Anyone else as anal as I am about taking care of Blu-ray cases

[Marquoz]

I think people should just take a razor to every new case. That way they are already broken in and they won't care anymore what kind of condition they are in. It's like when you buy a new car, the first dent is the worst, after that you don't care because it already has a dent. So get the first ding out of the way on the cases and call it a wrap.

[andy86i]

i hate lending films to poeple i always have to ask for it back! as if its hard to just give it back once they watched it?

i live in a uni house with 2 other people one is a girl who lives in the room next to me, she asked to lend groundhog day, and she watched it immediatly cos i can hear into the next room.. im still waiting for it back! i always forget to ask so yeh..

another thing i love about blus tho... no-one one else can borrow mine as im the only one with a blu ray player muhahahaha!!!!!!!!

[RiseDarthVader]

haha you paranoid Americans with security stickers. Here in Australia all we do is peel off the shrinkwrap, open the case and pop in the disc.

[Marquoz]

Originally Posted by RiseDarthVader

haha you paranoid Americans with security stickers. Here in Australia all we do is peel off the shrinkwrap, open the case and pop in the disc.

Here we have to unwrap it, remove the security stickers, sign over our first born children, buff the case up, remove the sticky residue, submit a DNA pattern, open the case, buff the fingerprints off, give a saliva sample, and then we can pop in the disc. That way the MPAA knows that we legally own the copy of the movie.

[JonD7]

my sisters cat is always chewing on my Blu-Ray cases, I have to get my dog to chase and bite the dumb little thing.

[MCT]

Originally Posted by alienofwar

I also hate it when I'm trying to get the security tape off and I damage a little bit of the plastic cover.

+200

I mean, as long as the movie plays perfectly then obviously that's all that matters, but even though I like buying used Blu's I do get a little peeved when I'm sent one from an Amazon seller that has a less than perfect case. I'm going to go to BlockBuster and see if they have any Blu cases they want to get rid of.

[Blu-Benny]

i hate watching anyone open one of my movies and open the case WAY farther than needed to get the movie out. that is my biggest problem w/people handling my movies.

[borninusa]

Yep...as stated already a couple of times...I HATE sticky crap on my cases. Went to sleevecity...bought some new cases...good to go. There shall be no sticky crap on my cases darn it all

[andy86i]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

i hate watching anyone open one of my movies and open the case WAY farther than needed to get the movie out. that is my biggest problem w/people handling my movies.

that annoys me as well!

[Russell_L]

I've found that lighter fluid is very effective in removing the excess sticky residue from those awful stickers. (Remove the insert first, though.)

As for being anal about the cases, yeah--I'm as anal as anyone here. I even save the shrink wrap on all non-plastic cases (e.g., the new Criterions) to protect them from wear and tear.

[JamesKurtovich]

Over the years, I've perfected the removal of security stickers. When I first started collecting DVDs.. I'd nearly rip the plastic cover trying to pry open the "pull here" side of the security sticker. The best way is to cut down along the middle of the sticker with a knife or box cutter and peel from the middle (or you could just leave the sticker on.. but it's ugly).

I'm also careful about other people handling things. It might seem anal but, hey, you're just protecting your stuff. I had a friend who ate a sandwich while checking his email on my computer and nearly every crumb off the bread fell into my keyboard. Did he notice? No. He didn't seem to care.

Nobody has had the chance to handle my Blu's yet, but I do lend out DVDs occasionally and sometimes I notice that they've been mishandled or abused. Just look at the DVDs they try to lend you in return and if it's in bad shape.. chances are they don't care about the quality. I can't lend DVDs to my mom anymore, as my little brother and sister (at this point, they are 11 and 12 years-old) DESTROY DVDs. They can kill anything in their path.

[assydingo]

I let people borrow my DVDs. No one has else has Blu so no one's asked... but I'd be pissed if they messed up my stuff.

[sonnyworld85]

Originally Posted by Blu_Ray_Fan

I might not be THAT anal, but I'm anal enough people DON'T BORROW MY BLU'S! What I do hate is when you have the glue left on there from the security tape. That pisses me off, then the cases stick to each other etc..

Same here! I hate that residue so much!

[TXRANGERSFAN72]

Nobody touches my collection...I know how ya feel. I'm ridiculously picky about them.

[MAPdead]

I never let anyone borrow anything not even family. Yeah I had that problem with the cheap print where it says blu ray coming off because of where the label is.

[tilapiah6]

I cringe when somebody touches my Blus. Even other people that own Blu-rays. You will never see me touch anybody else's Blu's without asking, and I expect the same. They're my babies!

[lobo81865]

Yes, I am anal about my Blu-Rays, and DVD's. My neighbor borrowed my Dark Knight Blu, and left fingerprints on it, but at least no scratches. I might let him borrow from me again if that's the worst he does to my movies.

If I see someone putting prints on there they are going to get scolded though.

[lobo81865]

Originally Posted by Blu_Ray_Fan

I might not be THAT anal, but I'm anal enough people DON'T BORROW MY BLU'S! What I do hate is when you have the glue left on there from the security tape. That pisses me off, then the cases stick to each other etc..

Oh man. I hate that too. I hate those blasted stickers, and the residue they leave behind.
Goo Gone works to remove it pretty well though.

[sfmarine]

Keep your blu's away from the women lol I'm anal with my blu's why shouldn't I be? We all pay a lot of money for them. I particularly careful with Band of Brothers. The steel case is nice and can easily scratch. It came with the outer slip cover so I use that to shield it as best as I can.

[andy86i]

if a blu comes with a shiny slip cover e.g TDK i dont want ANYONE to touch it but me.. other people always get their fingerprints on them :S