The average consumer is an idiot, I'm sad to say.
I don't usually get political, but I find strong correlations between certain ideologies that cross topics. I was watching Bill Maher on Friday (along with the re-run for the previous week, which I had missed), and it was mentioned that 15-20% of Americans believe Obama, our President, is secretly a Muslim with plans to turn the country into a socialist Islam empire. For the sake of argument, I'll just assume the poll he referenced was conducted with good methods. (Given the % of right wingers in this country, and % of those who are wacky, this number is probably pretty accurate, I'd say.) And if that's the case, I cannot believe that I have to share oxygen with people who are that moronic. I'm willing to bet it's these same know-nothing screwballs that have ruined a number of things (for lack of a better descriptor), such as blank DVD media. Whether they vote in a booth, or with their wallet, they vote for the things that always come back to harm them the most! I can imagine these are the same people who ask if they can "burn a blue ray DVD in the CD player" and then get mad when told that's impossible. These are the folks who run into a store to find the cheapest media available, like a Memorex disc, and then never test or play it. A few years later, they try to play that DVD, then claim that the data magically "disappeared" on them, with zero scientific facts to back it up. Instead of buying better discs, like Verbatim, they resort to another "brand" of DVDs, such as TDK or HP (the other cheap discs in the store), not comprehending that those are the same discs (CMC) like the Memorex. And even when told of their error, you get attitude and disbelief in response. Their mind has been made up, facts be damned, and the quality product gets none of their funds. The rest of us are forced to put up with their crap decisions in some way, be it 8 years governed by a doofus, or in a market devoid of good discs.
Anyway, back to the storage topic...
When Fry's doesn't even carry what you want, you're more or less out of local options. Also check Microcenter or a TigerDirect/CompUSA store, if there's one near your location. Dallas has all three of those, all off 75/Central, if you happen to be in that area.
You may have to turn to online options.
Look at the list at
http://www.digitalFAQ.com/reviews/buy-dvd-cases.htm
Also look to see what
www.checkoutstore.com has, the newest sponsor of digitalFAQ.com
Good luck!
