1. The cases come in 5 lovely translucent colors.
2. The CD is held in place by 3 cusps. You can release the CD with minimal stress on it by depressing the central hub.
3. There is some clearance between the base of the case and the CD surface.
4. The plastic of the cases seems to be brittle.

All these mean that the cases will protect the CDs from scratches but they will not last forever. This may be a problem if the cases were intended for active use. Otherwise, they are good enough.


Work fine   November 26, 2004
 7 out of 7 found this review helpful

I've used these (and similar) cases for years. No problems, even with the cats occasionally knocking them around and walking on them.
1) I've never had one crack.
2) They hold the disc securely, but not with so much force that you risk damaging the disc when removing it.
3) As long as you open them properly - from the front (clear) side by pulling near the corner(s) while holding the back (colored) side - they open fine.


Good, but there's better   August 30, 2003
 6 out of 17 found this review helpful

These Jewel Cases are good, and the price is deffinetly right on Amazon, but I prefer CD Sleeves instead of Jewel Cases. CD Sleeves are much smaller than Jewel Cases, and are much better when sending them through the mail.

It's also good if your going on vacation, because you can find Double sided Jewel Cases which hold 2 CD's, then of course, there are the ones that hold 1 CD. I find CD Sleeves a much better way of transportng CD's than Jewel Cases.


Amazon doesn't have these in stock   November 18, 2003
 6 out of 9 found this review helpful

I ordered these 2 months ago and Amazon still does not have any in stock. It says that they are available in 24 hours but they have told me several times that they can't get any.


Sure they're cute BUT......   September 14, 2004
 3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Sure, these colorful jewel cases are pretty to look at but I give their functionality an F. As soon as I opened one of these cases to put a CD in it, the case broke. It happened to 3 cases out of the 12 I have used already. I wasn't using excessive force, in fact most people call me gentle. Buy at your own risk and HANDLE WITH CARE!!