Do you keep the cardboard sleeves? - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

Reaver · 06-22-2006, 01:50 AM

For the most part I have no problem with them. If they save the case from getting scuffed, all to the good. The problem, though, comes when the store stupidly puts a price sticker on it that won't peel off without leaving all sorts of sticky crap behind it, maring the surface. Or, you get those cases where some DVD's in a set will come with cardboard sleeves and some don't (I'm looking at you, Harry Potter).

Anyway, do you like them? Do you save them, use them? Let us all know.

raptors661 · 06-22-2006, 02:07 AM

i keep them. some of them look nice.( The Hills Have Eyes bb exclusive cover is really nice, Cabin Fever's is pretty cool)

Vonner · 06-22-2006, 02:09 AM

I keep them...but not on the DVD cases. I take them off the case so the cases look more uniform on the shelves. I then put the sleaves in a stack in another corner. I'm really not sure why I keep them.

hoff812 · 06-22-2006, 02:12 AM

i keep some of them...like the ones that have raised bumps or something over a picture or title...but sometimes they get messed up when the stickers get peeled off...then i toss them

like best buy thanks for nothing on your limited edition sleeve for "a new world"....it got all messed up when i peeled the sticker off

LeChuck · 06-22-2006, 02:17 AM

try some weird stuff called googone. It really gets all that glue residue and anything stick off stuff. It should work on those cardboard sleeves. As for the question, I leave them on the DVD on the shelf. I paid for it, I might as well keep it! Humph.

Keith · 06-22-2006, 02:38 AM

I keep them..wish all DVD's had them. Really helps prevent wear.

zepplongfellow · 06-22-2006, 03:08 AM

I keep most of them I only throw away them when idiots put price stickers on them and I can't get them off cleanly

MrMovie · 06-22-2006, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith

I keep them..wish all DVD's had them. Really helps prevent wear.

Agreed.

Monterey Jack · 06-22-2006, 03:46 AM

I've only kept three sleeves in my entire collection; The Usual Suspects, Fargo, and Once Upon A Time In Mexico (and that one only because the film's title isn't printed on the spine of the actual cover art

). Otherwise, no matter what's printed on it, I toss them into a couple of shoeboxes and shove them under my dresser. Yeah, they might help prevent scuffing on the disc cases, but I can cram more discs onto a shelf if I remove the useless sleeves, so adios.

Buffalo Bill · 06-22-2006, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith

I keep them..wish all DVD's had them. Really helps prevent wear.

Agreement here too.

**SilentBob** · 06-22-2006, 05:48 AM

I like them and i keep them all too. I actually place all my cardboard sleeve movies on a sperate shelf with my tv series collection (they are all in some sort of sleeve) from the other regular dvd cases. Its the only way i really keep my movies organized in any sort of way. Its amazing how well i actually know where any of my dvd's are from memory. Take a look at a good portion of my collection (though its a bit messier and more filled out now)

MooglePorn · 06-22-2006, 06:29 AM

The sleeves with the same exact cover as inside I throw away... If they're different somehow, I keep them.

Moviephreak · 06-22-2006, 04:10 PM

Use a hair dryer on high heat on the stickers for a few minutes first, then peel them off. It actually helps a lot.

zepplongfellow · 06-22-2006, 09:21 PM

Good advise I'll try it

supercutz · 06-22-2006, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reaver

The problem, though, comes when the store stupidly puts a price sticker on it that won't peel off without leaving all sorts of sticky crap behind it, maring the surface.

Goo Gone is your friend. Get to know him.

limacharliewhiskey · 06-22-2006, 11:14 PM

I keep them all with their respective discs. Only weird cases like the T2 Ultimate Edition metal case get put to the side, but I still keep those too.

sub780lime · 06-23-2006, 12:35 AM

I like them too, they are often shiny and the actually case isnt.

I do hate how they wear on their edges though. I have always been a fan of slip cases, though I hate how they have to have that cut out portion now for the sku. I think it ruins them

Dogg · 06-23-2006, 04:54 PM

I just toss them out myself, I keep too much stuff as it is.

deepfry · 06-23-2006, 08:04 PM

I keep them as well since they are slightly protective and usually brighter. Although I agree with sub780lime in that it bothers me when they cut some of it out to have the barcode visible through the opening.

supercutz · 06-25-2006, 09:36 AM

Keep 'em

reaper · 06-26-2006, 11:00 AM

I keep them. Even with the googey sticker adhesive. :{)>

sub780lime · 06-26-2006, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reaper

I keep them. Even with the googey sticker adhesive. :{)>

I hate that crap too. I always wonder if the company is extremely annoying and uses adhesive that just doesnt come off well...or if a variety of factors, such has being in a hot place too long, causes this to happen on some unlucky purchases. My assumption is its a little bit of both.

06-22-2006, 01:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Reaver Metrosexual in Training Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Beyond the outer rim...	Do you keep the cardboard sleeves? For the most part I have no problem with them. If they save the case from getting scuffed, all to the good. The problem, though, comes when the store stupidly puts a price sticker on it that won't peel off without leaving all sorts of sticky crap behind it, maring the surface. Or, you get those cases where some DVD's in a set will come with cardboard sleeves and some don't (I'm looking at you, Harry Potter). Anyway, do you like them? Do you save them, use them? Let us all know. __________________ My personal website (get updates on my novel) The Dead Robots' Society (a podcast I co-host with other writers on writing)

06-22-2006, 02:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
raptors661 Actor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I think my body is in Iggy's trunk...	i keep them. some of them look nice.( The Hills Have Eyes bb exclusive cover is really nice, Cabin Fever's is pretty cool) __________________ I Am Jack's DVD Collection Can I quote myself in my sig? Or is that like... really egotistical?-MooglePorn By the way. I took my sister to the prom. Not my mom. But hell, at least I got laid.- Empire

06-22-2006, 02:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
Vonner Previously, on '24'... Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Minnesota	I keep them...but not on the DVD cases. I take them off the case so the cases look more uniform on the shelves. I then put the sleaves in a stack in another corner. I'm really not sure why I keep them. __________________ I was inappropriately blunt, wasn't I? I do that a lot. - Chloe O'Brian

06-22-2006, 02:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
Keith Actor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The pit of the Peach State	I keep them..wish all DVD's had them. Really helps prevent wear. __________________ People scare better when they're dying.

06-22-2006, 03:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
Monterey Jack Wants to be John Smith Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Walpole, MA U.S.A.	I've only kept three sleeves in my entire collection; The Usual Suspects, Fargo, and Once Upon A Time In Mexico (and that one only because the film's title isn't printed on the spine of the actual cover art ). Otherwise, no matter what's printed on it, I toss them into a couple of shoeboxes and shove them under my dresser. Yeah, they might help prevent scuffing on the disc cases, but I can cram more discs onto a shelf if I remove the useless sleeves, so adios. __________________ Lol VHS forty dollars??? more like dvd's 5 dollars hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha skip a long to blu ray disc and get with the freakin program!!!!!!!! LOL -ty_guy123321@hotmal.com

06-22-2006, 02:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
hoff812 Supporting Actor Join Date: Dec 2004	i keep some of them...like the ones that have raised bumps or something over a picture or title...but sometimes they get messed up when the stickers get peeled off...then i toss them like best buy thanks for nothing on your limited edition sleeve for "a new world"....it got all messed up when i peeled the sticker off

06-22-2006, 02:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
LeChuck "Woman Hands" man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cambridge, MA	try some weird stuff called googone. It really gets all that glue residue and anything stick off stuff. It should work on those cardboard sleeves. As for the question, I leave them on the DVD on the shelf. I paid for it, I might as well keep it! Humph.

06-22-2006, 03:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
zepplongfellow Thread Killer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The U.S. 2nd Most Dangerous City	I keep most of them I only throw away them when idiots put price stickers on them and I can't get them off cleanly

06-22-2006, 05:48 AM	#11 (permalink)
SilentBob Silent Director/Silent Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Burlington, Ontario	I like them and i keep them all too. I actually place all my cardboard sleeve movies on a sperate shelf with my tv series collection (they are all in some sort of sleeve) from the other regular dvd cases. Its the only way i really keep my movies organized in any sort of way. Its amazing how well i actually know where any of my dvd's are from memory. Take a look at a good portion of my collection (though its a bit messier and more filled out now) __________________ SilentBob's DVD's Supporting both HD-DVD and Blu-ray XBOX LIVE: luvthempocket8s PS3 ONLINE: pokerlover

06-22-2006, 06:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
MooglePorn Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA	The sleeves with the same exact cover as inside I throw away... If they're different somehow, I keep them.

06-22-2006, 04:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
Moviephreak Actor Join Date: May 2002	Use a hair dryer on high heat on the stickers for a few minutes first, then peel them off. It actually helps a lot.

06-22-2006, 09:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
zepplongfellow Thread Killer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The U.S. 2nd Most Dangerous City	Good advise I'll try it

06-22-2006, 11:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
limacharliewhiskey FryMaster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The O.C.	I keep them all with their respective discs. Only weird cases like the T2 Ultimate Edition metal case get put to the side, but I still keep those too. __________________ "Believing oneself to be perfect is often a sign of a delusional mind." - Data in Star Trek: First Contact DVD Aficionado collection.

06-23-2006, 12:35 AM	#17 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	I like them too, they are often shiny and the actually case isnt. I do hate how they wear on their edges though. I have always been a fan of slip cases, though I hate how they have to have that cut out portion now for the sku. I think it ruins them __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

06-23-2006, 04:54 PM	#18 (permalink)
Dogg Actor Join Date: Mar 2006	I just toss them out myself, I keep too much stuff as it is.

06-23-2006, 08:04 PM	#19 (permalink)
deepfry Unnecessarily Loquacious Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pickering, Ontario	I keep them as well since they are slightly protective and usually brighter. Although I agree with sub780lime in that it bothers me when they cut some of it out to have the barcode visible through the opening.

06-25-2006, 09:36 AM	#20 (permalink)
supercutz Actor Join Date: Sep 2004	Keep 'em

06-26-2006, 11:00 AM	#21 (permalink)
reaper Actor Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In the store, checking for DVD's to add to my collection	I keep them. Even with the googey sticker adhesive. :{)> __________________ My DVD Collection at my personal website.

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