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Ba'al
Title: Zerg Zergling
Joined: Mar 02 2008
Location: Uranus
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I'm just wondering, since I'm planning on buying a few DVDs off their if I get enough money for Christmas.
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Douche McCallister
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Title: DOO-SHAY
Joined: Jan 26 2007
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What kind of experience are you looking for? I ordered games and such off amazon.
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SevereFlame
Title: Superpowered President
Joined: Dec 07 2008
Location: White House In The Sky
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 11244
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Shit happens.
But I have ordered several things from Amazon and had good experiences every time.
Also, if you happen to hit the timing just right... you can get great deals.
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Ba'al
Title: Zerg Zergling
Joined: Mar 02 2008
Location: Uranus
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| Douche McCallister wrote: |
| What kind of experience are you looking for? I ordered games and such off amazon. |
I'm wondering about how reliable they are and how long it takes for there shipments to usually arrive. It seems more like Haddox got unlucky rather than Amazon itself sucking...
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Douche McCallister
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Title: DOO-SHAY
Joined: Jan 26 2007
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They usually say 2-5 days. And it's usually before the 5th day. They are pretty reliable.
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Ice2SeeYou
Title: Sexual Tyrannosaurus
Joined: Sep 28 2008
Location: South of Heaven
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I've placed probably between 15 and 20 orders on Amazon, and never had a bad experience.
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Garland
Title: the lexicon devil
Joined: Nov 26 2008
Location: vancouver, wa
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The only bad experience I've ever had, is when ordering NES games, one of them just didn't work properly, but the seller immediately sent me a new one. As for buying directly from amazon i've had great service. They ship fast and have a good guarantee.
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MOGHARR
Title: The Original CandyWafer
Joined: Apr 05 2007
Location: Under Jolly Roger
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I got a Nyko Perfect Shot and an SD Card off of Amazon, but I didn't order them, I used prizerebel. The Perfect Shot took less than a week to get to me, and the SD Card was a little longer.
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
Posts: 1179
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Yeah, ive never had any problems with amazon. Just make sure you have all of your bases covered so its their fault if something goes wrong. Its a very good site for most things.
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Syd_Who
Joined: Dec 20 2008
Location: Planet Earth...I think
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I've probably ordered upwards of 50 times or so. Just like with any online merchants, make sure the person/company you buy from is reputable and leave feedback after you receive your item(s) so others know how they stack up to their competition.
Usually takes 3-5 business days to receive stuff (I've found they're closer to 3 in busy times of year like now). Also if it's from Amazon direct, you have no worries. If your package is lost (like the link everyone seems to be posting) or damaged (had experience with this once), they will rectify it. Just email them or notify them through the proper channels.
Hope that clears the air & MERRY CHRISTMAS to all! 
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Ghandi
Title: Alexz Aficionado
Joined: May 21 2008
Posts: 2889
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I've never had any problems with Amazon either and I've ordered a lot of different from there. Books, DVDs, I think I even got some Jack Sparrow costume pieces there. I can't complain, I recommend them usually.
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IceWarm
Joined: Dec 22 2008
Location: Breckenridge, Colorado
Posts: 1691
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I've been using Amazon.com for almost ten years now. I've only had one bad experience where they sent me the wrong item. However their return service is done well and I got the correct item a couple days later and sent back the wrong one, no shipping fee for me to send it back and so on.
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Ba'al
Title: Zerg Zergling
Joined: Mar 02 2008
Location: Uranus
Posts: 2286
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Sounds good, I got twenty bucks today and my birthday's tomorrow. So I'll see what the final total is.
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Dr. Jeebus
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Title: SLF Harbinger of Death
Joined: Sep 03 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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i've used amazon a ton of times and have never had any issues w/amazon itself or any of the vendors. i even have a thread dedicated to the gold box deal over on the movies forum:
http://www.sydlexia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5120
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King
Title: CTE
Joined: Apr 27 2008
Location: Harrisburg, PA
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2 purchases recently
Nerf Vulcan Chaingun for me
John Pinette DVD for my brother
I got both in perfect condition, the gun at my office in 4 days, the DVD at home in 2. Also, the gun free shipping because of the cost, and the DVD free shipping because of the holiday. No bad experiences with them yet.
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Mr. Bomberman
2009 Forum Champion
Title: (still) token black.
Joined: Jan 27 2006
Location: Home of the lost towers
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Cattivo
Joined: Apr 14 2006
Location: Lake Michigan
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I buy most of my books & dvds off of Amazon, and I also get some random stuff from vendors. They're pretty reliable and have a great selection. Every once in a while, shipping can take a while, though. Also, shipping itself can get pretty expensive.
Deepdiscount.com is also a good place for dvds. No shipping. I usually have to pay tax on them though, since they ship from the same state as I live in.
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Tebor
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Title: Master of the Universe
Joined: Aug 22 2005
Location: Gotham City
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I've been using Amazon since it was primarily known as a book vendor website.
I'm in the Amazon Prime club and it is awesome. About 90% of the things I order come from Amazon.
My only complaint in all these years is that they got rid of Price Protection (it used to reimburse you if the price of a product dropped within 30 days of ordering it). I ordered "The Wire: The Complete Series" only to see it dropped in price by $50 two weeks later. So I had to send back the one I ordered and order the new lower price one. It was a hassle, but I did get the full refund on the earlier product.
Again, ONLY complaint in like ten years.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Prime would be worth it if you were buying something heavy. Just join earlier and then buy the expensive thing to ship. Then set it to next day and watch yourself get a huge heavy item one day later for $4 shipping.
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Tebor
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Title: Master of the Universe
Joined: Aug 22 2005
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| GPFontaine wrote: |
| Prime would be worth it if you were buying something heavy. Just join earlier and then buy the expensive thing to ship. Then set it to next day and watch yourself get a huge heavy item one day later for $4 shipping. |
Addition: And ordering frequently.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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and out of the ashes, tebor arises
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Tebor
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Title: Master of the Universe
Joined: Aug 22 2005
Location: Gotham City
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| username wrote: |
| and out of the ashes, tebor arises |
I'll be dead by the end of the week. Coincidentally, you'll be able to order my limbs and other remains from Amazon Marketplace.
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"If you will not tell me, I will hurt people!!!" -Nuclear Man
"Do you hear? The alpha and the omega. Death and rebirth. And as you die, so will I be reborn!" - Skeletor
8341 unread forum updates since I left (2/7/14)... Uh-oh. |
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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| Tebor wrote: |
| username wrote: |
| and out of the ashes, tebor arises |
I'll be dead by the end of the week. Coincidentally, you'll be able to order my limbs and other remains from Amazon Marketplace. |
If you change your membership now, you can get a great deal on shipping when the items become available. Tebor most certainly weighs more than 100lb, so quick, join up!
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