Delivery from Amazon

[tamarind]

nsmom:

Hi


Has any of you ordered stuff from Amazon? I want to order some books and games for kids.. Is delivery reliable and payment mode safe? Also, are shipment charges reasonable?

nsmom

I have ordered many times from amazon.com before. They are very reliable. Direct shipping to Singapore is expensive. I always use http://www.comgateway.com.

There was once one package took a very long time to arrive, I emailed amazon.com. They apologized and immediately sent the same items again, totally free of charge.

Then the first package finally arrived ! So I ended up with 2 of the same items !

The best way to save money is to join a spree with other people. I have organized many amazon.com sprees before. I order for other mommies so that we can all save on shipping cost. For example, the shipping charge of a DVD could be less than SGD 2.00. It is very much cheaper. I split by the weight of the times, so the shipping charge of a book depends on its weight, usually about SGD $2 to $3 for a thin paperback book. Amazon charge USD 4.99 per shipment, and USD 4.99 for each book ! So if you order only one book, shipping will cost you USD 9.98 !

[sashimi]

caroline3sg:

sashimi

I am interested in National Geographic (not shipping to SG) and Discovery.

Amazon is having many good discounts on nature-related films in honour of Earth Day:

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[caroline3sg]

sashimi


Thank you, would explore the web when I am free.

I glanced through, outer packaging of Planet Earth a little different from Discovery.

[clarabella]

Hi caroline3sg

I recall that there are two different versions of Planet Earth. The complete BBC series is narrated by Sir David Attenborough, whereas the Discovery series is narrated by Sigourney Weaver. I think Discovery may be a little shorter as well, but not 100% sure.

[sashimi]

Yeah, I read about that too. caroline, read the reviews at amazon or google for some information, that usually helps.


It's customary for different market regions to market the same film(s) different. Sometimes it's just a difference in packaging, however sometimes there are significant differences in the content.

Am eyeing the The Universe collector's megaset (US99.95). Last week was at 89.95, this week dropped to 79.95.... I usually won't buy until the discount is at least 30%.

[caroline3sg]

Clarabella

Yes, I notice the difference in narrator. At first I am not sure if the BBC series has 11 parts covering pole to pole, mountains, deserts, ice world, deep oceans, caves, forest, jungle, fresh water, shallow sea, great plains like what Discovery has. Then I read the reviews. Seems the same scenes. Only that Attenborough uses phrases that may not be easy to understand and Weaver uses simple english.

[clarabella]

Hiya Caroline

I obsessively compared the BBC series I have to the Discovery series that I recorded. Yes, yes, the BBC one has everything. You're right about the simpler narration by Sigourney Weaver too I enjoyed the BBC one more, cos somehow I kept thinking about aliens every time i hear Weaver's voice!

[clarabella]

Hi Sashimi

I think the nicest discount I saw on the nature dvds was something like 45% around Earth’s Day. Still can wait!

[caroline3sg]

sashimi

I called up HMV, they are selling at $89.95. After conversion, it is $10 more than Amazon.

[caroline3sg]

Clarabella

HMV cfms it is BBC series and by David Attenborough. Will go down and get one of these days coz I have never purchased from Amazon before.