Rant: Blu-ray Cases
November 11, 2008
I feel a bit like Andy Rooney, but what’s the deal with that stupid little closing flap on Blu-ray cases? You know, the ones on the edge where you open the case. You first have to pry open the little flap, and then pop open the case. When you close the case, you click it closed, then have to close the little end flap. Even though the case clicks closed and stays closed without the flap.
Does it serve some purpose? I’ve seen it referred to as a “fold-away latch” that is for “extra security.” How does that provide extra security? Discs in stores already have cellophane wrapping and security stickers on every edge. Some are even put in clear plastic locking cases, guarded by pit bulls. If someone is desperate enough to steal the latest Will Ferrell movie right out of the case at the store, that little flap is not going to deter them over everything else.
And I’ve never put a DVD in a case, snapped it shut, and then as I was carrying it across the room to the shelf, it magically sprung open and discs tumbled out. Doesn’t happen. So who’s bright idea was it to add this stupid flap?
Here’s a good suggestion for dealing with it:
