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Warner Brothers: For the love of God stop using those snapper cases!

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5/2/08 at 2:40pm
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Re: Warner Brothers: For the love of God stop using those snapper cases!

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5/2/08 at 3:40pm
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Re: Warner Brothers: For the love of God stop using those snapper cases!

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Originally Posted by Jesse Skeen
The actual security tags on snappers are on the back of the plastic trays. What I hated was when they started putting stickers on the outside to seal them shut, with text reading "SECURITY DEVICE ENCLOSED"- peeling those off would sometimes damage the covers. Same for the tape on the top with the movie title; when they started using those they were on the outside of the shrinkwrap, but later started putting them right on the case.

Since Warner has now for the love of god stopped using those snapper cases, I hate getting keepcases with no insert inside- at least the snappers always had something on the inner cover.
Unfortunately the days of inserts seem to be over. Not sure why except possibly cutting costs?

The security tape to seal the edges on Warner snappers never gave me any trouble. In fact, I wish all studios would use a similar tape.

Yes, the device was hidden on the back side of the trays. I found that out one day years ago curious as to how those cases were put together. Pet peeve or paranoia... I always remove the devices. May be a homing device for Big Brother

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5/2/08 at 8:40pm
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Re: Warner Brothers: For the love of God stop using those snapper cases!

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Unfortunately the days of inserts seem to be over. Not sure why except possibly cutting costs?

And why waste the paper for chapter listings when a push or two of your remote menu brings the same thing up on your screen? Now the "Production Notes" kind of inserts Columbia/Tri-Star regularly included, those I miss...
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5/2/08 at 9:45pm
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Re: Warner Brothers: For the love of God stop using those snapper cases!

Packaging gripes, though I never hated snappers:

Inserts: no money for them, but the same outfits have $$ for thick advertising inserts. I know, different budget...

Shrinkwrap: what's with the newest WB and affiliates' SW? This stuff doesn't come off the rear edge of the amarays, it's like it's glued on...

Tape: similar to above but not quite as bad...doesn't come off as easily as it used to, or does for most other studios. Leaves sticky remnants behind.

Snappers: oh man, if only we knew how bad cheap DVD packaging could get. Discs stacked right on top of each other on the same hub. Discs partially overlapping, so you have to take out more than the disc you want and do a little juggle. Plastic trays that separate from the cardboard "just sitting there". Plastic trays with hubs with the grip of death. etc. etc.

Never had a snapper that was difficult to get to the disc when brand new. Only had one (of very many) that arrived with a loose disc, but the nature of the package means *the disc didn't get scratched*...so not a big deal.

Be careful what you wish for.
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5/2/08 at 11:05pm
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Re: Warner Brothers: For the love of God stop using those snapper cases!

This resurrection of the snapper debate got me to remember all those years ago when I bought my first snapper-case DVD. It was Ladyhawke, and I remember after I tore off the shrink-wrap I couldn't figure out how to open it. I kept turning it around in my hands and gently tugging at the edges. I was afraid to pull on anything too hard for fear of breaking it.
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5/3/08 at 12:16am
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Re: Warner Brothers: For the love of God stop using those snapper cases!

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Originally Posted by CraigF

Tape: similar to above but not quite as bad...doesn't come off as easily as it used to, or does for most other studios. Leaves sticky remnants behind.

Being the heavy handed dickhead I am, I have torn a couple of my Fox Noir plastic cases trying to get the security tape off.
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