Sideways slipcover w/ hole in back
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Sideways slipcover w/ hole in back
I noticed that on the back of the Sideways cardboard slipcover there's a square hole instead of a UPC barcode. just wondering if this was an error at manufacturing, or perhaps a new theft deterrant strategy (by allowing scanning what's underneath)? sure ruins the otherwise nice slipcase.
the copies at BestBuy and Target were all like this.
the copies at BestBuy and Target were all like this.
Last edited by darmok; 04-05-05 at 07:47 PM.
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I went to WalMart today and ALL of them were just like what the OP said. There were dozens of them, and all of them had the hole in the slipcover. I didn't buy it today at WalMart just because of this.
So is it safe to say that it's just the store that did it, and not all of the DVDs everywhere?
So is it safe to say that it's just the store that did it, and not all of the DVDs everywhere?
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just a thought, since it has been ruled out that it is not a screener....i have notice that many of the Public domain titles with slipcovers have started using holes where the upc is found on the actual box.....
the reasoning is, so you can't slide a criterion with an msrp of 39.99 into the cover of a dvd that cost say 4.99...
not sure how this translates to sideways, since the price margin is different...but thats all i can think of
the reasoning is, so you can't slide a criterion with an msrp of 39.99 into the cover of a dvd that cost say 4.99...
not sure how this translates to sideways, since the price margin is different...but thats all i can think of
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For what it's worth, at Best Buy recently, I noticed this was done to one of the Warner Brothers classics that just recently got a DVD release (Broadway Melody, or one of those discs that uses the old poster art for the cover). It was obviously cut, too...because the edges weren't smooth. Initially I got pissed at Best Buy (even though I wasn't even considering purchasing the disc at the time), but it looks like it's a widespread thing.
I don't see why the companies can't simply shrinkwrap the slipcover along with the keepcase. That'd prevent this whole theft problem they seem to be having...and they wouldn't have to take a knife to a perfectly good slipcase.
-JP
I don't see why the companies can't simply shrinkwrap the slipcover along with the keepcase. That'd prevent this whole theft problem they seem to be having...and they wouldn't have to take a knife to a perfectly good slipcase.
-JP
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this is so ridiculous. the trendy eye-catching slipcovers have now introduced a theft problem, so how do the studios respond? by cutting holes on the backs. would've been simpler if they simply not use them in the first place.
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Originally Posted by darmok
this is so ridiculous. the trendy eye-catching slipcovers have now introduced a theft problem, so how do the studios respond? by cutting holes on the backs. would've been simpler if they simply not use them in the first place.
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Originally Posted by fumanstan
Sounds reasonable to me. The eye-catching slipcovers are still there, and they avoid the theft issue. Best of both worlds
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Now since I'm a bastard DVD collector, I took the slipcase and threw it out. Unless the slipcase has something original on it and it's not a reprint of the actual DVD cover, it's completely worthless to me.
"Look at me. I'm Matthew and I'm throwing this slipcover out. Oh, it's got a hole where the barcode is. Who cares? Toss."
"Look at me. I'm Matthew and I'm throwing this slipcover out. Oh, it's got a hole where the barcode is. Who cares? Toss."
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Originally Posted by sureAV421
why don't they shrinkwrap the slipcovers in with the actual dvd case?
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Originally Posted by sureAV421
why don't they shrinkwrap the slipcovers in with the actual dvd case?
They do seem to be disappearing from shelves faster and faster. I don't think Bambi's even made it a week anywhere I've looked. I'm not sure if they're actually being removed or if it's just a first-shipment-only thing, but it's definitely a new layer of limited-editioneering.
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Originally Posted by dealer
Easier solution.. Stop printing barcodes on the slipcovers.
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
"Look at me. I'm Matthew and I'm throwing this slipcover out. Oh, it's got a hole where the barcode is. Who cares? Toss."
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Originally Posted by Zwerchfell
same with Elektra DVD, has also the barcode hole in the back