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[tamarind]

SAHM_TAN, nz,

I am happy to hear that you have received your books

I will be very disappointed with dangdang if I cannot buy books from them.

[SAHM_TAN]

nz,


Happy that you rec yours too :celebrate:

After 11-12 wks of waiting, I've finally rec all my books from DD and even my xi yang yang DVD set. The DVD set was still shrink wrapped, so custom let it pass without checking. Anyway it's only cartoons, nothing exciting to see also.

I was grinning like a Cheshire cat when the postman came this evening. I had both Singpost and China Post mail bags :rotflmao:

Next time must not order too many books at one go. Only one book has the cover slightly torn, the rest are in good condition.

I saw on one of the cards that the Singapore surface delivery mode was used, so it can take very long.

[keltong]

tamarind:

Other alternatives would be to order through sprees in the singaporemotherhood.com, or http://www.65daigou.com. I have never ordered from them before, not sure whether they are reliable or not.

While waiting for my books from dangdang which is taking forever (no, it's not 8 weeks yet, so I am still waiting patiently), I saw this post from tamarind and decided to give 65daigou a try.

2 things I want to test out.
1. The delivery time
2. The delivery cost

In the end, I want to see if it is worth it. If I end us paying slightly more but a much faster delivery, I may just go with them in the future.

Ordered this morning at 1.30am, have acknowledge receipt of my 1st fund transfer but yet to place order with dangdang. Let's see how long they take.

[deardear07]

keltong:

deardear07:

i wana join dangdang spree if therez any... can count me in for next round?

Hi deardear07,

Not sure if there are any spree going on but you can purchase directly from them since they ship worldwide.

The shipping rate is standard 50% of list price. While the books are really cheap, be prepared for long shipping time of 6-8weeks.

So far Citibank, Amex and OCBC cards seems to work fine with them. Happy shopping!

:lol: i wana buy direct too...but i got issues navigating the website~~ hubby is most unwilling to help as he thinks im spending too much on books recently. :roll: and he commented that the words on the website make him feel like he is reading 'fan ti zhi' and not the simple chinese words... meaning to say that he is having headache reading those words on PC... :stupid:

the above mentioned cards need to activate anything? I have bought from overseas websites but never a chinese site... so don't know if any other requirement is needed...

please advise...thanks alot

[laughingcat]

deardear07:

:lol: i wana buy direct too...but i got issues navigating the website~~ hubby is most unwilling to help as he thinks im spending too much on books recently. :roll: and he commented that the words on the website make him feel like he is reading 'fan ti zhi' and not the simple chinese words... meaning to say that he is having headache reading those words on PC... :stupid:

the above mentioned cards need to activate anything? I have bought from overseas websites but never a chinese site... so don't know if any other requirement is needed...

please advise...thanks alot

Hello deardear07,

Perhaps you can try to use the following link for translation? Hope this helps.
http://sg.babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt

Alternatively, you can download the google translate web page to assist you to navigate around the chinese website.

[smurf]

Just want to check, when you want to check out the books, after keying in your particular, you need to key in something to verify the order right? I was stuck there. The website prompted me one question after another. I think I have keyed in so many answers, but the order still didn't go through. What should I do? :?:

[keltong]

deardear07:

keltong:

[quote=\"deardear07\"]i wana join dangdang spree if therez any... can count me in for next round?

Hi deardear07,

Not sure if there are any spree going on but you can purchase directly from them since they ship worldwide.

The shipping rate is standard 50% of list price. While the books are really cheap, be prepared for long shipping time of 6-8weeks.

So far Citibank, Amex and OCBC cards seems to work fine with them. Happy shopping!

:lol: i wana buy direct too...but i got issues navigating the website~~ hubby is most unwilling to help as he thinks im spending too much on books recently. :roll: and he commented that the words on the website make him feel like he is reading 'fan ti zhi' and not the simple chinese words... meaning to say that he is having headache reading those words on PC... :stupid:

the above mentioned cards need to activate anything? I have bought from overseas websites but never a chinese site... so don't know if any other requirement is needed...

please advise...thanks alot :D[/quote]If you have brought from overseas before, it should be quite easy. If you have AMEX, the buying process it much easier. Else for other cards like Citibank and OCBC, there is an additional security feature like a OTP password. It's quite simple really, but the agony is in the wait. So I am trying the 65daigou to see if it cuts down the shipping and if the shipping charges are reasonable

[keltong]

smurf:

Just want to check, when you want to check out the books, after keying in your particular, you need to key in something to verify the order right? I was stuck there. The website prompted me one question after another. I think I have keyed in so many answers, but the order still didn't go through. What should I do? :?:

You mean the math question? You can just key on the correct answer in the box or choose from the dropdown list.

[SAHM_TAN]

smurf:

Just want to check, when you want to check out the books, after keying in your particular, you need to key in something to verify the order right? I was stuck there. The website prompted me one question after another. I think I have keyed in so many answers, but the order still didn't go through. What should I do? :?:

Was it a maths question? Like 2+7 and you select the asnswer from drop down scroll bar?

[SAHM_TAN]

keltong:

2 things I want to test out.
1. The delivery time
2. The delivery cost

In the end, I want to see if it is worth it. If I end us paying slightly more but a much faster delivery, I may just go with them in the future.

Ordered this morning at 1.30am, have acknowledge receipt of my 1st fund transfer but yet to place order with dangdang. Let's see how long they take.

When you select the book titles that you wish to purchase, if there are additional discounts, did 65daigou factored it in? They will charge you again for the transport cost?

When you spend a certain amt at DD, you can join as VIP member which means more discounts, does 65daigou have similar scheme? Thanks