Woe Is Me...

TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
edited December 2003 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">DAMN YOU AMAZON.CO.UK!</div> Let's cut to the chase: I've ordered 7 items off Amazon, pretty much all my Christmas merchandise, which I did on November 30th; plenty of time to get it delivered before Noel, or so I thought. On December 7th, 1 item is dispatched and I recieve it a little while later. Hey, the others will come soon, right?
Wrong. The estimated delivery date changed today from "Dec 13th - 20th" to "Dec 13th - Jan 5th"... needless to say I'm pretty gutted that in all liklehood, my presents will be few and far between on such a merry day <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

Has anyone else out there had similar problems?

EDIT: Just recieved an email saying that the Radeon 9600 Pro I ordered has been delayed, the other items which are available will probably be sent, yeah? Fingers crossed.
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    Just try to keep in mind that the Royal Mail are snowed under at the moment (Pun not intended) I only just got my RvB T-Shirt today and I got the DVD ages ago!
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    Ordering online when you need something by a specific date is always a bad idea, especially around Christmas time. All i'd recommend is that you beat the rush by ordering way earlier (early-mid November, for example) so you can guarentee that your stuff will be there in time.
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    They don't have guaranteed shipping on the UK one? Hmm. On the original US one, after a major mishap a few years ago, they started making sure that you would get your product on time or your money back and a few warning emails to the effect. I've bought about 30 items from them this christmas (a week ago), and all have already arrived without issue.
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  • TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Venmoch+Dec 19 2003, 08:58 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Venmoch @ Dec 19 2003, 08:58 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Just try to keep in mind that the Royal Mail are snowed under at the moment (Pun not intended) I only just got my RvB T-Shirt today and I got the DVD ages ago! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Nah, I appreciate that, but according to Amazon they haven't dispatched my goods yet so it's still out of the Royal Mail's hands.
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Same with amazon.de. My little sisters present will arrive on the 16th... of February -_-
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  • RPG_JssmfulhudRPG_Jssmfulhud Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4006Members
    Whoa... That sucks... <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
    Sorry to hear about that <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

    There was a spcial on the news a few daysa go, they said you should order your stuff in early november to ensure delivery.


    I orderd a bit late too.
    One of my things may be comming a bit late, estimated delivery time is like the 23rd-24th so its gonna be close.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    Wow, I have never seen anything liek this with Amazon. Kinda surprising I figgured that all countries were sorta handeled the same way.


    Hmm, does any one know how Amazon works out side of the US?
    For here I understand that they basicaly have a bunch of warehouses all around the country, so they just send my order from the one near/in NYC....

    Wonder what hapened to them...

    Feb Nem? man, that sucks
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    I got the same thing, ordered something a month ago, and I just recieved and E-Mail that said it "should" be sent on the 18.
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  • V_MANV_MAN V-MAN Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6217Members, Constellation
    edited December 2003
    Well last year I ordered a book 'Red Storm Rising' off amazon.co.uk at about 05:00 on the 24th of December with the hope that I would have it in the new year. I was suprised to find that the postman was knocking on my door with the very book I had ordered sometime between 07:00 and 08:00 I can't remember exactly on wait for it.....the 24th of December.

    I'm not joking btw this really happened. To do this normally would probably break some sort of record but to do it on Christmas Eve is very impressive.
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    edited December 2003
    Problem is that amazons logistics outside the US just haven't the size of the .com version. If they run out of stock with a popular item, they can't send it out from another storage facility, they'll have to wait for restocking from the producers.
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  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    I'm still waiting for my christmas DVD package to be SHIPPED. I ordered it at the start of December.

    I realise this now that it was a bad idea.

    Oh well, I'm easy.
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin--Nemesis Zero+Dec 19 2003, 02:33 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Dec 19 2003, 02:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Problem is that amazons logistics outside the US just haven't the size of the .com version. If they run out of stock with a popular item, they can't send it out from another storage facility, they'll have to wait for restocking from the producers. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Oh well, sucks to be foreign.

    /me goes back to lighting cigars with european orphans.
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  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--MonsieurEvil+Dec 20 2003, 04:51 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MonsieurEvil @ Dec 20 2003, 04:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> /me goes back to lighting cigars with european orphans. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    So how does good does a cigar lit by a burning orphan taste?
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin--Infinitum+Dec 19 2003, 02:54 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Infinitum @ Dec 19 2003, 02:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> So how does good does a cigar lit by a burning orphan taste? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    To quote Eric Cartman:

    "You guys, this is ****ing schweeeet"
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    Half the problem is that Amazon is growing fast in Countrys. I think they just got rushed by a large amount of people wantign Christmas stuff (Including Me, Ahem) I think really if your looking into doing Christmas ordering do it really, really early. (Like the End of November / Start of December) and you should get it nice and before Christmas <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Bosnian_CowboyBosnian_Cowboy Join Date: 2003-06-07 Member: 17088Members, Constellation
    Western Europeans complaining because they don't get the same services as the Americans....

    *has fond memories of food in Croatian refugee camps and Serb shelling*
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  • MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
    Well, it's not all woe. When I got a new job back in November I ordered some celebratory comic books from Amazon.com, and they had a couple of delays so I figured "no biggie - they can be Christmas presents for myself instead". Then a couple of weeks I got an email telling me they were being delayed til mid-February. Now, that <i>would</i> get them to me in time for them to be birthday presents, but since they wouldn't let me cancel my order to get them elsewhere I was pretty ****.

    Then earlier this week the first one arrived, and the second came on Friday morning. I think they just kind of make these dates up or something. Probably just so you think Amazon are great because they got your things to you much earlier than expected, when in reality they're about a month late. ^^
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    Thing is Amazon.co.uk is one of the best ways to import stuff.

    (Like my Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks a very good book)
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