Have you seen the thin jewel cases that are available lately? I first saw one when I bought a piece of software, the CD was in this extremely thin jewel case. I liked it a lot. I can fit two of them in a CD tower slot that would normally hold only one standard jewel case. Yes, I know you’re thinking why don’t I just buy a quad case and store 4 CD’s where I would have only been able to keep one before. I have used the quad cases. I like them too…to an extent. I find that they often have problems. The center portion of the case where the CD’s snap onto to hold them in place frequently are either too large or too small. The large ones make it difficult to get the CD attached and even harder to take it off to use it. I have even cracked a CD putting on a holder that was too wide in the center. The ones that are too small don’t hold the CD in place and it rattles around in the case and falls out when it is opened. This happens way too often. I bought 30 quad cases not too long ago and I would say at least one in five has the problem with the center being too small. I either end up with a quad case with only three CD’s because of this or have a CD fall out every time I open a case that isn’t made right. I am much happier with this new thin jewel cases. Each one has been perfect.

I have seen several types of the thin cases. Some are rectangular and made of hard plastic, others round with a straight edge across the hinged end that are softer plastic and are see through. The third type is what I have now, the Disc Savers. Disc Savers are square shaped with rounded corners. What I like most about them is the center section is a raised bump that fits through a center opening in the top of the jewel case. You simply snap the opening in the top of the case over the center section of the bottom to close it and push it down when opening the case. There’s no segmented center to snap a CD onto when it’s open. The CD fits perfectly over the raised, rounded center and when the case is closed, it holds the CD snugly in place with no fear of it coming loose and becoming damaged. I don’t have to worry about the center section being too large or too small because the CD is just placed over it, not snapped into it. There’s no struggling with the CD when the case is opened, trying to free it from the bottom of the jewel case. The cases are soft plastic, available in clear and several colors, and it’s very easy to see through them to identify the CD inside of it. No more need for an extra label inside the top of the case because you can see the CD through it and identify it easily. This also works great if you are burning your own CD’s and labeling them. I use the cases that come in colors and then I use the same color case for multi-sets of CDs. If you are tired of the standard sized single jewel case, give these a try.

What I like most about these cases is the ease in with which you can store them as well as take them with you. They don’t break like the hard plastic CD jewel cases and because they are made in a single unit there’s no top hinge to break off. The cases are also over a half an inch shorter because they don’t have that hinged area. They are available in both 10 packs and 50 packs from the Stomp web site.