Blockbuster dvd security device
01-13-06, 01:02 PM
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Blockbuster dvd security device
I just got back from blockbuster only to discover that the dvd I rent still has the yellow plastic insert that prevents you from opening the dvd case. My question is, is there some way to remove it wtihout trashing the case itself? I live a good 30 minutes from the nearest blockbuster and don't feel like wasting my time to go back there to have it removed for me.
01-13-06, 01:20 PM
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I know the ones from Hollywood Video are based on a metal flap locking the security device into place (they forgot to take them off of a couple of DVDs I purchased one time so I ended up tearing them apart). Assuming these are the same, maybe playing around w/ a strong magnet will work/let you slide it out.
01-13-06, 01:51 PM
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i work there, i always tell people to just trash the case if they want...
we have plenty of replacement cases, the only way we get ticked is if we don't have the insert/barcode sticker, especially for new releases we have a bunch of copies of.
we have plenty of replacement cases, the only way we get ticked is if we don't have the insert/barcode sticker, especially for new releases we have a bunch of copies of.
01-13-06, 07:51 PM
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Haha,
That reminds me -- I remember when I rented a DVD once around midnight, and when I got it home, I realized that they forgot to take the locking device off. Of course, It didn't make sense to wait until the next day, take it, then come home and watch it -- so we used a butterknife to unlock it. Well, it turned out that by 'unlocking', I meant sawing, and smashing. We ended up getting the DVD out just fine...
When we returned it, the clerk said that we should have waited. I just smiled and walked away
Later,
Matt
That reminds me -- I remember when I rented a DVD once around midnight, and when I got it home, I realized that they forgot to take the locking device off. Of course, It didn't make sense to wait until the next day, take it, then come home and watch it -- so we used a butterknife to unlock it. Well, it turned out that by 'unlocking', I meant sawing, and smashing. We ended up getting the DVD out just fine...
When we returned it, the clerk said that we should have waited. I just smiled and walked away
Later,
Matt
01-13-06, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by KillerQ
Haha,
That reminds me -- I remember when I rented a DVD once around midnight, and when I got it home, I realized that they forgot to take the locking device off. Of course, It didn't make sense to wait until the next day, take it, then come home and watch it -- so we used a butterknife to unlock it. Well, it turned out that by 'unlocking', I meant sawing, and smashing. We ended up getting the DVD out just fine...
When we returned it, the clerk said that we should have waited. I just smiled and walked away
Later,
Matt
That reminds me -- I remember when I rented a DVD once around midnight, and when I got it home, I realized that they forgot to take the locking device off. Of course, It didn't make sense to wait until the next day, take it, then come home and watch it -- so we used a butterknife to unlock it. Well, it turned out that by 'unlocking', I meant sawing, and smashing. We ended up getting the DVD out just fine...
When we returned it, the clerk said that we should have waited. I just smiled and walked away
Later,
Matt
01-13-06, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by lxjenkins
The magnet worked great...thanks! Didn't even screw up the case.
Make sure you snap it back into place before returning it
I'm sure that'll generate a couple of stories...
01-14-06, 10:44 AM
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I also used to work there, and we always just told customers who called in about this to cut it along the spine like Cinemaddict said. We never had a problem with that.
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Originally Posted by gijon213
I also used to work there, and we always just told customers who called in about this to cut it along the spine like Cinemaddict said. We never had a problem with that.
Good to know.
05-31-09, 10:40 AM
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Re: Blockbuster dvd security device
I had a clerk, not sure if it was blockbuster or not, say that to me once. I told him he should have done his job and removed the security device when I checked out the dvd. He didnt know what to say to that.
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