Order from Total Media came today

[NAD613]

Today I got my Fuji DR-I tapes from Total Media. I ordered a total of 60. A lot of tapes, for sure, but one thing puzzles me. They said the minimum order was 20 cassettes & they could only be ordered in increments of 20 tapes. When they arrived, I got 6 10-packs. Not in boxes, either, but the shrink-wrapped 10-packs, reminiscent of the bricks of Fuji & BASF tapes Monty Wards & Best used to sell back in the day. I can understand a minimum order of 20, but why in only increments of 20 if they're in 10-packs? Maybe they have a B&B/Akai-type situation with the number of Fuji DR-I tapes they have & want to get rid of them? I don't know.

[Rat44]

I noticed they call the cases slim and rounded.
Are they like the old Memorex cases?
You know the ones I mean, from the late 70's or early 80's?

[braxus]

I find that weird because the London Drugs store here which is the only place I can get a decent selection of blanks, sells the Fuji tapes in boxes. So I don't know whats up with that outlet.

[Mr. Lin]

I think it's safe to say you're not in danger of running out of normal bias tapes any time soon, huh?

[NAD613]

I noticed they call the cases slim and rounded.
Are they like the old Memorex cases?
You know the ones I mean, from the late 70's or early 80's?

Yep, I know what you're talking about. No, they just don't have squared corners & are thinner than regular cassette cases. Hopefully, you can see the difference in the pics, a Fuji DR-I cassette & case vs. an Akai SX.

[NAD613]

I think it's safe to say you're not in danger of running out of normal bias tapes any time soon, huh?

Yes, I think you'd be correct with that statement. Between these 60 Fuji DR-I, the 2+ boxes of Akai SX-90 I already have, plus another 4 boxes of the Akai SX-90 on the way, I think I am well stocked with decent type I tapes for the time being.

[Web Police]

Quit ordering stuff. Your making me want to order some. :D

[NAD613]

Quit ordering stuff. Your making me want to order some. :D

I'm just making up for lost time. There are still a few orders I'm waiting for. My latest one: 2 boxes of Emtec Reference Master CSII 60 min. cassettes from Amazon; last 2 boxes the seller had.

[Web Police]

It is definitely nice to have parcels arrive a few times a week. :)

[Mr. Lin]

The Akai cases are my favorite of any type of tape, I wish all cassette cases were like them.

[Web Police]

Those Fuji tapes that get inserted in the case backwards kinda bothers me. I like putting the exposed tape end into the case to protect it. It probably works just fine but I am so used to the convention cases. :-?

[NAD613]

Those Fuji tapes that get inserted in the case backwards kinda bothers me. I like putting the exposed tape end into the case to protect it. It probably works just fine but I am so used to the convention cases. :-?

My only gripe about the Fuji tapes is that they don't have the normal-size cases.

[stuwee]

Sooo, what type I's should I get, I've got some older Fuji DR-1's and Sony HF90's but, I want a box of something like ya'll have, it seems like most of these that ya'll are talking about are NOS. What's the best price on a box of type I 90's?

Craig

[NAD613]

$4.50 for 10 Akai SX-90's (45 cents each, min. order is 10) from Batteries & Butter.

http://www.batteriesandbutter.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=AKAISX-90&Category_Code=audio

[stuwee]

$4.50 for 10 Akai SX-90's (45 cents each, min. order is 10) from Batteries & Butter.

http://www.batteriesandbutter.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=AKAISX-90&Category_Code=audio

Next payday I'm on it, thanks!

[MacGyver]

i was getting tens and tens of those very FUJI DR-Is there five years back, when i was recording those mixtapes for my bio.father. many of the type II DR-IIs as well. always getting them from BI-MART at a good price as they had frequent special sales. i grabbed an entire case once; i believe two 10-packs to a box, maybe four. very good, reliable tapes, those...

[Scorpion8]

It is definitely nice to have parcels arrive a few times a week. :)

It is, but only if I get to the post office first. If my wife does, hooooooo boy! Dem's words ain't fit for public repeating! :D