I've got a bitch about Ryko Disc CD Jewel Boxes

[Wickerman]

You know, the green ones? They are made of some inferior plastic, soemthing very brittle - they always break and crack and do all kinds of bad things. 14 or 15 years ago I thought, well, that is a manufacturing glitch, they'll figure it out - this is all new technology.

So, a decade and a half later, their freaking jewel cases are still shite. I seriously do not have this problem with any other label.

I love the green color, but geeeeeeez, wha tis going on there?

[bif]

1. You're right. They're crap.

It pays to have a couple spares around. And the green does nothing for me. Better they use a higher grade of clear plastic than that garbage. What I really hate are the cardboard ones, though.

[Wickerman]

3. Wouldn't you think they are aware of the problem?

Do they never take their own product home? Has the mother of some artist said, "Frank, every time I pick up a copy of Zoots the thing showers me with bits of plastic"? I realize this example can't complain, but ya gotta think that someone has, sometime.

[bif]

4. They probably save a couple cents a jewel box

And figure you'll buy their CDs anyway. What other option do you have? "I'll take this CD, and you can keep the jewell case."

[Kazak]

2. Yep...

they've always been that way. x(

[Catch22Dem]

5. I swear by these things...

From www.nexpak.com

[Wickerman]

6. cool, but how do you store them on a shelf?

I like to look at titles - fit in the liner notes...

[Old and In the Way]

7. Piss poor resin....too much regrind used to shoot them.

I think it's a HIP resin, hi-impact polystyrene, that is too brittle...probably using reground resin that beens cooked too many times.