What to do with all those free 400 + cdrs

[buckeye]

I was just wondering how you guys use those cdrs. I bought a 50 pack 1 year ago, and still I have about 25 left. meanwhile, I got 400 + cdrs now lying around (thanks to OM, Microcenter, outpost). Could you post what you burn in those cdrs?

 

[tomcat]

DivX.. nuff said.

 

[Riddler]

one idea - i have an enormous cd collection form pre-burner days, so i'm converting those cd's to mp3's, then burning the entire albums so i can then sell the original cd's, that i hardly ever listen to anymore anyway, but i have a backup just in case i wanna get sentimental....

 

[Webbed]

Sell them on FS/FT forum . . . I'll buy some. Just got a 12x CD-RW -- now I need media!!!

 

[buckeye]

That's a no-no

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[novon]

yeah

 

[MuffD]

I have still got 9 100 packs of Imation Cd'rs from last June when Office Depot sold them to me for 2.60 when they had that 155% low price guarantee. I have only used like 100 cd's since I'm not into collecting playstation games or vcds anymore.

 

[buckeye]

wow!! 100 cdrs, and that too imation for $2.60....man, you are one lucky guy

 

[JayPatel]

i burn music cds

 

[buckeye]

I understand JP... is there any site which allows legal divx downloads ..eg..trailers and stuff like that.

 

[StumbleBum1]

Muzak!

 

[buckeye]

what is Muzak???

 

[Crimson]

Porn baby, porn.

 

[JayPatel]

<< what is Muzak??? >>

Prozac for cows

 

[Ronstang]

I'm in the same boat. With all the free and almost free CD-R deals lately I have almos 1000 of those little discs laying around my study. They are hard enough to find a place for when they are on a spindle, what am I gonna do if I actually put something on all these things? I guess it's time to start using some of them for gifts...and since everyone that wants you to burn them something never seems to give you a blank back I guess they will dissappear on their own. I wander what the half-life of 1000 CD-Rs is?

 

[GoldenTiger]

Coasters.
Party favors.
Things to spread all over a restaurant that you hate.
Things to toss at things you hate.
Things to give to your dog (I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS FROM THIS!)
Burn hard disk backups.
Burn music from Napster or any other services/sites (tons of them are around).
Backup software you own.
Things to hand out to friends as small gifts.

 

[allmotor]

sell them to aol so they can use them as free trial disks!!

 

[ratkil]

wow, I bet a 50 cdr spindle in the microwaves is something to see........

 

[lupin]

you could always backup the WWW

 

[jhu]

you never have enough cd-r media when porn is concerned.

 

[DannyLove]

send them to dannyLove,......i didnt get in with the deal

 

[buckeye]

<<you never have enough cd-r media when porn is concerned. >> I agree....

 

[Wuming]

go irc and download all the music videos, mp3s and movies you can. they make great burning material.

 

[KiLLaZ]

- Help to distribute music from your favorite local band.

 

[Elledan]

<< wow, I bet a 50 cdr spindle in the microwaves is something to see........ >>

All at once? That would be nice

On a sidenote: don't forget to turn off the microwave after some time, else you'll have to buy a new one