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dumpster diving !
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22. August 2005 @ 13:51 |
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leezy- attaboy - go get'em ! Checked two Blockbusters dumpsters today just trash! Oh well That's life ! Peace & happy Burning!
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neodave
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22. August 2005 @ 17:49 |
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I may try dumpster diving tomorrow and Wednesday. Problem is my BB shares a dumpster with a Subway...the potential for nastiness is there.
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22. August 2005 @ 19:10 |
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neodave- " It ain't gonna be nothing pretty "" But hey you get lunch with free dvd cases ! what a promotion Idea ! RALPHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! lol! just kidding !! anyhow I've found cases twice sofar since starting to look in the dumpsters ! & only once were they loose amongst the dumpster Deritus (trash) the last time I hit the jackpot (34 cases ) they were in big clear plastic garbage bags mixed in with mostly paper trash ! so I smagged the bags and took them home & seperated them out ! Then I washed the few that were dirty looking under running water! & dry with paper towels. no biggie. so if you r lucky yours won't be covered in Chipolte sauce! Good luck Happy Hunting & Peace & happy burning!
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leezy
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22. August 2005 @ 21:31 |
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anyone know the quality like the ones that are sold at compusa any help appreciated
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23. August 2005 @ 05:14 |
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leezy- Not quite sure of what your question means ? are you asking if anyone knows where you can get dvd Cases that are comparable to the ones compusa sell? Or are you askingif the ones that blockbuster uses are the same as compusa's? Well the ones Blockbuster uses / throws away are excellent ! You could probably get a better price on cases than COmpusa ! by going to one of the online retailers like Supermediastore.com or Meritline.com or maybe even newegg.com often with free shipping to boot ! If you like the Slimline style dvd cases VERBATIM's are nice and are about .25 a piece @ samsClub ! I use these quite often and they work well and take up 1/2 the space of full size (width) cases ! Hopefgully this will point you in the right general direction! Good luck Good hunting ,peace & happy burning!
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leezy
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23. August 2005 @ 08:56 |
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sorry my ? was are the cases at compusa any good are they good quality?
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leezy
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23. August 2005 @ 08:56 |
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sorry my ? was are the cases at compusa any good are they good quality?
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23. August 2005 @ 10:35 |
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Leezy _ no biggie I have'nt tried any from compusa have looked at them they look okay but I think you could find 'em cheaper elsewhere - like Supermediastore.com or Meritline .com but that is up to you ! peace My fiend & happy Burning
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leezy
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23. August 2005 @ 12:04 |
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i would order because they are cheaper but i really dont want to wait a week for them to arrive thanks
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23. August 2005 @ 12:45 |
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Well I can understand that ! Leezy Just hate to see you spend extra for the same type cases ! Maybe you can do a little web surfing and find someplace near you that has them cheaper ! If you don't mind Slimlne DVD cases The VERBATIM'S are Good and you can get them @ samaclub . About.25 each in bulk Maybe you could try BJ's too ! or just order some with rush shipping but then the price goes up! And there's always the Dumpster Behind Blockbuster too! Well hope you find the cases you want at a price you like . Good luck ,Good shopping , Good hunting & Happy burning! Peace
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leezy
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23. August 2005 @ 13:14 |
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yea i do have a sams and a bjs and how do those slimline cases look on the shelf compare to the standard size?
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neodave
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23. August 2005 @ 15:22 |
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Well the first BB next to Subway was waaaaaay too nasty. So I tried another BB. I got 11 cases from that one. Nothing to brag about but it gave me easter egg fever. I'll try a couple new ones tomorrow. (Avoiding the food associated ones)
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23. August 2005 @ 18:39 |
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leezy - They're About half The width of a regular fullsize case so about twice as many fit on a shelf ! The spine is narrower than a reglar case but you can use UNSERCOVER XP label program to print up your covers so they look nice ! And if you use Photo paper to print your covers they look really nice! The only thing about the VERBATIM Cases @ SAMS is that sometimes they're in packs of 25 for about $6.42 or packs of 50 for about $12.00 or 100 count packs for $24.00 & change the price per case is about the same & it's all the same quality case just different quantity !just thought you might want to know that! have'nt seen the 100 ct. packs that often though! neodave wake up and smell the Chipolte sauce man ! Glad to hear you passed on the free food LOL! but got the free cases anyway ! you beat my first find by 4 cases so congrats dude! Good luck with future forays in the fascinating world of Dumpster Diving @ blockbuster! check last threedays nothing but trash! And Leezy You can go to SAMSCLUB.COM and see more info on the verbatim cases if you want to! well gang ! Good luck , Good hunting , Good Diving & watch out for the lid! lol! Peace & happy burning!
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neodave
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24. August 2005 @ 14:55 |
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Not to brag but I hit the mother-load today. 121 cases in total. Most had covers and inserts intact. It looks like someone cleaned out the back room because there were just as many VHS cases. Looked to be a bunch of broken tapes. I should be good for a while but the fever will probably have me checking again in a couple days. Weird thing is none were 'new releases'.
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25. August 2005 @ 06:48 |
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clag
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25. August 2005 @ 08:44 |
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Try runtechmedia.com I purchased cases from there and am very satisfied.
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25. August 2005 @ 18:50 |
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I got some great dvd cases just like the ones the movies come in......10 in a pack for $10 CDN. They even have the thin layer of plastic, so you can scan your label, and slide it in....The brand is Dynex model # DX-DVD10. Should be able to find them @ Best Buy and FutureShop.
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hdw2188
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25. August 2005 @ 20:05 |
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why dig n garbage, i have 3 stores n my area save them 4 me. I pick up every wed....just ask. watch out 4 rats!!!!!!
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bolu53
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26. August 2005 @ 07:32 |
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Hey, sorry to bust everybody's "Blockbuster bubble", but as of a little more than a week ago, Blockbuster no longer "swaps" cases when they get in a new DVD. They are now renting them not in the familiar blue and white Blockbuster case, but instead, they are renting in cases with the original DVD cover art, as shipped by manufacturer. If you've been in a store lately, you'll see these cardboard mock-ups of the cover art of upcoming releases, and then they are replaced when the movie hits the stores with these "new" cases. So, no more throw-aways, at least not in my neck of the woods (West Palm Beach, Fl) Really too bad, 'cause I've gotten over 700 cases from them over the past year or so, sometimes with manager's permission, sometimes from the dumpster, depending if the manager thought there were "privacy" issues with some paper mixed in with empties. In many cases, there were original inserts with the cover art included, not to mention the empty cardboard cartons they came in!! All good things come to an end?
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26. August 2005 @ 10:58 |
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Yup, Yup, I have a friend that works at blockbuster and he would get the cases for me (usually about 50 a week). This past week he brought 3 with him and told me the bad news (what bolu53 said). Oh well, back to getting them for .20 cents a peice.
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26. August 2005 @ 12:55 |
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Dear Bolu - Thank you for your concern ! my bubble ain't busted yet ! matter of Fact I picked up 80 odd cases or more from 3 blockbusters this weekend - 2 in new orleans & one in Baton Rouge la. And let me say bolu53 my friend I am not in anyways calling you a liar because of what I'm bout to say they may due things differently near you @ Blockbuster ! The one I use takes the dvd out of the case it came in and put's them in the kind that they use with the locking plastic stick gadget! and apparently they still throw away tthe original cases ! atleast in New Orleans & BATON ROUGE la. Yes you are corect that they are putting them in the original covers /jackets instead of the GENERIC BLOCKBUSTER BLUE & WHITES! but that's cool bye me ! As for me I'll keep checking the dumpster till they quit dumping cases ! then I'm back to the Verbatim slim DVD cases @ Samsclub! Good luck ,Good hunting & happy burning bolu53 & all my afterdawn.com friends! Peace!
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26. August 2005 @ 14:40 |
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They are putting the newest movies on the shelf, in covers,instead of the BB generic ones. But, the older movies are still in the generic. Once the new ones become old ones, they'll be in generic covers too. I'm pretty sure that some will still be tossed out. Maybe not 100 at a time, but some..............
Good haul BIGTOXY69!
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neodave
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26. August 2005 @ 14:46 |
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They've been using the original cover in a locking Blockbuster case in my area for a while but they still throw the original cases out. I think they'll use those locking cases of theirs for a while. So are they using the original cases(non locking) for rental in your area bolu53? I can't hardly see them doing that.
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bolu53
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27. August 2005 @ 06:38 |
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As far as the locking bars are concerned, to be honest, it has been a month since I have rented a Blockbuster movie, so I have not had the chance to check that out since this change in boxes. I'll have to explore that and get back to you. If it is not to be, I'll definately be grateful for the 700 -800 empties I've been lucky enough to get. At an average of $0.16 per Verbatim 16x blank DVD+R, and another $0.60 or so per movie for 24-30 movies a month from Netflix, plus freebies from friends, etc, that puts me at about $0.75 per flick. I'm o.k. with possibly having to pay another 10 or 20 cents for a case. The only problem? SPACE!! I'm going to have to move some movies from cases and put them in "albums" instead. Need to free up wall space if this collection is going to continue to grow!
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27. August 2005 @ 07:10 |
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bolu53- Well so far you done good so like you say you can't complain that much - and if you have to buy cases anyay the Verbatim slim dvd cases work Good ! I know i sound like a broken record or that I work for verbatim but I don't That's just the cheapest price non-free cases I could find locally .25 or so @ samsclub and I don't work for them either ! Personally I'm Glad Blockbuster are going to start using the original cover art for the dvd's they rent ! It doe'snt happen very often but sometimes the movie come's out before the cover art hit's the websites Like Megasearch.net who post covers for Games, audio cd's & dvd's so now you can just scan the original cover if you have a scanner or possibly color copy it if you have access to a color copy machine! and as for running out of space because of your ever growing collection . You might check @ Big Lots Stores if you have any near you They have or had a nice CD/DVD/ Vhs movie rack for like $15.00 or so a while bacxk - nice wood lightish oak like color sturdy easy to assemble ! so it's worth a check out run anyway ! food for thought as they say! And Jvc what can i say you have made me what I am today ! A dvd case chasing dumpster diving daddy ! (well step daddy anyway) ! and I'm not in your or bolu53's class yet but I'm working ob it ! Well gang with that let me say ! GOOD Hunting ! Good diving , Happy burning & Peace to -JVC & bolu53 , and all my afterdawn.com friends ! later !
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