i buy CDs regularly from US to UK..

and now refuse to take 'advantage' of the 'cheaper' price
for shipping without cases

because i got sick of brand new discs arriving covered in fingerprints and scratches.

[plus the hassle of buying bulk CD cases]

Theres a very good reason why new US CDs are sold in cases
sealed along the top edge with security sticky tape.

I wish this rule was imposed on UK High Street CD shops as well !!!