find thousands of tiny insects nibbling away at the inserts.

Do NOT scent blu-ray! It doesn't need it.

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by pedigree

im gonna open one tonight and smell it lol
hope it smells almondy

if you go to a store as soon as they get a new release and put it out or when you first get the blu-ray from a package in the mail it has that smell