reid@Glacier.ARPA (Brian Reid) (10/21/85)
The November issue of @i[Digital Audio] says that an American plastic molding company has (finally) started offering empty jewel boxes for sale to record-industry distributors. The suggested list price is $1.89 each. I have not yet seen them in any store. -- Brian Reid decwrl!glacier!reid Stanford reid@SU-Glacier.ARPA
mkb@rover.ri.cmu.edu (Mike Blackwell) (10/22/85)
C&M, a record/tape/CD/accessory distributor in Maryland (800-638-0596), sells "generic jewel boxes" for $0.75 each. Of course, since they are a distributor, they have a $50 minimum ($100 and they'll waive the $7.50 flat handling fee). You also need a tax ID number before they'll talk to you - you can start your own company (well, make up a name) and get a number from the IRS for free... A few CD's should bring your order over the minimum (if you're expecting great "distributor prices" on CD's, forget it - these are the people that sell to your local record stores - there's a reason CD's cost $16 in the stores! You'll basically get about average mail order prices. Right now, CBS CD's are on sale for $10.60, from $11.45 normal, which isn't too bad). I've also seen companies advertising jewel boxes in BillBoard magazine, but I didn't pay much attention then. You might browse through a few issues in the library. cheers, -m- (mkb@rover.ri.cmu.edu)
jordan@lll-crg.ARpA (Jordan Hayes) (10/22/85)
In article <13437@Glacier.ARPA> reid@Glacier.UUCP (Brian Reid) writes: > >The November issue of @i[Digital Audio] says that an American plastic >molding company has (finally) started offering empty jewel boxes for sale to >record-industry distributors. The suggested list price is $1.89 each. >I have not yet seen them in any store. Tower records in Berkeley has 'em ... I didn't catch the price, tho... Jordan Hayes {ucbvax,lll-crg,nike}!jordan
marvinm@ttidcb.UUCP (Marvin Moskowitz) (10/24/85)
In article <933@lll-crg.ARpA> jordan@lll-crg.UUCP (Jordan Hayes) writes: >In article <13437@Glacier.ARPA> reid@Glacier.UUCP (Brian Reid) writes: >> >>The November issue of @i[Digital Audio] says that an American plastic >>molding company has (finally) started offering empty jewel boxes for sale to >>record-industry distributors. The suggested list price is $1.89 each. >>I have not yet seen them in any store. > >Tower records in Berkeley has 'em ... I didn't catch the price, tho... $1.39 at Tower in Westwood Village (L.A.) but I believe I've seen them for less elsewhere. If you look at the cost of other molded plastics, I would imagine 59 cents is what they will come down to. Marv Moskowitz
dann@bmcg.UUCP (Dann McCreary) (10/24/85)
Here in San Diego, I have seen empty jewel boxes at Licorice Pizza for some
time now, only $.99 each....
I thought that was an exorbitant price...
Still will boycot any non-jeweled CDs, but nice to have a replacement source
for breakage.
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