Lyle H.
Stunt Coordinator
- Joined
- Apr 22, 2003
- Messages
- 96
I stopped at a local indie store before work today to pick up The Best of Abbott and Costello: The Franchise Collection; Volume 2. I opened up the disc in the store (I didn't have a problem with the first set buta friend of mine did, the discs were in place but the second had a HUGE scuff mark on it) and the first disc was loose. There was a tiny scuff on the very outer edge of the disc, on Disc 1/Side 2 (with Buck Privates Come Home & The Naughty Ninties) and i'm going to watch these tomorrow to make sure they play correctly. I tried opening up another A&C Vol. 2, and that too was loose in the case, with a very large scuff, which nearly took up half the disc. Naturally, out of courtesy, I didn't want to tear through their whole stock of A&C DVDs to find the best ones, so I grabbed the set with the smaller scuff. Luckily, they have a very good return policy, but not all stores are like this. I believe the problem is that the hubs are way too weak. When I put Disc 1 back in place, it was easily removed, without even having to press the center. Disc 2 was OK, as far as I know. The other set also had a weak hub for the first disc. I would have rather had 6 A&C collections (Double sided, with two films on each; sans Digipack and 2nd disc) to prevent further damage from happening. This is such a bargain anyways, I wouldn't mind a $19.99 retail. $14.99 asking price for 6 sets, it would save people a lot of trouble. I will update you all with whether or not the disc plays, and how the films look.
--Lyle
--Lyle