Remove those annoying CD stickers!
Many moons ago, in my series about collectors' nightmares, I wrote about those absolutely annoying American stickers at the top of each CD. I have no idea why they are on there, but I can easily think of reasons. Maybe Americans are so lazy that they need to be able to read the title of the CD from each angle so they don't have to do too much work finding what they are looking for? Maybe a CD is too heavy to be picked up? Or maybe too many people steal stuff and the companies are hoping that sticky tape will deter thieves? Err, think again.
No matter what, those things have always annoyed the hell out of me. I also have to admit that in the beginning I tried to remove them the old-fashioned way, by simply trying to peel them off. If you have ever tried that more than once, you know what happens every single time: The damn thing rips and the rest is even more difficult to get off. It wasn't until someone told me that I should just separate the CD jewelcase that this particular nightmare came to an end.
It's an old trick but since I encounter people time and again who are still fighting those stickers with sheer willpower, I thought I'd add a brief "instruction manual" here for those of you who are still being annoyed by those things. I'll start with a few photos from the livingwithmusic.com gallery (you can also find them there) and then I'll explain it again. Continue reading→
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