...do you disassemble the cd tray and pick off the security strip?

some people think this is very obsessive of me.

but i find that most of the time it hides some part of the nice tray art, or just plain looks ugly.

sometimes some of the glue is stubborn and that looks nasty too.

the security strip used to be something manufacturers would include on the outside cellophane,
but i guess that would leave the cd vulnerable to stealing when stores re-shrink-wrap their stock.

anyway, just wondering if anyone else bothers to pick off that security tag

just me?

CinisterCee said:

no. I always do.

Just checked. No. not always.

thanks Anon, now I feel I can elaborate.


I think it is the WORST when it is a 2CD that is the size of a normal jewel case with a swinging tray... and the RAISED SECURITY TAG IS ON ONE SIDE OF THE TRAY AGAINST THE PLAYING FACE OF THE (SECOND) DISC.


[Edited 4/23/07 22:45pm]

CinisterCee said:

Oh. That's the first thing to go. That's not obsessive. That's the right thing to do!

even then i'm usually left with stubborn glue and fingerprints to introduce to the playing side of the second disc.

my sisters say I have OCCDD: Obsessive Compulsive Compact Disc Disorder

Sure, I always do!

A few years ago I was stealin' cds. I'd walk around taking off the tab with 1 hand. I'd get near the door and walk out with nerves of steel.

I got caught once though and it became expensive.

Those strips annoy me. And it really annoys me when they are stuck to the rear insert instead of the inside of the jewel case. Then when I try to take it off, it rips the insert.

thedribbler said:

the topic is "when you buy a new cd"

sextonseven said:

omg, i think if that ever happened to me i blocked it from my memory

I don't get this thread

sextonseven said:

I have to say... I would rather see an ugly security tag directly on the inner tray card than upside against the playing face of the second CD in a 2cd jewel case.

CinisterCee said:

It happened to me twice. One was the Distillers' 'Coral Fang' CD and the strip ripped off part of the artwork on the inside back insert. I had to redraw it myself with a black pen.

The other time it ripped off part of the insert, it was just black so I filled in the missing piece with a marker. Grrr.

sextonseven said:

*shudder* what a total nightmare

Have you young folk never stolen a cd?

A book, or anythin'?

thedribbler said:

Young folk needn't to.
They can steal the intellectual property online

And I never stole anything. I'm that kind

yeah, i'm pretty OCD about making sure every last bit of security tag is picked off the jewel case...which is kind of silly most of the time, since i end up dismantling most of my CDs and storing them in binders anyway.

PANDURITO said:

I know that, but there's no buzz with the nerdy on-line shit.

It's so good to hear that there's still people like you around to lead the way on our moral issues

The cd's themselves are kept behind the counter here , so there are no security strips

Dewrede said:

That must be one big-ass counter

i miss longboxes.

CinisterCee said:

They are kept in paper sleeves
And probably i didn't use the right word indeed
[Edited 4/24/07 8:04am]

counter desk ?

Dewrede said:

maybe do you have a picture of this? I can't really imagine the set up.

where are all the jewel cases?

Can't find a picture unfortunately

The jewel cases are in the racks , the cd's themselves
are placed in a desk behind the counter

Dewrede said:

I bought once in a shop like that
Didn't like it.
I want my CDs sealed. I have to be the one to deflower them.

I don't like that sticky seal in American CDs either. So hard to remove. Pull here. yeah, whatever

PANDURITO said:

i freakin HATE that. i feel like i'm paying new cd prices for used cds.

I actually throw out the whole packaging after a brief reading. I only keep high rez release like sacd and dvd-audio cases as they can't be loaded into a cd mega changer.


For years I lugged around cd towers, but I realized that for me it was all about the music. I do miss a lot of the Prince stuff like the jewel box info and black photos.

aalloca said:

i keep my prince and bowie CDs in tact and on a CD spinner rack, but aside from some box sets and a select few others, i do the same thing - i keep the disc and the booklet and the rest goes in the trash. sometimes i save the jewel cases for using when i make comp CD mixes for people.