Posted by AlanG on 12/21/05 22:27

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:33:08 -0000, "Tumbleweed"
<thisaccountneverread@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>"StainlessSteelRat" <usenet@stainlesssteelrat.net> wrote in message
>news:40tqddF1bso07U1@individual.net...
>> Tumbleweed wrote:
>>>>>> Anyone know an online store with next day delivery? For ordinary
>>>>>> DVD films.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm trying to help someone desperate to get a DVD, but who doesn't
>>>>>> have access to a high street shop. They are prepared to pay the
>>>>>> courier fees.

>
>Let us know if you do find one, but IME most people who offer 'next day
>delivery' mean either first class post or guaranteed next day royal
>mail..and at this time of year I think either are unlikely to actually be
>next day. Esp if they havent ordered yet theyd be ordering thursday so it
>wont go in the post until Fri ..chances slim I'd say.
>
>Though having said that FWIW I ordered something on Sunday (not a DVD) which
>was processed on Monday and arrived on Tuesday, so maybe its just possible,
>you'd need a UK-based supplier..not play or cdwow....and you'd want to be
>ordering now, so it might go out in the post first thing tomorrow and might
>arrive saturday. 'might' being the operative word.

Amazon?
I ordered a DVD player from them on saturday. Was posted Monday and
delivered 8:20am tuesday. I understand they are willing to do first
class mail for DVDs which should get there the next day. (seasonal
mail rush excepted)

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