They shouldn't add an extra charge for the containers especially if you're buying the whole lot because the "cost" of the container is already factored into the blank media that you're buying.
At CDR King, empty containers are separately offered for sale. They are factored into CDR King's selling prices as a discounted per-disc price. In other words, since the price of the container was already deducted from the price of the disc, you will have to pay extra if you want that container included.
The retail price of CDR King discs are incredibly cheap. So cheap that competing retailers are scratching their heads trying to figure out how CDR King sometimes manages to sell at prices lower than the purchase prices offered by legitimate distributors.
Asar nga ang mga retailer-competitors sa CDR King dahil napakamura ng retail price nila. Pero OK na rin dahil it's the end-users who benefit in the long run. As
indie boi says, mura pa rin kahit kasama ang bayad sa container.
One exclusive Philippine distributor once wondered how CDR King was able to maintain inventories of that distributor's brand, when CDR King had never purchased a single disc from it at the time.
The distributor notified CDR King about the problem and informed them that Philippine retailers had an obligation to purchase only from the exclusive Philippine distributor. Unfortunately, CDR King ignored the distributor's pleas.
Infuriated by the snub, the distributor threatened legal action against CDR King, warning the latter that it will cause the issuance of
subpoenas duces tecum to compel CDR King to present receipts, invoices and other importation documents in court and to reveal its overseas supplier.
Realizing that such a legal move might open it to BIR and BOC
(Bureau of Customs) investigations, CDR King offered a compromise: From now on, CDR King agrees to buy the subject brand only from the exclusive Philippine distributor. The distributor agreed.
Presently, CDR King purchases an average of more than 300,000 CDs per month from that distributor. And that's just for one brand - a mind-boggling quantity!!!
One last note. The distributor has been doing the math, and based on its estimates, CDR King's purchases of 300,000 CDs per month from them is still a low figure. The distributor suspects that CDR King, in violation of its agreement, is still importing thousands of discs of the subject brand from an unauthorized overseas supplier. The distributor is not contemplating legal action at this time - not yet, at least.
Would someone know the number of CD-R King's main office. Maybe we can barrage them with calls complaining about this practice.
Hindi ka papansinin - unless you threaten litigation.