Out of curiosity, I am wondering how many open their DVD's upon receiving them (maybe to check and make sure the discs are ok or etc.,) or do you keep it in the packaging until you are ready to watch said DVD and just trust that the right discs will be there when you are ready to watch, or for you extremists out there (with a fat pocketbook to boot) do you buy to copies of the DVD, open one, and store the other for collection purposes.

At a minimum they get a shake while sealed.  If i sense the DVD is off the spindle (which is usually broken in such cases) and i'm in the store it goes right back to the shelf. 

If it was ordered from the Web and excessive rattling is found it gets opened immediately to check for damage.

I'll wait to open them (though they get entered into profiler even before getting into their resting spot).  I have to admit, that I need to stop doing that though.  I'm getting burned on that right now, kind of.  I bought a TV series last summer and just got time to watch it now and the 2nd and 3rd disc (out of 3) are defective and unwatchable.  Of course, the store is out of them and can't order from their distributor (I hate Best Buy), so I have to wait until they get them back in which could be months.

Open -> Check for damage -> Profile it -> Peace of mind.
(oh, and, eventually, watch it... one of these days  )

Mostly, I open them immediately. Once in a great while I might be busy & forget for a few days, but that's rare.

Quoting antolod:

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I try to always open them as soon as I get them. I have found that the older that darn sticker on the case gets, the harder it is to get off. Seem to me that on brand new releases, the sticker(s) peel off much easier.

I have the habt to open them when I watch them, but for the reason you mentioned I need to get back in the habit to open them when I get them (...and maybe even scanning the Disc-ID right away too).

Alrighty, after the results of this poll, I just finished opening around 70 or so DVD's and most looked very good (there were 3 or so I put in a maybe pile that I will check tomorrow, and 1 that the sticker ripped the hell out of the cover )

But I agree with the majority here and think I made the right (or at least the smart) choice in opening my unopened ones, besides the only reason to leave them in the package is to perhaps sell them at a later, and god knows that aint gonna happen.

I always open them right away of course. If something is wrong with the disc, or something is missing (disc/booklet) then it's that much easier.