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If I had been ordering these only for my own use, I might not have minded this, but these were to be protective sleeves for gift CD's. It was also interesting to note that the Memorex box had a cutaway so that the sleeves could be seen, but it was oriented so that the rubber band was not visible. I ordered these Memorex sleeves, because Memorex was a respected brand, and they appeared to meet my needs. I checked at several large stationery stores to see if this was common practice for Memorex, and every Memorex box had the deforming rubber band. One might be inclined to label this deceptive packaging.I also read all of the Amazon reviews carefully, and found that this was not a recent development--reviews dating back to 2004 commented on this packaging by Memorex. When I opened the Memorex box, I was appalled to see that all of the sleeves were very tightly bound with a rubber band. This deformed about half of the sleeves (about one quarter of them on each of the two ends).
I recommend them. But, it keeps the media scratch and dust free. I keep my dvd/cd media in these sleeves. Obviously, you cannot use this to mail dvd or cd.
I unwittingly got hold of some, and it's more work, plus they don't come out a uniform size). But I hate jewel cases and can't afford the larger plastic cases, which also take up a lot of space. If you use paper sleeves, these are very affordable, plus they're made from heavier paper than the others, which makes them much easier to handle. All paper sleeves are a trade-off: low price and more compact storage versus real protection. Memorex's heavier paper seems to give me more protection for my large-and-growing-larger DVD collection than other paper sleeves, and hey, the price is right. Flap is pre-folded, and some cheaper sleeves aren't. (Check on that.
She's earned a repeat customer. I give Orlas's Books 5 STARS. Lori and Orla's Bookstore was very gracious and customer focused in her response to a problem with my shipment. Sometimes no matter how hard we try, things go wrong.
Fantastic for their price. Decent paper sleeves, not as nice as the cotton fiber ones, but they work great.
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