Posted by Gunther Gloop on 11/03/06 20:28

Roberto Pirezzi wrote:
> "Jonathan Brisby" <underthe@rosebush.com> wrote in message
> news:ih5nk25vgkamf8c1a3d7uu3lrhp34khvo0@4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 19:15:44 -0000, "Roberto Pirezzi"
>> <roberto_pirezzi@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've had 2 dvd's off CD WOW recently that have arrived through the
>>> door, before the dispatch e-mail was sent!
>>>
>>> In both cases, they seemed stuck in pending...
>>>
>>> I think they are getting behind with the christmas rush starting
>>> already :-)
>>>
>>> l2oberto
>>>
>> Well that's good but mine has now been canceled. They said it was in
>> stock when I bought it but the just sent me back my money saying they
>> couldn't get any more. But it all works out because amazon.co.uk just
>> dropped their price on it again. :))
>
> Shame for cdwow. I've not had that experience yet, but that's why it
> is important to use a variety of retailers to shop with.
>
> I am quite partial to dvdconcept at the moment, they seem to be
> shipping prior to release. loaded247 has gone to the bottom of my
> list of preferred retailers. They're just poor at service now.
> Gradually everything took ages to come, and they charge you right off
> the bat. They owe me a fiver in fact. Ordered in July, still not
> shipped!
> At least cd wow didn't keep you holding on to a dream! :-)
>
> Oh, that reminds me, recently, cd wow sent me a e-mail advising there
> would be a shipping delay on a item, due date was later this month.
> Item arrived a day later...that was end of october. Definetley
> something going on with cd wow!
>

Aren't loaded247 the ones who used to be futureent? They were bastards then
and I'd be very surprised if they had changed their spots.

Cdwow have indeed gone a bit 'funny'. For instance, any time you (I) order a
region-1dvd that they have, but hasn't been in the cinema yet in the UK,
they delay and delay the shipment.
Eg. I ordered Neil Young's Heart of Gold around 2 months before it had a UK
cinema release. They emailed after a week saying it would be delayed for a
few days.
Then they emailed at that deadline, to say 3 more days (or so). ...They did
this one or two more times before I cancelled the order...
This is only the latest/last example of it from them too. I've had it with 5
or more dvds in the past year or 2.

My guess is they did a 'deal' that time they had customs troubles, not to
ship dvds if they are due an immiment UK cinema release. Or something like
that.

Play.com seem to supply most of my online R2 purchases these days. And
books.

Dvdpacific and amazon.com get most of my R1 business.

Of course I buy nowhere near as many dvds as I used to.

-Kevin

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