amazon.com shipping advice

[craptest]

Does anyone know if expedited shipping at amazon is that much better than standard shipping? There's a $5.50 USD difference in price. Is that just for the promise of faster delivery or do they packaged the items better as well?

I guess items are less likely to be damaged in transit if they spend less time 'in transit'.

Anyone have a amazon.com horror story? Actually, don't tell me. Ive got two Robotech collection DVD sets on order..:(

[braddo]

I believe the items are packed the same.
I have ordered DVD's, books and audio CDs from
Amazon, Amazon.ca and Amazon.uk and they have
all been "reasonably" packed, that is inside a cardboard
box and sometimes covered in bubble wrap, sometimes not.

None of them have ever arrived damaged, DVD/CD's are
harder to damage than books though (but my books
have all arrived tip-top).

Never just sign/accept a damaged parcel. Open it with the courier/ post office clerk and inspect contents if the parcel shows signs of damage.
Make a claim or return it if contents damaged, whatever you are advised.

So basically the difference is the shipping time.
My expidited order with Amazon.ca was sent on Mon. the 11th and arrived yesterday morning (18th)!
Had an Australian Air Express "Special Handling" sticker
on it too! Most impressed.

Sea freight will take close to three months.

[Scott.H.]

airmail and expediated times are just about the same in most cases,airmail generall takes 7 days from amazon stores in the u.s

[Tsargrad]

why are you using Amazon. So expensive dude

[craptest]

Originally posted by orko
why are you using Amazon. So expensive dude


Well I checked out those sites, and at least for the items Im interested in, they're no better and often noticibly worse.

www.dvdboxoffice.com is a good no frills canadian website with free shipping. Between them and amazon I think I get an alright deal most of the time. But hey, I'll check those places now and again to make sure I aint gettin' shagged.:D

Thanks for the links orko. Knowing you care is enough for me:D

[braddo]

I agree, I checked out A&B Sound, Total Action Universe (sounds like a bad Arnie movie), Amazon.ca and found that for my last order, Amazon won out, just.

All much of a muchness really, shop around for the best prices, there is no need to ignore any of them.

[Tsargrad]

I must be after the wrong titles, cos everytime I try Amazon it's way over. But hey good that there is variety out there

[mysteriousjimmy]

These days I find that Amazon.ca is usually the best for prices

here is the same 3 titles from,


Amazon.ca

Men in Black II 2 disc set CDN$26.99
Reign of Fire CDN$23.99
Lord of the Rings - 4 disc set CDN$37.99

Total with Standard Shipping CDN$92.93 = AUS$105.06

or if you use the current $10 of $50 coupon CDN$82.93 = AUS$93.76

Amazon.com

Men in Black II 2 disc set US$26.99
Reign of Fire US$23.99
Lord of the Rings - 4 disc set US$37.99

Total with Standard Shipping US$78.76 = AUS$140.98


ABSound.ca

Men in Black II 2 disc set CDN$27.44
Reign of Fire CDN$23.99
Lord of the Rings - 4 disc set CDN$38.44

Total with Standard Shipping CDN$110.71 = AUS$125.17


DVDBoxoffice.com (Canadian)

Men in Black II 2 disc set CDN$33.07
Reign of Fire CDN$30.95
Lord of the Rings - 4 disc set CDN$58.95

Total with Standard Shipping CDN$122.97 = AUS$139.02



Originally posted by braddo

My expidited order with Amazon.ca was sent on Mon. the 11th and arrived yesterday morning (18th)!


all my orders from Amazon.ca with standard shipping option have arrived with 7 days of receiving shipping confirmation.

My last 2 that shipped with standard shipping on the 11/11 and 12/11 both arrived to me at work on the 18/11 here is Sydney