The Monkees complete TV show on Blu-ray box set.

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  1. seacliffe301

    seacliffe301 Forum Resident

    Maybe they can claim that the front pic fell off due to shipping abuses, but the damage to the inner tray? No way.
    Mine arrived with all 4 corners totally ripped along with damage to the back page of the book. This happened during packaging, not shipment. Someone was aware that this was happening, and just chose to ignore and see what happens.
    Guess that hasn't worked out so well.
     
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  2. audiomixer

    audiomixer As Bald As The Beatles

    Absolutely!
    Have I mentioned that it's $200!!! :agree:
     
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  3. audiomixer

    audiomixer As Bald As The Beatles

    Bad analogy.
     
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  4. MekkaGodzilla

    MekkaGodzilla Forum Resident

    Location:
    Westerville, Ohio
    Please message me with your PayPal or Venmo information for your FULL refund.
     
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  5. audiomixer

    audiomixer As Bald As The Beatles

    Just curious...did you happen to purchase one of these sets?
    If not, then I advise you to "shut up"* :) ..(from your own post.)*
     
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  6. The Beave

    The Beave My Wife Is My Life! And don’t I forget it!

    :biglaugh:
    Hey, at least it’s NOT a Beach Boys thread!!!:yikes::biglaugh::biglaugh::-popcorn:
    Beave
     
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  7. audiomixer

    audiomixer As Bald As The Beatles

    You would have been "bitching" too if your set(s) were defective. :D
     
  8. Crack To The Egg

    Crack To The Egg Forum Resident

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    The Monkees podcast Zilch has a Facebook group that had to shut down discussion of the box damage 6-7 years ago because it got out of hand and overshadowed the content. It also got really nasty with name calling and such. It’s a third rail in the community.

    I’m planning on watching these soon, so I’ll post my thoughts in this thread. Excited for the alternative soundtracks.
     
  9. The Beave

    The Beave My Wife Is My Life! And don’t I forget it!

    Woah, I’m just trying to bring a little humor to a bad situation. I said it before I feel for all of you going through this.
    And by the way, my inside flaps are torn, but for me it’s the discs that matter most, when it comes down to it, the box is just a poor design on the inside, but closed it looks fine so I just take it as it is.
    With all the quality issues with so many box sets over the last 10 or so years, my expectations are low when I do buy something.
    Ok, carry on………

    One other thing we need to keep an eye out for is Rhino blowing the defective ones out via a company like Deep Discount.
    That’s how I got the Beatles in mono cd box for like $56 I think, it was either DD or ImportCD, one of this companies. And no, the Beatles box is Not a Chinese counterfeit, it’s legit……
    Beaver
     
  10. audiomixer

    audiomixer As Bald As The Beatles

    I might have missed it, but had you mentioned your inside flaps torn in another post?
     
  11. Or a McCartney thread! LOL.
     
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  12. audiomixer

    audiomixer As Bald As The Beatles

    OK. I feel better now. Not quite so perfect then. ;)
    All is forgiven. :hugs:
     
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  13. The Beave

    The Beave My Wife Is My Life! And don’t I forget it!

    No biggie. I can’t remember if I mentioned it or not, but again, it was no big deal for me, the discs are perfect with nothing missing or duplicated so I’m just happy I was able to score a box after missing the first round.

    And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming!
    Beave
     
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  14. Yawndave

    Yawndave Forum Resident

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    Heh...I'm thinking I could make up a bunch of my DIY insert replacements and sell them on etsy. :laugh:
     
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  15. The Beave

    The Beave My Wife Is My Life! And don’t I forget it!

    That’s actually a great idea!
    And audiomixer we’re practically neighbors! Cold and 33 up here, maybe some snow, just crazy weather…….
    Beave
     
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  16. audiomixer

    audiomixer As Bald As The Beatles

    It's snowing here in Eastmoreland as I type.
     
  17. The Beave

    The Beave My Wife Is My Life! And don’t I forget it!

    Crazy weather but good weather for watching the Blu-ray’s or listening to music.
    Just started snowing here, BIG FLAKES!
    Beave
     
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  18. brucewayneofgotham

    brucewayneofgotham Forum Resident

    Location:
    Bunkville
    Andrew
    has hinted
    on FB
    that the BR is his least favorite
    Monkees
    project

    just because
    people complain
    too much

    they should have just done a Manila Envelope
    it would have sold as well
    and there would have been zero shipping issues
     
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  19. seacliffe301

    seacliffe301 Forum Resident

    Is it unreasonable to expect an undamaged package considering the cost? I don't.
    If this was an issue the first time around, maybe some corrections should have been considered.
     
  20. longdist01

    longdist01 Senior Member

    Location:
    Chicago, IL USA
    I'm very grateful Andrew has worked so hard on many facets of The Monkees and various projects even pushing Rhino to release more stuff.

    Thank you again Andrew Sandoval for all your efforts!

     
  21. Downsampled

    Downsampled Senior Member

    I think it’s really just two issues: the inner tray and the lenticular cover piece. I think if they didn’t have the former issue, the latter issue wouldn’t be such a big deal.

    But that inner tray design is bad. I mean, bad because it was very easily damaged in shipment, but it’s also horribly un-ergonomic. For me, it literally makes it harder to get at the discs, and I just don’t know what they were thinking. I’ll bet Andrew and some others are cursing that design decision.

    My box had a detached cover and a damaged tray, but everything else is great, and I’m not inclined to get too worked up about it. Everything about the content is A+, and it still looks great on the shelf. One of these days I’m going to re-glue the cover, and maybe I’ll replace that inner tray with something I can live with. I don’t want to sound dismissive of others’ complaints because I think some saw more damage than I, but I still think I got my money’s worth. I hope Rhino at least learned some lessons with this one so they do a better job next time. (If there is a next time!)
     
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  22. audiomixer

    audiomixer As Bald As The Beatles

    Any ideas on what you plan to use on regluing the cover?
     
  23. Downsampled

    Downsampled Senior Member

    Yep, I mentioned this upthread. This glue looks good for the job, but it requires some time to set, so I just need the right setup to glue it and keep it clamped for 24 hours or whatever...

     
  24. The Beave

    The Beave My Wife Is My Life! And don’t I forget it!

     
  25. Downsampled

    Downsampled Senior Member

    Not sure that would satisfy my OCD tendencies.
     
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