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Re: Mailing CDs - was Re: computist archive



Alex Freed wrote:
Michael J. Mahon <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:

They're for sale here, too, but they usually cost more than the 19-cent
DVD + 10-cent box that goes in them.  ;-)

So you mean it's cheaper to just send another CD if the first CD
is damaged by the post office?  :-)


One data point. For several years now I'm getting DVDs by mail from NetFlix every few days and sending them back in nothing but a thin paper envelope. Not a single one was broken so far.

So far, that's been my experience, too, so it's safe to say that
they haven't been put through a mail sorter (as Steven notes).

I generally find the discs themselves to be much more resistant
to breaking than the "jewel boxes".  Netflix' use of a tyvek
envelope helps prevent the scratching failure mode.

-michael

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