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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 338274" data-attributes="member: 23">So many series do this. It&#039;s understandable that manufacturers are going to change packaging occasionally, usually to save themselves some money, but also to save space or even to do their bit for the environment. The most frustration comes, though when there isn&#039;t a choice - - perhaps half a series comes in one style and the other half another. Or the first few seasons come slipcased but later ones don&#039;t (as with Peyton Place). Or the case changes width from season to season (Dallas). Others switch to volumes after a couple of seasons (Dynasty and Melrose&#039;s US releases).In the case of MSW, I think the packaging was at least consistent and many individual seasons seem to have been available in both styles. I actually prefer the bulkier versions with fold out digipak internals and a nice slipcase. For me it was the luck of the draw from buying from online retailers. Actually, they were all bought from the same retailer at the same time, and I did contact them to comment that they&#039;d sent me different styles, but they sent me a response to point out that all the sets had been part of a massive pricing error where&nbsp; they&#039;re sold at a tenth of their intended price. I knew I&#039;d had a bargain anyway, so I was really just relieved they&#039;d honoured the sales rather than cancelling it as most would have done.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 338274, member: 23"] So many series do this. It's understandable that manufacturers are going to change packaging occasionally, usually to save themselves some money, but also to save space or even to do their bit for the environment. The most frustration comes, though when there isn't a choice - - perhaps half a series comes in one style and the other half another. Or the first few seasons come slipcased but later ones don't (as with [I]Peyton[/I] [I]Place[/I]). Or the case changes width from season to season ([I]Dallas[/I]). Others switch to volumes after a couple of seasons ([I]Dynasty[/I] and [I]Melrose's[/I] US releases). In the case of MSW, I think the packaging was at least consistent and many individual seasons seem to have been available in both styles. I actually prefer the bulkier versions with fold out digipak internals and a nice slipcase. For me it was the luck of the draw from buying from online retailers. Actually, they were all bought from the same retailer at the same time, and I did contact them to comment that they'd sent me different styles, but they sent me a response to point out that all the sets had been part of a massive pricing error where they're sold at a tenth of their intended price. I knew I'd had a bargain anyway, so I was really just relieved they'd honoured the sales rather than cancelling it as most would have done. [/QUOTE]

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