Ditch the Jewel Case For Storage Space!
I have alot of CD's. It's just what happens. You collect CD's over the years, and you have to do something with them. Nothing can be deleted; you never know when you will want to listen to the Popeye Soundtrack, or groove to Esquivel. The fact that you can copy friend's CD's aren't helping the situation any. At last count, I had something over 500 CDs. I know that must be much more now. The problem is space. CD's themselves don't take up too much room, but as they multiply, you realize that you have a situation on your hands.
It took many
days of research to come up with the best solution, and let me tell you, I struggled with
this one for awhile. CD Books/Binders aren't good, because you lose the tray card art, and
cramming the booklets in the envelopes just won't work. I looked at the discsox storage
system, and it was too cost prohibitive. I saw a guy at the jazzloft selling CD envelopes that looked like it fit
the trick. I figured out that the sleeves could be ordered cheaper at Bags Unlimited. These bags take the tray card, as
well as the book, fold over like a gatefold album, and you can store almost 20 CDs in the
space of one jewel case. The CD's are perfectly safe, the bags are plenty sturdy, and I
have in fact stored up to three CD's in one envelope. I use a 2 in 1 fellows envelope I
bought at Staples, and cut to fit it for the sleeves. The book and tray card are visible
through the sleeve, and you can even read the spine when you flip through.
I am able to bring more CD's with me since everything got transferred over.
The only drawback is that the digipak CD's that are made out of cardboard can't be
modified unless you wanted to take scissors to the packaging; something I wouldn't dream
of. I bought CD drawers at Ikea for $6 each, but you can do whatever is easiest for you
and your situation. I use the blank jewel cases as dividers of genre in my collection. You
can use those other cases for CD-ROM storage, when you make copies of things for your
friend, create art with them, or even sell them to a used record store.
