Are OBIs A Necessity To You?

[jkm444]

yups it is, it feels like it is incomplete without the OBI. (The only time I am okay without having it is if it is a rare cd.)

[AyUta]

I didn't used to care about them, but recently I began keeping them instead of throwing them away. It's like what Jasmine said, when I buy something, I want everything that comes with it .

[pimenta]

Yes, I don't buy a used CD if the obi is not included!
And I could never throw them out.

it feels like it is incomplete without the OBI. [2]

[Aderianu]

not really... but I keep them

[y_nathz]

Yeah it's quite important to me or my CDs would looked naked

[AyusakiFan]

In the US, CDs don't come with OBIs so I like being able to have something to differentiate the spines of my US CDs from my Japanese CDs. They stand out more that way. I wish I could buy the OBIs for my Japanese CDs that I didn't get one with (like two of my used CDs).

[Chiharo]

Yes, they are. I can't stand when people just throw them. Why not simply put them in the booklet or something?? I don't even throw the non-resealable plastic wrapping and I put my CD in them again (mostly because there's a sticker on them, and besides it can hold the obi as well).

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

Yes. For instance if I'm buying a used CD, buying one without the OBI is basically buying an incomplete album. haha. I want the whole package

[AyusakiFan]

I'm glad to hear that there are others who feel that OBIs are as much as a necessity to them as it is to me. Sometimes I've wondered if it was a little weird for me to be so anal about OBIs but apparently there are people who feel that they are just as important.

[Polyrhythm]

If you're missing the OBI, you're missing a cool part of the artwork.

[Yoake]

obi is a necessity for me. ^^
I always buy cd with obi.

[maddy1111]

ehm, all my japanese CDs contain obi, but i dont care about them so much, CD and DVD is much more important for me

[gallowsCalibrator]

It doesn't matter so much to me~ If it doesn't have it, oh well, if it does, then yay~ I won't throw them away, but I won't go crazy over them either (^_^)

[SKYia]

I simply don't want to have anything missing from my album, if I just wanted the songs I could go to itunes.com or get them illegally, but since I decide to buy an album in a physical way I don't want it to be incomplete

[Ayuko]

Originally Posted by Earth_maiden

It depends on the CD, sometimes. I like my Ayu singles to have them because without them, you can't really tell what the CD is from the spine. As for other CDs, I'm not too bothered, I'm happy if they have an obi but if they don't, I'm not going to cry or anything. XD

same here, I only want/need them with Ayu cds not for others =)

[FIRSTKLAS]

Yes, obis are a necessity to me.

I'm not a hardcore collector but if I'm buying an used CD and it originally came with an obi than that's how I have to get it.

[Chessur]

I Keep mine but I lose one from time to a very loooong time but if i lose them It Doesnt really bother me.

[brand new love]

no, i throw them out tbh.

[Picaflor 7/4]

Originally Posted by brand new love

no, i throw them out tbh.

yes!

[ville]

yes, think that OBIs are piece of the artwork, so i love them.
it's always so nice to guess what kind of obi there will be with cd.

and i won't buy the cd (from ebay) if it doesn't have the obi.