Re: Wet HIE Film Boxes

["Steve Midgley" <smidgley@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have had film stored in the freezer that built up a layer of frost over
time and they get very soggy when they thaw out. As long as the
canister/wrapper is intact, you won't have any problems. A while back, I
bought some film from a dealer that was soggy and he sold it to me for half
price - the average customer wouldn't buy it because it looked bad. I guess
he didn't learn from the experience, because he kept getting the film soggy
and would call me to come down and buy some more at half price! Too bad he
went out of business - I can't imagine why. 

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> From: Shade of the Cottonwood, L.L.C. <cottonwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: smidgley@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Wet HIE Film Boxes
> Date: Monday, December 23, 1996 2:44 PM
> 
> My film order just arrived with everything in good order except the HIE.
> It is loosely wrapped in a plastic bag sealed shut with tape, and all 10
> boxes were exposed to moisture. Many of the ends have become unglued,
> some corners are torn, the boxes are mushy instead of crisp, and even
> the black ink in one spot has leached out in to the surrounding yellow
> field. There is no indication of moisture on the larger box everything
> was shipped in. The expiration date is 9/97. What I would like to know,
> I am right in demanding replacement by the film wholesaler? I haven't
> opened the plastic or the boxes because I haven't been able to reach the
> return manager yet, and don't want to jeopardize my claim. But doesn't
> this indicate more exposure to moisture than simple condensation from
> going from freezer to room temperature? And can't this be bad for the
> film? It was shipped from New Jersey to Kansas, so it was in cold
> temperatures most of the journey.
> -SMS
> -- 
> Shade of the Cottonwood, L.L.C.
> cottonwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.cjnetworks.com/~cottonwood

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