The most formidable sticker ever: "Property of Blockbuster" Label on DVD

slowcloud · 10-31-05, 04:56 PM

OK, How would one conquer this one?! I bought Criterion's Carnival of Souls used at Blockbuster and both DVDs have a label attached to the label side that is transparent except for a big rectangle that says "Property of Blockbuster" and the following statement: "Warning! Removal of this label will cause permanent damage if removed." I've seen similar stickers before but smaller and just circling the center ring, and I've cleanly conquered them with a slow, steady hand. But this one's quite the tenacious devil. Anyone ever have success in removing these bastards?

Numanoid · 10-31-05, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowcloud

"Warning! Removal of this label will cause permanent damage if removed."

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Bugg · 10-31-05, 05:21 PM

You could try some Goo Gone, but my advise would be, that if the dvd plays fine, leave the sticker where it is, even though it is a bit of an eye-sore

Joe Molotov · 10-31-05, 05:35 PM

Yeah, I'd probably just leave it on there as well. Although I've got some off before without incident, I've also pulled some others off and ended up with a sticky mess that not even Goo-Gone could take care of and a disc that was indeed, for all intents and purposes, permanently damaged.

Altimus Prime · 10-31-05, 05:42 PM

A sticker on a DVD? Couldn't that be a hazard to the player?

Shagrath · 10-31-05, 05:44 PM

I also got Carnival of Souls from a BBV and had a similar sticker on it. I started peeling it with my fingernail to get it started, and then slowly pulled away at it, while using Goo-Gone as I went and got both stickers off with no damage or leftover residue.

Brent L · 10-31-05, 05:49 PM

I have tried two different types of Goo Gone. One type will eat through ANYTHING, so be careful. It'll go through disc art, any type of artwork, boxes, etc... Then there is another type that I can actually put on any surface, and it doesn't damage anything other than the sticker and/or goo I'm trying to remove, so just be careful. I'm not sure what the difference is between the two, so maybe someone else can help you with that.

I had a sticker like this on a DVD I got from a local rental store, and it had those metal security strips on it, and when you removed it it left behind the goo from hell, it was horrible. I but the Goo Gone all over the disc art (the kind that doesn't damage anything, at least nothing I've seen yet), left it there for about five or ten minutes, wiped it with a paper towel, and the disc was as good as new.

slowcloud · 10-31-05, 06:03 PM

Thanks for all the perspective, guys. I tried a little Goo Gone on a bit that came off and it's not looking so hot, so I'm thinking I'll abort this and live with the label.

NatrlBornThrllr · 10-31-05, 07:14 PM

My advice: go to Wal*Mart, or some comparable store, and look for a product called "Oops!" Put a dab of it on a piece of cloth, and rub the label side (sticker still attached) as if you were trying to clean it. This stuff eats right through ink. I've done it with a couple Movie Gallery clearance rental DVD's, and it takes the ink right off. The sticker stays on, but as you know, it's transparent...so you'd have to take a close look to even realize that it's there.

Attempting to remove the sticker (unless you have an extremely steady hand, and get lucky) will likely peel the art off the disc as well. I'd just use that product, which is pretty much just glorified paint thinner, to remove the ink from the security sticker.

Good luck.

-JP

chileorgullo · 10-31-05, 07:44 PM

I bought a dvd from blockbuster and try to get it off
well it was a grueling 4 months, of sore necks and dirty fingernails
just peel up and push the junk away, and rub your fingers against it to ware the adhesive

I'm pretty content with my work...if it were a dvd like CoS criterion, I wouldn't have taken the chance, but I wanted to try it. Kung Pow is a great movie I would have rebought in a second.

as you can see, I got tired, I just wanted the really obnoxious blue blockbuster thing off, for the most part it is. there is still the clear part, but the disc plays fine with it

jasonnaper · 10-31-05, 10:03 PM

Block buster just sucks!

Eric D. · 10-31-05, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonnaper

Block buster just sucks!

I agree and I used to work there

. The place just simply blows.

turborobb · 11-01-05, 04:43 AM

I buy used DVDs all the time from video rental stores, but... I never buy used DVDs from Blockbuster, those stickers are ugly, they throw away the original cases with the booklets or incerts and replace them with those horrible blockbuster cases. yuck

when I'm going through a stack of used DVDs at a pawn shop I can always tell if it's a blockbuster because their cases has some odd texture feel to them.

fryinpan1 · 11-01-05, 05:43 AM

Leave the label on. I won an Ebay auction and someone sent me a disc with a Blockbuster label. I tried to take the label off, but the disc got stuck in my player. I had to take apart the player just to remove (and throw away) the disc.

masetodd · 11-01-05, 10:40 AM

Blockbuster sucks, but a-holes who sell BB crap on Ebay without disclosing that fact SUCK even worse!

calhoun07 · 11-01-05, 04:01 PM

I would worry more about what that cheap ass glue would do to the DVD over the years if left on there more than I would worry about the eye sore itself. Give it five years and the sticker is turning the DVD brown, and that should be some fun!

This is a reason I really would think long and hard about buying a used DVD ANYWHERE.

FatTony · 11-01-05, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric D.

I agree and I used to work there

. The place just simply blows.

I used to work there too and am proud to say I haven't set foot in one since I quit.

As for the label, I can tell you to be extremely careful. If it's one of the labels BB was using in the early days of DVD (or something similar), those things are capable of peeling off the artwork from the disc (thus rendering the disc unplayable, in my experience). In fact, I never successfully got one of those labels off, but it would seem I may have just been impatient.

Eric D. · 11-01-05, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatTony

I used to work there too and am proud to say I haven't set foot in one since I quit.

Same here!

Michael Corvin · 11-01-05, 06:51 PM

I cracked a disc trying to get one off. Another one ripped part of the studio label off exposing the data. Neither played right after that. I have had a couple successes, but after those two, I just leave 'em.

slowcloud · 11-02-05, 05:03 AM

More great views. I'm skewing to just leaving this thing alone, though. I'm usually so good at simply peeling mean stickers away, but this thing's a mother. So I shan't bother.

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Originally Posted by turborobb

I buy used DVDs all the time from video rental stores, but... I never buy used DVDs from Blockbuster, those stickers are ugly, they throw away the original cases with the booklets or incerts and replace them with those horrible blockbuster cases. yuck

I got lucky with this one, though I did buy it at a used DVD store other than blockbuster, it had the stickers on the case (which were easily removed, btw) and offered cheaper than the original $12.99 blockbuster pre-viewed price ($7.95). I could not resist. Plus, it was in the original Alpa case and even still had the booklet. I do regularly avoid used Blockbuster DVDs, though.

Indeed that store is horrid and it's been biting them in the ass hard. The video business industry is carefully following their continual loss of profits and staff lay-offs. They'll soon be a dinosaur in the video history books, I'm sure.

bandgeek12345 · 07-23-11, 06:13 PM

hi. im new to this forum group, but i hav to fairly simple solutions to your problem of those stickers.on the newer stickers that cover the whole disk and have the words "pat. pend. AVS security" on it. you can
1. begin to peel the sticker. peel one side about a 1/4 inch inwards and make your way around the disk after you make it around peel more into the disk. but at small amounts at a time and circling the disk. after you reach the center where it says the store number. simply peel the rest, and there it is.
option 2. for the same stickers with the magnetic strips in them. if you dont want to even chance messing up the artwork on the disk but still hate the big blue block buster logo on it.. simply remove it. put lysol kitchen cleaner on it. it will cause the ink to fall right off. spray it on top, and let it sit for 30 seconds then wipe all the ink away, leaving you the semi clearish plastic and the two magnetic strips.
have fun :P

10-31-05, 04:56 PM	#1
slowcloud DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,035	The most formidable sticker ever: "Property of Blockbuster" Label on DVD OK, How would one conquer this one?! I bought Criterion's Carnival of Souls used at Blockbuster and both DVDs have a label attached to the label side that is transparent except for a big rectangle that says "Property of Blockbuster" and the following statement: "Warning! Removal of this label will cause permanent damage if removed." I've seen similar stickers before but smaller and just circling the center ring, and I've cleanly conquered them with a slow, steady hand. But this one's quite the tenacious devil. Anyone ever have success in removing these bastards? __________________ My Collection - DVD Aficionado The Independent Ethos - Handmade with vinyl and celluloid

10-31-05, 05:21 PM	#3
Bugg DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: New England Posts: 1,289	You could try some Goo Gone, but my advise would be, that if the dvd plays fine, leave the sticker where it is, even though it is a bit of an eye-sore __________________ My DVDs

10-31-05, 05:35 PM	#4
Joe Molotov DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oklahoma, USA. Blu-Ray Total: 390 Posts: 8,491	Yeah, I'd probably just leave it on there as well. Although I've got some off before without incident, I've also pulled some others off and ended up with a sticky mess that not even Goo-Gone could take care of and a disc that was indeed, for all intents and purposes, permanently damaged. __________________ Winner of the DVDTalk 2010 College Basketball Bracket Pool

10-31-05, 05:44 PM	#6
Shagrath DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 6,923	I also got Carnival of Souls from a BBV and had a similar sticker on it. I started peeling it with my fingernail to get it started, and then slowly pulled away at it, while using Goo-Gone as I went and got both stickers off with no damage or leftover residue. __________________ My Library - DVDProfiler

10-31-05, 05:49 PM	#7
Brent L DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Upstate, SC Posts: 13,163	I have tried two different types of Goo Gone. One type will eat through ANYTHING, so be careful. It'll go through disc art, any type of artwork, boxes, etc... Then there is another type that I can actually put on any surface, and it doesn't damage anything other than the sticker and/or goo I'm trying to remove, so just be careful. I'm not sure what the difference is between the two, so maybe someone else can help you with that. I had a sticker like this on a DVD I got from a local rental store, and it had those metal security strips on it, and when you removed it it left behind the goo from hell, it was horrible. I but the Goo Gone all over the disc art (the kind that doesn't damage anything, at least nothing I've seen yet), left it there for about five or ten minutes, wiped it with a paper towel, and the disc was as good as new. __________________ "Would I rather be feared or loved? Ummm, easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me."

10-31-05, 05:42 PM	#5
Altimus Prime Guest Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Posts: 2,239	A sticker on a DVD? Couldn't that be a hazard to the player?

10-31-05, 06:03 PM	#8
slowcloud DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,035	Thanks for all the perspective, guys. I tried a little Goo Gone on a bit that came off and it's not looking so hot, so I'm thinking I'll abort this and live with the label. __________________ My Collection - DVD Aficionado The Independent Ethos - Handmade with vinyl and celluloid

10-31-05, 07:14 PM	#9
NatrlBornThrllr DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 3,121	My advice: go to Wal*Mart, or some comparable store, and look for a product called "Oops!" Put a dab of it on a piece of cloth, and rub the label side (sticker still attached) as if you were trying to clean it. This stuff eats right through ink. I've done it with a couple Movie Gallery clearance rental DVD's, and it takes the ink right off. The sticker stays on, but as you know, it's transparent...so you'd have to take a close look to even realize that it's there. Attempting to remove the sticker (unless you have an extremely steady hand, and get lucky) will likely peel the art off the disc as well. I'd just use that product, which is pretty much just glorified paint thinner, to remove the ink from the security sticker. Good luck. -JP

10-31-05, 07:44 PM	#10
chileorgullo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 687	I bought a dvd from blockbuster and try to get it off well it was a grueling 4 months, of sore necks and dirty fingernails just peel up and push the junk away, and rub your fingers against it to ware the adhesive I'm pretty content with my work...if it were a dvd like CoS criterion, I wouldn't have taken the chance, but I wanted to try it. Kung Pow is a great movie I would have rebought in a second. as you can see, I got tired, I just wanted the really obnoxious blue blockbuster thing off, for the most part it is. there is still the clear part, but the disc plays fine with it

10-31-05, 10:03 PM	#11
jasonnaper Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Warminster, PA Posts: 291	Block buster just sucks! __________________ There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness.

11-01-05, 04:43 AM	#13
turborobb DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 1,707	I buy used DVDs all the time from video rental stores, but... I never buy used DVDs from Blockbuster, those stickers are ugly, they throw away the original cases with the booklets or incerts and replace them with those horrible blockbuster cases. yuck when I'm going through a stack of used DVDs at a pawn shop I can always tell if it's a blockbuster because their cases has some odd texture feel to them.

11-01-05, 05:43 AM	#14
fryinpan1 DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: WV Posts: 3,178	Leave the label on. I won an Ebay auction and someone sent me a disc with a Blockbuster label. I tried to take the label off, but the disc got stuck in my player. I had to take apart the player just to remove (and throw away) the disc. __________________ My DVD/Blu-ray/HD DVD collection Danny

11-01-05, 10:40 AM	#15
masetodd Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 575	Blockbuster sucks, but a-holes who sell BB crap on Ebay without disclosing that fact SUCK even worse! __________________ The Crook

11-01-05, 04:01 PM	#16
calhoun07 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 14,294	I would worry more about what that cheap ass glue would do to the DVD over the years if left on there more than I would worry about the eye sore itself. Give it five years and the sticker is turning the DVD brown, and that should be some fun! This is a reason I really would think long and hard about buying a used DVD ANYWHERE. __________________ You can only please a woman with a dick made out of chocolate that ejaculates money.-Rhemus Windowless vans do NOT have candy, only rape.

11-01-05, 06:51 PM	#19
Michael Corvin DVD Talk Hero Join Date: May 1999 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 44,747	I cracked a disc trying to get one off. Another one ripped part of the studio label off exposing the data. Neither played right after that. I have had a couple successes, but after those two, I just leave 'em. __________________ XBOXLive FU Hackers! Now Playing Borderlands 2 Recently Finished Halo 4

07-23-11, 06:13 PM	#21
bandgeek12345 New Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1	Re: The most formidable sticker ever: "Property of Blockbuster" Label on DVD hi. im new to this forum group, but i hav to fairly simple solutions to your problem of those stickers.on the newer stickers that cover the whole disk and have the words "pat. pend. AVS security" on it. you can 1. begin to peel the sticker. peel one side about a 1/4 inch inwards and make your way around the disk after you make it around peel more into the disk. but at small amounts at a time and circling the disk. after you reach the center where it says the store number. simply peel the rest, and there it is. option 2. for the same stickers with the magnetic strips in them. if you dont want to even chance messing up the artwork on the disk but still hate the big blue block buster logo on it.. simply remove it. put lysol kitchen cleaner on it. it will cause the ink to fall right off. spray it on top, and let it sit for 30 seconds then wipe all the ink away, leaving you the semi clearish plastic and the two magnetic strips. have fun :P