Posted by Dragon on 07/16/06 22:06

"Lester Bangs" <dvdsucker@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:44b975a3$1@news.comindico.com.au...
> 4-6 weeks ago I was recieving DVD's from DVDSoon, quickest time 6 days
> (Canada to OZ).
>
> Now I have been waiting over 4 weeks and nothing on a two packages that
> suppose to have been shipped.
>
> A few people have posted that no DVD's shipped by DVDSoon are not
> arriving.. Now I read this.. (Below)
>
> Question: Has anyone recieved DVD's from DVDSoon in the last weeks.??????
>
> Cheers Lester Bangs
>
>
> Lifted from uk.media.dvd..... posted by Dragon (Dave)
>
> Ok guys if you are a big fan of Dvd Soon don't read
>
> This came from a friend of mine whom lives in Canada who got this from his
> friend whom works in the shipping department at Dvd Import who now own Dvd
> Soon. I have asked him questions regarding this issue but has said all
> what
> i tell you now is what he knows so no questions guys but comments welcome
> and as i said it is from a friend so how true this is i cannot say but i
> trust the friend. Ok here goes
>
> Since Dvd Import took over Dvd Soon most of the dvds on the site are
> listed
> as in stock so what has been happening is of course once people see that
> they will order and of course once you order the dosh is taken right away,
> he also said that most people will go elsewhere if a dvd is not in stock
> this is the ploy behind in stock on most dvds and really most dvds that
> say
> in stock are not and what then happens is you think that your order is
> going
> to be shipped in a few days and it doesn't, but like me my account says
> the
> order was shipped weeks ago.
>
> You then end up waiting 8 weeks before you can order replacements or
> refund
> and by this time the dvd or dvds you ordered should be in stock and of
> course sent right away. Also no shipment emails are being sent out to you
> which is very strange. I ordered 4 dvds in May and got one shipment
> email,
> got that dvd a week later but the other three dvds i did not get a
> shipment
> email and only knew they had been shipped by my account details 2 weeks
> ago
> and they where shipped the beginning of June.
>
> The friend to me this is a ploy to get customers back after the fiasco
> with
> Dvd Soon before they went bust but to me this is just as bad if not worse.
> 99% of dvds on their site say they are in stock but really only 30%
> actually
> are and this happens in Canada aswell as Internationally.
>
> Some of you guys might say no problems here and i was amazed at how quick
> the dvd i actually got was shipped but since then and reading posts on
> here
> i had to query why so many people i have spoke to are still waiting on
> dvds
> 4-5 weeks after shipment so this is why i emailed my friend who was on
> holiday for two weeks in Spain and got back to me last week and said he
> would ask around.
>
> Of course the other night he told me about this friend. Do i believe him,
> yes but if you don't i am sorry but i thought the info would give people a
> chance to think hard before ordering from Dvd Soon or Dvd Import. I have
> never actually used Dvd Import so don't know how reliable they are but
> judging by Dvd Soon they have a lot to answer for.
>
> So please think carefully before ordering from Dvd Soon and if anyone from
> this company wants to comment on here we would be grateful
>
> Dave
>
>
Here's an update guys, still no dvds for me and yes i shouldn't have gone
back to Dvdsoon ok big mistake wont happen again. Once i either get my dvds
or refund i will be cancelling and i advise others to do so too

Dave

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