Review on CD Storage Box with Magnetic Opening - Holds 40 CD Cases for Media Shelf Storage and Organization by John Floyd

UPDATE TO MY PREVIOUS REVIEW TWO YEARS AGO: I have already discussed the problem with this product at length in my review from two years ago, which you can read after this update: in particular the lack of sufficient vertical clearance to Remove and replace CDs when stacking two or more of these storage boxes on top of each other. The solution I just recently discovered is so simple and obvious that I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner. Instead of stacking the storage boxes like usual with the magnetic flap door on the front, I turned them so the back of the box was down and the door leaf was up and then stacked the boxes like that. so tall, how I want to level up (four max is the limit for the area I keep under my desk). This adds over a half inch of space above the CDs so I can now easily remove and replace CDs and make room for those oversized vinyl copies of CDs and custom CD cases (including many box sets, although I keep my box). sets in another furniture storage rack). Now these storage boxes work great! Check out the new photos I've posted here, two of which show CDs that have been stored in the usual way (tight, with CD cases scattered on the floor in front of them that don't fit) and two, showing alternative preservation and storage methods. stacking that I just described. I still think this product could benefit from a redesign, but now that I understand how best to use these boxes I'll be upgrading the rating from three to four stars. 2018: I gave this product a five star rating after purchasing over a dozen of these for my growing CD collection. But now that I've made serious use of them, I have some serious criticisms. I like the way they look, their modular design, solid construction and really good build quality. They are the right size to fit into tight spaces. When full they are still light enough to pick up and move around. But as some other reviewers point out, you'll have a hard time to get the CDs out of the lower drawers once you have folded them. When the top drawers in the stack are mostly empty. then there is enough vertical clearance to insert and extract standard jewel cases. But once the box is full, the bottom sags just enough to sit on the CD cases in the box below, making it difficult to get the cases out, to say the least. It hardly works with standard jewel cases, but if you have a varied collection that includes multi-disc sets and odd-sized digipaks, or those mini LP replica covers that some specialty labels make, then CD cases are for you just too good. . big enough to barely fit in those boxes, and even if they just about fit, once you have a box full of CDs on them, the bottom sags and rests on the crates, making it impossible to eject CDs. And I don't put these storage boxes at more than three heights. Another problem with unusually sized CD cases, such as The design of some box sets and mini LP cases, for example, is that they are also too wide and therefore the front cover does not stay closed and stay on. opens. So I tried different solutions to get these things working and it was difficult. To keep the front flaps closed I took some velcro stickers and glued them to the inside of the flap and that worked, but the glue on the stickers isn't strong enough to hold the faux leather material so they slide easily solve. As for the height I glued some clear plastic bumpers that I bought at the hardware store with velcro, and then when the storage boxes were full, the weight of the CDs shrank so much that the plastic bumpers came off. if the storage boxes are slightly offset. I then tried driving black upholstery nails into the bottom corners to lift the boxes from the top, but the nails were too slippery and so the boxes slid and slid instead of stacking neatly. So now I have to come up with another trick because I've already invested several hundred dollars to buy 17 of these and they are well made but not that well designed. My room doesn't have room for another large piece of media cabinet furniture, so these little storage boxes are just what I need. If only they were stacked on top of each other and had room to get CDs out of the lower storage boxes. IF THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PRODUCT CAN SIMPLY ADD THE HEIGHT OF THESE BOXES A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS INCHES AND A QUARTER OR HALF AN INCH TO THE DEPTH THEN THEY BUDLLY PERFECTLY WORK PERFECTLY. But as it stands now I've spent so much money and so many hours getting these things to work that I don't know what to do next. My room doesn't have room for another large piece of media cabinet furniture, so these small storage boxes are just what I need. If only they were stacked on top of each other and had room to get CDs out of the lower storage boxes. 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