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[wheelz]

hidefdave, on 17 January 2012 - 12:15 PM, said:

It would seem so...terms and conditions say the offer has expired, but the free super saver option is there for you to click at checkout

I've just taken advantage and ordered a few more Blu's...unfortunately dispatched by Douche Post but I'm hopeful now the Christmas rush is over they won't take quite so long. Seems to me if you've got a boxed set or two they use Deutsche Post, and Royal Mail for the smaller stuff.

D.

Nah, i ordered 2 single BD's the last week 1 was sent Deutsche and the other one royal the next day,(thought that was very odd as both were in stock)the royal arrived yesterday

[Chopsus]

I think it comes down to the warehouse location of the stock you have ordered - Douchemail has always been exactly that - unfortunately

Edited by Chopsus, 17 January 2012 - 01:02 PM.

[djfish31]

latest order
Dispatched 12/01/12 Via Royal Mail
ETA 24/01/12
Arrived 17/01/12

5 Day including a weekend cant fault that.
but the one sent the day befor has yet to be seen...

[kurgan]

A-UK aren't in my good books at the moment either. 2 packages took over 4 weeks to arrive and my most recent order from the 14th Jan is scheduled to dispatch on the 24/01 despite all items being 'In Stock'...

The reason? 'Two of the items are being sent from our warehouse in Jersey to a depot in the UK where the other two items are so all can be shipped together. This is why there is a delay in the dispatch of the entire order.'

Not usual practise on the part on Amazon to do this, hope it's not a sign of things to come...

[tonyjg]

http://www.smh.com.a...0118-1q56z.html

The Australian dollar has climbed to a 27-year-high against the pound, offering holiday discounts for Australians plying the kangaroo route to London.

The Aussie gained more than one pence against the pound overnight, rising to almost 68 pence - the highest since February 1985 - before easing back to 67.7 in recent trading


AMAZON UK..................YOU'LL BE GETTING MORE OF MY BUSINESS SOON !!  

Edited by tonyjg, 18 January 2012 - 10:42 AM.

[S2 13BT]

Looks like the free shipping has ended!

[kurgan]

S2 13BT, on 18 January 2012 - 11:54 AM, said:

Looks like the free shipping has ended!

Is still working for me...just did an order and. Is still an option.

[tonyjg]

S2 13BT, on 18 January 2012 - 11:54 AM, said:

Looks like the free shipping has ended!

as previous post - it's still there - just proceed as normal... nothing to see.,. move on with your order !

[CHRIS08]

I've never ordered from Amazon UK. With their free shipping how long do items take & which courier company do they use. Also do they offer a expedited shipping??? As Amazon USA are now F'd up. You pay for exedited & you get standard shipping service.

[hidefdave]

CHRIS08, on 18 January 2012 - 08:00 PM, said:

I've never ordered from Amazon UK. With their free shipping how long do items take & which courier company do they use. Also do they offer a expedited shipping??? As Amazon USA are now F'd up. You pay for exedited & you get standard shipping service.

Amazon UK use either Royal Mail or Deutsche Post DHL. Only options are standard shipping or Free Super saver delivery (for orders over 25 quid). The timeframe they specify is the same for both (8-12 business days).

In reality, Royal Mail seems to be fairly speedy - some members have reported delivery times of as little as 3 days following dispatch. Average is around a week. Deutsche Post for whatever reason seem to take 2 or 3 times as long. You don't get a choice to choose which courier company you want to use - it seems to be luck of the draw depending on what you order and where it happens to be warehoused as to what you end up with.

Stuff from Amazon US seems to take an incredibly long time compared to Amazon UK, and isn't packaged as well either. Just my 2c, others may have different experiences.

D.

[Quark]

CHRIS08, on 18 January 2012 - 08:00 PM, said:

I've never ordered from Amazon UK. With their free shipping how long do items take & which courier company do they use. Also do they offer a expedited shipping??? As Amazon USA are now F'd up. You pay for exedited & you get standard shipping service.

Check to make sure they're still  honouring the free shipping at the checkout, given it was scheduled only until 15 Jan. Packages go via Royal Mail (usually 7-10 days, sometimes quicker) or Deutsche Douche Post^TM (often 14-21 days).

Larger packages tend to be more likely to go with Douche.  If you have any pre-orders or out of stock each order won't be split. Break your orders up into multiples of £25.

I've never bothered with priority shipping from the UK - it would probably go Douche and take at least as long (my last Douche/DHL priority shipping from another vendor in Germany took nearly 4 weeks).

If ordering blu-rays, be aware that the UK get a lot more issues cropped to 16:9 (and the UK site doesn't list aspect ratio with any reliability).

Edited by Quark, 18 January 2012 - 10:05 PM.

[jsmith]

kurgan, on 18 January 2012 - 11:58 AM, said:

Is still working for me...just did an order and. Is still an option.

I just did a test order and yes it did come up with the free shipping option... still, this page has changed to say the offer has ended. I hope they decide to continue it, surely they'd lose a fair bit of business if not.

JSmith

[crtlover]

Gone!

[tonyjg]

well... that's going to kill off a few jobs.......  packers at the amazon warehouse.....  parcels to Australia............... and my postie wont be coming here much anymore !

[crtlover]

Bugger! Wish I'd known earlier. I've got a heap sitting in my cart.

[Quark]

If they lose enough business chances are there'll be a change of heart...

[Chopsus]

Jeez I was lucky then, for some reason last night I just logged on cleaned out my basket and put a few orders in ..... weird, didn;t expect it would be the last time for free shipping.

[scottnat]

Hopefully they'll bring it back.  Couple of blurays in basket - with current shipping price even after VAT removal it works out cheaper to get them from Zavvi.  They'd know their business better than i do, but seems like they're going to lose a lot orders.

[tonyjg]

scottnat, on 21 January 2012 - 11:03 AM, said:

Hopefully they'll bring it back.  Couple of blurays in basket - with current shipping price even after VAT removal it works out cheaper to get them from Zavvi.  They'd know their business better than i do, but seems like they're going to lose a lot orders.

Much depends on us,,,,,, us Aussies.....  if we stop buying from them....  then they'll do the 'sums' again and work out where their business is NOT coming from.    I've had a great year of free shipping - and enough CDs and Blu-rays to do me for a long time - and anything that I have in my wishlist will stay there until 1) the prices fall further 2) the pound falls further against the $A or 3) free shipping comes back.

[blacknwhite]

Placed an order on 18th Jan, and it got free shipping, so I think it's probably been extended again - the website just hasn't been updated.

[Chopsus]

blacknwhite, on 21 January 2012 - 05:19 PM, said:

Placed an order on 18th Jan, and it got free shipping, so I think it's probably been extended again - the website just hasn't been updated.

I did a test order this morning and the free shipping option was NOT there.
I did put an order in last night at it was though.

I think CRTLover is right in announcing it;s gone for the moment.

Edited by Chopsus, 21 January 2012 - 05:24 PM.

[napalm68]

Ah god what a travesty! It has disappeared today Absolutely no notice as well. What a joke

I sure hope it returns

[kurgan]

napalm68, on 21 January 2012 - 07:20 PM, said:

Ah god what a travesty! It has disappeared today Absolutely no notice as well. What a joke

I sure hope it returns

What do you mean 'no notice'? The end date was clearly shown and they even allowed a few days grace... You snooze, you lose?

If your post was sarcasm, then disregard everything above

[shdl83]

Not buying until free shipping comes back.

[napalm68]

kurgan, on 21 January 2012 - 07:55 PM, said:

What do you mean 'no notice'? The end date was clearly shown and they even allowed a few days grace... You snooze, you lose?

If your post was sarcasm, then disregard everything above

I mean they didn't send any emails out. And obviously it caught everyone unawares as I wasn't seeing any noise online saying "oh the free UK shipping is stopping, hurry up and get your orders in!!!". No, it just stopped, and maybe some overobservant poindexters who always read fine print noticed (and didn't bother frigging mentioning online like here or other forums), but I didn't, and I doubt many others did either.