Posted by Tumbleweed on 12/21/05 22:40

"AlanG" <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> 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)

Which is the problem :-) FWIW just tried it, it says 'these items will
*not* arrive before Dec 25th' but they might get lucky.

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